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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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Past Perfect Continuous
A small worksheet on the past perfect continuous. There is a reference to drunkenness, so you may want to edit that part if you´re thinking of using it with kids.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: grammar-guide
Downloads: 65


 
Opposite Adjectives Bingo
Cut out the bingo cards. Cut out the word list and place in a cup or envelope. Hand out the bingo cards to the students. Take a word out of the cup and say the top word in the square in bold. Students must shout back the opposite adjective and those that have it on their bingo card should cross it off. When a student has crossed off all the words f...
Level: elementary
Age: 8-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 11


 
Travel Idioms
A worksheet that looks at idiomatic expressions that are in some way used to talk about travel or that use words connected to travel within the phrase. A small quiz on the origins of the phrases are included. Answers are given at the back.
Level: advanced
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 97


 
Civil Engineering Project 2
Second version - Instructions are included and perfect for architects and civil engineers. Similar to my other worksheets but with this one the objective is to match each project to the right plan. Then you can get the students to debate the validity of those plans.There is a small glossary at the back regarding the "boundary layer" and "scouring" ...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 49


 
Synonym Snap: Adjectives of Personality
A card game for remembering synonyms for adjectives of personality. If you know how to play snap, it´s the same only with words instead of pictures. I´ve found this very useful in the past. Great memory aide.
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-100
Type:
Downloads: 24


 
Questions and Answers Bingo
Cut out the slips of paper below and place in a cup. Hand out the bingo cards to the students. Take the slips of paper out of the cup one at a time and say the questions while students cross off the appropriate response on their cards. Students must say the response while crossing them off. First student to cross off all the responses wins.
Level: elementary
Age: 7-100
Type: flash-card
Downloads: 17


 
Linking, Elision and Assimilation: The Past
This worksheet is to help show the reasons why it�s difficult to understand native speakers and also to help fluency. I did a similar worksheet before but with this one there are some tracks to help. Simply click here to download. https://www.dropbox.com/s/0482hsp8e36uywa/linking20and20elision203.zip?dl=0 Answers are on the back. The worksheet c...
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-100
Type: others
Downloads: 46


 
Nominalization: Civil Engineering Version
A short exercise for practicing the nominalized forms that students encounter in the Cambridge Advanced exams in the reading and use of English part 4. The same as my other one but with vocabulary connected to engineering. The answers are on the back.
Level: advanced
Age: 16-100
Type:
Downloads: 17


 
Irregular Past Verb Practice Illustration
Thanks to Bruna Dutra for her notebook template. Use this as you see fit. This is a speaking aid. I tend to get the students to ask, "What did she do on Monday the First?" hoping that they respond with, "She took the train to London." It can also be used to practise auxiliary verbs in the past; e.g. "Did she take the train to London on Monday the 1...
Level: elementary
Age: 8-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 43


 
One Word Two Meanings: 2
Back by popular demand! A short worksheet about words that have more than one meaning. Answers are on the back. The vocabulary box at the top of the page can be covered up for those with a B2 level or above. And yes, I know "murder" as in a flock of crows, isn´t exactly a common word. It is, however, a fun word, with loads of potential for puns.
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-100
Type:
Downloads: 45

 

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What does it mean? 1
A short exercise to test correct use of vocabulary, some of which are false cognates, some of which are cognates.

Level: intermediate
Age: 11-100