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Title
Healthy Phrasal Verbs
Target Structure
Phrasal Verbs
Level
Lower-Intermediate +
Time
30+ minutes
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Description
Health has been a big topic recently, and this worksheet looks at some vocabulary commonly used when talking about coughs and colds.

This worksheet looks at:
  • come down with
  • get over
  • pass out
  • shake off
  • go round
  • give up
The worksheet starts off with a gap fill, followed by a consolidation exercise. The picture caption quiz recycles the language and the students can finish with discussion questions that use the target language in a freer context.

This worksheet is written for pre-intermediate level students and above.

 


 

Title
The History of Vaccination
Target Structure
Reading, Vocabulary & Discussion
Level
Upper-Intermediate to Advanced
Time
60 minutes
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Description

The topic of getting vaccinated has hit the headlines in recent months with the spread of Covid-19.


This worksheet looks at the history of vaccination - and how opposition to vaccination stretches back hundreds of years.


Following the lead-in question, there is a pre-reading task, a gap-fill reading, compression / vocabulary exercises and discussion.


This worksheet is written for upper-intermediate level students and above/



 


 

Title
Coffee at Home
Target Structure
Reading, Vocabulary & Discussion
Level
Upper-Intermediate to Advanced
Time
60 minutes
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Description

Can your students start their day without a cup of coffee? Is it possible to make coffee at home that rivals the brew you would buy at a cafe?

This worksheet looks at (purportedly) the best way to make a proper cup of coffee.

Language studied includes:

  • a discerning palate
  • the rule of thumb
  • cost a fortune
  • an airtight container
  • ...and more

The lesson rounds off with a look at different kinds of coffee brewing methods. Can your students decide which they think is best for home?

With a reading, comprehension questions, vocabulary exercises and discussion, there are plenty of opportunities for your students to explore the topic of coffee and give their opinions.



 


 

Title
Vocabulary Building : Binomials
Target Structure
Idiomatic Language
Level
Upper-Intermediate +
Time
45 minutes
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Description
Not sure what binomials are? Don't worry! It's just a fancy word for two words joined by 'and / or' in a fixed expression.

Your students will study:
  • sick and tired
  • wine and dine
  • more or less
  • leaps and bounds
  • hands and knees


Following the warm-up, there is a gap fill exercises introducing the expressions. Subsequent exercises will consolidate the language with the lesson rounding off with discussion.

This worksheet is written for upper-intermediate level students and above.

 


 

Title
Appetite or Taste?
Target Structure
Natural Expressions
Level
Intermediate +
Time
40 minutes
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Description

Build your students' knowledge of some common expressions using 'taste' or 'appetite'.

Expressions studied include:

  • an acquired taste
  • lose your appetite
  • whet your appetite
  • in poor taste
  • no accounting for taste

The lesson has an opening quiz, consolidation questions, a caption matching quiz and discussion questions.

It's a great way to help your students learn some fun, natural English!




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