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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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Grammarman: Episode 20: Oliver Formal-Stiles

In this episode, a series of unfortunate events results in a lot of extra work for Grammarman and friends. Can you match the phrasal verbs to their formal equivalents to help them out? The answers can be found in the downloadable worksheet.

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Grammarman: Episode 9: The perfect crime

In this episode, someone has stolen Penny Perfect’s diamonds! But the thief is no match for Grammarman. Work out how our hero solved the crime.

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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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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.