Welcome to the 'Let’s Talk in Italian!' pack. This set of cards looks at 57 different settings. The teacher describes something in the top card. The students then use this to model a sentence using the bottom set of pictures. There are lots of things to see and describe in every picture. When the students have completed this task, they can repeat it by working in pairs to discuss each picture. There are lots of different ways you could use this pack. You could laminate them into two cards and get each student to talk about what they had seen in their picture. ***** Please note - these resources provide visual prompts and support to the students, not direct language instruction **************

Welcome to the Italian Bingo pack. This is a simple starter game for students. There are 114 different pictures to choose from. Select a single picture and project the image on the wall or share it with the class as a handout. Talk about the picture and then ask your students to select and write down 5 items from the picture. Then look at the picture and pick out all the key vocabulary you want them to talk about. The first student to have all their items read out is the winner. With 57 different settings and 114 different game cards, there are plenty chances for great vocabulary. ***** Please note - these resources provide visual prompts and support to the students, not direct language instruction **************

* Please note - these resources provide visual prompts, not specific language instruction. I based this teaching pack on ESL teaching resources I had created. I wanted something I could use to discuss different places and locations with my students. The worksheets are in English and then the students translate them into Mandarin. Each of the 57 pages is full of items Mandarin students need to learn the names of. The students finish each lesson playing a word game of Bingo to show they have understood the words used in each session. Mandarin Bingo pack: This is a simple starter game for students. There are 114 different pictures to choose from. Select a single picture and project the image on the wall or share it with the class as a handout. Let's Talk in Mandarin!: This set of cards looks at 57 different settings. The teacher describes something in the top card. The students then use this to model a sentence using the bottom set of pictures. There are lots of things to see and describe in every picture. When the students have completed this task, they can repeat it by working in pairs to discuss each picture. Let's Write in Mandarin pack: There are lots of ways of using this teaching pack. It could be used as writing assessment for students learning Mandarin. The students could write about a topic in Mandarin before and then after a topic, using the second worksheet at the end of the topic.

Are you learning Persian? Are you looking for a fun way to learn Persian? I have developed a way to learn different languages based on my experience as an ESL teacher. This pack has 57 different settings for students to talk about in Persian. The worksheets themselves are in English and the students do need to translate the places and objects they see into Persian. At the end of the session, the students can play a fun game of word bingo to show they have mastered that day's vocabulary. Try it, it is a lot of fun for everyone! * Please note - these resources provide visual prompts, not specific language instruction. Persian Bingo pack: This is a simple starter game for students. There are 114 different pictures to choose from. Select a single picture and project the image on the wall or share it with the class as a handout. Let's Talk in Persian!: This set of cards looks at 57 different settings. The teacher describes something in the top card. The students then use this to model a sentence using the bottom set of pictures. There are lots of things to see and describe in every picture. When the students have completed this task, they can repeat it by working in pairs to discuss each picture. Let's Write in Persian pack: There are lots of ways of using this teaching pack. It could be used as writing assessment for students learning Persian. The students could write about a topic in Persian before and then after a topic, using the second worksheet at the end of the topic.

Welcome to the Let’s Talk in Mandarin! pack. This set of cards looks at 57 different settings. The teacher describes something in the top card. The students then use this to model a sentence using the bottom set of pictures. There are lots of things to see and describe in every picture. When the students have completed this task, they can repeat it by working in pairs to discuss each picture. What works very well is for the two pictures to be directly projected on a wall. The teacher talks about the top picture, such as 'In my picture, I can see two seagulls flying.'... then the students model their responses, using the sentence structure provided by the teacher. There are lots of different ways you could use this pack. You could laminate them into two cards and get each student to talk about what they had seen in their picture. ***** Please note - these resources provide visual prompts and support to the students, not direct language instruction **************

I developed these teaching resources from my ESL teaching pack. The worksheets are in English and need to be verbally translated into Polish. The packs contain 57 different settings for the students to talk about in Polish and extend their Polish vocabulary. There is also a fun worksheet where the students remember as many words as they can in Polish about a specific topic and play a game of Polish word bingo with their teacher. * Please note - these resources provide visual prompts, not specific language instruction. Polish Bingo pack: This is a simple starter game for students. There are 114 different pictures to choose from. Select a single picture and project the image on the wall or share it with the class as a handout. Let's Talk in Polish!: This set of cards looks at 57 different settings. The teacher describes something in the top card. The students then use this to model a sentence using the bottom set of pictures. There are lots of things to see and describe in every picture. When the students have completed this task, they can repeat it by working in pairs to discuss each picture. Let's Write in Polish pack: There are lots of ways of using this teaching pack. It could be used as writing assessment for students learning Polish. The students could write about a topic in Polish before and then after a topic, using the second worksheet at the end of the topic.

Test Your Reading Skills Homophones 4 Homophones are words that sound the same as each other, but have different spellings and meanings. Examples Write an English word that sounds the same as each of these words: 1. wore ___________________________ 2. plum ___________________________ 3. so ___________________________ 4. two ___________________________ Complete with answers.

