Intermediate-Level Worksheets

'Have you ever' cards are an excellent way of increasing your students' fluency, while getting away from the text book.

Simply cut the cards out, place them upside-down on the desk, and get your students talking! If you encourage lots of follow-up questions, this activity is bound to really get your students talking.

A mixer activity is a great way to start the new year. This worksheet can be used in the first lesson back in January.

It's very simple to set up: there are ten 'find someone who' tasks, which will get your students talking to their classmates.

We have two versions of the worksheet. One has a focus more on Christmas, and the other has an emphasis more on the holiday and New Year.

This worksheet is ideal for lower-intermediate level classes.

Health-based lessons always go down well! This worksheet looks at some common expressions connected to health. These include: * to be on the mend * to be running a fever * to come down with the flu * to be as fit as a fiddle * to have a splitting headache This worksheet has idiom matching exercises, rewriting practice and lots of discussion. It's perfect for intermediate levels and above.

Do you have a new class or new student? This worksheet can be used to discover what his/her needs are for English.

This worksheet has a number of questions for your students to answer. Find out about their expectations for your classes. They can also tell you how they feel about their own English skills.

You could give it to the students before the course begins. Alternatively, you could put students in pairs, and have them interview each other.

We also have a business version of this worksheet.

Do your students share information about themselves on Facebook, or other similar social networking sites? Are they worried that other people can view private information about them?

This worksheet looks at the subject of privacy, and how it is becoming increasingly difficult to control one's online profile.

There is a short reading, with vocabulary and collocation exercises. The lesson rounds off with an extended discussion on the subject of online privacy.

This worksheet is written for intermediate to advanced-level students.

This worksheet looks at some common idioms, taking the word 'off' as the theme. Language covered includes: off color / colour off limits off the record off the beaten path / track off the cuff There is a lead-in question, followed by gap-fill exercises. Your students need to guess the meaning of the idioms and then rewrite sentences using the new expressions. The lesson rounds off with discussion questions, giving your students the chance to use the idioms in conversation.

Travel English worksheets always go down well in classes! This handout is ideal for students who might be staying abroad in a hotel in the future.

Topics include complaining about: a dripping cold tap / faucet, slow internet, blocked sinks and more. Your students need to be able to speak to the Duty Manager in reception to complain.

There is a conversation to practice, with vocabulary exercises and role-plays.

This worksheet is written for pre-intermediate classes.

This worksheet looks at some common idioms connected with color. Expressions include: * a white lie * red tape * the black market * a blue collar job * be tickled pink The worksheet has gap-fill exercises, where students need to guess the meaning of the idioms from context. There are further exercises to recycle the new language, followed by discussion questions, allowing your class to personalise the idioms. This worksheet is written for intermediate-level students and above.