I am a long time ESL teacher and KS2/KS3 tutor. I create professional handouts and activities which do not require any alteration, simply print and copy. I make my resources user-friendly, meaning they are easy for pupils to understand, effective at teaching the target skill and entertaining for pupils to use. Where colour is used, the worksheets generally can successfully be printed in black and white unless otherwise stated.
I am a long time ESL teacher and KS2/KS3 tutor. I create professional handouts and activities which do not require any alteration, simply print and copy. I make my resources user-friendly, meaning they are easy for pupils to understand, effective at teaching the target skill and entertaining for pupils to use. Where colour is used, the worksheets generally can successfully be printed in black and white unless otherwise stated.
Spelling practice at the KS2 level with National Curriculum spelling words, practising words with ‘ie’ and ‘ei’ spellings
Resource includes 3 worksheets to practice 20 words:
1 - look, cover, write for words with ‘ei’
2 - look, cover, write for words with ‘ie’
3 - complete the blanks with ‘ie’ or 'ei, all 20 words mixed up
Speaking practice for young learners of English at the A1-A2 level. I could also be used for extra revision for young B1 pupils.
It’s a guessing game for pupils to practice proper formation using past simple questions (Did you…?) and answers (Yes, I did / No, I didn’t). It can then be followed by a speaking or writing exercise in which the pupils must make full sentences about one person.
Game Play:
Prepare one game board per pupil.
Pre-teach any necessary vocabulary. Remind pupils that in yes/no questions, they do not need to change the verb form.
Player A decides who she/he is from the board, and keeps it secret.
Player B asks yes/no questions to guess who player A is.
To guess the name, pupils should be encouraged to use full question form - ‘Are you [name]?’ rather than simply saying the name (you know, extra practice and all!)
Switch roles and repeat.
verbs used:
eat, drink, laugh, cry, go, look for, see
other vocabulary:
biscuit/cookie, mushroom, tea, water, beach, forest/wood, key, book, caterpillar, hare
**Note: this activity complements vocabulary from Alice in Wonderland. Look at my other resources to find more games and activities part of this same unit on past tenses and Alice in Wonderland.
Practise of key word transformation exercises found on the FCE exam. Questions follow exam format and cover a range of grammar and vocabulary.
**For ESL learners, but can also be used to improve grammar of teenagers!
Review of the rules including example sentences and structured practice.
Exercises using a mix of conditional forms to practice structure and comprehension.
Times Tables Drills
- Worksheets for pupils to drill their times tables
- Sheet 1: fill in the blank with the solution (eg. 2 x 4 = _____)
- Sheet 2: fill in the blank with the missing variable (eg. 2 x _____ = 8)
100 grammar questions aimed towards teenage ESL learners, covering a range of grammar skills including tenses, comparatives, modals, among other skills.
Suitable for a first lesson level check, or to be used before a cumulative exam. Skills are grouped together, so it could also be used as an ongoing handout.
Spelling practice at the KS1 level with National Curriculum spelling words, learning the difference between ‘oi’ or ‘oy’.
Resource includes 3 worksheets to practice 10 words:
1 - look, cover, write
2 - sort into 2 categories
3 - complete the blanks with ‘oi’ or ‘oy’
Spelling practice at the KS2 level with National Curriculum spelling words, learning the difference between words ending ‘al’ or ‘el’.
Resource includes 3 worksheets to practice 10 words:
1 - look, cover, write
2 - sort into 2 categories
3 - complete the blanks with ‘al’ or ‘el’
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.
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!
Cut the sheet in half, give one half to each pair or group of 3.
Each pair/group needs a dice. Roll and discuss the topic.
Alternate - roll and ask partner a question related to that topic.
Spelling practice at the KS1 level with National Curriculum spelling words, learning the difference between ‘ee’ and ‘ea’.
Resource includes 3 worksheets to practice 12 homophones:
1 - look, cover, write
2 - sort into 2 categories
3 - complete the blanks with ‘ee’ and ‘ea’
22 challenging GCSE words
1 - Cut out word segments, pupils must assemble words
2 - Fill in the blanks with words from the cut out activity
3 - Look, cover, write activity with the above words
2 activity types: fill in the blank with words from a box and choose the correct alternative
Suitable for reinforcing correct verb agreement (she is, they are) with low level primary children. Also suitable for ESL learners and SEN pupils.
Fun practice for your ESL/EFL students with an often dreaded grammar point - conditionals! A lot of the vocab utilises topics related to beauty and appearance, amongst other topics. The two board pages are meant to be attached side-by-side. Ideally, print them, then place on a photocopier together and make yourself some A3 sized copies. The sheet of cards are to be printed double-sided and placed upside down near the board.
Included are pdf files plus editable docx files, so that you can change some of the discussion topics to suite your group.
Game Play:
As with a typical board game, students take turns rolling a die and moving around the board. They must talk about the different topics on the board as they land on the spaces. Depending on your class, you may add a more competitive element here - make them time each other to talk for 30 seconds or 1 minute, if they succeed then they get to stay on the square, if they fail then they have to move back 1 space. On ‘NEGOTIATE’ squares, the student takes one of the cards and must follow the instructions. Encourage use of conditionals at this point (if you do my homework, I’ll buy you an ice cream). The first person to reach the end wins.
2 versions, but all same questions
Students should mingle and ask each other questions in order to fill in the squares with a name. The person to get a full line first wins.
This is ideal for the first lesson of an adult ESL group so that students (and teacher) can get to know each other, and refresh their speaking skills in a relaxed manner before proper lessons begin.
