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Mingling activity: Irregular pasts

An individual and mingling activity to practise the irregular past simple.

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Explain! Past perfect continuous

A speaking card game at intermediate level to practise the use of past perfect continuous.

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Opinions: should

A pairwork activity at pre-intermediate level to practise the use of should + infinitive.

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Lesson Share: Grammar: An experiment with verse

Simon Mumford wins again with a lesson that uses the medium of poetry to teach verb + gerund / infinitive.

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Caught in the act

In this lesson plan, students learn different vocabulary for sporting activities and revise the past continuous.

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Guessing game: need

A guessing activity at pre-intermediate level to practise the use of need, needn’t and Do you need …?

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Grammar focus: Plants

In this lesson plan, young learners match phrases to items in a fun illustration, read a text and circle the correct verb form to complete sentences. The activities consolidate superlatives and subject-verb agreement, while reinforcing pupils’ understanding of the life cycle of plants.

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Experiments: Shape-shifting slime

In this experiment, students transform a boring polystyrene cup into something more interesting. Matching and gap-fill activities help students revise related vocabulary and verbs in the imperative. Students then discuss the outcome of the experiment with a partner and write a report using the past tense. Key vocabulary and practical ...

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Selections Grade 3: It's a disaster, I tell you!

Get your students talking about a terrible day they had with this lesson by Adrian Tennant.

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Selections Grade 3: Picture perfect

Encourage your young learners to talk about their favourite art with this lesson by Adrian Tennant.

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Your English: Phrasal verbs: play

After playing around with some ideas, Tim Bowen has provided us with some brilliant descriptions of the phrasal verbs associated with this word.

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Your English: Phrasal verbs: pass

Tim Bowen passes on his knowledge of the phrasal verbs associated with this word. Don't let this one pass you by!

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Your English: Phrasal verbs: hold

Tim Bowen doesn't hold back in his discussion of the phrasal verbs associated with this word.

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Your English: Phrasal verbs: break

Tim Bowen makes a breakthrough in explaining the sometimes confusing phrasal verbs associated with this word.

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Lesson Share: Grammar: The future's bright

Gráine Lavin wins the Lesson Share competition with this fun lesson about making predictions for students to practise using will for the future.

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Your English: Phrasal verbs: pick

Tim Bowen picks out a few quirky examples of this sometimes suggestive phrasal verb.

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Your English: Phrasal verbs: fall

Tim Bowen goes into some detail about the dire consequences of falling for his advice.

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Your English: Phrasal verbs: step

Tim Bowen steps forward to offer his explanation of how this versatile word can be used to form several different phrasal verbs.

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Your English: Phrasal verbs: knock

Tim Bowen knocks us out with his explanation of this entertaining phrasal verb.

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Your English: Collocations: raise

Tim Bowen discusses the wide range of collocations the verb to raise can form.