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Using a question word to introduce a subordinate clause
Thorough explanation of, and exercises about, introducing subordinate clauses using question words or if/whether.
E.g. Where is the church? / I don�t know where the church is.
Worksheet takes a deductive approach. Pupils work out the rule from the examples given, fill in a flowchart to explain the rule, and then practise with closed and open-ende...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type: grammar-guide
Downloads: 19
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Reading comprehension: park ranger in the Grand Canyon National Park
Article from the Washington Post kids� section about a park ranger in the Grand Canyon National Park.
Exercises include: pre-reading discussion, reading for gist, vocabulary match, reading for detail, inference questions, creative writing tasks (extension).
Level: advanced
Age: 10-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 66
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Staying with a host family (homestay) - interactions practice
Prompt questions for students to practise the kind of interactions they might have when staying with a host family in an English-speaking country. A great way to prepare your learners before an exchange or a summer course in an English-speaking country.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 51
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All conditionals: overview exercises
A gap-fill exercise testing all four conditionals (0, 1st, 2nd, 3rd), followed by an extension exercise on logical connectors and sentence reformulation.
Answers provided on p3.
Level: advanced
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 47
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News article and questions: Man hit by six meteorites is being targeted by aliens
Reading with vocabulary, comprehension and wider discussion questions on the topic of space and aliens.
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-100
Type: article
Downloads: 33
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Comparatives in English: easy flowchart guide
Flowchart to explain the rules for forming comparatives, followed by a basic exercise to practise these rules.
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-100
Type:
Downloads: 20
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Taboo - support vocab and cards for the game
Some support phrases to help pupils to say things "in a different way" and especially to deal with describing a word they don�t know the English vocabulary for. Discuss the phrases and example descriptions before using the cards to play the game "taboo" (describe the word to a partner or the class without saying the word itself). This can work as a...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 31
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Reading skills: eliciting the meaning of unknown words
Questions to accompany text about water and sanitation in Angola, Africa.
The goal of the exercise is to build students� confidence when faced with unknown or complicated words.
The activities on the sheet guide pupils through a structured reading of the text and encourage them to consider the possible meanings of new words. They are then asked t...
Level: advanced
Age: 13-100
Type: reading
Downloads: 38
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Practise PRONOUNS - based on article about smoking in cars with children
Text about a ban on smoking in cars with children and associated exercises on pronoun use. Designed to be used after a lesson on pronouns to show pupils why it�s important in the �real world� to aid with text comprehension.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type: article
Downloads: 24
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Badgers: ACT or SAT reading comprehension
Reading passage in the style of the ACT and SAT reading tests. Used to help prepare a student for these tests.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type: reading
Downloads: 20
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