Fun anagram starter. You are going to have 19 things you can eat or drink. All of the words have been jumbled up. You have 3 minutes to unscramble all 19.

A fun lesson that covers the following: reading comprehension starters embarrassing moments quiz stammering class task

A fun, informative and interactive quiz on letter writing. It comes in a PowerPoint or video format. I have also included marked exemplar working on letter writing. Marked by the exam board.

My students love this! A fun and interactive group activity that you can play like dominoes. Cut out the cards and get every single student involved. The two resources provided are a general English one (literary terms, grammar etc.), one general knowledge / trivia one and one on Of Mice and Men.

A fun, informative and really interesting activity on 100 Deadly Skills. Using text and images from a real member of the SAS, this task can be used as a fun starter or an English activity for summarizing information. Could also be used for a S&L activity. All images included.

A really great collection of starters (78 slides). Each starter has a selection of quotes from a real EDUQAS exam. The students need to use the quotes to write an exam answer (PEE or simple answer). Sometimes a starter sentence will be included for weaker students. I give each class three mins to complete the starters against the clock. The following starters are included: Q1 & Q3 information retrieval Q2 language analysis & PEE Q4 evaluation question, language analyis & PEE Q5 - first compare question Q6 - second, more complex compare question exam terminology starter on verbs, adjectives, adverbs & nouns (two worksheets included) top 8 incorrect spellings starter

Great revision PowerPoint. A few other SPAG resources included.

An information sheet for students taking the EDUQAS exam. The simple A4 sheet shows the length, date and weighting of each question with an exam example. I have also included displays I have put on their folders to remind them what is expected in each exam.

An informative, interactive and fun lesson on Q1 of the non-fiction reading exam. This lesson looks at a question based on the Northern Lights. The lesson includes the following: Examiner tips Three group activities Model answers Extract Fun and interesting images.

A 40 slide PowerPoint giving an overview of the writing part of paper 2. The following are included: Key facts Exemplar work Texts included in exam - letter, speech, review etc. SPAG Impressing your examiner Example questions Language techniques - with a modern song Sentence starters Homophones Writing tasks

A PowerPoint and resources on how to get 100% on the second question in the exam. This is the IMPRESSIONS question. This is based on the June 2017 exam paper on Ruby and the fire. This is modern, informative and interactive lesson which the students really enjoy.

A PowerPoint and resources on how to get 5/5 on the first question in the exam. This is based on the June 2017 exam paper on Ruby and the fire. This is modern, informative and interactive lesson which the students really enjoy.

A fun, informative and interactive lesson on analysing photographs. The student at 8-12 influential, historial and powerful photos and answer and /or discuss a number of sessions. Some examples are the following: • What is the subject matter? • What are the colours like? Do any colours dominate? • What is your eye drawn to first? • What were your feelings when you first looked at the photograph? • How did your reaction to the image change after looking at it for a while? • What message was the photographer trying to communicate? • Why did you choose this particular photograph? • What events (social/economic/political/cultural) were occurring at the time the photograph was taken? Was the photograph a reaction to any of these events? • How is the photograph a reflection of the time in which it was taken? I have included a number of video links and a poem related to the 9/11 photograph: ‘The Falling Man’. There is also a group task where the students can recreate the famous photos or make their own powerful photos.

A fun lesson with definitions, group tasks, individual work and interactive images. I have included a starter based on the TV show Catchphrase (metaphor themed).

A fun lesson looking at ASSONANCE. I have included definitions, fun examples and a great activity looking at a song by Eminem.

Fun quiz activity.

A fun quiz for ESL students using a ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?’ format. The questions are on British culture.

A 42-slide PowerPoint with an explanation and examples of famous and rarely used idioms.

Test your students’ knowledge of emailing for business in English with this 15 question quiz. Included are useful phrases, grammar and vocabulary, thinking about formal and informal style, your reader and your purpose. Answers included.

An excellent, fun and interative literary. The following rounds are included: fictional characters, film adaptions, British/American English, prefix/suffix, Vocabograms, connections, and rapid fire. The students love this lesson!