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  1. Using the Word LikeUsing the Word Like
    This 12-page worksheet is to practice and revise the verb and adjective ‘LIKE’. It consists of 16 different exercises (likes & dislikes - like, would you like or do you like - asking for description - like or what ... like - questions, etc. It includes an Answer KEY.
  2. Prepositional PhrasesPrepositional Phrases
      This 13-page grammar guide includes prepositional phrases to learn about or review. It contains the most important prepositional phrases with ‘at’, ‘by’, ‘for’, ‘from’, ‘in’, ‘off’, ‘on’, ‘out of’, ‘to’, ‘under, ‘up to’, ‘with’, within’, &lsq ...
  3. Professions-Jobs VocabularyProfessions-Jobs Vocabulary
      This worksheet contains a list of 10 professions or jobs. Students observe the pictures for each one, then complete the sentences by filling in the blanks using capital letters and completing the missing letters to match the pictures.
  4. Teaching Prepositions Of Movement — Free ESL Lesson PlanTeaching Prepositions Of Movement — Free ESL Lesson Plan
      This free ESL lesson plan covers how to use prepositions of movement and direction to help elementary-level students grasp the usage of to, toward, from, and away from. To help students understand these concepts, this lesson spends a substantial portion of the slides walking through various examples of prepositions of movement. Students will have plenty of opportu ...
  5. Linkedin Multiple ChoiceLinkedin Multiple Choice
        This multiple-choice cloze test is for students of English as a Second language at Level: B2 (upper-intermediate). This worksheet is helpful for tests such as FCE and IELTS and consists of 5 pages, and includes the answer key.
  1. Talk for a MinuteTalk for a Minute
    This ppt is a good game for your students to practice speaking for one minute on one of the topics that they are going to choose by luck, it is appropriate for a conversation class ( beginner- intermediate), I hope you enjoy it, it 's very interesting.
  2. Songs To Study English 2Songs To Study English 2
    This Teacher's resource pack contains 16 songs to study (and - I hope - to speak) English. I used them during my lessons, made some corrections and finally decided to share. The structure of the pack is: Teacher's notes for a song followed by a students' page (worksheet). Unlike Songs To Study English 1, you can use more games and other activities with songs. That's why Appendix was added. I ...
  3. Christmas Materials Package 2010: Tons of ActivitiesChristmas Materials Package 2010: Tons of Activities
    Here's a huge 41-page Christmas materials package kindly provided by www.learnwell.fi (also publicly available from their website) that is filled with dozens of ready-to-print Christmas materials, seasonal exercises on vocabulary and grammar, Christmas dialogues and more. Download it and see for yourself - and you won't be disappointed! Merry Christmas! Activities include: Christmas board game ...
  4. Christmas BookletChristmas Booklet
    In this booklet designed for my primary school pupils, who study English for five years, there are some of the most beautiful Christmas songs (Oh Christmas Tree, Jingle Bells, Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer, We Wish You a Merry Christmas, White Christmas, Happy Christmas) and fun activities (color by number, riddle, crossword puzzle, write a letter for Santa, Christmas acrostic write, read and ...
  5. Animal RiddlesAnimal Riddles
    Elementary worksheet consisting of 21 riddles. Students or teams of students read the riddles to each other and the other team has to guess. Focuses on reading aloud, pronunciation, listening, listening comprehension and team work. Enjoy!

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