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Title
Absent Diners
Target Structure
Reading, vocabulary building, discussion
Level
Intermediate to Advanced
Time
60+ minutes
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Description
Restaurants always make a good topic for reading and discussion!

This worksheet looks at the problem of people no-showing for reservations.

Following the lead-in, and vocabulary matching exercise, there is a gap-fill reading, additional vocabulary practice and extended discussion.

Your students will learn language including:

* exacerbate a problem
* do something on a whim
* have limited success
* do something sheepishly

...and much more!

This worksheet is for intermediate to advanced level classes


 


 

Title
The History of the World Cup
Target Structure
Discussion, Vocabulary, Fluency
Level
Upper Intermediate +
Time
60+ minutes
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Description
Boost your students' vocabulary and fluency with our World Cup themed reading worksheet.

Following the lead-in, there is a short reading on the history of the tournament. Your students will learn vocabulary including 'inaugural', 'boycott', 'pundit' and more.

Following some vocabulary consolidation exercises, the worksheet rounds off with discussion questions on the World Cup.

 


 

Title
Could you quit social media?
Target Structure
Reading, Vocabulary, Discussion
Level
Elementary to Lower-Intermediate
Time
60 minutes
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Description
Are your students active on social media? Are they uploading photos of their meals to Instagram or are they glued to Twitter or Facebook?

Or perhaps they prefer to call people instead?

This worksheet has short vox-pop readings, with vocabulary-building exercises and discussion questions.

This worksheet is written for upper-elementary students and above.


 


 

Title
What do you do at New Year?
Target Structure
Speaking, Reading, Vocabulary
Level
Lower-Intermediate
Time
45 minutes
Your Notes   

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Description
How do people celebrate New Year around the world?

This worksheet has three themed mini readings, with speakers telling us what they do at New Year.

Following a lead-in and gap-fill reading, there are vocabulary building exercises and discussion.

The discussion is in two parts. The first reviews expressions from the text (allowing your students to personalise the language). The second half is themed to New Year.

This worksheet is written for lower-intermediate level students.


 


 

Title
The Entrepreneur
Target Structure
Reading, Vocabulary and Discussion
Level
Intermediate to Advanced
Time
45+ minutes
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Description
Do your students enjoy a cup of coffee (or similar) at a local cafe or coffee shop? Has there been a growth in the market in the last twenty years?

This worksheet has an interview with the owner of an independent coffee shop. Following the warm-up, there are vocabulary exercises, a reading, comprehension questions and lots of discussion.

Your students will learn expressions including:

* to make a point of doing something
* to set something apart (from ...)
* the secret to [your] success
* plain sailing

This worksheet is for intermediate to advanced level classes.


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