Culture, intercultural communication, cross-cultural communication

Adjectives to describe feelings, emotions

Adjectives to describe personality and character

Adjectives: Gradable / Non-gradable adjectives

Articles: Definite or indefinite article (a, an or the)

BE + infinitive structures (e.g. he was to become famous)

Clauses of contrast (e.g.  although, while)

Clauses of purpose (e.g. in order to, so that, so as to)

Clauses of reason (e.g. because, because of, due to, as, since)

Cleft sentences (e.g. It's Joey we're looking for)

Comparison: Comparative adjectives and structures

Comparison: Superlative adjectives and structures

Conditional 2 (second conditional) - would

Conditionals: Conditional phrases (e.g. unless, provided that, as long as)

Conjunctions (aka connectives, e.g. and, but, or, so, then)

Contractions (shortened forms, e.g. don't, aren't, etc.)

Determiners (words that can come before nouns)

Formal and informal English (politeness or colloquial language)

Future perfect continuous (progressive) tense

Future perfect simple and continuous (progressive) tense

Future phrases (e.g. be about to, bound to, likely to, due to, set to + INF)

Homonyms (two words with the same pronunciation - homophones and homographs)

It as preparatory subject (e.g. it's raining, it's nice of you to)

Linking verbs (aka copulas, e.g. I am a student)

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how to accuse somebody of something in English

how to apologize, say sorry, forgive and express regret in English

how to ask for information and make inquiries in English

how to ask for something, make requests in English

how to blame somebody for something in English

how to defend yourself from criticism in English

how to deny or admit something in English

how to describe things or people in English

how to emphasize important things in English

how to encourage or discourage people in English

how to evaluate people or progress in English

how to express agreement /disagreement in English

how to express approval and disapproval  in English

how to express cause and effect in English

how to express interest in something in English

how to express likelihood, probability in English

how to express likes and dislikes in English

how to express sequence and chronology in English

how to express shock and disbelief in English

how to express sympathy and condolences in English

how to give permission, authorization in English

how to inform somebody about some news in English

how to interpret what was said in English

how to keep a conversation going in English

how to make guesses about something in English

how to make, accept and refuse offers in English

how to order or make a booking in English

how to persuade, convince people in English

how to praise people and express appreciation in English

how to reassure somebody of something in English

how to refuse and object to something in English

how to remind people of something in English

how to rephrase, paraphrase what was said in English

how to say thank you, express gratitude in English

Nouns: Collective nouns (team, class, family, committee)

Nouns: Proper nouns (names of people, cities, companies)

Oxymorons (phrases with words of contradictory meaning, e.g. living dead)

Participles: Past participle (e.g. HAVING DONE)

Participles: Present participle (e.g. DOING)

Parts of Speech (aka word classes, e.g. nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs)

Past perfect continuous (progressive) tense

Phonetics (pronunciation, IPA, phonetic symbols)

Plural nouns: regular plurals with S ending

Prefixes (e.g. A, UN, IM, DIS, MIS, EN, etc. )

Prepositions vs adverbs (e.g. before me, saw him before.)

Prepositions: Double prepositions (e.g. out of)

Prepositions: Participle prepositions (e.g. pending, concerning)

Prepositions: Phrase prepositions (e.g. by means of)

Present perfect continuous (progressive) tense

Present perfect simple or present continuous tense

Present simple tense: S for third person singular verbs

Present simple vs continuous (progressive) tense

Pronouns: EACH OTHER, ONE ANOTHER (reciprocal pronouns)

Pronouns: Possessive pronouns (e.g. my, mine)

Pronouns: Reflexive pronouns (e.g. myself, yourself))

Pronouns: SOMEBODY, ANYBODY, EVERYBODY, NO ONE, NOTHING, etc.

Pronouns: THIS, THAT, THESE, THOSE (demonstratives)

Pronouns: YOU and THEY to talk about people in general

Quantifiers (e.g. some, many, much, any, few, little)

Questions: WH questions (open-ended questions)

Reported speech: reported questions (indirect questions)

There is / there are / there was / there were / there will be, etc.

Verbs: Transitive or intransitive verbs (words that can or cannot stand with objects)

Working with Paragraphs: ordering, titling

Role play, miming, drama activity or improv game

Pictionary (picture dictionary) or picture matching

Writing an opinion essay (persuasive essay)

Learners who are Pre-A1 have just begun learning English and will first learn how to:<ul><li>Say the letters in the alphabet and numbers</li><li>Say hello, talk about names and age</li><li>Name the colors and dates, express likes and dislikes</li></ul>

Absolute beginners who have begun to learn the letters and numbers

Learners taking the A1 Elementary exam should be able to:<ul><li>Introduce themselves and ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, things he/she has, people he/she knows.</li><li>Communicate using very basic phrases as long as the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: common adjectives & adverbs of frequency, going to, how much/how many, imperatives, I'd like, 's – possessive, common prepositions of place and time, present simple & continuous, there is/are</li></ul>

A very basic tourist level, which is enough for buying food and a bus ticket

Learners taking the A2 Pre-intermediate exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand sentences and frequently used expressions (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment).</li><li>Complete tasks that are routine and exchange information about familiar matters.</li><li>Describe matters of immediate need in simple terms.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: countable/uncountable nouns, adverbs of frequency, future will/going to, much/many, present perfect, past simple, past continuous, common phrasal verbs, common modals: can/should</li></ul>

