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Nicola5052
Nicola Rose
United Kingdom



I hope you enjoy using my resources - I love the fact that my work might be used around the world!!!

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Let�s chat - a game for ice breaking or general conversation
A game aimed at teenagers - adults but could be adapted for younger children. Lots� of ideas to get them talking and getting to know each other.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 239


 
Phrasal verbs matching cards
A matching cards game with phrasal verbs. Can be used in a variety of ways but I like to laminate and cut up as a starter when teaching this lexis.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 79


 
How do you get there? Transportation vocab/conversation/writing
A 2 page worksheet - match the pictures, test your partner, talk with your partner about the questions and then finish with a writing exercise. Thank you to charmed one for the template.
Level: elementary
Age: 5-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 40


 
Opposites matching game
A matching game of adjectives with some nouns and verbs for learners to differentiate between. I use this as a follow-up to a comparatives/superlatives lesson. Learners decide which of the words are adjectives and then form the comparatives/superlatives from them. Copy onto card or laminate, and cut into individual cards. Distribute to students ...
Level: elementary
Age: 7-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 14


 
Do you know the UK
A general knowledge quiz based on the type of questions found in the Life in the UK test. Good practice for this but also a fun activity for all. I�ve highlighted the answers so you will need to take the bold off.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 105


 
Post Christmas break class survey
A w/s to create conversation after Christmsas. Students are given statements and have to ask questions of all their peers to find out if they are true or not. There are suggestions of all the questions needed and ideas for extension conversation. I then used this as a springboard for writing (examples of sentences generated at the end). It can a...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: lesson-plan
Downloads: 6


 
Personality adjectives - written descriptions for a partner to guess
Students choose from the given adjectives and write descriptions in order for their classmates to guess. Can also be used for purely oral work.
Level: elementary
Age: 7-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 6


 
Phrasal verbs matching cards 3
Matching cards to laminate and cut up as a springboard for further work on these phrasal verbs.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 56


 
Match the flags with the capital cities
An exercise to match the capital city with the flag. Students must first identify the country then determine which is the capital city. Thanks to charmed one for template.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 24


 
Test your tenses game
A game where students have to choose a verb and a tense card then produce the verb in the correct tense. I have included sheets for giving out as examples as well as a reference sheet. You need to cut up the cards with just the verbs and tenses on then students choose one of each to produce the correct form. Adapt as necessary to your level. Ho...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 47

 


Signs powerpoint - 60 slides to identify common public signs
A 60 page powerpoint for students to identify common signs out and about. Used as a pre-task for the matching exercise I have uploaded to test prior knowledge and familiarise learners with the vocabulary and pictures. Essential for exams as well as everyday life.

Level: elementary
Age: 5-17
Downloads: 39


Active vs Passive
A comparison of a sentence in the active followed by a slide to elicit the same idea in the passive. All tenses are covered.

Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Downloads: 13


Writing for exams
A 20 page powerpoint guiding students how to write for exams - stop, think, plan, write, check. Shows learners how to plan their answer and guidelines for checking afterwards. Really worked well with my students when we all planned a spider graph together - the results showed in their writing afte...

Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 27


Grammar terms - a review quiz
A good quiz to review word classes and tenses at the beginning of term. Each word in the sentence is highlighted and students have to decide what type of word they are. 45+ slides.

Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Downloads: 29


The verb �to be� in the present simple - positve/neg/question forms
A clear explanation of the present simple �to be� which can be put on an interactive whiteboard or printed as a handout for reference purposes.

Level: elementary
Age: 5-17
Downloads: 28


Simple, complex and compound sentences
An 11 page powerpoint showing how to construct complex and compound sentences with conjunctions. An explanation of main and subordinate clauses along with exercises to practise. Part of a series of ppts to improve writing skills.

Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 79


Adverbs of frequency
Adverbs of frequency powerpoint showing where to place them within the sentence

Level: intermediate
Age: 6-17
Downloads: 8


15 slides on London sites - expanding on information from quiz
Information to expand on the quiz by blunderbuster which you can find here: http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=450878#thetop. I used the quiz then showed the presentation slide-by-slide. I then got ss to write their own questionnaire based on the information on the slides.

Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Downloads: 34


Improving your punctuation
Part of a series of ppts. A 27 page ppt to help learners with how to use punctuation correctly. This includes: commas, full stops, colons, semicolons, exclamation marks, question marks, capital letters, apostrophes, quotation marks, hyphens, dashes, brackets. Really helped with improving my stude...

Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 38


Sentences - how to write them
A 25 page powerpoint on writing sentences - how to identify the subject, verb or verb phrase. Also includes exercises for learners to complete. Part of a series of ppts to improve writing skills.

Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Downloads: 41


Grammar terms - word class
A quiz to practise the parts of speech. Students have to choose between adjectives, nouns, adverbs, verbs, conjunctions, articles, pronouns, etc

Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100