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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Pre-Intermediate Error Cards (part 1)
Pre-Intermediate Error Cards (part 2)
Pre-Intermediate Error Cards (part 3)

Pre-Intermediate Error Cards

Structure: General Grammar Correction
Time: 20 min
Level: Pre-Intermediate
These error-correction cards are designed for use with our new Snakes and Ladders board. It's a fun way to improve your students' accuracy! There are lots of questions dealing with the most common mistakes made by pre-intermediate students. Topics covered include: - comparatives / superlatives - articles - as/as - Past Simple Passive - Past Simple regular / irregular - prepositions - Past Continuous / Progressive - telephone English - Present Perfect Simple - modals - -ed and -ing (bored/boring) - want ... and more! You'll need to download the Snakes and Ladders board to use with these cards.
Conditional Error Correction Cards (part 1)
Conditional Error Correction Cards (part 2)
Conditional Error Correction Cards (part 3)

Conditional Error Correction Cards

Structure: Conditionals
Time: 20 min
Level: Intermediate+

You can add these additional questions on the conditionals to any of our packs.

Remember that you don't have to use all the cards. Just add the ones which you think are the right level for your students.

Cards include questions on:

  • wish
  • if only
  • the 1st conditional
  • the 2nd conditional
  • the 3rd conditional

You need to add some or all of these cards to our other packs to make a full game.

Food for Thought (part 1)
Food for Thought (part 2)
Food for Thought (part 3)

Food for Thought

Structure: Idioms about Food
Time: 45 min
Level: Lower Intermediate
This worksheet looks at five common idioms concerning food. There are five different exercises which help to recycle the target language, and increase your students' confidence. The final part of this worksheet is a discussion which gives students the chance to personalise the language and work on fluency skills.
The Conditional Gambler (part 1)
The Conditional Gambler (part 2)
The Conditional Gambler (part 3)

The Conditional Gambler

Structure: Mixed Conditionals
Time: 30 min
Level: Int to Advanced

This error correction worksheet is a great for getting your students to analyse the language.

Your students have ten sentences, and some money to bet. How confident are they in their knowledge of conditionals?

This worksheet is designed for intermediate to advanced level students.

Idioms about Money (part 1)
Idioms about Money (part 2)
Idioms about Money (part 3)

Idioms about Money

Structure: Idioms about Money
Time: 30+ min
Level: Intermediate
This worksheet will build your students' knowledge of some common idioms concerning money. The phrases include: 'a rip-off', 'be made of money', 'to break even' and more. There are five different exercises, including discussion at the end. This worksheet is written for intermediate-level students, but can be adjusted for other classes as well.
Absolutely Fabulous (part 1)
Absolutely Fabulous (part 2)
Absolutely Fabulous (part 3)

Absolutely Fabulous

Structure: Absolutely Modifier
Time: 20 min
Level: Lower-intermediate and above

Get your students speak more interesting English. Instead of 'It's cold', teach them 'It's absolutely freezing!'

This is a great filler for intermediate and advanced levels. This worksheet has controlled exercises plus personalization.

Skills Check! (part 1)
Skills Check! (part 2)
Skills Check! (part 3)

Skills Check!

Structure: Can / Be able to
Time: - min
Level: Various
This illustrated worksheet can be used in many different ways. You could you use as a quiz to accompany our flashcards. Alternatively, students can interview a partner, using 'can you' questions. The worksheet can be used in the classroom, or set as homework. It's designed for lower-level students.
What do you look like?  (part 1)
What do you look like?  (part 2)
What do you look like?  (part 3)

What do you look like?

Structure: Describing People
Time: 30 min
Level: Elementary

This light-hearted worksheet is a great way to build basic communication skills for describing people. Your students will have the chance to build vocabulary, and even try out their describing skills by drawing mini-portraits! This worksheet is for elementary-level learners. There's an American and British-English version.