Spelling practice at the KS1 level with National Curriculum spelling words, learning the difference between ‘ue’ or ‘ew’. Resource includes 3 worksheets to practice 10 words: 1 - look, cover, write 2 - sort into 2 categories 3 - complete the blanks with ‘ue’ or ‘ew’

Spelling practice at the KS2 level with National Curriculum spelling words, learning the difference between ‘dge’ or ‘ge’. Resource includes 3 worksheets to practice 10 words: 1 - look, cover, write 2 - sort into 2 categories 3 - complete the blanks with ‘dge’ or ‘ge’

Spelling practice at the KS2 level with National Curriculum spelling words, practising spelling of words with a silent ‘k’. Resource includes 2 worksheets to practice 10 words: 1 - look, cover, write 3 - complete the blanks with ‘kn’

Spelling practice at the KS2 level with National Curriculum spelling words, practising words with ‘ough’ 1 worksheet: Look, cover, write

Worksheet on use of indirect questions Includes: - grammar chart demonstrating clear word order and the difference between direct and indirect questions - language chunks for indirect questions (ie. could you tell me, i was wondering if…) - 12 practice questions

Printable board game (2 files - page 1 and page 2) - print and assemble To practise use of conditional verb forms and language about beauty and fashion. Ideal as part of a unit with vocab on beauty and language.

This can be used for either an ESL class to encourage discussion or a teen class related to entrepreneurial activities. It’s a worksheet with open ended questions to help students in small groups come up with a business idea. This should be discussed thoroughly in order to have a very clear idea that can be presented to the rest of the class. Extension idea - have students create an advert for their new business

ESL Speaking activity about global issues and disasters, such as earthquakes, famine, and floods. PDF file to be projected or printed as handouts. Includes a series of images depicting natural disasters. Lesson: - With students, brainstorm natural disaster words students already know. Make sure the following words get covered: earthquake, flood, famine, landslide, avalanche, drought. - Project the images on a screen or hand out printed copies. Students are to discuss each image addressing the questions what, when, where why and how. Depending on the level, this can be great practice of modals of certainty/probability. - After the images, the next slide is an FCE style speaking task - a question with different ideas to discuss, followed by a follow-up question - The final slide is a series of questions for further discussion about natural disasters in general

Powerpoint presentation with integrated youtube video Topic: Body language Target audience: Teen ESL learners Lesson: START - first slide - general discussion questions about what body language is VOCAB - move forwards to video - first slide has a list with blanks. Tell students to write this in their notebook and fill it in while waiting. Play the video - students need to write the word if they know it Check - make sure all students understand what the words mean Brainstorm other body language words PAIRWORK Students are asked to brainstorm at least one adjective that connects to each body language word (for example sad - frown) Move to the next slide and collect students’ ideas. The point here is not right or wrong answers, but for students to remember what the words mean and to justify why they associate each action/gesture with the adjective. CLASS OR SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION Move to the last slide - as a class or in small groups, have students discuss the questions which all relate to body language

Presentation and handout about Canadian landscapes. Includes vocabulary to discuss Canadian landscapes, maps and images for discussion. Also includes basic facts about Canada for students to discuss what interests them, how it’s different from their own country, etc. Final slide includes a list of discussion questions. Ideal for a teenage or adult ESL group.

A quiz to follow on my individual times tables drills worksheets. The quiz is divided into two sections: single digits and double digits. There are a total of 24 questions in each section, 48 total questions.

A worksheet for young children to continue practising their numbers. Children need to count the balloons and write the number. Numbers 1 - 9 are written at the bottom to help prompt children.

3 worksheets to use for low level learners or ESL pupils, to practise the correct present and past forms of ‘be’ 1: completed colour coded table presenting grammar - blue for present, green for past - with gap fill questions for each pronoun on each side of the table. Pupils do not have to decide if the sentence is present or past as all present are organised below the present grammar table, and all past are below the past grammar table 2: same colour coded grammar table as above, but with missing words: pupils must complete the table with the missing words (am, is, are, was, were), then complete 10 gap fill questions based on the table. Present and past are mixed, and some require the pronoun, some the verb to be completed. 3: 2 quizzes - this sheet should be cut in half so that pupils’ answers are not influenced by the other quiz. It can be used as a starter to check ability, or after the first 2 in order to test new skills

Speaking exercise for English language learners, to be projected on a screen and/or printed as a handout. Topic: SPORT Each picture has 2 pages - the first is an image alone for students to describe, the second has specific questions to answer in relation to the picture. Pictures cover different sports and include mixes of male and female players, individual and groups, to allow a wide use of language.

Speaking exercises in the format of the English speaking exam, part of the Polish Matura exam (similar to A-levels). Includes all parts on the topic of restaurants: starter questions, pictures to discuss and follow-up questions. The worksheet is set up in a way that it can be used in pairs to practise exam-style speaking questions. Please note: instructions are in Polish as done on the actual exam, so this is rather only suitable for Polish students!