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Present perfect versus past simple
A gap text exercise focusing on the difference between the two tenses.
Many of the sentences refer to stories in a book we�re reading at the moment - The Tangled Web - (Oxford Bookworms) - a set of short stories for advanced readers (to recommend).
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 327
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"Puppies for sale" again - PRONOUNS
The same text which I already uploaded with a past tense focus - this time, with a focus on pronouns (in the name of recycling). Once the text has been understood, there is less to stand in the way of a grammar focus exercise.
Level: elementary
Age: 9-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 85
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The New Face of Doorstep Delivery
The idea of the old-fashioned milkman returns with more and more shops delivering groceries and fresh products to your door. The new face of shopping (on-line).
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 52
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An inspiring text: The Butterfly
The birth of a butterfly, with it�s difficulties. The text shows that in our lives, difficulties are perhaps necessary to enable us to "fly". An easy, inspiring text for teenagers/adults. Comprehension questions have been added in the PAST SIMPLE (for practice in context) as well as a few easy synonyms.
Level: elementary
Age: 13-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 101
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Provocation of the feline kind!
Guide dogs have to resist tempation when they are working. This text describes part of the training the dogs are put through including "cat provocation". I�ve included comprehension questions and some language element exercises (preposition focus; synonyms and phrase matching)
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 15
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Mr Busy asks a client to stop smoking (GERUND OR INFINITIVE)
After focussing on the use of either the gerund or the to-infinitive, the idea of this text is to practise choosing the correct form. In some cases, either could be used. An answer key has been provided.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 251
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The three conditionals using the text "Tips for Great Naps".
Information on napping adapted from a text by Mark Stibich, Ph.D. combined with the use of the three conditional forms. I�ve written an exercise for the students to practice on their own, or in pairs, afterwards.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 20
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Execises to show the difference between the past simple and the present perfect tense
Sentences to study using similar vocabulary but showing the differences between the past simple and the present perfect tenses and then an exercise for the students to try themselves.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: grammar-guide
Downloads: 6
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Loop text (warmer)
A Loop conversation. Two people meet and talk about spring and each others holiday plans. I use these loops as warmers: listening/speaking activity. The text can be changed to make the situation more real/relavent for your students. Make 2 copies of this sheet. Cut one up into 15 cards (laminate beforehand to use more often). The other one is for y...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 84
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Tesco advertisement is banned for misleading its customers.
An authentic text from the Daily Mail newspaper about a recent advert for a large grocery chain in Britain. The three papagraphs have been treated differently with a different focus on each. The worksheet is rounded off with questions about advertising in general.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 102
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