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Ground Rules - Sheet For Introduction
Some ground rules I use for my classes, will need to be slightly configured to fit your context, such as substituting your details.
Makes students feel a lot more comfortable, encourages questions and their participation, and let�s you reference them in the future eg. "remember your rules, there�s no such thing as a stupid question" etc...
It use...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 116
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Passives Flashcards Pt. 1/2 - Inventions/Discoveries/Creations
Set of flashcards for practising the passive voice - split into two separate sheets to fit under 300kb. Following each set is a list of possible examples. I leave the cards face down and students take turns to pick a card a say a passive sentence and hold onto the card, but if they aren�t able to, other students get a chance to "steal" the card...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: flash-card
Downloads: 123
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Tense Review - Australia: Your New Home - All Tenses: Past/Present/Future
An article about Australia from the perspective of a new migrant, with a focus on some of Australia�s problems. Students fill in the gaps with the correct tense. Great for FCE and CAE students, or for testing yourself;) This is what I start most new courses off with, along with my rules worksheet. Leads to interesting discussions about the student�...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 909
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Your Future Family - Family Tree Game (Four Generations)
An activity for practicing all family member vocabulary, for all levels, great for this time of year:) Includes four generations, divorce and remarriage to include step-families, half-siblings and in-laws. Each student gets one of 6 cards, each of which has 5 pieces of information. In their groups, the students then complete the family tree. There ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 232
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Vanity - As/Like/As If - As Vain As A Peacock
Three short articles regarding vanity, with gaps to be filled using like/as if/as though/as/such as - Survey showing Brazilian are vainest in the world, an interview with the UK�s vainest man, and the role of vanity in preventing skin cancer. Really interesting articles that lead to a lot of discussion. Given it�s about the uses of like and as I li...
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 115
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The LOVE Game - Love and Relationship Matchmaking Activity
Students run a dating agency, but first need to create "people" by filling in a row of information, then folding it and passing it onto the next person to fill in, resulting in a number of unexpected combinations. I have tried it with all levels from elementary to advanced and it has been fantastic every single time, the students will be dying to s...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 288
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The Power Of Names - Articles (A/An/The/Zero) - Names and Brands
A worksheet on branding which looks at articles and the grammar rules for using them, as well as some idioms with �name�. Students put the 15 words at the top back into the text, then match each of these with one of fifteen rules for using either A/An, The or the Zero article. Leads to much discussion about brands and their influence on people, adv...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 197
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Too Much Love - Comparatives + Too/Enough/So/Such/Very - Love and Relationships
Students discuss love and relationships while practicing comparative/superlative forms of adjectives and adverbs, as well as so/such/too/enough/very. A number of proverbs about love introduce the topic, followed by a letter to an Agony Aunt and it�s response, and some grammar exercises to finish. Leads to discussions about age differences in relati...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 232
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Passives Flashcards Pt. 2/2 - Inventions/Discoveries/Creations
Set of flashcards for practising the passive voice - split into two separate sheets to fit under 300kb. Following each set is a list of possible examples. I leave the cards face down and students take turns to pick a card a say a passive sentence and hold onto the card, but if they aren�t able to, other students get a chance to "steal" the card...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: flash-card
Downloads: 104
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Is the Internet a Human Right + Quantifiers
This is a conversation article about a recent BBC survey asking whether the internet should be a human right, as well as discussing attitudes to censorship, online privacy, and if people can live without it. Students complete the article by choosing the correct quantifier for each gap.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 304
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