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Modals Verbs and Expressions (part I)
In some of the existing student�s books it is not clearly shown what forms modal verbs can have for the present, part and future time. In other words, students usually deal with the use of modals at the present time and have difficulty using their forms for the past or the future time. This grammar-guide is to clarify some moments. Students are sup...
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-100
Type: grammar-guide
Downloads: 48
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EMOTIONAL STAIRWAY
And one more warm-up task for today... At the start of your class let your intermediate students remember how they can feel and place the presented sensations on the stairs from the worst emotional state ("awful") to something relevant to nirvana ("perfect). Mind that no absolutely correct arrangement of the feelings is possible, and students shoul...
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type:
Downloads: 11
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WRITING PART 1 (ESSAY) FOR CAMBRIDGE B2 FIRST (FCE) [methodology]
Dear colleagues,
here is a new writing product from the series you are familiar with. This time let us focus our attention on writing an essay (the very first writing part) in the b2 first (fce) exam. The sample answer in the file is for b2 first for schools, but the only difference between the writing part of the general b2 first and the one for ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type:
Downloads: 55
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WRITING A PROPOSAL FOR CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH ADVANCED (CAE) [methodology]
Uploading materials on how to write a proposal for CAE this time. Actually, there is almost no difference between an advanced-level proposal and report. So, knowing how to write a proposal, one will have no difficulty writing a report and vice versa. Hope the methodology you�ll find in the file is of some use.
Level: advanced
Age: 18-100
Type:
Downloads: 55
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VERBS USED WITH OR WITHOUT REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS
Here�s a worksheet with an exercise on the use of reflexive pronouns. Hope the presented materials are original as knowing the basic rules of using reflexive pronouns is one thing, but remembering verbs which require them is quite another thing. Well, I personally haven�t found anything of the kind on this site.
Level: advanced
Age: 15-100
Type:
Downloads: 6
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WHAT IS THE QUESTION? [grammar]
Looking at the teacher�s exponents, ss write down their own questions. More advanced students should certainly invent questions which are unlike the teacher�s.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type:
Downloads: 13
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GERUND AND INFINITIVE ANALYSIS (guided-discovery method)
In this grammar-guide activity your ss first analyse each of the presented types. They further come up with their own examples if they understand the use of infinitive / gerund forms. Finally, the teacher asks them concept-checking questions on the right and, if necessary, adds extra questions to clarify the meaning of the type.
Thanx for download...
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: grammar-guide
Downloads: 38
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INDIRECT QUESTIONS THEORY & PRACTICE
This printable has been created around indirect (reported) questions. Both theory and practice are included in its content. Hope you find it very useful. Cheers!
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-100
Type:
Downloads: 16
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TIME TRAVELLING [a listening activity]
Hi,
in this activity ss watch part of the video on time travelling and do multiple choice questions. A copy has been created on liveworksheets.com, btw. Enjoy!
Level: advanced
Age: 15-100
Type:
Downloads: 27
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ALPHABET WITH WORDS [A --- G]
Hugs from Russia! Hope you�re feeling well in these dark times, but never say die, we�ll beat the virus! Stay home and keep patient, it�s a matter of time and, of course, hope for the better! God bless you all!
It�s been so long since I last uploaded anything here ... nostalgic feelings! Here is my first file from the series of several oth...
Level: elementary
Age: 3-10
Type:
Downloads: 12
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THE PAST SIMPLE OF "TO BE" [theory & practice]
Well, if you search for the grammar topic of this presentation of mine, the site will surely display numerous results. Even so, I hope this little contribution won�t be left unnoticed. Actually, this one was created seven years ago and I remembered about it the other day teaching one elementary-le...
Level: elementary
Age: 9-100
Downloads: 17
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From-Sentence-to-Speech Presentation
The presenttion is made to force mainly adult students (teenagers under 18 can also be the target) to speak. They should be either beginner or elementary students who have just started learning English as a secondary language. The fisrt three slides of the presentation are sentences which are pronou...
Level: elementary
Age: 15-100
Downloads: 15
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B1 / B1+ WORD PATTERNS PRACTICE [LETTERS -G-, -H- & -I-]
Another presentation from the relevant series; sorry about delaying uploading the rest of the parts. Actually, I should have done that long ago.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Downloads: 12
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DESCRIPTION OF DIFFERENT PLACES
Here is a simple presentation with places to describe by means of primitive A1+ level language. You launch the timer, and within 2 mins ss have to construct as many sentences as they can. Support on your part as a teacher would, I guess, be of help. I use this one when teaching my little A1 / A1+ / ...
Level: elementary
Age: 8-12
Downloads: 19
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LEARNING HOW TO MAKE SUGGESTIONS
It�s summertime outside and I�m currently out of work which is great as I can finally find time to upload my creativity pieces. Using this presentation, your ss in pairs think up suggestions (they do it by completing sentences) and respond to them by means of the given phrases.
Thx for downloading!...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Downloads: 41
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WORD FORMATION COMPETITION (battle one)
This is a word formation activity which falls into two subtasks. First, students in teams try to derive new words from those presented on slide two, then they must make up words, using the affixes from subtask one. Mind that there is timing for students (it, of course, can be deactivated) who are gu...
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-100
Downloads: 29
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DESCRIBING PLACES [in terms of past imaginary situations] [part 1]
Let your class imagine they were at a certain town place in the past. They must share their experiences with you as a teacher (who tells them your sentences indicated on each of the slides) and the rest of the students. This is the first part of an "integrated" activity where learners not only reinf...
Level: elementary
Age: 14-100
Downloads: 14
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ARTS TO STUDY
In this presentation your ss voice their opinions about different special schools where they can study apart from their comprehensive secondary school. The speaking models on each of the slides are for students to develop their ideas with reference to the schools. Hope it�s useful!
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Downloads: 9
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FRAUDSTER OR HONEST CITIZEN [tense use practice]
Greetings! Some of you may have tried teaching their students by a wonderful Gateway B1 Student�s Book published by Macmillan. The second unit of the course covers criminal affairs and focuses the use of Past Simple. My students once played a game where they could turn out either fraudsters or hon...
Level: elementary
Age: 12-100
Downloads: 8
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GENRES OF MUSIC TO DISCUSS [a CLIL class]
This presentation is linked with a printable with 10 reading tasks I�m going to upload next. Ss familiarize themselves with different genres of modern music (each is provided with a song you can listen to on Youtube) with links directing them to reading activities. Hope your ss are music fans :)
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-100
Downloads: 40
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