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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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Phrasal Verbs in Songs: Our House by Madness
A small worksheet to look at phrasal verbs in the context of songs. This is a famous 1982 song by the British group, Madness. There are 7 phrasal verbs in context and the link to the youtube video is provided at the bottom of the sheet. Answers are on the back. After we play the song and do the exercise, I usually get them to give examples using th...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Type:
Downloads: 37


 
Mixed Phrasal Verb Project
This is a small project for phrasal verbs with "up" "in" "for" and "down." It has a gap-fill exercise, mix and match, story with debate, invent your own gap-fill and my phrasal verb snap game. The whole thing should take about 3 hours to do. Bingo can be used for large groups but the snap cards can be used with individual classes or small even numb...
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 41


 
Feminism and Cooking: CAE reading and debate
A reading that I adapted from the Guardian newspaper about traditional gender roles, feminism and cooking. This is followed up with a role-play on whether to include cooking in the school curriculum or not. Personality cards are provided as well as answers. There is also a small exercise for formal and informal memo-writing.
Level: advanced
Age: 12-100
Type:
Downloads: 53


 
Adjectives for Job Recruitment
A small worksheet on adjectives along with a reading/debate exercise on the subject of work placement. There are some adjectives that can be both positive and negative, ask the students which ones they are. Good for talking about work skills, strengths, and weaknesses.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 117


 
Confusing Words 2
This is the second in the series of my confusing words worksheets. It�s for advanced although most students that speak Romance languages shouldn�t have too many problems with these. Key provided with, in some cases, explanations.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 124


 
Attributive Nouns
A tiny worksheet on attributive nouns, the nouns that work as adjectives. This is just the first. When I get time, I will be looking at them for business and engineering. Maybe even cooking and the home, if I get a moment. The answers are on the back page.
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-100
Type:
Downloads: 43


 
Alternatives to "Therefore"
A short worksheet to practice saying "therefore." The alternatives are given and then there are 18 sentences to practice in the form of a dice game. Great for increasing range especially if the students have exams pending.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type:
Downloads: 36


 
Idioms about Gender
A worksheet that looks at idiomatic expressions that are in some way used to talk about gender or that use words connected to gender or male or female names within the phrase. A small quiz on the origins of the phrases is included. Answers are given at the back.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 63


 
Idioms about Socialising and Celebrating
Another exercise on idioms of a particular subject along with a small quiz on the origins. It may not be appropriate in dry countries or for schoolkids as there are a few references to alcohol and drunkenness. Answers are provided at the back.
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 71


 
Present Perfect and Perfect Continuous
A short worksheet that gives a couple of brief explanations and then the opportunity to practice speaking using the present perfect and the present perfect continuous. The answers are on the back.
Level: elementary
Age: 14-100
Type:
Downloads: 19

 

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