All Pre-Intermediate articles – Page 49
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Socializing in English
In this basic business skills lesson by Sara Helm, students use a modal verb wheel to create sentences and practise functional dialogues they can use in a social context.
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Speaking matters: Developing and dealing with accuracy
Adrian Tennant presents an article covering what we mean by accuracy and how it can be developed effectively. The article rounds off with some practical ideas for the classroom.
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Lesson Share: Grammar: Yoga in the classroom
An original take on teaching imperatives. This active drama lesson provides a great opportunity for bodily-kinaesthetic learners in the classroom.
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Tom Sawyer: Chapters 7 & 8: Audio and activities
The seventh and eighth chapters of this beginner-level Macmillan Reader are now available for all Staff Room members. Tom and Huck write their promise in blood and Muff Potter is sent to jail...
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Lesson Share: Grammar: Past tense practice with hilarity
A fun way to learn and practise new verbs in the past tense.
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Grammar: Doctor Who?
Here are four games from Jim Scrivener based around the theme of finding out who someone is or who did something. Great for five-minute fillers, or end-of-term lessons!
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Lesson Share: Grammar activities: I have never ...
An activity to revise the present perfect and to share personal information.
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Lesson Share: Grammar: Let me talk about my life
A lesson plan to give students written and oral practice of using the present perfect to talk about experiences.
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Reading lesson plans: Santa
Students complete a series of activities based on a text about Santa, in this lesson available at two language levels (Pre-intermediate and Intermediate +).
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Lesson Share: Team games: Competitive quiz
This activity can be used for any level, any age and any aspect of grammar, depending on the focus at any given time.
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Lesson Share: Grammar: On the cards
Activities to practise using the past form of irregular verbs.
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Imaginative materials: ideas for using advent calendars
In the run up to Christmas, why not take a look at some of Jim Scrivener's exciting ideas for using advent calendars in the classroom.
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Lesson Share: Speaking: Murder in the classroom
Students take on roles in a murder mystery game and work together to discover the identity and motive of the murderer.
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Business Skills Bank: Giving Presentations
This Business Skills lesson plan presents common features of presentations and practises useful language.
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Grammar: I've been waiting for ages
Tips and ideas for working with the present perfect continuous.
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Lesson Share: Mingle activities: Snowball fight
A short ice-breaker activity which encourages students to mingle and share information about themselves in the very first class.
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Lesson Share: Mingle activities: Talk when the music stops
A lively mingle activity to get students moving and talking about various topics.
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British English vocabulary lessons: the letter P
P is for physical appearance and personality.
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British English vocabulary lessons: the letter S
S is for schools, shoes, shopping, sports and stationery.