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spinney
Dale
United Kingdom



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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Would rather
A short worksheet to help students use "would rather" correctly. Only for basic use at A2 level. I intend to do a much more detailed worksheet later on. This is intended for speaking practice rather than reading and writing.
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 58


 
Education Idioms
A small worksheet on idioms to do with education in some way. A small quiz is also included as are the answers.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type:
Downloads: 103


 
Parts of a building idioms with pictures
This started as a pictionary for some engineers working in the construction sector but, in the end, I decided to turn it into an idioms exercises. So, you can kill two birds with one stone with this one. The answers are on the back.
Level: advanced
Age: 16-100
Type:
Downloads: 20


 
Homophone 2 snap
This game can only be played with even numbers. If you have a group of odd numbers then you should join in the game to make up the numbers. Print out the cards and laminate. For a game of two players just give them a pack of 1 colour (yellow or red) each. Groups of four shouldn�t be a problem. Players put their cards in front of them face do...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Type: flash-card
Downloads: 14


 
What does it mean? 10 - Verbs
High level verbs that are commonly used in spoken English to test or introduce to C1 level and upwards for students. There are three games included to consolidate apart from the opening quiz. There is also a link to my Kahoot quiz and a gapfill consolidation exercise. I may update this when I get time to include an article. The answers are at the b...
Level: advanced
Age: 11-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 40


 
Civil Engineering Project 1: Adjectives
I am uploading this again as somebody has decided I copied this from a guy called Spinney on ISL collective. He sounds well shifty to me. He has copied my name, all my material and even the photo I use on that site. Anyway, this is my material. Now that�s all clear, this is an exercise for civil engineers and looks at the kind of adjectives that ...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type:
Downloads: 28


 
Siamese Twins - Words pairs or groups - Idioms
A little worksheet on binomials and other word groups that students often get wrong (give and take, give or take, here and there, here nor there etc.). There are three different exercises and it�s all topped off with a game which can then be used again and again to help hammer it home. An answer key is provided.
Level: advanced
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 49


 
Hyperloop Reading and Debate
A short reading adapted to be like part 1 of the Reading and Use of English section of the CAE exam. The reading is about Indian plans to build a hyperloop railway infrastructure in the country. After the reading there is a debate with motivation cards for a similar plan to set up a similar transport system in Spain. It�s best to do this in pairs. ...
Level: advanced
Age: 16-100
Type:
Downloads: 45


 
Feminism and Cooking: CAE reading and debate
A reading that I adapted from the Guardian newspaper about traditional gender roles, feminism and cooking. This is followed up with a role-play on whether to include cooking in the school curriculum or not. Personality cards are provided as well as answers. There is also a small exercise for formal and informal memo-writing.
Level: advanced
Age: 12-100
Type:
Downloads: 53


 
Personality Traits - Human Resources Exercise
A small exercise based on personality adjectives and placed in the context of a human resources department in a town hall. It can be used as a reading aloud exercise and you can also use it to get them to practise examples of the adjectives by saying then kinds of jobs that would be right or not, for those kinds of traits.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 122

 

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