Test Your Grammar Skills Pre-Intermediate Lesson – Correct the Errors Check out the following sentences made by Polish students at a recent pre-intermediate spoken English lesson. The students were talking about going on holiday in Poland. Consider the error(s) in each sentence and suggest corrections: 1. We visited to Mexico City. 2. I was in Olsztyn on the lake. 3. You can visit Ocean Museum in Gdynia. 4. It’s a lot of tourists in Zakopane. 5. I was there in the ski.

Test Your Grammar Skills Prepositions of Place – Where I Live Students write fifteen sentences about the important buildings and places in their town or city. Use one of the following prepositions of place in each sentence: next to near opposite behind in front of in on For example: “The bus station is next to the theatre.”

Test Your Grammar Skills Question Tags Using Verbs ‘could’, ‘would’ and ‘should’ 2 Add an appropriate question tag to the end of each question. For example: They wouldn’t listen, would they? 1. You should get a refund if the concert doesn’t happen, _________________________ 2. The learners who finish first could do some extra reading practice, ___________________ 3. You should never switch off a computer without first closing it down, __________________

Test Your Grammar Skills Question Tags Using Verbs ‘can’, ‘will’ and ‘must’ 2 Add an appropriate question tag to the end of each question. For example: He can’t cook, can he? 1. Gabriella won’t let me use her hairdryer, _________________________ 2. He must send the application form to us by the fourth of June, _______________________ 3. My phone can send picture messages, _________________________ 4. You can’t come to the meeting tomorrow night, _________________________

Test Your Grammar Skills Sentence Building 3 Write six sentences using this word order: article adjective adjective noun verb (present continuous) article adjective noun For example: A large black dog is biting the helpless burglar. Tip: don’t forget to start with a capital letter and put a full stop at the end!

Test Your Reading Skills Advanced Homophones 2 Homophones are words that sound the same as each other, but have different spellings and meanings. Write an English word that sounds the same as each of these words: Examples... 1. flee ___________________________ 2. hail ___________________________ 3. wholly ___________________________ 4. cheap ___________________________ Comes with an answer sheet

Test Your Speaking & Listening Skills Any Answers – Think of an Answer 2 Work with a partner. Take turns reading the questions and statements below. Think of a way to reply to each one. Talk about the context of each sentence. After practising out loud, write down your answers: Example questions... 1. My brother has just bought a new house. 2. Everyone’s gone out. 3. Can you lend me a pound for the bus home? 4. There’s something wrong with my car.

Test Your Speaking & Listening Skills Any Answers – Think of an Answer 3 Work with a partner. Take turns reading the questions and statements below. Think of a way to reply to each one. Talk about the context of each sentence. After practising out loud, write down your answers: Example questions 1. What do you want for dinner? 2. When does this lesson finish? 3. Your brother has been caught speeding. 4. I’d like two first class stamps, please.

Test Your Speaking & Listening Skills Class Survey 1 – Food & Drink Complete the survey by asking people in your class about what they eat and drink. Ask them: ‘Do you like …?’ Write the names of the people that you ask on the left and put either a tick () or a cross (x) for each food and drink. Perfect for collecting data.

Test Your Speaking & Listening Skills Class Survey 2 – Free Time Complete the survey by asking people in your class what they do in their free time. Ask them: ‘Do you …?’ Write the names of the people that you ask on the left and put either a tick or a cross (x) for each reply. Perfect for collecting class data.

Test Your Vocabulary Skills How Did You Feel When…? (English Idioms of Mood/Emotion) Describe the feelings Examples 1. When I received the concert tickets for Muse I was on cloud nine! 2. When my sister opened her birthday card and a cheque fell out she was tickled pink. 3. When I was waiting to go on stage to perform in front of the whole school I had butterflies in my stomach. Complete with an answer sheet.

Test Your Vocabulary Skills Glossary – Mobile Phones Write the meaning of these phrases that are commonly seen on mobile phone displays: Examples.... 1. Alarm clock __________________________________________ 2. Battery low __________________________________________ 3. Calculator __________________________________________ 4. Call duration __________________________________________ 5. Call register __________________________________________

Test Your Vocabulary Skills Glossary – Mobile Phones Examples Write the meaning of these phrases that are commonly seen on mobile phone displays: 1. Alarm clock __________________________________________ 2. Battery low __________________________________________ 3. Calculator __________________________________________ 4. Call duration __________________________________________

Test Your Speaking & Listening Skills Role Playing – Family 2. My dad’s new girlfriend Scene: Liam and Harriet are friends. They are at a bus stop having a chat. Harriet looks upset about something . . . Liam: So, are you going to tell me what’s the matter? Harriet: Well, it’s about my dad. Liam: Yes. What about him? The story unfolds, then the students extend it.

Fill in the missing words in the table by adding the correct suffix to the word stem. The first one has been done as an example. Contains an exercise and answers, followed by a blank template for future lessons.

By pure coincidence, each person below has a job that matches his or her name. Can you say what each one does for a living? Example questions... 1. Laura Whiteboard is … 2. Krzysztof Perm is … 3. Jonathan Script is … Answer sheet included.

Test Your Speaking Skills! Tongue Twisters Examples... Can you say these fantastic tongue twisters without getting tongue-tied...? M – Minnie Mouse makes many marshmallows for Mickey Mouse to munch on SH – She saw shy sheep She sells seashells on the seashore B – Bugs black blood Bugs black blood Lots more included...

Test Your Vocabulary Skills Word Pyramids Students are challenged to make 2 different word pyramids using the clues provided.

Test Your Vocabulary Skills The Perfect Job 2 By pure coincidence, each person below has a job that matches his or her name. Can you say what each one does for a living? Example questions. 1. Gaby Soprano is … 2. Lucian The-Delayed-13.14-To-London-St. Pancras is … 3. Abdul M Ot is … Answers included.

Test Your Spelling Skills Advanced Spelling Challenge 9 Write the correct spelling of each word below, then translate the word into your own language. Note: this exercise does not include American English spellings . Incorrect Spelling: 1. garantee 2. exersise 3. liason 4. exeed Answers provided