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Keeping New Year's Resolutions (part 1)
Keeping New Year's Resolutions (part 2)
Keeping New Year's Resolutions (part 3)

Keeping New Year's Resolutions

Structure: Reading and Speaking
Time: 60 min
Level: Elementary
This worksheet is great for the first day back after the Christmas / New Year break. There's collocation building, with a short, graded reading, followed by vocabulary building and speaking practice. This is an elementary-level worksheet. We also have an advanced handout on resolutions, which has a more challenging text.
Good Intentions (part 1)
Good Intentions (part 2)
Good Intentions (part 3)

Good Intentions

Structure: Reading and Discussion
Time: 60 min
Level: Upper Int / Adv

This is a great worksheet for a lesson in early January with high-level students.

There is a reading exercise, collocation / idiom practice followed by speaking activities, with a role-play and discussion questions.

This worksheet is an excellent way to start the year!

Space Exploration (part 1)
Space Exploration (part 2)
Space Exploration (part 3)

Space Exploration

Structure: Reading and Discussion
Time: 60 min
Level: Advanced

Is space exploration really worth the expense and danger? This worksheet looks at some of the issues.

There's a quick quiz, vocabulary exercises, a reading passage and discussion questions. It's not technical, and will provoke lively discussion among students.

This worksheet is designed for advanced level students. However, it can be adjusted for other levels.

A Relaxing Vacation (part 1)
A Relaxing Vacation (part 2)
A Relaxing Vacation (part 3)

A Relaxing Vacation

Structure: Present Continuous
Time: 60 min
Level: Elementary
This worksheet gives lots of practice of the Present Continuous (Present Progressive) tense. There's a conversation, plus lots of different exercises, teaching the target structure as well as common vacation collocations. Your students will also get lots of chances to speak. This worksheet is for elementary students.
Exchanging Opinions (part 1)
Exchanging Opinions (part 2)
Exchanging Opinions (part 3)

Exchanging Opinions

Structure: Agreeing, Disagreeing, Giving Opinions
Time: 60 min
Level: Pre-Intermediate
This business-English worksheet is a great way to get your students more comfortable at expressing their opinions, agreeing and disagreeing in English. There is a fill-in-the-gaps conversation, followed by exercises practising the new expressions. Finally, there are three different role-plays, where your students get the chance to have 'mock meetings' with their classmates. This worksheet is for intermediate students, but can be adapted for other levels.
English Spelling (part 1)
English Spelling (part 2)
English Spelling (part 3)

English Spelling

Structure: Reading and Discussion
Time: 60 min
Level: Pre-Intermediate+
Do your students struggle with English spelling rules? This worksheet will give them the chance to voice their frustration! There is a gap-fill reading, with comprehension questions and collocation exercises. The worksheet rounds of with a set of discussion questions. This is a great way to build your students' vocabulary and improve their discussion skills.
Alternative Investments (part 1)
Alternative Investments (part 2)
Alternative Investments (part 3)

Alternative Investments

Structure: Reading and Discussion
Time: 60 min
Level: Pre-Intermediate+
Do you students invest? Or do they prefer to save money at a bank? This worksheet looks at some alternative options to the usual deposit accounts and stock portfolios. Have your students ever thought of investing in wine, paintings or toys? There's a reading, with preposition practice and lots of discussion. The worksheet is ideal for both business and general English classes.
Restaurant Reviews (part 1)
Restaurant Reviews (part 2)
Restaurant Reviews (part 3)

Restaurant Reviews

Structure: Reading and Discussion
Time: 60 min
Level: Intermediate
This lesson has two different readings based on restaurant reviews. As well as the readings, there are lots of follow-up exercises, including discussion on good and bad restaurants. Food and restaurants is a topic that really can't go wrong - everyone has an opinion, making this lesson a great way to build your students' vocabulary and fluency.