The verb ‘to have’ can be confusing to some ESL learners who communicate the possession of things such as age or illness in a different way. This free Powerpoint presentation introduces to the different ways the verb is used in English to talk about family, activities, illness, food and drink. Read more…
This exercise helps students practice the often difficult concept of comparatives and superlatives. It can be used to introduce the concept or to review existing knowledge. It is a very simple exercise that elicits students general knowledge and personal opinions on a range of things. It’s also a great exercise Read more…
This exercise helps students practice vocabulary related to food using question and answer forms with some, any, is and are. Your students will also practice using the contractions isn’t and aren’t. This is a great exercise to help your students become familiar with using countable and uncountable nouns when talking Read more…
These are simple exercise that help students practice fluency and accuracy in the present continuous. Elicit full sentence responses from your students using the questions in the list. The vocabulary is very general, but you can choose any vocabulary topic you choose to help your students practice their fluency and Read more…
The following is a random selection of questions that introduce the use of ‘too’ and ‘either’ as adverbs. This fluency exercise also helps students practice previous question forms, so students can use a variety of short answers, such as ‘Yes I am’, ‘No I’m not’, Yes it is, No it Read more…
These exercises give students practice using vocabulary connected with professions. In English, rather than ask: “What is your job?”, people typically ask: “What do you do?” in reference to a person’s job. This simple exercise helps beginner and elementary students learn how to use the correct verbs to talk about Read more…
The questions featured in this exercise sheet help students practice using the verb to be, and the auxiliary verbs do and can. These very simple exercises give students practice in fluency, sentence accuracy and listening. You can use these exercise to consolidate existing grammar knowledge with your beginner students, or as Read more…
The questions featured in this exercise sheet help students practice using the forms of have and has. These very simple exercises give students practice in fluency, sentence accuracy and listening. You can use these exercise to consolidate existing grammar knowledge with your beginner students, or as a brief review. The Read more…
These exercises help students to practice using direct questions with auxiliary ‘do’. Students often struggle with question forms in English. Elicit students students to form direct questions with ‘Do’ from the answers provided in the list. These exercises help your students practice their fluency, accuracy, listening skills and agility.
This exercise is a favourite amongst ESL students. Students often struggle with question forms in English. The prompts in this exercise use the full range of interrogative wh- questions to help your students practice their fluency, accuracy and linguistic agility. By providing the students with the answer to a question Read more…