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The unreal past game
That�s a fun way for all yours "if only, I wish, I�d rather, it�s high time" practice. You need a coin to toss and students can only move when they produce a logical and grammatically correct sentence. Accept anything plausible in a described situation. If two students land on the same square, they should produce a different sentence. Have fun play...
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: others
Downloads: 50


 
Scared Shrekless Halloween movie
Hey, If you still need something different for your students for Halloween - here is an idea to use - a spinoff from Shrek - Scared Shrekless movie which you can download from youtube (link included). What can follow is a storytelling activity too :-)
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 54


 
Hitch movie worksheet
A fun way to look at people desperate for a relationship and others desperate to master the language of advice and description for FCE ;-) And a grat movie, too. Suitable for B2 levels.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 38


 
Skyfall film - chase scene
You need the first 10 minutes of the Skyfall movie (also available on youtube). The target is to watch for general understanding of a film among relatively elementary level students as well as practise forming questions (for the Cambridge KEY/KET exam). Enjoy :-)
Level: elementary
Age: 10-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 32


 
Martin Luther King Assassination conspiracy theories
Yet another CAE worksheet this time on MLK assassination conspiracy theories. Link to the documentary included, so is the key. Hope it�ll stirr a discussion in your class!
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 20


 
Word Formation and Taboo games for CAE
These are two games (matching pairs for word formation and taboo speaking game recycling vocabulary) that go with Ready for CAE coursebook review sessions unit 9 and 10. Best when played in pairs (first game as a race) or groups :-) More enjoyable review session guaranteed!
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: others
Downloads: 22


 
The Hobbit
Hi, Here is a movie handout for more advanced - FCE level (B2) students devoted to The Hobbit, gerunds and infinitives (in the form of transformations) and vocabulary (describing personality). All this with some discussion questions. The worksheet was originally inteneded to accompany the new Complete First for Schools, but I guess it can be used w...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type: others
Downloads: 50


 
Riverdance film worksheet
Life can be described as being BEFORE and AFTER seeing Riverdance live. The objective CAE coursebook has an article on one of its original dancers Michael Flatley, thus the worksheet. It is based on a 4 minute long interview with 2 lead dancers, intertwined with fragments of the show. The worksheet starts with a word formation exercise (well, CAE i...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 12


 
Cambridge PET / Preliminary transformations ALL TYPES
Dear All preparing your students for PET, I�m saving you LOADS of work ;-) Before you are ALL types of transformations found at PET with key (10 pages of it). If your students do the task successfully, they will definitely feel well prepared for the test. You may also assign it for homework and test later in class. Your pick :-)
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 181


 
Tour the USA with Irregular Verbs
Just an alternative to a boring irregular verbs review/study. Students move around the USA map and each time they have to provide one/two (your pick) remaining irregular verb forms based on the card they take (cards should be face down). All you need are counters or anything to act like that, coin and the printable. High spirits guaranteed :-) The...
Level: elementary
Age: 9-17
Type: others
Downloads: 5

 


Past Simple Mystery Box
Team game to consolidate Past Simple. Divide the class into any number of groups you want. Students of a team answer one question. If the answer is correct, they get 20 points. Then they must decide whether to open the mystery box (then they are not getting the 20 points), stay with the points they ...

Level: elementary
Age: 12-16
Downloads: 106


Present Continuous with future meaning and Present Simple Football Game
Here is a game for Present Continuous for future arrangements v. Present Simple. You click on the name of the footballer and it takes you to the question, the arrow at the bottom will take you back to the first page. Clicking on crosses (bad answer) or ticks (good one) will show points. Play in two ...

Level: elementary
Age: 10-15
Downloads: 49


THAT�S ENTERTAINMENT! TV shows and films vocabulary :-)
The exercise contains pictures and puzzles to review vocabulary related to TV and movie industry. Double click on the right clue and the answer will appear under the picture. Best to everyone and special thanx to Latvija for the template :-)

Level: elementary
Age: 10-100
Downloads: 70


To be going to and Present Continuous bomb game Part 1
Forever grateful to foreverjinxed for the template ;-) Yes, you�ve encounteres these two in one of the cousebooks and are missing a fun exercise to practise? I give you plenty of examples for Present Continuous and to be going to, ideally to be played in teams with you keeping the score. To have ...

Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Downloads: 46


PAST TENSES and PRESENT PERFECT WHACK THE MOLE PART 1
After you have laboriously taught them narrative past tenses (Past Simple/Continuous, Past Perfect/Continuous plus Present Perfect/Continuous), it�s time for some fun practice! Animation and sound included, so are the answers if you click on the slide again. Instructions are provided in the first sl...

Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Downloads: 47


PLURALS GAME
If you are - like me - teaching these plurals (and spelling rules) again to beginners, this presentation will help you out there in the practice stage. Rules to review at first, examples next. Hope you like it :-) Clicking the right clue will make the answer show up under the picture.

Level: elementary
Age: 5-12
Downloads: 74


Too much or too many? Crossing chickens game
A different way to practice too much/too many for elementary+ learners. This is a variation of snakes and ladders game, but with a twist, you only have one pawn which has to be clicked in order for it to move. Unfortunately answers will not show up (they are in the notes for the presenter) so you�ll...

Level: elementary
Age: 8-100
Downloads: 61


PAST TENSES and PRESENT PERFECT WHACK THE MOLE PART 2
Here is PART 2 of the game, you just have to download both and put the presentation back together. The game practices PAST TENSES and PRESENT PERFECT in a fun way, the aim is to clear a plot from a mole by inserting the correct verb form. Answers, instructions, animation and sound included. Too b...

Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Downloads: 34


The Oscars quiz
The Oscar night is over, so why don�t you discuss the awards with your students? Some facts plus a short trivia with a link to Coco - a cartoon which won the Oscar this year. Have fun!

Level: intermediate
Age: 10-15
Downloads: 43


GERUNDS OR INFINITIVES BOMB GAME
Hi again! This time it�s gerunds and infinitives on the menu, I used it to practice with a CAE group. It�s the Bomb game, so divide your group into teams, explain that they�ll have to put in gerunds or infinitives (sometimes bare) in the gaps and if they are successful something is going to pop up -...

Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Downloads: 64


Indefinite pronouns :-)
Here is my go at indefinite pronouns (some-/any-/every-/no- body, -thing, -where) coupled with a game of chance ;-) After you "throw the dice", your pawn will move and a sentence with 2 options will appear. Good for practice stage of any lesson on indefinite pronouns, made for teens but will suit mo...

Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100


Illnesses and injuries
Another way to review or recycle vocabulary tied with health and illnesses. To make guessing a bit easier there are funny pictures to help out ;-) Let the best man/woman win!

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100


IMPERATIVES
An exercise to practice imperatives both in positive and negative versions (e.g. Go and Don�t go). At the same time it revises "do" and "make" in the medium level of difficulty questions. The game was originally designed to go with Your Space 1 book but will suit any elementary level course. Have ...

Level: elementary
Age: 10-100


Advanced collocations game CAE level working version
This is a review game for collocations with nouns and adjectives. Definitely for advanced students, like the ones preparing for CAE / Cambridge Advanced. Actually, the game is supposed to complement unit 1 of Ready for CAE. This way you practice vocabulary like: major/daunting challenge, total/disma...

Level: advanced
Age: 14-100


UNREAL TIME PRACTICE - if only, conditionals, it�s time, I�d rather, I wish
How to make the practice of more complex structures more sexy? You�ve already drilled your conditionals, if only, it�s time, wish, I�d rather and the like and there is still something missing... Well, again, thanx to eslprintables for the format of snakes and ladders ;-) Emotion is the key to rememb...

Level: advanced
Age: 14-100


Past tenses and Present Perfect advanced
Designed with a CAE/Cambridge Advanced class in mind (Complete Advanced coursebook), this game is supposed to help revise past tenses and Present Perfect in a fun way. Hope pictures draw the attention, too ;-) enjoy

Level: advanced
Age: 14-100


-ed and -ing adjectives practice
Hi again, Well, it�s this time of year again to practice -ing and -ed adjectives (interested/interesting). Hope you find it equally useful as I did when I created it ;-) The vocabulary and topics are generally suitable for teenagers or adults, overall intermediate level. Enjoy!

Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100


MODALS and EXPRESSIONS OF POSSIBILITY and CERTAINTY
Dear tired teachers ;-) Something to help you review these modals/perfect modals and other expressions like bound to, (un)likely to, little likelihood etc. Definitely for advanced students - I had my CAE guys in mind. Hope you enjoy it and have fun!

Level: advanced
Age: 14-100


PAST SIMPLE OF "TO BE" GAME
Fun practice of the verb "to be" in Past Simple in all shapes and sizes (was, wasn�t, were, weren�t). For A1/A2 students, suitable rather for younger students (not adults). Have fun :-D

Level: elementary
Age: 9-100


Vocabulary of students� everyday activities
Here is a game to review vocabulary related to activities you do every day like: wash the dishes, get dressed, have lunch - for the full list look at the preview. We�re using Your Space 2, but it will complement any elementary primary coursebook. Have fun !

Level: elementary
Age: 8-14