This package consists of 20 worksheets under 6 different titles:
Adjectives:
Comparative and Superlative (3 worksheets)
Adjectives Word Order (4 worksheets)
Adverbs
Formation of Adverbs (4 worksheets)
Adverbs Word Order (4 worksheets)
Articles:
The Indefinite Article (2 worksheets)
Definite or Indefinite Article? (3 worksheets)
Grammar explanations and answer sheets are included for each worksheet.
This package consists of 16 worksheets under 7 different titles:
Nouns:
Singular or Plural? (3 worksheets)
Countables and Uncountables (2 worksheets)
Special Plurals (3 worksheets)
Pronouns
Personal Pronouns (3 worksheets)
Possessive Pronouns (1 worksheet)
Reflexive Pronouns (2 worksheets)
Relative Pronouns (2 worksheets)
Grammar explanations and answer sheets for each exercise are included.
This package consists of 47 worksheets under 15 different titles:
Present Tenses:
Present Simple (2 worksheets)
Present continuous (1 worksheet)
Simple or continuous? (3 worksheets)
Past Tenses
Simple past regular (2 worksheets)
Simple past irregular (4 worksheets)
Present perfect (3 worksheets)
Past continuous (2 worksheets)
Other tenses:
Past perfect (2 worksheets)
Other verb forms:
Modal verbs (3 worksheets)
Indirect speech (4 worksheets)
The passive (4 worksheets)
Questions (5 worksheets)
Negative sentences (4 worksheets)
Gerund or infinitive? (4 worksheets)
Practice with all tenses (4 worksheets)
Grammar explanations and answer sheets for each exercise are included.
The traditional board game programmed for Windows. For two to six players with options to play with one or two dice and whether you have to throw the exact number to win.
Good practice in adding numbers as players anticipate what they need to throw to go up a ladder and what they don’t want to throw to avoid a snake.
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A simple application for practising addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
Choose range of numbers for adding and subtracting, choose tables for multiplication and division.
Choose number of questions and time allowed.
Have fun!
40 scrabble-type crossword puzzles for vocabulary expansion.
20 topic files each containing 2 crossword puzzles, one with clues in Spanish, their English meanings as answers, the other with clues in English and their Spanish equivalents as answers.
Each file also includes answer sheets, English/Spanish and Spanish/English word lists to help pupils solve the puzzles. Alternatively the puzzles can be used as dictionary practice exercises.
The topics include family, pets, farm animals, clothes, food and drink, fruit, vegetables, sports, wild animals, house and home, face and body parts, etc.
A similar collection of wordsearch puzzles is also available.
These are not ordinary word searches. Pupils have to find Spanish words for English clues or English words for Spanish clues.
40 Word searches for vocabulary expansion
20 subjects including family, pets, farm animals, wild animals, house, furniture, food and drink, fruit, vegetables, body, weather, clothes, etc.
Each of the files contains 2 word search puzzles, one with words listed in Spanish, their English meanings hidden in the puzzles, the other with words listed in English and the Spanish equivalents hidden in the puzzle. Several puzzles are in distinctive shapes.
Answer sheets are included.
Also included are English/Spanish and Spanish/English word lists to help pupils solve the puzzles, or alternatively the puzzles can be used as dictionary practice exercises.
A similar collection of crossword puzzles is also available.
Spanish for the very young learner
First Spanish has been developed specifically for children of pre-school and early primary school age. No reading ability is required. There is an option to display the text of what you hear, and if this is selected, then clicking on the text allows you to hear the words repeated. A recording option is available to allow learners to compare their own pronunciation.
The package consists of 31 topics and a range of activities to use these with. Some activities can be used with a large group and a smartboard. Others are more appropriate for individual pupils at a computer.
The activities are:
Words (the learning page): Click on the pictures to hear the words spoken. The captions are optional.
Quiz (the testing page): Learners are asked to find an item and click on it. The pictures can be kept in the same order or shuffled.
Sentences: This activity uses the vocabulary of the topic in meaningful contexts and introduces some new aspects of the language. A matching exercise is included.
Three games to practise the vocabulary. ‘Snap’ involves two pupils sitting at one computer. As the pictures change, the players have to be ready to press their chosen key when the two are the same. ‘Memory’ (matching pairs), for one or two players, and ‘Puzzle’ (identifying objects from some of the pieces of a jigsaw). ‘Puzzle’ and the two player version of ‘Memory’ are suitable for whole-class use.
A list of the vocabulary used is included
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French for the very young learner
First French has been developed specifically for children of pre-school and early primary school age. No reading ability is required. There is an option to display the text of what you hear, and if this is selected, then clicking on the text allows you to hear the words repeated. A recording option is available to allow learners to compare their own pronunciation.
The package consists of 32 topics and a range of activities to use these with. Some activities can be used with a large group and a smartboard. Others are more appropriate for individual pupils at a computer.
The activities are:
Words (the learning page): Click on the pictures to hear the words spoken. The captions are optional.
Quiz (the testing page): Learners are asked to find an item and click on it. The pictures can be kept in the same order or shuffled.
