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spinney
Dale
United Kingdom



I�m a Brit living in Spain teaching English because that�s all I could find over here. I like it though. I also upload my worksheets on ISL Collective, normally a day or two after I have done so here. br You can order my books by pasting this into the browser: https://www.amazon.es/Dale-Bates/e/B08QD5M5PQ?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1613573760&sr=8-1

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Idiom Picture Mix-and-Match 2
Another picture idiom activity. Answers are on the back. If the students are very advanced, make them cover the vocab box at the bottom of the page.
Level: advanced
Age: 11-100
Type:
Downloads: 59


 
Idioms "On the ..." 2
Idioms with "on the ..." Number 2. Only 10 but with some pictures to help them get their heads around the expressions. Can be done as a quiz. The answers are on the back. There will be more coming soon. This one can be used with younger students, too.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type:
Downloads: 31


 
Idioms - On the - Mix and Match
Idioms with "on the ..." Only 10 but with some pictures to help them get their heads around the expressions. Can be done as a quiz. The answers are on the back. There will be a few more of these given the number of examples you all gave me the other week. Thanks to everybody that helped. Be aware, reference is made to alcohol and being "on the pull...
Level: advanced
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 35


 
Idioms about Accuracy and Precision
A set of idioms related to accuracy and precision in some way. There is a small quiz on the origins of the expressions that can be done in teams. Answers at the back. I designed this for my team of engineers but I think it can be used for most contexts.
Level: advanced
Age: 12-100
Type:
Downloads: 53


 
Idioms about Age
A short worksheet about idioms related to age. Answers are provided as is a quiz on the origin of the idioms. The quiz can be done in teams for large classes.
Level: advanced
Age: 12-100
Type:
Downloads: 52


 
Idioms about Behaviour and Conduct
18 idioms about conduct and behaviour. They are all pretty common and there is also a quiz on the origins of the first 5 idioms. The answers are on the back.
Level: advanced
Age: 16-100
Type:
Downloads: 41


 
Idioms about Behaviour and Etiquette
Another worksheet on idioms, this time about behaviour and etiquette. Answers are on the back. There is a short quiz on the origins of the expressions and despite what the BBC says, the origin of the expression "mind your Ps and Qs" comes from a poem, not from the pubs of the 19th century. You will have to take my word on that one. The quiz can be ...
Level: advanced
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 58


 
Idioms about Building and Structures
Another revision and introduction worksheet for my idioms series. Some of the idioms I have used in worksheets before and there are a few new ones. An origins quiz is included (some of them I have used before) and the answers are at the back.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 39


 
Idioms about Celebrity and Fame
A small worksheet about fame and celebrity along with a short quiz on the origin of the expression. Answers included.
Level: advanced
Age: 12-100
Type:
Downloads: 72


 
Idioms About Change
A whole bunch of idioms about change. Good for high levels groups. A short quiz on the origin of the first 5 idioms is also included as are the answers. I knocked this together to complement Objective Proficiency unit 1, by the way.
Level: advanced
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 26

 

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