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Informal and formal Writing Styles
A worksheet to familiarise students with the differences in formal and informal writing styles. Adapted from Writing Extra - CUP
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 30
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Questions using �be� and �do� - reorder the words then answer
Reorder the words to form questions using auxiliaries �be� and �do�. Then learners ask and answer the questions with each other.
Level: elementary
Age: 6-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 24
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What if? First conditionals game
A game to practise first conditional. Examples of both clauses first.
Level: elementary
Age: 8-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 118
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Post Christmas break class survey
A w/s to create conversation after Christmsas. Students are given statements and have to ask questions of all their peers to find out if they are true or not. There are suggestions of all the questions needed and ideas for extension conversation. I then used this as a springboard for writing (examples of sentences generated at the end). It can a...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: lesson-plan
Downloads: 6
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Past Continuous sentence build and follow-up conversation sheet
Practise with the past continuous. Students use the prompts to make sentences using while and/or when then follow-up with asking and answering questions. Thanks to zailda for template.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 5
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Present simple - TO BE
Beginner worksheet for present simple �to be� - positive. Grammar reference adapted from New English File elementary with additional exercises to consolidate learning.
Level: elementary
Age: 6-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 84
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Adjectives Pair Work - Find the Opposite
A pair work activity for students to find the opposite adjective.
Level: elementary
Age: 8-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 26
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Synonyms - replace those boring words!
Replace the overused words with more interesting synonyms. Good for vocabulary development.
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 41
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Present continuous for the future
Practice with using present continuous for the future.
Level: elementary
Age: 5-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 60
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Idioms with leg
10 idioms using the word �leg�. A matching activity, gap-fill and follow-up conversation questions.
Level: advanced
Age: 10-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 23
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Future forms - an explanation and examples of all ways to express the future
Slides to show all ways to express the future giving examples for each form.
Level: advanced
Age: 12-100
Downloads: 98
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Some, Any, Have you got, How much, Shopping list
A 12 page powerpoint I used to cover some and any and then use them to have a shopping activity using "Have you got any ...? How much is ....? Do they have any ....?. etc etc There are sheets with shopping lists, pictures of food, target vocab etc, adapt as necessary. Also used realia to add int...
Level: elementary
Age: 8-17
Downloads: 11
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Future plans and intentions
A useful ppt with additional exercise for follow-up discussions in class
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 12
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It is said that
How to use the passive to report in the passive, using such constructions as �it is said that� �it is thought that� �he is believed to be� etc.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Downloads: 62
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Simple, complex and compound sentences
An 11 page powerpoint showing how to construct complex and compound sentences with conjunctions. An explanation of main and subordinate clauses along with exercises to practise. Part of a series of ppts to improve writing skills.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 79
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Quick Quiz - general knowledge and English test
A 20 question general knowledge and English language quiz. Works well at all levels.
Level: elementary
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 27
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Signs powerpoint - 60 slides to identify common public signs
A 60 page powerpoint for students to identify common signs out and about. Used as a pre-task for the matching exercise I have uploaded to test prior knowledge and familiarise learners with the vocabulary and pictures. Essential for exams as well as everyday life.
Level: elementary
Age: 5-17
Downloads: 39
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Improving your punctuation
Part of a series of ppts. A 27 page ppt to help learners with how to use punctuation correctly. This includes: commas, full stops, colons, semicolons, exclamation marks, question marks, capital letters, apostrophes, quotation marks, hyphens, dashes, brackets. Really helped with improving my stude...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 38
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Spelling strategies and rules
A 34 page ppt to help with the problem of spelling. Part of a series of ppts. This one deals with reasons for incorrect spellings, strategies to identify problems and deal with them as well as spelling rules for, amongst others, plurals, -ing and -ed spellings, -ly spellings, -er and -est spelling...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 31
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Expanding Sentences
A PPT to help develop writing skills - step-by-step build a sentence adding adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions and pronouns. Helps students see how they can make sentences more interesting.
Level: elementary
Age: 5-17
Downloads: 25
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Grammar terms - word class
A quiz to practise the parts of speech. Students have to choose between adjectives, nouns, adverbs, verbs, conjunctions, articles, pronouns, etc
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
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