The students love this idiom activity based on the TV game show ‘Catchphrase.’ The students have to guess the idiom catchphrase and then explain what it means. They have 22 to complete! There is also a fun activity on ten international idioms where the students discuss what they mean.
Run-on sentences is one the most common errors students make in their writing. This lesson will focuses on how to correct them. The students will learn ways to help properly write two complete sentences (independent clauses) in one sentence by using the correct punctuation and conjunctions. PowerPoint & worksheet (with answers) included.
A fantastic 22-page revision workbook on the reading exam on paper 1. The following is included:
Paper 1 overview
Reading tips and strategies
Real EDUQAS sample exam
Each question (1-5) has its own section
Exemplar work
Sample paragraphs
Sample extracts / exams
Student tasks
Final exam tips
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.
A 70-slide PowerPoint on how to get a grade 5-9 on the GCSE English Language based on the June 2019 reading exam paper. The resource also includes specific slides focusing on grade 5-9 examples on Q1-Q6 . The resource includes the following:
Model answers
Answer structure
Language analysis
Group activities
Examiner insight
Modern, fun and dynamic images to help analyse the text.
An ‘outstanding’ lesson on the language evaluation question (HOW WELL DO YOU THINK…?) in non-fiction paper 2. This fantastic lesson uses the exam question, ‘How well do you think Joe Simpson captures his feelings about the situation he finds himself in?’ • This resource uses a great extract from Touching the Void (the rope cut!).
The resource includes the following:
Model answer
Extract
10/10 on separate Microsoft Word document
Lecturer exam paper annotations and comments
Language analysis
Group activities
Examiner insight
Modern, fun and dynamic images to help analyse the text.
Connotation advice
Answer structure
Exemplar work
The students take part in the contest in which participants are asked to spell words in a round-robin format. There are three different rounds of increasing difficulty. The students love it!
A worksheet I made with four separate activites all one handy page. Comes with answers as a Word page of PDF. The following are covered:
-Capital letters
Apostrophes
There / Their / They’re
Your / You’re
A fun and informative PowerPoint lesson on Cockney Rhyming Slang. The lesson includes definitions, links to video clips, slang examples and group activities.
The students love this! This 50-item quiz about commonly misspelled English words may sharpen the students’ minds and boost their knowledge about correct spelling of words.
An ‘outstanding’ lesson on the language question (HOW…) in paper 2. This fantastic lesson uses the exam question, ‘How does the writer try to show that Nik Wallenda’s tightrope walk was astonishing and dramatic?’ It’s based on the November 2018 exam which looked at two articles on daredevils tightrope walking across Niagra Falls. There is a also an excellent examiner podcast that really benefits the students. The resource includes the following:
Model answer
Language analysis
Group activities
Examiner insight
Modern, fun and dynamic images to help analyse the text.
Connotation advice
Answer structure
Exemplar work
Exam paper and mark scheme link
A 92-slide PowerPoint and resources on how to get grade 5-7 on the all the questions in the exam. This is based on the June 2018 exam paper. This is modern, informative and interactive lesson which the students really enjoy. Exemplar material and model answer included. I have included pdf version of grade 5-6 marked work. Exam paper available online.
A worksheet I made with four separate activites all one handy page. Comes with answers as a Word page of PDF. The following are covered:
-Capital letters
Apostrophes
There / Their / They’re
Your / You’re