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Title
Your Health
Target Structure
Idiom / Vocabulary Building
Level
Intermediate +
Time
45 minutes
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Description
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.

 


 

Title
Fluency Builder: Time Expressions
Target Structure
Vocabulary & Speaking: Time
Level
Intermediate +
Time
45 minutes
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Description
This worksheet is in two parts.

The first page looks at 'It's time to Go' vs 'It's time we went'. There are two short conversations, followed by a speaking practice exercise.

The worksheet also looks at other common time expressions including:

* for the time being
* it's only a matter of time
* have the time of your life
* from time to time

...and more.

The lesson rounds off with discussion questions using the target language.

 


 

Title
What are we going to get Joe?
Target Structure
Idiomatic Language
Level
Intermediate
Time
45 minutes
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Description
Help build your students' knowledge of common expressions with this conversation / discussion worksheet.

Expressions studied include:

- have your heart set on something
- peer pressure
- feel left out
- affect your grades
- sound someone out ... and more.

There is a birthday-related lead in, followed by vocabulary work, a conversation, comprehension questions and discussion.

This worksheet is written for intermediate-level students.

 


 

Title
All About 'Play
Target Structure
Idiom Building, Vocabulary, Discussion
Level
Intermediate
Time
40 minutes
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Description
Build your students' knowledge of idiomatic English with this worksheet!

Your students will learn expressions including:

* play it safe
* play it by ear
* play a joke on someone
* play by rules
* play second fiddle to someone

The lesson opens with a gap fill quiz, where your students can speculate on the meaning. This is followed by a caption quiz to consolidate the expressions.

The lesson rounds off with discussion questions, allowing your class to personalise the language.

This lesson is written for intermediate-level students.

 


 

Title
I love the hustle and bustle!
Target Structure
Idiomatic Language
Level
Intermediate and above
Time
45 minutes
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Description
Help your students to sound more natural in their speech patterns!

This worksheet looks at two-word fixed phrases - sometimes called binomials.

Examples covered include:

* safe and sound
* peace and quiet
* null and void
* nip and tuck
* kiss and make up

After the lead-in, there is a gap-fill quiz, where your students need to guess the second half of each phrase, along with the meaning.

This is followed by additional vocabulary practice and discussion questions.

If you're looking for an extra challenge for your class, we have included some cards to cut up with additional phrases for your students to match.



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