Test Your Spelling Skills Just Vowels - Oscar-winning Film Directors 1 Fill in the gaps to spell the names of ten Oscar-winning film directors: Examples 1. _ o _ _ o _ a _ _ 2. _ _ e _ e _ _ _ i e _ _ e _ _ 3. _ e _ _ i _ _ o _ 4. _ a _ e _ _ a _ e _ o _ Complete with answer sheet

Test Your Spelling Skills Just Vowels - Oscar-winning Film Directors 2 Fill in the gaps to spell the names of ten Oscar-winning film directors: Examples 1. _ o _ e _ _ _ e _ _ o _ _ 2. _ o o _ _ A _ _ e _ 3. _ _ a _ _ i _ _ o _ _ _ o _ _ o _ a 4. _ o _ e _ _ _ i _ _ Complete with an answer sheet

Test Your Reading Skills The Girl Who Got Bigger and Bigger, by Matt Purland Reading Comprehension 1 Read the story and answer the questions below: example The Girl Who Got Bigger and Bigger, by Matt Purland There was once a girl who wanted to be grown up like her parents, so she made a special drink that would make her grow, and she did grow. She grew until she was as big as her parents, but she didn’t stop there. She kept on growing until her foot was the size of her house.... Example Questions: 1. How did the girl grow bigger? 2. How did her parents react to her growing bigger? Answers are included

Test Your Reading Skills The London Underground – Alphabetical Order Write these 30 London Underground (Tube) stations in alphabetical order: South Wimbledon Ealing Broadway All Saints Vauxhall South Woodford..... Comes complete with an answer sheet

Test Your Reading Skills Elementary Homophones 3 Homophones are words that sound the same as each other, but have different spellings and meanings. Put together the words that sound the same: road their waste sale write tide sew saw wear vain some tail tea too weak Examples 1. to ___________________________ 2. tale ___________________________ 3. rode ___________________________ 4. sail ___________________________ Contains a worksheet

Test Your Vocabulary Skills Learn to Spell 50 Common Words – Page 1 Take time to learn how to spell each word in these vocabulary groups. Tick the box beside the word when you have learnt how to spell it: clothes [ ] trousers [ ] suit [ ] shirt [ ] shoes [ ] jacket Contains answers

Test Your Vocabulary Skills Learn to Spell 50 Common Words – Page 3 Take time to learn how to spell each word in these vocabulary groups. Tick the box beside the word when you have learnt how to spell it: drinks Example words [ ] coffee [ ] tea [ ] orange juice [ ] beer [ ] whisky

Test Your Vocabulary Skills Learn to Spell 50 Common Words – Page 4 Take time to learn how to spell each word in these vocabulary groups. Tick the box beside the word when you have learnt how to spell it: drinks. Example words [ ] vodka [ ] apple juice [ ] hot chocolate [ ] water [ ] cider

Test Your Vocabulary Skills Learn to Spell 50 Common Words – Page 2 Take time to learn how to spell each word in these vocabulary groups. Tick the box beside the word when you have learnt how to spell it: clothes. Examples [ ] skirt [ ] blouse [ ] socks [ ] pyjamas [ ] jumper

Test Your Speaking & Listening Skills Lucky Dip 1 A fun quiz for two or more teams. Award five points for each correct answer: Example questions... 1. London is the capital city of which country? 2. Name the Prime Minister of the UK. 3. List three different sports. For Lucky Dip quizzes some of the questions have definite answers, while others allow students to provide their own answers. In all cases students must spell their answers correctly to get the points! Some answers included

Test Your Speaking & Listening Skills Lucky Dip 2 Example questions... A fun quiz for two or more teams. Award five points for each correct answer: 1. How many months are there in one year? 2. What colour is the shirt/blouse/jumper I’m wearing? 3. List three different foods. Some answers included. For Lucky Dip quizzes some of the questions have definite answers, while others allow students to provide their own answers. In all cases students must spell their answers correctly to get the points!

Test Your Speaking & Listening Skills Lucky Dip 3 Example questions... A fun quiz for two or more teams. Award five points for each correct answer: 1. Name three creatures that live in water. 2. If I have fifteen potatoes and give you nine, how many do I have left? 3. Write this time in words: 12.35pm. 4. Name the room in your house where you cook food. For Lucky Dip quizzes some of the questions have definite answers, while others allow students to provide their own answers. In all cases students must spell their answers correctly to get the points!

Test Your Reading Skills. Meet Arnold Palmerstone - the most boring man on earth Example of the work... Hello there. My name is Arnold Palmerstone, and I work in a bank. I live in a small bungalow in Norwich with my wife Deirdre and our two daughters, Florence (who is eight) and Prudence (who is six). I get up every morning at six o’clock and do my daily exercises before breakfast. I like to keep fit because my job at the bank is very difficult and requires a lot of energy. 1. Where do I live? a) Norwich b) Northampton c) The North Pole 2. What is my wife called? a) Darlene b) Deidre c) Deborah Answers included