The students must read the word and decide if it is a real or alien word. On the back there is a picture task to challenge stronger students to develop sentence level writing or to review target language for weaker students. A good worksheet for low level young learners, can be used as a homework or for independent application of phonics, new vocabulary etc.

A list of ideas I created when I started teaching online for useful communicative tasks or websites to use. Days of research!

The students must read the word and decide if it is a real or alien word. On the back there is a picture task to help students develop sentence level writing. A good worksheet for low level young learners, can be used as a homework or for independent application of phonics, new vocabulary etc.

A PPT which guides students with vocabulary and sentence structures to describe their city, as well as a city they have been to. Includes vocabulary quizzes, reading tasks, writing tasks, a speaking task, grammar work on articles, there is/are and past simple. Designed for ESL students studying towards the KET exam. Enough to split across two classes.

The students can use their new vocabulary/ target language to create their own real or alien words worksheet. On the back there is space for them to draw a picture and write some sentences about to encourage sentence level writing using new target language. This can be used at the end of any topic as a kind of revision. A good worksheet for low level young learners, can be used as a homework or for independent application of phonics, new vocabulary etc.

Two Christmas-themed group running dictations. The first one features the names of Santa in different countries around the world. Students need to copy them correctly then work to match them. The second they need to copy and colour a picture correctly. Great for using Christmas vocabulary, working as a team and team-building, Christmas End of Term classes, ESL students and all students etc.

An activity for sorting key events in Hitler’s life into the correct order and then matching dates. Answer Key included. Created for a History CLIL class teaching timelines but would be useful for any class teaching about Hitler’s life or an introduction/overview of Hitler.

A PPT to support a one hour lesson taught on features of a newspaper and introducing the concept of bias. The lesson was a History CLIL lesson for international students studying about Hitler’s rise to power. The following lesson they created their own newspaper articles considering bias. Realia (in the form of real newspapers) was provided for the students to cut out and stick into their books examples of the features.

I made this PPT for classes I was teaching as CLIL for international students. There are elements of reading and listening comprehension.

A PPT to guide students through understanding the difference between facts and opinions. Understanding the difference between primary, secondary and tertiary sources in History and using those skills to analyse a biography and create their own. The text I gave my students about Donald Trump was this one: https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/donald-trump But any other text or adapted biography would work. This was three hours’ work for my class.

I made this PPT for a CLIL lesson with international students. It introduces the idea of cause and effect in Geography, and how we can use the first conditional for talking about causes and effects.

Vocabulary Worksheet for identifying the names of different places in a town. There is a box with words to choose from that can be printed on a separate page for easy differentiation if needed. YLE

A clear and simple PowerPoint to discuss causes and solutions for why the climate is changing. Aimed at young ESL learners with low level of English. Good for Primary Science or Geography CLIL classes.

A short and engaging presentation for introducing the second conditional.

A simple Christmas gapfill worksheet made to the lyrics of Merry Xmas Everybody by Slade. Help support listening skills. Ideal for ESL classroom.

A simple PowerPoint to introduce students to the vocabulary for colours and different shades.

A2 Travel Compound Nouns. Match the first half to the second half to create compound nouns for travel. Good for Holidays/Transport/Travel topics for ESL.