Sentences: This activity uses the vocabulary of the topic in meaningful contexts and introduces some new aspects of the language. A matching exercise is included.
Three games to practise the vocabulary. ‘Snap’ involves two pupils sitting at one computer. As the pictures change, the players have to be ready to press their chosen key when the two are the same. ‘Memory’ (matching pairs), for one or two players, and ‘Puzzle’ (identifying objects from some of the pieces of a jigsaw). ‘Puzzle’ and the two player version of ‘Memory’ are suitable for whole-class use.
A list of the vocabulary used is included
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English as an additional language for pre-school and early primary school
An interactive software package for independent or group use.
Both UK and US vocabulary included
First English has been developed specifically for children of pre-school and early primary school age. No reading ability is required. There is an option to display the text of what you hear, and if this is selected, then clicking on the text allows you to hear the words repeated. A recording option is available to allow learners to compare their own pronunciation.
The package consists of 60 topics and a range of activities to use these with. Some activities can be used with a large group and a smartboard. Others are more appropriate for individual pupils at a computer.
The activities are:
Words (the learning page): Click on the pictures to hear the words spoken. The captions are optional.
Quiz (the testing page): Learners are asked to find an item and click on it. The pictures can be kept in the same order or shuffled.
Sentences: This activity uses the vocabulary of the topic in meaningful contexts and introduces some new aspects of the language. A matching exercise is included.
Three games to practise the vocabulary. “Snap” involves two pupils sitting at one computer. As the pictures change, the players have to be ready to press their chosen key when the two are the same. “Memory” (matching pairs), for one or two players, and “Puzzle” (identifying objects from some of the pieces of a jigsaw). “Puzzle” and the two player version of “Memory” are suitable for whole-class use.
A list of the vocabulary used is included
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A complete package for advanced learners of English
Developed to meet the needs of learners of English as a second or additional language wishing to perfect their command of the language.
130 exercises, each with a bank of up to 150 questions and, where relevant, a Help file.
The exercises can be taken in any order and can be revisited at any time.
By creating a user file and logging on each time you use the program, the computer will keep an on-going record of your work and you can view (and print) a report of your work at any time.
The topics are divided into the following groups:
Grammar: verbs, nouns, adjectives, adverbs, articles, pronouns, question words
Vocabulary: verbs, nouns, adjectives, adverbs, look-alikes, gap-fill, informal language, US English
Idioms: phrasal verbs, wise sayings, prepositional phrases, as similes, question tags, common phrases
Reading: a variety of texts with comprehension exercises
Use of English: cloze tests, transformation exercises, error correction, word formation
Writing: spelling, formal and informal language, essay topics
Listening: links to listening material on the internet with associated activities.
Games and puzzles: Word games, quizzes, hangman, word search
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This is a software package for Windows which creates endless puzzles to play or print.
Five sizes of puzzle: 4 X 4, 6 X 6, 9 X 9, 12 X 12 and 16 X 16
Including Sudoku X, Killer Sudoku and Alpha-Sudoku, plus a notepad
Main features:
A new puzzle every time
Optional hints
Optional notepad updates
Play on-screen or print out
Save a partially completed puzzle to be completed later
Copy puzzles to paste in your own worksheet
Answer sheets to print or copy/paste
Copy from a printed source to solve on screen (the app instantly finds the solution and can therefore offer hints)
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Three crossword puzzles with the symbols as clues.
Puzzle 1 contains 33 of the best known elements, Puzzle 2 has 26 lesser known elements and the third puzzle 22 elements from the lower part of the periodic table.
Solutions are included.
These are not ordinary word searches. Pupils have to find French words for English clues or English words for French clues.
30 word search puzzles on 15 topics: birds, clothes, flowers, fish, furniture, countryside animals, farm animals, wild animals, garden creatures, fruit, vegetables, the body, the countryside, trees and European countries.
Two puzzles for each topic:
French hidden words with clues in English
English hidden words with clues in French
Each file contains two word search puzzles, two answer sheets and two vocabulary sheets. Some puzzles are in shapes: wild animals, fish, Europe, garden creatures.
Can be used for dictionary practice, or pupils can be given vocabulary sheets. Alternatively an English-to-French puzzle can be made into a traditional word search by replacing the English clues with the missing French words, copied from the vocabulary sheet.
30 crossword puzzles on 15 topics: birds, clothes, flowers, fish, furniture, countryside animals, farm animals, wild animals, garden creatures, fruit, vegetables, the body, the countryside, trees and European countries.
Two puzzles for each topic:
English clues for French answers
French clues for English answers
Each file contains two crossword puzzles, two answer sheets and two vocabulary sheets.
Can be used for dictionary practice, or pupils can be given vocabulary sheets
24-page workbook for duplication helps pupils gain confidence using a French-English English-French dictionary effectively.
Examines nouns (masculine and feminine), verbs, adjectives, etc., looking up compound words in English and in French, des faux amis, games and puzzles.
Includes answer file and instructions for duplication.