A tourist who can do basic conversations about the past, present and future

Learners taking the B1 Intermediate exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand points regarding family, work, school or leisure-related topics.</li><li>Deal with most travel situations in areas where the language is spoken.</li><li>Create simple texts on topics of personal interest.</li><li>Describe experiences, events, dreams, and ambitions, as well as opinions or plans in brief.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: question tags, intensifiers: too/enough, future tenses, past tenses, modals, conditionals, wh-questions in the past</li></ul>

Learners who can deal with both familiar and routine situations, in friendly and work contexts

Learners taking the B2 Upper-intermediate exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialization.</li><li>Interact with fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without difficulty for either party.</li><li>Produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain an opinion on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: perfect tenses, mixed conditionals, modals in the present, phrasal verbs, reported speech, wish, relative clauses</li></ul>

The level where you can be a tour guide for your foreign friends and talk about a lot of topics, even abstract ones, with ease and fluency

Learners taking the C1 Advanced exam should be able to: Express ideas fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions. Use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes. Understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts. Produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, using linking phrases (=words that connect ideas between sentences). Main grammar points to know: inversion, mixed conditionals, modals in the past, all passive forms, phrasal verbs (all patterns), wish/if only for regrets

Learners who can smoothly communicate in every walk of life, read long texts and write well

Learners taking the C2 Proficient exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand almost everything read or heard with ease.</li><li>Summarize information from a variety of sources into a coherent presentation.</li><li>Express themselves using precise meaning in complex scenarios.</li><li>Can express him/herself spontaneously, very fluently and precisely, differentiating finer shades of meaning even in the most complex situations</li></ul>

Get here and you are ready to study in English at university

A word formation exercise for advanced students. The same words as in Word Formation 9.Thirty sentences to be completed with the right form of the word in brackets. The sentences come from Tatoeba.

Word Formation 9B

Watch the animated cartoon The Little Prince 2016. Then do the multiple choice test, check yourself.There is a solution to the task.I think the test would be interesting both for adults and children. I hope you'd enjoy it!

THE LITTLE PRINCE test

Two versions of the same postcard- male or female for you (or your Ss) to choose from. Ss complete the postcard with the given phrases. Have fun  together with your students ;)

Happy teaching to all of you!

Holiday Postcard 19a, 19b

Here is my first worksheet!

First I want to say that I have been inspired by the work of many teachers here, so thank you for sharing.



In this worksheet, you may find vocabulary related to music and the park.



Source:

https://rlv.zcache.com/cute_cartoon_children_pets_playing_in_the_park_mouse_pad-rcdf9b5e3b89545d89feb8f36a1727939_x74vi_8byvr_704.jpg

https://image.freepik.com/free-vector/urban-summer-public-garden-with-kids-playground-cartoon-vector-city-park-with-cityscape-green-park-cartoon-landscape-summer-park-illustration_53562-6160.jpg



Musical instruments

A short phrasal verb exercise with a bingo game and a link to a Kahoot game to practice with students. There is also a gap-fill exercise and a mix-and-match. The answers are on the back. I will be making a longer version at some point when I get the time. Here is the link to use for a Kahoot quiz in class: 



https://create.kahoot.it/details/3a7f2345-4b05-473c-a44a-d1abd9d829b9

Phrasal Verbs about Human Resources

A worksheet designed to introduce a unit on New Zealand.

I used it with a map so that students can find the different places mentioned. here is the link :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9b2IVo584o

DISCOVER NEW ZEALAND

Students create their own timeline after having watched this video on Irish history : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQvaGt9B6H0

They have to cut, reorder and stick the pictures and events. 

Timeline of Irish history

This reading activity has a follow up that is an interactive quiz on Kahoot.it! https://create.kahoot.it/?_ga=1.185774185.1331399538.1461743091&deviceId=0e4382e2-8ed2-4bfd-8cc1-0f24c9ba7e84#quiz/ef39e515-30b6-4d22-a41b-8d582e320432 

Therefore it is an interesting activity in which you can easily engage your students. Have fun! 

Leicester is football champion

A shorter version of my original phrasal verb worksheet but this time with only twelve examples and no story. However, there is a Wonderwall online game available as well as my Kahoot game. There is also bingo included, as are the answers. Have fun! Play the Wonderwall game from the link below https://wordwall.net/resource/8087940 Play the Kahoot game from the link below https://create.kahoot.it/details/2e59053b-a135-430b-a39f-03f9b138324d Also published on live worksheets, click below to do the task- 

https://www.liveworksheets.com/ya1421981kx



Phrasal Verbs about the Past - shorter version

A ws about a current campaign in the UK. The first passage is difficult; there is an easier activity on page 2. Here is the key for the match-up (the vocab is difficult!) 1c, 2k, 3i, 4a, 5l, 6f, 7j, 8h, 9b,10e,11d,12g. (The mail addresses on page 2 are not real)

Clean for the Queen

Reading Comprehension Activity about Noor Inayat Khan. The activity can be complemented with the following kahoot  https://create.kahoot.it/share/noor-inayat-khan/722988cd-ad4a-4d41-8c8d-91fe9bc76620

Women in history_NoorInayatKhan_Reading

A shorter version of my other two worksheets that about phrasal verbs that relate in some way to entertainment. There are also games to help consolidate along with a mix-and-match exercise, bingo, a gapfill, an article, a role-play on the subject and two online quizzes. See the links below to play the quizzes or assign as homework. The links are also contained in the document.The answers are at the back of the document. 
 https://create.kahoot.it/share/phrasal-verbs-about-entertainment/36a41551-9a4d-47cb-b337-d0ad1040629b 
 https://wordwall.net/resource/73708651

12 9b English ESL worksheets pdf & doc