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Standards of English (part 1)
Standards of English (part 2)
Standards of English (part 3)

Standards of English

Structure: Reading and Discussion
Time: 60 min
Level: Upper Inter / Advanced

Are you a stickler for correct English? Does it irritate you when you see signs which say 'Five items or less'? This worksheet looks at some of the most common errors made by native speakers of English.

There's a reading, vocabulary / idiom building exercises and discussion questions.

Find out if your advanced-level students have noticed a decline in standards of their own language!

Snakes and Ladders - The Board (part 1)
Snakes and Ladders - The Board (part 2)
Snakes and Ladders - The Board (part 3)

Snakes and Ladders - The Board

Structure: Error Correction
Time: 30 min
Level: All
Our snakes and ladders game is a great way to help your students improve while having fun! Use our error-correction question packs in conjunction with the board. You can mix and match packs of questions to suit the level and needs of your students. We have lots of separate question card packs which you can download and use in your classes. Play a game today with your students!
Gerund and Infinitive Cards (part 1)
Gerund and Infinitive Cards (part 2)
Gerund and Infinitive Cards (part 3)

Gerund and Infinitive Cards

Structure: Verbs taking Gerund / Infinitive
Time: 30 min
Level: Upper Int and Advanced

Upper-level students always need additional practice of gerunds and infinitives.

Verbs include: try / stop / remember / suggest / recommend / insist ... and much more!

You'll need to download our Snakes and Ladders board to use with these cards.

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.
Reality TV (part 1)
Reality TV (part 2)
Reality TV (part 3)

Reality TV

Structure: Reading and Discussion
Time: 90 min
Level: Upper Int / Advanced

Reality TV shows make such a good topic for reading and discussion!

Are these kind of shows just junk? Or do your students find them addictive viewing? Find out with this upper-level worksheet.

There's a reading, idiom work, debating, collocations and lots of discussion.

It's great for upper-intermediate and advanced-level students.

The Psychology of Supermarkets (part 1)
The Psychology of Supermarkets (part 2)
The Psychology of Supermarkets (part 3)

The Psychology of Supermarkets

Structure: Reading and Discussion
Time: 60 min
Level: Pre-Intermediate+
Why do we shop at supermarkets? Price and convenience are two reasons, but there might also be more subtle reasons. This lower-level worksheet looks at some of the psychological tactics that supermarkets use to get us to spend more. There's a reading, which comprehension questions, practice of gerunds and infinitives plus lots of discussion.
Looking Back (part 1)
Looking Back (part 2)
Looking Back (part 3)

Looking Back

Structure: Wish and Regret
Time: 60 min
Level: Intermediate
This worksheet is a great way to improve your students' confidence and fluency when talking about regrets. It looks at both 'I wish I had...' and 'I regret ..ing'. There are seven different exercises to help your students. There's reading, practice exercises, vocabulary building and discussion. This lesson is written for intermediate level students, but can be adjusted to suit other classes.
What might have happened? (part 1)
What might have happened? (part 2)
What might have happened? (part 3)

What might have happened?

Structure: Modals (could have, might have etc.)
Time: 45-60 min
Level: Intermediate
This two-page worksheet takes crime as the theme of the lesson. There's been a murder. What might have happened? There is a warm-up, a conversation, a grammar quiz, and speaking exercises. This worksheet is great for improving your students' speculation skills. They will quickly become comfortable with 'He must have', 'can't have' and other such phrases.