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spinney
Dale
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I�m a Brit living in Spain teaching English because that�s all I could find over here. I like it though. I also upload my worksheets on ISL Collective, normally a day or two after I have done so here. br You can order my books by pasting this into the browser: https://www.amazon.es/Dale-Bates/e/B08QD5M5PQ?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1613573760&sr=8-1

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Idioms Quiz: Part 2
Print, laminate and cut out the cards. Organise the class into two teams. Take one card at a time and read out the first question (or give to the students to read). Teams must choose A, B, or C, as the answer. One point is given for a correct answer. The origin of the idiom is then read out with an additional point given for a correct answer.
Level: advanced
Age: 16-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 81


 
What does it Mean? Take Idioms
A quiz of 16 idioms with the verb "take." This can be done in teams or using the online Kahoots quiz that is included (see link on worksheet or below). There is then a gap-fill exercise followed by a short quiz on the origins of 5 of the expressions. Answers are on the back. https://create.kahoot.it/share/what-does-it-mean-idioms-with-take/463...
Level: advanced
Age: 18-100
Type:
Downloads: 31


 
What does it mean? Pictures
Something to accompany my What does it mean? quizzes but this time with images. Answers are on the back. There are two possibilities for number 3 but "scowl" works best. Also on live worksheets: https://www.liveworksheets.com/kn588850bn
Level: advanced
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 13


 
Feminist Think Tank Role-play
I did this role-play with a group of women the other week and had a riot. Videos can be seen or downloaded from here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5bYDhZBFLA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkYdCbqwU64 Hand out the sheet and tell them half the group should argue for banning each video while the other half votes against. Each side shou...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 14


 
Idioms about Building and Structures
Another revision and introduction worksheet for my idioms series. Some of the idioms I have used in worksheets before and there are a few new ones. An origins quiz is included (some of them I have used before) and the answers are at the back.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 39


 
Who Am I? - Production facilities
A reading comprehension activity describing different jobs at a production facility. Useful for people who have to teach business English or English to shop-floor workers. The answers are on the back page.
Level: elementary
Age: 14-100
Type:
Downloads: 18


 
Architectural Drawing Tools
A small worksheet for the tools used in architecture and technical drawing. Answers at back.
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-100
Type:
Downloads: 21


 
Used to Reading - Doris Was a Land Girl
I use this to get my students used to the "used to" structure for the past. I normally use this as a follow-up exercise after the students have been introduced to the structure. I then have them read the story aloud one paragraph at a time for small groups or one sentence at a time for big. I then get on of them to read the questions at the bottom....
Level: elementary
Age: 8-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 67


 
Quotes about Celebrity and Fame
A short exercise about modal verbs of probability and then some quotes from famous people about fame and celebrity. Answers are given on the next page.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type:
Downloads: 59


 
Alternatives to "The Best"
6 different ways to say "the best" in the form of a dice-game. Introduce the alternative expressions and then roll a dice for each of the 18 sentences in the box to rephrase according to the number on the dice and the corresponding expression or word. Useful for Cambridge exam preparation as it helps to develop range.
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type:
Downloads: 28

 

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