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Airport Vocabulary Builder (part 1)
Airport Vocabulary Builder (part 2)
Airport Vocabulary Builder (part 3)

Airport Vocabulary Builder

Structure: Travel
Time: 40 min
Level: Intermediate

Everyone likes to talk about travel. Perhaps your students have some opinions on airports they have been to?

This worksheet practices lots of vocabulary for travelling. We have two versions of this worksheet!

Healthy Phrasal Verbs (part 1)
Healthy Phrasal Verbs (part 2)
Healthy Phrasal Verbs (part 3)

Healthy Phrasal Verbs

Structure: Phrasal Verbs
Time: 30+ min
Level: Lower-Intermediate +
Health has been a big topic recently, and this worksheet looks at some vocabulary commonly used when talking about coughs and colds. This worksheet looks at:
  • come down with
  • get over
  • pass out
  • shake off
  • go round
  • give up
The worksheet starts off with a gap fill, followed by a consolidation exercise. The picture caption quiz recycles the language and the students can finish with discussion questions that use the target language in a freer context. This worksheet is written for pre-intermediate level students and above.
The History of Vaccination (part 1)
The History of Vaccination (part 2)
The History of Vaccination (part 3)

The History of Vaccination

Structure: Reading, Vocabulary & Discussion
Time: 60 min
Level: Upper-Intermediate to Advanced

The topic of getting vaccinated was a major talking point during the Covid-19 pandemic.

This worksheet looks at the history of vaccination - and how opposition to vaccination stretches back hundreds of years.

Following the lead-in question, there is a pre-reading task, a gap-fill reading, compression / vocabulary exercises and discussion.

This worksheet is written for upper-intermediate level students and above/

Coffee at Home (part 1)
Coffee at Home (part 2)
Coffee at Home (part 3)

Coffee at Home

Structure: Reading, Vocabulary & Discussion
Time: 60 min
Level: Upper-Intermediate to Advanced

Can your students start their day without a cup of coffee? Is it possible to make coffee at home that rivals the brew you would buy at a cafe?

This worksheet looks at (purportedly) the best way to make a proper cup of coffee.

Language studied includes:

  • a discerning palate
  • the rule of thumb
  • cost a fortune
  • an airtight container
  • ...and more

The lesson rounds off with a look at different kinds of coffee brewing methods. Can your students decide which they think is best for home?

With a reading, comprehension questions, vocabulary exercises and discussion, there are plenty of opportunities for your students to explore the topic of coffee and give their opinions.

Vocabulary Building : Binomials (part 1)
Vocabulary Building : Binomials (part 2)
Vocabulary Building : Binomials (part 3)

Vocabulary Building : Binomials

Structure: Idiomatic Language
Time: 45 min
Level: Upper-Intermediate +
Not sure what binomials are? Don't worry! It's just a fancy word for two words joined by 'and / or' in a fixed expression. Your students will study:
  • sick and tired
  • wine and dine
  • more or less
  • leaps and bounds
  • hands and knees
Following the warm-up, there is a gap fill exercises introducing the expressions. Subsequent exercises will consolidate the language with the lesson rounding off with discussion. This worksheet is written for upper-intermediate level students and above.
Appetite or Taste? (part 1)
Appetite or Taste? (part 2)
Appetite or Taste? (part 3)

Appetite or Taste?

Structure: Natural Expressions
Time: 40 min
Level: Intermediate +

Build your students' knowledge of some common expressions using 'taste' or 'appetite'.

Expressions studied include:

  • an acquired taste
  • lose your appetite
  • whet your appetite
  • in poor taste
  • no accounting for taste

The lesson has an opening quiz, consolidation questions, a caption matching quiz and discussion questions.

It's a great way to help your students learn some fun, natural English!

Meat-free Meat (part 1)
Meat-free Meat (part 2)
Meat-free Meat (part 3)

Meat-free Meat

Structure: Reading, Vocabulary & Discussion
Time: 60 min
Level: Upper-Intermediate to Advanced

Would your students enjoy a meat-free burger that's pink and juicy? Have they ever tried one?

This worksheet has vocabulary mix and match exercises, a gap-fill reading and discussion questions.

It's perfect for upper-intermediate and advanced students.

What are you in the mood for?

What are you in the mood for?

Structure: General Conversation
Time: 45 min
Level: Intermediate

Help your students sound more natural in their spoken English with this worksheet!

Your students can practice suggesting (and possibly rejecting) suggestions for where to go for lunch.

There is a lead-in discussion, vocabulary practice, a dialogue, comprehension questions, role-lay and further discussion.

This worksheet is written for intermediate level students.