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Conjunctions
A grammar guide with exercises to deal with the use of and and but especially and in lists and compound sentences. It focuses on errors which are common among the Chinese students I teach and is most useful at pre intermediate level. I hope it is useful for othe rpeople as well.
Level: elementary
Age: 14-17
Type: grammar-guide
Downloads: 20
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Grammar for Making Generalisations
Do your students often make grammar mistakes when making generalisations? Do you find that few textbooks explain the rules? If so here is the grammar guide for you. A practice exercise is included. IELTS/TOEFL and BEC students are likely to find this material particularly useful.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: grammar-guide
Downloads: 8
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During
A work sheet to help students use the preposition during correctly by distinguishing it from other often confused words. There are rules, practice exercises and speaking activities. I hope you find it useful for a wide variety of courses and levels.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 6
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FCE transactional letters practice activity
This is a preparation activity for Cambridge FCE Paper 2 Part 1. Students study a scenario and then practice writng a transactional letter of complaint. A possible model answer is included. The format follows FCE requirements but the worksheet could also be adapted for IELTS GT, BEC and othe rcourses which require formal letter writing skills.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 26
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My Fantasy Timetable
Questions about educational aims and policies in IELTS often cause problems for students unfamiliar with current debates in western countries. Here is a worksheet which introduces vocabulary for alternative curriculum choices. Students can then practice speaking, reading and writing activities to help them clarify their ideas and use the vocabula...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 8
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Describing Personality
Do your IELTS students struggle to describe personality in anything but the simplest terms? Here is a worksheet designed to develop more sophisticated vocabulary and give students practise in using it. The worksheet is designed for IELTS preparation classes but may be useful for other advanced courses as well.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 46
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Describing Pie Charts
Here is the second of my worksheets for IELTS Writing Task 1. This one deals with vocabulary for describing proportions particularly in pie charts. It is aimed at IELTS students but may also be useful for other courses such as BEC and GAC. I Hope you find it helpful.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 76
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Describing Graphs: using adjectives and adverbs
Here is a work sheet for IELTS Writing Task 1 students. It focuses on accurate use of adjectives and adverbs to describe graphs, mainly line graphs. I hope you find it useful
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 134
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Wh and Two Word Questions: focus on meaning
Many upper elementary and pre intermediate students memorise qquestion words but never learn what they mean. As a result in conversation and listening exercises they often answer the wrong question. If this happens in your classes here is a work sheet to help you. I hope you find it useful.
Level: elementary
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 2
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Amazing Animal analogies
An introduction to similes,metaphors and idioms used for comparison. It is aimed at students preparing for Cambridge FCE, IELTS, TOEFL, BED etc who need to cope with similes, metaphors and idioms in reading passages.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7
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