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FCE Article Writing Guide and Practice
A complete worksheet full of expressions and guidance for students who wish to take the FCE exam. There is also a section with an example for one of the articles which are provided on the next page. The final part can be given as homework.
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-100
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Downloads: 64
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Train Timetable Questions: Grammar and Practice activities
I have used this for a few years now and have found it to be very useful. There is a small section of a train timetable on the first page with some examples of "How many times a day ...?" questions as well as "How often does ...?" and "How long does it take ...?" along with some small explanations of the grammar. Once all the grammar has been done,...
Level: elementary
Age: 10-100
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Downloads: 46
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Invitation Dice Game
Select two speakers. The speakers move through the list alphabetically. They throw a dice for each letter and then speak the line that corresponds with the number. After they finish, another couple start. When everyone has finished, compare how different the conversation was in content but how similar in context.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 44
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Problem page debate
First, teach them fixed expressions for agreement and disagreement. Tell the students that they are the editing team for a large newspaper and that they need to make a decision about each problem page letter before the "Agony Aunt" writes it. Assign a charachter card to each student and tell them to debate according to their charachter�s conscience...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 73
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The Leicester Balloon Riot of 1864
A short article on the infamous Leicester balloon riot of 1864 done in the style of part 1 of Reading and Use of English for the FCE exam. The answers are on the back.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
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Downloads: 12
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Words that Rhyme
A nice little time-filler to get them thinking of sounds in English. After finishing the exercise you can get them to wrtie a little rhyme or poem.
Level: intermediate
Age: 7-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 3
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Present Conditional With Modals
A small worksheet about using the present conditional with modal verbs. An answer sheet is provided. For good students, get them to cover up the right-hand side and then provide their own answers. Afterwards they can uncover it and see if their answers were similar.
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 47
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Newspaper Headline Idioms 2
The second small exercise on common idiomatic expressions. A key is provided. Great for classes on the topic of newspapers.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 61
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What does it Mean? 14
A mixed bag of words and expressions which are all common enough in British English. Thanks to Lynne for mentioning "shufti" the very same day that a friend used that very expression. Some of the words and expressions are quite colloquial, others are rather formal. All good fun, though. There is a Kahoot quiz available below. The answers are on the...
Level: advanced
Age: 11-100
Type:
Downloads: 25
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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
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