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Tricky Collocations
A worksheet on collocations that are common among native speakers but not so among ESL speakers. The answers are on the back. It contains some that never seem to collocate with anything else except just 1 or 2 words (such as piping hot) although most of them have slightly wider collocations. If anybody can think of any more that collocate to just 1...
Level: advanced
Age: 11-100
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Downloads: 43
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Phrasal Verbs about Clothes and Fashion
Another phrasal verb worksheet, this time about clothes and fashion. There is the usual mix-and-match exercise, some bingo, a gapfill exercise, an article with gapfill and a pairwork exercise based on the article. At the end, there is a revision exercise based on the FCE reading and use of English part 4 exam. Answers at the back. Please let me kno...
Level: advanced
Age: 11-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 69
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Whatever, whenever etc
A short worksheet about how to use whatever, whenever, however, whoever etc. A short grammar explanation followed by 20 gapfill exercises. The answers are on the back.
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-100
Type:
Downloads: 55
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Invitation Dice Game
Select two speakers. The speakers move through the list alphabetically. They throw a dice for each letter and then speak the line that corresponds with the number. After they finish, another couple start. When everyone has finished, compare how different the conversation was in content but how similar in context.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 44
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London�s 5 Billion Pound Super Sewer Worksheet
A worksheet on the BBC documentary about the 5 Billion Pound Super Sewer consisting of a question sheet and a short reading done in the style of the Reading and Use of English part of a Cambridge exam. Answers are provided. I�ll be using it with my two groups of engineers that I am teaching. Tell them not to expect to catch all of the dialogue as...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type:
Downloads: 22
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What does it Mean? Idioms with GO
A quiz of 16 idioms with the verb GO. The first page can be done as a team quiz for large classes. The second page is practice and consolidation. The third page has another quiz on the origins of the expressions. The answers are on the back. If you would prefer to do the first page as an online quiz, the link is contained in the document or you can...
Level: advanced
Age: 16-100
Type:
Downloads: 20
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English and Spanish Accents - Video Worksheet
This is for adult groups and only in places where sex can be talked about in a light-hearted manner, as a couple of the jokes the comedian uses are on the spicy side. A short video of about 2 and a half minutes about English and Spanish accents, along with questions, and a very short vocabulary list, makes this into an entertaining listening compre...
Level: advanced
Age: 18-100
Type:
Downloads: 9
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Train Timetable Questions: Grammar and Practice activities
I have used this for a few years now and have found it to be very useful. There is a small section of a train timetable on the first page with some examples of "How many times a day ...?" questions as well as "How often does ...?" and "How long does it take ...?" along with some small explanations of the grammar. Once all the grammar has been done,...
Level: elementary
Age: 10-100
Type:
Downloads: 46
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Strengths and Weaknesses - Food Adjectives
A worksheet about food adjectives for upper-intermediate levels. A good, robust debate is advisable afterwards. I did this in a bit of a rush, so please let me know if there are any mistakes.
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-100
Type:
Downloads: 54
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As ...Comparative ... As - worksheet and cards
A short worksheet to get them using the structure with a gap-fill exercise. There are some cards that can be printed out and used for further speaking or question practice. Instructions and answers are included.
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 47
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