Three activities based on the first eight chapters of Harry Potter & The Philosopher’s Stone. Similes gap-fill worksheet Reading comprehension on the Potions Teacher Chapter 8 with answers for time-saving Quiz on sentence types- simple, compound or complex

A task for students to analyse the rhetorical and language devices employed by Churchill in his Beaches speech. Full answer key provided for time-saving.

Slide presentation of a journey to school in France to introduce places in a town and sequence words. Worksheet to match image with correct place in a town.

A slide presentation of Shakespeare’s sonnet 116 for Pearson Edexcel IGCSE, including historical context, structure and use of language techniques

LANGUAGE TECHNIQUES WORKSHEET BASED ON THE OPENING EXTRACT OF CHARLES DICKEN’S SHORT GHOST STORY THE SIGNALMAN. STUDENTS COMPLETE GRID WITH EXAMPLES OF A RANGE OF DEVICES AND THEN COMMENT ON THEIR EFFECTIVENESS. INCLUDES WORDS/PHRASES, FIGURATIVE AND RHETORICAL DEVICES. AT END OF EXTRACT THERE IS ALSO A QUESTION FOR FOLLOW-ON HOMEWORK/ASSESSMENT TASK. ALSO INCLUDED TEACHER VERSION OF GRID WITH SUGGESTED ANSWERS FOR TIME-SAVING.

Why Is It? by Valerie Bloom. Poem about being scared of noises at night. Activity worksheet with focus on Onomatopoeia and other language devices. Answer Key. Slides of poem also included.

3 key infinitive structures for higher grades at G.C.S.E soler -antes de después de A ppt. with analysis of the structures followed by activities

A set of word formation & spelling/vocabulary development worksheets focusing on: prefixes- un/dis/mis prefixes- in/il/im/ir prefixes from Latin & Greek x2 suffix-tion suffix-sion suffix-ible suffix-able suffix-ship suffixes from Latin & Greek All worksheets include sentence gap-fill exercise and are suitable for KS2/KS3 and EAL/EFL.

Slides filled with examples of creating narrative tension with an exemplar writing sample on a Haunted House for analysis. Suitable for KS3 and AQA GCSE. Techniques covered include: -uplevelling vocabulary -literary devices -fronted adverbials -show don’t tell -sentence forms for effect -punctuation

A poem comprehension about Jack Frost for upper KS2. Testing a range of skills such as understanding figurative language; finding relevant information; inference and reasoning skills etc.

A seasonal Reading Comprehension for upper KS2 focusing on literary devices and their effects.

The Roman Road. Thomas Hardy. A classic poem comprehension to challenge upper KS2. Also suitable for KS3. Focus is on understanding and finding relevant information, figurative language, vocabulary and personal responses. Potential cross-curricular links with history. Worksheet with Answer Key. Slide presentation of poem included.

A general knowledge quiz on the culture of Italy in Italian. Topic areas include- art, history, geography and famous people 32 questions with answers + tiebreaker Suitable for Intermediate level or an A’level class

A bookmark showing 8 key language devices with explanations and examples. Simile, metaphor, alliteration, onomatopoeia, personification, pathetic fallacy, hyperbole, oxymoron. Front and back design.

Ppt. covering Spanish food vocab, mealtimes, opinions, adverbs of frequency and finishing with a writing task with writing frame provided. Additional worksheet to use as a starter/ warm-up or for differentiation.

KS2 Resources for building vocabulary through awareness of synonyms including ppt. and worksheets

Starter/Warm-up activity- students match Rhetorical Device to correct definition. An analysis of extracts from the Victory Speeches of Presidents Trump and Obama with the focus on rhetorical devices. Both tasks require students to identify the devices used. Full answer key provided for time-saving.

Reading comprehension with suggested answers on an extract from Chapter 1 The Story of the Door. Questions focus on the juxtaposition between the street and the door to Jekyll’s laboratory; language devices and their effects and inference.

G.C.S.E NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTHY LIFESTYLE Complete Lesson. Worksheets- grammar focus on Near Future. Pupils match Passé Composé sentences with near future for healthy lifestyle resolutions. Pupils shortlist their top 5 resolutions. Class survey can be held to find out top 5 resolutions for class. Sentence translation to consolidate Near Future; Vocabulary Focus on 5 star structures- Je dois + inf; Je voudrais + inf; Je vais essayer de + inf; J'ai l'intention de + inf; il faut que Slide show featuring 10 Green Resolutions. Consolidation of environment vocabulary through grammar practice with Near Future and Star Structures. SPANISH version also available.

A reading comprehension on Utterson’s thoughts and feelings following his first encounter with Mr Hyde in Chapter 2. Focus is on how Stevenson uses literary devices such as simile, metaphor, alliteration, hyperbole, antithesis and juxtaposition to convey the unnaturalness of Hyde and the change in Utterson’s state of mind.