Phrasal Verbs (UP) Powerpoint
Here is a Powerpoint presentation for more advanced learners. The title is Phrasal" Verbs, but it is one in a series and this one focusses on the common particle "up". It gives an explanation of the...
View ArticlePractising/Testing Phrasal Verb "Up" Worksheet
A short worksheet to test how much the ESL learner knows about the phrasal verb "up", or for them to practise using it. If they don't know the phrasal verbs then they can be explained. This is for more...
View ArticlePhrasal Verbs (DOWN) Powerpoint
Here is a Powerpoint presentation which explains the different uses for phrasal verbs using "Down". This is one in a series I am uploading so it is only focussed on the one common particle. It is aimed...
View ArticlePractise Worksheet for Phrasal Verbs (DOWN)
Here is a worksheet for more advanced ESL learners to work on their knowledge of phrasal verbs. This sheet focusses on the common particle "down". It is short but can be teamed with the presentation I...
View ArticleLearning the Weather Powerpoint Presentation
This is a powerpoint presentation aimed at ESL learners at a beginner level. It goes through different types of weather and uses full sentences e.g. "The weather is sunny". It also has sounds which you...
View ArticlePlaces Around Town Powerpoint Presentation
Here is a powerpoint presentation aimed at ESL learners at a beginner level. The subject is Places Around Town and there are seventeen slides. It is simple and bright for young learners. At the end the...
View ArticleRoad Safety
Pupils must find letters to create sentences about road safety. Each letter of the alphabet corresponds to a number. Example if the letter A corresponds to number 1, you write down A on each box with...
View ArticlePast Simple: Was, Were
Two exercises on past simple of "to be". First, students are asked to match nouns with verbs and places to make affirmative and negative sentences. Then there are a few sentences given. Each of them...
View ArticleSong Worksheet: Everything At Once by Lenka [Idioms]
This is a great song to practise idioms such as "as sweet as sugar", "as old as time" etc. First give them to the students without the examples from the table at the bottom and ask them to fill in the...
View ArticleIf You Were A Sailboat - 2nd Conditional Worksheet
This is an excellent example of song to teach the second conditional. Distribute the text to the students and play the song. Ask the students to fill in the gaps. If needed play it twice or even three...
View ArticleA Hero is a Grinder is a Sub: Quick Tips for Keeping Dialect to a Minimum in...
Whether English is your first language or you are an accomplished second language speaker, dialect plays a part in how you speak. Where we live and the people we hear play a part in how we learn and...
View Article7 Great Activities for Reviewing the Future Perfect Progressive
Try These 7 Great Activities for Reviewing the Future Perfect Progressive 1 My Evil Twin Have your students imagine that they each have an evil twin. Have each person share what his evil twin will...
View ArticleOn Your Marks: 7 Super Easy Activities for Teaching Prepositions of Location
Under, over, near, far…to, at, in, on…English prepositions of location may be the fodder for bad poetry, but more likely they are a key component of your beginning students’ English curriculum. These...
View ArticleGet it? Got it? Good! 4 Essential Keys to Teaching Your Beginning Class Past...
To voice or not to voice? That makes all the difference when it comes to English verbs and past tense pronunciation. Regular past tense verbs in English may be easy to spell, but correct pronunciation...
View ArticleAdjectives That Describe Feelings [Word Search]
A word search to practice descriptive adjectives for pre-intermediate students, used as a revision after a module on how to talk about feelings. I started by asking students what they were afraid of...
View ArticleHome Animals Wordsearch
This is an easy wordsearch puzzle for revising home animals related vocabulary at elementary level.Students are asked to find the words in the puzzle. The answer key is included.
View ArticleWild Animals Wordsearch
This is an easy wordsearch puzzle for revising wild animals related vocabulary at elementary level.Students are asked to find the words in the puzzle. The answer key is included.
View ArticleSchool Subjects Word Search
This is an easy wordsearch puzzle for revising school subjects related vocabulary at elementary level.Students are asked to find the words in the puzzle. The answer key is included.
View ArticleAction Verbs Matching Activity
This is an easy matching activity for teaching the most common action verbs at elementary verbs.Students are asked to match the verbs given with the pictures.The worksheet is available in both colour...
View ArticlePresent Continuous Elementary Worksheet
This is a 2-page worksheet for teaching the present continuous tense.Recommended for elementary students who are asked to complete the sentences with the present continuous of the verbs in brackets,...
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