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spinney
Dale
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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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Indian State of Goa Election - Obligatory Siestas
An article adapted to the style of Reading and Use of English Part 1 in the CAE exam. Answers are on the back. This could be used for a debate on the pros and cons of the siesta. The Portuguese siesta is still a thing in the state, many years after independence from Portugal. Written by an Indian journalist in a wonderfully lighthearted style.
Level: advanced
Age: 11-100
Type:
Downloads: 23


 
Clothes Shopping Role-Play
Cut out the cards and divide them into �Customer cards,� �shop assistant� cards and "shopping list cards." On a board make a mind map of the kinds of questions customers and assistants would ask each other. Make sure they are familiar with the expression "would ..... do?" for offering an alternative to the customer (e.g. "We don�t have black ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 122


 
Kangaroo Meat
A worksheet that has a vocabulary section with a mini-debate, plus an article (in the style of a Cambridge exam), and then a short, 5-minute video from Youtube that talks about the nutritional content of kangaroo meat. Obviously, after the video, a poll could be taken as to whether the students would consider eating kangaroo. The answers for the ex...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type:
Downloads: 15


 
Idioms about Age
A short worksheet about idioms related to age. Answers are provided as is a quiz on the origin of the idioms. The quiz can be done in teams for large classes.
Level: advanced
Age: 12-100
Type:
Downloads: 52


 
Present Perfect and Perfect Continuous
A short worksheet that gives a couple of brief explanations and then the opportunity to practice speaking using the present perfect and the present perfect continuous. The answers are on the back.
Level: elementary
Age: 14-100
Type:
Downloads: 19


 
Reported speech
A quick worksheet for reported speech practice. It could be handed out to the group and then worked on in pairs or the teacher could just read out the sentences while the students report what is said.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 39


 
First Conditional Practice Worksheet
A short worksheet that gives some basic explanations for the first conditional and then a worksheet with a sentence conversion section to practice saying or writing expressions using the first conditional structures. The answers are on the back.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type:
Downloads: 24


 
Spring Heeled Jack - FCE Reading and use of English part 2 - and debate
The story of Spring Heeled Jack penned by myself as there was just too much written about him. It�s done in the style of the Reading and Use of English part 2 section of the FCE exam. This is then followed by a fun role-play/debate where the students assume the roles of a board of directors for a highbrow Victorian newspaper. They need to make the ...
Level: advanced
Age: 10-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 50


 
Technical Problems Role Play Cards and Modal Verbs of Probability
Some problem cards that can be used in role plays for engineers and technicians. Also a small grammar section and some quotes by famous people on problems. This can be used with Unit 5 of the Cambridge English for Engineers book.
Level: advanced
Age: 12-100
Type:
Downloads: 31


 
Wont to, Due to, and Bound to
I started this worksheet to practice "wont to do" and "as was his wont" because it has come up in some texts I have used with my advanced groups. I decided it would be a good idea to review "due to" and "bound to" also, as sometimes all three could be used, depending on the meaning. The answers are on the back.
Level: advanced
Age: 11-100
Type:
Downloads: 48

 

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