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Writing Activity - Invitation and Narrative
This worksheet starts with an invitation to a slumber party. It has sample text to help students. The second page contains pictures and the students have to write a short story about the slumber party.
Level: elementary
Age: 8-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 10


 
Postcard comprehension
This activity involves reading a postcard with fairly difficult language using informal language. Some inference is required. Shows layout of postcards.
Level: advanced
Age: 15-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 24


 
Describing People
This worksheet is great for introducing adjectives. They get a list of adjectives and pictures of people with different hair colour, wearing glasses or hats etc. They have to think of a person and then describe them using the adjectives and then someone else has to guess who they have chosen from their descriptions.
Level: elementary
Age: 7-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 103


 
Postcard Template
This worksheet contains two templates of postcards with missing words. The teacher reads the transcript (included) and the students write the missing words. After that they answer comprehension questions. Answer key included. Could get them to try and write one on their own using the templates as a guide.
Level: elementary
Age: 8-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 75


 
Writing a Diary Entry
Explanation of what a diary is, followed by a sample diary entry to read followed by questions. After that a scenario is given and students write a diary entry based on the scenario using the former sample.
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 60


 
Greeting Card Actvity
This activity involves writing greeting cards for various events such a birthdays, retirement, new house etc.
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 10


 
English Race
This is a fun worksheet to practice a mix of English. Students do in pairs and race the rest of the class to finish first. The sheet contains an answer key.
Level: elementary
Age: 8-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 30


 
Writing Game
This is a great game I made up to help students expand their knowledge of adjectives, adverbs and verbs. Particularly good to do before teaching postcard writing. Also good as a warm up before a lengthy writing session.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 27


 
Action Verbs
This worksheet encourages students to think of how to use action or main verbs by making them think of words that can be used with these types of verbs. Using other words with the action verb helps the students to see more clearly the word doing the action. It also touches on the subject of sentences. An answer key is provided.
Level: elementary
Age: 8-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 9


 
Giving Opinions and Reasons
A page that shows how to state what you think and to give a reason for your opinion. It gives examples using �because� and �so that�. At the end of the page, the students try writing an opinion and reason. I follow this up with a practical group activity where they have to decide on three items to take to a desert island and give reasons for the...
Level: elementary
Age: 8-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 47

 

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