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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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Heteronym Reading Exercise
Heteronyms are words that are written the same but pronounced differently and have different meanings. Here is a little worksheet that I�ve used for a few years with my advanced groups to test their pronunciation. Proceed as you see fit but I always run through the vocabulary box at the top first and give both pronunciations. After that, they take ...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 53


 
Alternatives to Very
Pre-intermediate levels for teachers who are fed up with their students say"very" all the time. A nice little dice game for them to practice the different ways of saying it and a few, short explanations of the vocabulary and usage. Extra examples can be added every class until they are comfortable with the alternatives.
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-100
Type:
Downloads: 50


 
Non-Gradable Adjectives worksheet 1
A short worksheet on some different non-gradable adjectives. There is a rather short explanation to cut down on the note-taking in class and then a substitution exercise. The level of the vocabulary is from pre- to upper intermediate. The answers are on the back. I will do more of these when I get a moment.
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type:
Downloads: 21


 
Mary Wollstonecraft - Phrasal Verb reading
A short text about the remarkable Mary Wollstonecraft, one of the first British feminists and mother to Mary Shelly (author of Frankenstein) with a phrasal verb gap-fill. Should be useful for the subject of gender politics. Answers at the back.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type: reading
Downloads: 68


 
Relative Clauses
A small worksheet on relative clauses. An answer key is provided.
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 92


 
Conversation Dice Game: Doctor�s Version
Select two speakers, one blue and the other black. The speakers move through the list alphabetically. They throw a dice for each letter and then speak the line that corresponds with the number. After they finish, another couple start. When everyone has finished, compare how different the conversation was in content but how similar in context.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 35


 
Giving Good News
A small worksheet to do with expressions relating to good news and happiness. It has a key for the gap-fill exercise.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 66


 
Nominalisation 3
My third worksheet on this. Done in the style of the CAE Reading and Use of English part 4 section of the exam. It should help students to get their heads around that kind of structure. Also useful for business English when talking about economic trends. Answers at the back.
Level: advanced
Age: 11-100
Type:
Downloads: 40


 
More Nominalization
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 answers are on the back.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type:
Downloads: 26


 
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

 

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