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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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Phrasal Verb Snap 1
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 blue) each. Groups of four shouldn�t be a problem. Players put their cards in front of them face d...
Level: advanced
Age: 12-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 36


 
Tools - Picture mix-and-match
A short worksheet for blue-collar workers that need vocabulary for their jobs. Answers on the back.
Level: elementary
Age: 8-100
Type:
Downloads: 15


 
Put the story in order
A little story I wrote for a class of police officers. It seemed to amuse them. Read the instructions and off you go! Works best for small groups. For bigger groups, get the students who need the most practice to read, while the rest are divided into groups to work as a team putting the text into the right order.
Level: elementary
Age: 13-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 55


 
Idioms with Get
These are mostly in a business context in this worksheet but all of these idioms are pretty common enough. The first five are also included in a short quiz on the origin of the expressions which can be done in teams for larger groups. The answers are on the back.
Level: advanced
Age: 11-100
Type:
Downloads: 48


 
In Order To - Alternatives ways to say it
I sent this last week but deleted it as I was not very happy about some of the structures and explanations. There were also a couple of mistakes. I am quite happy with this version and have tested it a couple of times. There is a short dice game to practice it with the students.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type:
Downloads: 44


 
Fossilised English Words and Idioms
A worksheet designed to look at old words and expression that are ticky to look up in the dictionary because their meanings or uses are obsolete although the expressions still remain. There is a quiz on the origins of the expressions at the end that can be done in teams. The answers are on the back page and below is a video that can be used to intr...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type:
Downloads: 30


 
Synonymous Adjective Bingo
An effective way of expanding basic vocabulary. Cut out the cards and the word slips. Handout the cards to the students and place the word-slips in a cup. Take one slip out at a time and read aloud. Students say the synonym of the adjective you said while those that have it cross it off the card. First one to cross off al words shouts bingo. To bac...
Level: elementary
Age: 14-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 19


 
Not Only but Also - Inversion
A short worksheet for students studying for the B2 and C1 Cambridge exams in case the come up against the "not only but also" inversion structure done in a cue/response manner. This is a good way to introduce inversion. The answers are on the back.
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type:
Downloads: 23


 
Personality Idioms
Another idioms worksheet but this time about personality. Laid out in the usual fashion with a small quiz on the origins of the expressions at the end. Answers are provided.
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 60


 
Linking Sounds 2 - Connected Speech
A short exercise on connected speech designed for Spanish speakers at intermediate level. Answers at the back. Alternatively, this exercise could be done by cutting the sentences into strips and then getting the students to read them out as fast as they can (give them a minute or two to practice) while the rest of the group write down what they hea...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type:
Downloads: 44

 

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