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Spelling Cheatsheet - Countable Noun Pluralization
I made this one-page summary of spelling rules for countable noun pluralization for beginning students. Useful handout, as this subject seems to need lots of reinforcement.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Type: grammar-guide
Downloads: 3
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Common Business English Idioms & Expressions
A quick worksheet with a list of some of the most common English idioms and expressions used in English, along with brief explanations and a space for students to write a practice sentence. Includes conversational and email idioms.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 20
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Negative Prefix TabooTM
This activity is like the TabooTM board game. Students can work in pairs or small groups. The goal of the activity is for students to have their teams or partners guess the word on a card. Students can work collaboratively or competitively. They can act out a word, draw a picture (easier with nouns), or give a definition, but they CANNOT use the ba...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 23
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Phrasal Verbs in Noun and Adjective Form
This is a worksheet that I made for an advanced student who knows phrasal verbs well, but has trouble with these words in noun and adjective forms. The fact that the particle can flip between beginning and end of the corresponding noun/adjective is particularly troublesome for students, as is inconsistent hyphenation. This worksheet gives practice ...
Level: advanced
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 10
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Past and Present Tenses - Timelines and Examples
This handout shows simple examples of past and present verb tenses, along with timelines to illustrate their use. I know not everyone is a fan of using timelines in the classroom, especially with beginners, but -- with adequate explanation -- I find them a very effective way to illustrate how tenses differ. I developed this tool for use along with ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: grammar-guide
Downloads: 21
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Prefix and Suffic Dominoes
Use this editable activity template to create a dominoes game to provide practice in forming words with prefixes and/or suffixes. This one covers the prefixes of negation and several noun and adjective suffixes, including ous, ence, ment, ness, etc. Print and cut into tiles. Have SS work in pairs or groups to see who can form the longest line. Answ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 28
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Past and Present Tenses - Usage Guidelines
I put together this one-page summary as a handout to give intermediate and advanced students for quick reference re English past and present tenses. I often use it in combination with sample and practice timelines, which you can find at http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=349564#thetop. Hope it helps. Let me know what you think!
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: grammar-guide
Downloads: 50
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Adjective + Noun Collocations with the word STRONG
I created this list using an online tool that builds lists of concordances and collocations. You can find it at http://www.collins.co.uk/Corpus/CorpusSearch.aspx. You can enter any part of speech you want and specify the type of word you want it to collocate with. It searches books, magazines, radio, and newspapers (US and UK), AND ranks the result...
Level: advanced
Age: 10-17
Type: grammar-guide
Downloads: 12
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Listening Lesson: The Long and Winding Road (The Beatles)
Here is a simple listening activity for the Beatles song, "The Long and Winding Road". Useful for practice recognizing ING words. Lesson includes a gapfill and some post-listening questions. To prepare students, I show images of lonely, isolated roads, and we discuss roads as metaphors for life.
Level: elementary
Age: 8-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 17
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Describing People #2 Ask and Answer
This worksheet is second in a series of sheets that I use for vocabulary and simple yes/no question practice. Students can work in pairs or teams, choosing a face from the worksheet and having partners/teams guess the correct answer by asking yes/no questions. Beginners can just describe the person they have chosen so teammates can guess. Alternat...
Level: elementary
Age: 6-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 5
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