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Relative Clauses - Grammar Notes
This is a comprehensive summary of relative clauses, used to guide students in a self discovery exercise
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: grammar-guide
Downloads: 17
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Make or Do Worksheet
Common expressions with MAKE or DO. I use this worksheet with MAKE and DO cards. I read out the sentence and BEEP the gap, groups of students choose the MAKE or DO card and then reveal. They get a point if correct. Students love the competitive nature and get stuck into it with great enthusiasm.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 15
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State Verbs - Grammar Guide
A comprehensive summary of state verbs, what they are and their use. Usually introduced when teaching a Continuous Tense (present or past) to emphasize that state verbs do not occur in the continuous tense.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: grammar-guide
Downloads: 15
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The passive Tenses
I use this to let the students work out the verb forms for the different passive tenses themselves. Works very well from Intermediate level and up.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 12
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Comparatives and Superlatives Discovery Sheet
This is a self-guided discovery sheet, for students to discover the rules for forming the various comparatives and superlatives.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: grammar-guide
Downloads: 12
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Other Ways to Make Comparisons
I use these illustrations to show the many different ways to make the same comparison. First I give students to pictures and ask them to compare each picture in 3 different ways. Then I present the sheet. The next day I test them again, to see how much they remember. Very effective.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: grammar-guide
Downloads: 11
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Phonemic Sound Cards - Vowels
This is a fun game to revise vowels sounds, it gets the students moving, they play in teams, it is competitive and fast and lots of fun.
Distribute the sound cards on the wall or whiteboard. Place the word cards on a table in the centre. Put students in teams. One team member comes up at a tim...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 25
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Irregular Verbs Tests
I use the fabulous Irregular Verbs - Past Simple (4 pages) Worksheet made by Victoria Ladybug (thank you for a great and logical way to depict irregular verbs). I get my students to number the groups from top to bottom and across from left to right. Every day they are expected to learn a few groups...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 11
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Family Tree
Great exercise for any level, when talking about family trees and genealogy. Gets students thinking about their own families, can talk or write about it. Can generate much useful vocabulary.
Level: elementary
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 4
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Second Conditional Writing Exercise
This is a good way to test students if they have understood the second conditional and if they can produce it correctly. Encourage them to be creative and fun.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 2
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Vocabulaty - FAMOUS
Use this with higher intermediate students, to widen their vocabulary. Use a thesaurus or Activator dictionary for students to find alternate words. Students enjoy creating a more interesting piece of text.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 2
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