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Adjective + Preposition
Find someone who questionnaire to practise adjective and preposition combinations

Adjectives (-ed or -ing)
Worksheet to practise the difference between -ed and -ing adjective endings

Adverbs of frequency
Communicative pair work activity to practise how often and adverbs of frequency

Business board game
Board game for fluency practice in a business context

Comparative adjectives
Activity to present or practise the form and function of comparative adjectives

Comparative adverbs
Sentence completion worksheet to practise comparative adverbs

Conditionals - First (1)
Sentence matching activity to practise the first conditional

Conditionals - First (2)
Sentence completion worksheet to practise the first conditional

Conditionals - First and second (1)
Board game for communicative practice of first and second conditionals

Conditionals - First and second (2)
Activity to present the difference between first and second conditionals

Conditionals - First and second (3)
Activity to present the difference between first and second conditionals

Conditionals - Third
Text-based activity for presentation or practice of the third conditional

Conditionals - First, second and third
Activity to present the difference between first, second and third conditionals

Conversation - Cinema
Questions for a discussion or debate about film and cinema

Conversation - Internet
Issues for a discussion or debate about the internet

Conversation - Love and marriage
Questions for a discussion or debate about love and marriage

Conversation - Travel
Questions for a discussion about travel and holidays

Conversation topics
List of topics to find common interests for discussion

Crazy dictation (1)
Activity to present language for making appointments, and to practise listening and pronunciation skills

Crazy dictation (2)
Activity to present language for making arrangements, and to practise listening and pronunciation skills

Crazy dictation (3)
Activity to practise the past simple tense, and to practise listening and pronunciation skills

Disappearing sentence (1)
Game to increase awareness of correct sentence structure

Disappearing sentence (2)
Game to increase awareness of correct sentence structure

Disappearing sentence (3)
Game to increase awareness of correct sentence structure

For or Since?
Worksheet to practise expressions of time with for and since

Future board game
Board game for communicative practice of different future forms

Gerund or Infinitive?
Worksheet to practise using gerund or infinitive after different verbs

Introductions
Getting to know you communicative pair work questionnaire

Kids - Can for ability
A questionnaire for communicative practise of can for ability

Kids - Clothes wordsearch
Wordsearch to practise clothing vocabulary and spelling

Kids - Have got
Questionnaire for communicative practice of have got

Kids - How much/many?
Activity for communicative practice of how much and how many

Kids - Places
Questionnaire for communicative practice of places in a town

Kids - Shopping roleplays
Roleplay activity to practise making requests in a shop, food vocabulary, some and any, numbers and prices and how much / many

Kids - Treasure hunt
Energetic activity for kids to practise classroom vocabulary and colours

Kids - Weather wordsearch
Wordsearch to practise weather vocabulary and spelling

Modals of obligation - broken sentences
Activity to present or practise the form and function of modals of obligation

Modals of obligation
Worksheet to practise the difference between have to, don't have to, must and mustn't

Negotiating
Activity to practise language of negotiating and the second conditional

Passive
Sentence matching activity to practise the form of the passive

Past simple (1)
Find someone who questionnaire to practise irregular past tense and questions

Past simple (2)
Pair work questionnaire for communicative practice of the past simple tense in the context of holidays

Past simple - was and were
Find someone who questionnaire to practise was and were in a business context

Past simple board game
Board game for communicative practice of the past simple tense

Past simple or present perfect?
Worksheet to practise the difference between the past simple and present perfect tenses

Past simple questions
Worksheet to practise past simple questions

Phrasal verbs - broken sentences
Activity to present the form of separable phrasal verbs

Preferences / Comparative adjectives
Communicative activity to practise language for expressing preferences and comparative adjectives

Prepositions of place and time
Worksheet to practise prepositions of place and time

Present and past grammar gambling
Group work activity to present or review present and past tenses

Present continuous and simple
Worksheet to practise present simple and present continuous questions and responses

Present perfect - finished / unfinished time
Worksheet to practise the use of expressions of finished and unfinished time with the present perfect and past simple tenses

Present perfect - have you ever?
Find someone who questionnaire to practise Have you ever...?

Present perfect - Liar!
Communicative group work activity to practise the present prefect tense

Present perfect - simple and continuous
Activity to practise the difference between present perfect simple and continuous tenses

Present perfect - been and gone
Worksheet to practise the difference between been and gone

Present perfect board game
Board game for communicative practice of present perfect questions and responses

Present perfect continuous
Questionnaire for communicative practice of the present perfect continuous tense

Present simple - broken sentences
Activity to present or practise the present simple tense

Present simple board game
Board game for communicative practice of present simple questions and responses

Presentation
Activity to practise language for making a presentation and sequencing

Professions
Group work activity to practise job vocabulary and asking for information with indirect questions

Question circle
Group work activity to practise asking and answering questions

Questions (subject / object)
Sentence matching activity to present or practise the difference between subject and object questions

Questions
Worksheet to practise the form of questions in different tenses

Relative clauses - Call my bluff!
Communicative game to practise relative clauses

Reported questions
Worksheet to practise reported questions

Reported speech
Communicative activity to present or practise reported speech, and develop listening skills

Shopping roleplays
Roleplay activity to practise asking for and giving information and making requests in a shop

Superlative adjectives
Pair work questionnaire activity to practise superlative adjectives

Tag questions
Sentence matching activity to practise tag questions

Telephoning
Matching activity to practise telephoning language

Used to
Activity to present and practise used to in the context of inventions

Vocabulary - American and British English
Matching activity to practise some differences between British and American English vocabulary

Vocabulary - Body parts / gestures
Activity to practise body parts vocabulary and imperatives, and to present gestures

Vocabulary - Film adjectives
Matching activity to present and practise adjectives related to films

Vocabulary - Shops
Activity to practise shopping vocabulary

Writing - Narrative tenses
Activity to practise writing with narrative tenses