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An Unemployed Graduate
A recent newspaper article which shows the real problem of young people leaving university with little chance of finding a job. It turned out well for this student who thought up an original idea to draw attention to himself. Conversation exercises have been added as well as activities focusing on vocabulary.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 145
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Charity shop text to show difference between past and present perfect tenses
Grammar focus - past tense V present perfect - using an authentic text. Comprehension exercise, gap text (tenses) and a free-speaking exercise based on the context of the advertisement.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 31
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Phrasal verb: PUT
Multiple choice questions asking for the correct prepositions to be chosen to make up the right phrasal verbs - all with PUT. An answer key has been added.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 73
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Families are still eating together, but later
A survey shows that the act of sitting together around a table to eat and communicate is still important to most families. A text with comprehension questions and synonyms.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 9
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Sheep racing revival!
Another British eccentricity: sheep racing with teddy bear jockeys. An old tradition revived for the school holidays. Fun seemed to be had by all (not too sure about the sheep though!!)Language exercises with answer key have been added.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 61
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The cat sat/sits/has sat /had sat on the mat!
The same basic sentence written "convincingly" in each of the present and past forms complete with signal words in italics. Each of the tenses have been given a colour code which could be changed and/or taken over and applied to other sentences.It is meant as a form of recap after the tenses have been looked at. The basic sentence "The cat sat on t...
Level: elementary
Age: 8-17
Type: grammar-guide
Downloads: 32
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Mr Busy has lost his keys! ( PRESENT PERFECT)
This time, Mr Busy has lost his keys. Verbs are to be chosen from a list to fill in the gaps in the present perfect. These sheets are also suitable for intermediate students as a form of revision.
Level: elementary
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 152
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Britain�s Piers
Seaside piers - quintessentially English - relics from the Victorian era - as much a part of an English seaside holiday as deck chairs and buckets and spades. A text giving information about their uses in former times and their, sometimes, derelict state today. Language exercises have been added and questions to encourage discussion.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 66
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Mr Busy has been married a year now! (Present / present perfect)
A gap fill execise focusing on the present and present perfect tenses meant for adult beginners or as a revision sheet for all intermediate students. Mr Busy�s routine is still (more or less) the same but now he does it all with his wife. Find out what has changed and what things have stayed the same. The verbs are provided in boxes for each para...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 146
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Put an end to commuting
A conversation lesson using an authentic advert as an impulse text leading to lots of opportunities for discussion in the classroom. Arising issues:- road congestion and commuting versus the alternatives of car pooling, working from home etc.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 42
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