TOEIC Reading Practice
I compiled different exercises similar to those that can be found in the TOEIC reading section. It is very similar to the actual test (it has 100 questions, just like the reading section) I hope you...
View ArticleShort 'Gerunds after Prepositions' Activity
Short exercise for intermediate students to practice gerunds after prepositions. I used it with learners in their fifth year to repeat the use of gerunds after certain prepositions / prepositional...
View ArticleNumbers and School Subjects
Short quiz on numbers and school subjects. Practice writing and reading numbers to one hundred as well as spelling of school subjects. Tasks include unscrambling the letters, filling in the sentences...
View ArticleTelling Time Powerpoint Presentation
Revision and practicing telling time.PowerPoint presentation includes examples of telling time using phrases quarter to/past, half past as well as tasks for practice. Practical for elementary level.
View ArticleEnvironment Does Matter
This worksheet deals with the environment and the threat of the global warming. The lesson contains 2 parts: a speaking part to introduce the subject,a reading text after which pupils are supposed to...
View ArticleThe Very Hungry Caterpillar [Additional Materials]
This is the addition to the Power Point Presentation "The Very Hungry Caterpillar". It is a good idea to read the presentation in class and give this handout as homework. It's a great reading task for...
View ArticleThe Tiniest Flower
It is a story loosley based on the story The Littlest Pumpkin, but I've adapted it, changed it and made it for Valentine's Day. It can also be used for Mother's day. I use it when talking about...
View ArticleThe Simpsons: Family Tree Worksheet
I made this worksheet for my students to revise the vocabulary of family members. But instead of creating their own family tree, students can practice the vocab on a well-known family: The...
View ArticleNew York [Animated PowerPoint Presentation]
This animated PowerPoint is about New York. There are 15 slides. They describe the city's location, history, popular places to visit, New York's boroughs and their inhabitants. The info is short. You...
View ArticlePOSTER: 7 Perfect Activities to Teach the Past Perfect
Here's one more reference poster from our new 'Grammar' series, this time it's about the Past Perfect tense. You'll love these activities when the time comes to practice or review this tense with your...
View ArticleFrom Resumes to Proposals: Must-Do Projects for the Business ESL Class
So you’ve just been assigned your first Business ESL class. You’re feeling that excitement that comes from teaching a new curriculum and class, but you’re also nervous. You know how to teach a...
View ArticleWho Called and Said She’s Interested in Our Service? Teaching the Art of...
Recently I was working in the staff room at the university where I teach, running off copies before class when the staff room phone rang. Usually when it rings it turns out to be a wrong number, not...
View ArticlePOSTER: 7 Perfect Activities to Teach the Future Perfect
Need to practice or revise the Future Perfect tense? Here's our new reference poster from the 'Grammar' series that contains short, but oh so useful activities that you'll love! Click the image to view...
View ArticlePaper Airplane Facts
Get your students to write 5 or more facts about themselves, fold their piece of paper into a paper airplane then fly the plane across the room. Who ever it lands nearest to, picks up the airplane,...
View ArticleHave to Worksheet
Elementary worksheet. It will help your students recognize the affirmative, negative and interrogative form of "have to". This worksheet will also help students learn through a range of at least three...
View ArticleLinkers of Contrast Paraphrasing
A powerpoint presentation of the same sentence being paraphrased with different linkers of contrast (although, even though, despite, in spite of, on the other hand, whereas). After brainstorming each...
View ArticleWilliam Shakespeare and the Theatre of the Renaissance
It's a useful Power Point presentation about William Shakespeare's works and the theatre of the Renaissance. It helps students who study a bit of English literature to better understand the magic of...
View ArticleNumbers Worksheet [30-39]
Numbers worksheet from 30 to 39 is for teachers of English all around the world. The worksheet has full-page numbers from 30 to 39, the figure with its spelling.
View ArticleWord Search: Emotions
Use this Word Search to introduce or reinforce "Emotions" vocabulary. Use it as a fun "warmer" or as a fun homework assignment. Can your learners find all 18 words in only 12 minutes? Words include:...
View ArticleAdjectives: Match the Opposites
Here's a nice worksheet for beginners and elementary students. I used it as a test on the meaning of adjectives. First, students need to match the adjectives with pictures, and then match the...
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