All Upper-Intermediate articles – Page 62
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Grammar: the syntactic function of -ing forms
An article discussing the syntactic function of -ing forms.
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Grammar: -ing forms and post modification
An article discussing -ing forms and post modification.
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Teaching writing: the forgotten skill
Advice and suggestions about teaching writing in the English classroom.
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Lesson Share: Memory games: Flash preview
A short activity to practise reconstructing a text.
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General: the first lesson of the year
Even if the teacher and class have all worked together before, it is still useful to have activities to welcome everyone back and mark the start of the new year.
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Reading lesson plans: Fat Frank
Students complete a series of activities based on a text about obesity.
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Family matters
A British English worksheet to find out information about members of the class by asking and answering questions.
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Facts and myths
A British English worksheet to guess common myths and compare them with the facts that disprove them.
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ArticleWriting skills: Fables
An enjoyable one-/two-hour lesson as a basis for writing a fable. Students produce an original fable, using narrative target language.
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Imaginative materials: fab phone features
Mobile phones have many features and can provide great opportunities for activities. Here are a few ideas to get the most out mobiles in lessons.
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Unsolved mysteries (mysteries and possible explanations)
A British English worksheet to read about unsolved mysteries and to speculate about possible explanations.
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Are you experienced?
A British English worksheet to read a list of life experiences and find out how experienced you are.
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Lesson Share: Exchanging information: Identity swap
This activity is good for practising questions and listening to the answers - which students don't do all the time!
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Lesson Share: Exchanging information: Weekend game
Students find out as much information about their partner’s weekend / holiday as possible, then tell the rest of the class and answer questions.
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Lesson Share: Exchanging information: The lying game
Is the teacher telling the truth or lying?
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Lesson Share: Exchanging information: Toilet paper information
A short activity about sharing personal information.
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Lesson Share: Exchanging information: True sentences
This exercise can produce a lot of language from the group with the minimum amount of effort from the teacher. It is designed to practise yes/no questions using various forms of the past tense.
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Lesson Share: Exchanging information: Weekend
I've used this activity many times and have found that my students thoroughly enjoy not telling the truth!