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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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Present perfect simple OR present perfect continuous
A page full of exercises. Students have to choose the correct form of the verb according to the context.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 95
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The London Underground
An article in today�s Gaurdian to mark the unveiling of the "blue plaque" in honour of Harry Beck- the man who drew the original Underground diagram. Some language exercises and activities have been added as well as an underground map!
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 173
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Mr Busy got married last year. Past simple regular and irregular verbs
Mr Busy has been away for a long time but he�s got good news. He got married last year to Lizzy! A further episode in his life using the past simple, regular and irregular verbs. An answer key has been added.
Level: elementary
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 176
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Questions - present tense
Lots of practice on answering, asking and forming questions in the present tense. Aimed at adult beginners. Answer key has been added.
Level: elementary
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 93
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Talk for a minute starting with....
Laminate and cut the sheet into strips. Give each student a strip. The students have to each talk for a minute on their subject starting with the given lead-in (not stating the theme). The rest of the group try to guess the title of the given speech. (Idea taken from Keep Talking by F. Klippel)
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 119
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How a hot cuppa influences decisions
Tea culture and the effects of tea drinking and how it can influence you unknowingly! An authentic text (Daily Mail) with a grammar focus - first conditional.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 58
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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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Conversation cards (7) MAMO past simple focus
MAMO cards with a past simple focus.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 192
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A step in the right direction
The American government has taken a step to designate an area off the Alaskan coast as a crucial habitat for the polar bear. With this statement it has recognised the polar bear as an endangered species (as opposed to just being threatened) and by so doing has made it more difficult for the area to be used economically to drill for oil and gas. An ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 105
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