Is He “Mad About” or “Mad At” Me? How to Use Idioms to Drive the ESL Curriculum
Some years ago, there was a popular television show in the U.S., a romantic comedy about the trials and tribulations of early married life, called “Mad about You”. An interesting title, actually, as it...
View ArticleCausative Verbs and Listening
I created this worksheet to practice causative verbs but also taking advantage of the video I made my students complete one part of the script.I think that incorporating real sitcoms or movie segments...
View ArticleThe Days of the Week (Origins)
This is not really an activity, it's more like a poster or a handout about the origins of the names of the week days. You can use it as a filler or as you wish. You may also point out that the English...
View ArticlePrepositions of Place [Presentation]
This worksheet presents prepositions of place. Exemplary sentences and pictures. This worksheet is done as more of a presentation than work itself. It can be a good tool to start your lesson with and...
View ArticleWord Formation (also for Polish speakers)
Grammatical rules concerning formation of new words. All the prefixes and suffixes that create nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs et cetera. This worksheet is a presentation of how it works, together...
View ArticleA World of Many Languages - "Spanglish": Developing Listening and Speaking...
This worksheet can be used to emphasize the importance of learning languages.It consists of analysing some scenes of the film Spanglish, always bearing in mind the main topic.Students develop their...
View ArticleSong Worksheet: Englishman in New York by Sting [with gaps]
Usually, during first lessons with pre-intermediate and higher levels, I focus on the language and cultural differences between England and the USA. The song "Englishman in NY" is a very enjoyable...
View ArticleThe Xanadu Game
Type of activity: Speaking. Pair work and group work.Aim: to practise speaking, to improve fluency, to boost your students' confidence so that they can overcome their fear of not speaking...
View ArticleMovie Activity: Kung Fu Panda 2
This is a True or False activity about Kung Fu Panda 2. This activity can be done after students had watched the movie.There are twenty statements about the characters and the movie's story. The are...
View ArticleDegrees of Comparison [PowerPoint Presentation]
This PPT is for complete beginners. Colourful pictures will help your students to remember the rules of formation of the degrees of comparisson and to train them. All types of adjectives are presented...
View ArticleAcceptable Public Conduct in Germany & Australia
Hello everyone...I found this reading quite useful and decided to upload it on this amazing website. I've been working on this worksheet in my classes as a big motivation for my students. Beside the...
View ArticleEnglish Today Intermediate Test
This is a test on the English language.Recommended for intermediate students who are asked to decide whether the given statements are true or false and quote from the text to support their choice, find...
View ArticlePossessive Adjectives Elementary Worksheet II
This is a 2-page worksheet for teaching possessive adjectives at elementary level.There are 33 activities in which students are asked to look at the picture and complete the sentences with a possessive...
View ArticleAdjectives & Synonyms
First, there are two columns for matching synonymous words. This is followed bya sentence completion activity that uses the words in two columns. Finally, there are suggestions for supplemental...
View ArticleFarm Animals Wordsearch
This is an easy wordsearch puzzle for revising farm animals related vocabulary at elementary level.Students are asked to find the words in the puzzle and match them with the pictures.The answer key is...
View ArticleFuture Perfect Intermediate Worksheet
This is a worksheet for teaching or revising the future perfect at intermediate level.There's a brief explanation at the top of the page followed by a simple activity in which students are asked to...
View ArticleGiving Advice (for 13-15 year old kids)
The procedure in the following=)1.Cut up the material;2.Organize your class into pairs or groups of three;3.Handout the material;4.Students put cards face down;5.One by one they ask each other and give...
View ArticlePrepositions Card Game
Hello everybody! Actually this worksheet was made for the Challenges textbook for teens, but perhaps it can be used everywhere as additional material.So, the procedure is the following=)1. Cut up cards...
View ArticleWh- Words and Questions
2 pages. I know there are plenty of worksheets on the subject, but I had to make this one using words and expressions that my students already know. I didn't even use "why" because they haven't learned...
View ArticlePresent Simple vs Present Continuous Chart
This is a chart comparing Present Simple and Present Continuous. Good for revising these two tenses with elementary to pre-intermediate students. The chart has some missing gaps for students to fill...
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