Quick Fillers
Many teachers dread running out of materials in a lesson. If you're looking for something to fill a twenty-minute space in your class, try some of these!
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I fell asleep!
Structure:
During & While
Time:
45 min
Level:
Lower Intermediate
Do you have students who mix up 'during' and 'while' - or who never use the word 'during'?
This worksheet has a conversation, practice exercises, and a 'Find someone who' mingling exercise.
It's great for lower-level students.
Congratulations!
Structure:
Natural Expressions
Time:
45 min
Level:
Pre-Intermediate
Do your students know how to react when they receive good news?
This worksheet looks at some natural English expressions used when giving and receiving good news.
There's a conversation and practice exercises.
This worksheet is great for lower-intermediate level students.
I'm starving!
Structure:
Modifiers
Time:
45 min
Level:
Elementary
This worksheet looks at 'modifiers' such as 'really', 'pretty', 'fairly' and 'not very'.
There's a gap-fill conversation, followed by practice exercises. The worksheet rounds off with an interview exercise, so that the students can personalise the language, and find out the opinions of their classmates.
This worksheet is written for elementary-level students.
What a dreadful movie!
Structure:
So and Such
Time:
45 min
Level:
Pre-Intermediate
This worksheet looks at the difference between 'so' and 'such'.
Taking movies as the theme, there's a conversation, with practice exercises and lots of chances for your students to personalise the language.
Your students will also pick up new vocabulary and phrases such as 'a wooden actor', 'the plot', 'a predictable ending' and more.
This worksheet is written for lower-intermediate level students.
Sentence Race
Structure:
Present Simple
Time:
10 min
Level:
Elementary
This card game is designed to demonstrate to students how they can make many different questions using the Present Simple.
It's a great motivating exercise, with students understanding how much they can already say in English.
These cards are designed for elementary-level students.
Peter Lockwood
Structure:
Present Simple
Time:
20 min
Level:
Elementary
This information gap exercise is an easy way to improve your students' accuracy with Present Simple question forms.
The students each have half the information on Peter's day. They need to form questions correctly to find the missing information.
** This worksheet has been updated with a question-writing section for students who need additional practice of the target language. **
For elementary-level students.
Phrasal Verbs: Relationships
Structure:
Phrasal Verbs (General)
Time:
30 min
Level:
Intermediate
Phrasal verb worksheet. Deals with: break up, get on with, get over and more. There are lots of different practice exercises, which are bound to get your students going!
Ideal as a one-off lesson. For intermediate-level students, but can be adjusted for other classes.
Learning Languages
Structure:
Fluency Builder / Discussion
Time:
45 min
Level:
Intermediate
Do your students get frustrated when learning English? This worksheet will give them a change to air their grievances!
The topic is learning languages (not just English) and there is a questionnaire, followed by discussion questions.
This worksheet is written for intermediate-level classes, but can be adjusted for students of other levels.