This is an opportunity for a teacher to hone the skills of their students in figurative language. How the student improves their skills is by observing models of matching phrases with their meanings matching phrases with meanings to affirm understanding

A 37 page comprehensive guide for supporting students in learning English. Also, it is a ready reference for teachers. A major benefit for students is the self assessment sections and activities of the guide to affirm understanding. What does this resource offer: ways to improve grammar and punctuation in writing vocabulary guide for better writing Grammar features include: parts of the sentence, writing better sentences, sentence types, tips for writing correct sentences, paragraphing, hook and topic sentences, supporting sentences, conclusion sentences, and types of tenses. Punctuaton features include: apostrophe, comma and full stop use. Vocabulary features include :root words, prefixes and suffixes, helpful vocabulary lists and homonyms

This resource is a story with a vocabulary check after the story. An ideal lesson for ESL teaching in Asia, it can also be used for other curriculums to teach students about figurative language, focusing on similes, metaphors and idioms. The majority of language is idiomatic. The expressions are underlined for students to identify the different forms of figurative language and complete the vocabulary check after the end of the story. Another great benefit is that teachers can use it as a comprehension passage for students to complete relevant questions. Therefore, what this resource offers: An insight to the use of figurative language in a text. Clarify the meaning of numerous idioms which Asian students often find confusing An affirmation of learning by completing a vocabulary exercise at the end of the document. A comprehensive passage An interesting Asian backdrop to a humorous story.

A valuable resource for teachers wanting to develop vocabulary with their students in a lesson or over two lessons depending on the standard of students. A mixture of worksheets comprising two challenge matching activities and writing of sentences to affirm understanding Fill in the word activities to select the correct option for clearer meaning to a sentence.

This is the ideal resource for a higher primary school or lower secondary teacher to use as an icebreaker for classes or as a theme for English classes. Benefits for the students include: A fitting way to start a lesson. Creates a conducive environment for students’ learning Provides the opportunity for non readers to enjoy reading. Provides a platform for learning a light hearted genre of English. Can be used to provide relief from a series of intensive learning activities.

Writing narratives is difficult for many students. A hurdle for students is how to identify the essential elements of any story and how to structure it. The next part in narrative writing is how to use language effectively. This PPT covers the structure and language components in narrative writing that should be completed as a series of lessons. The following elements are covered: Understanding of the three essential elements of a narratrive: Conflict, Change or resolution and Descriptive Writing. How to break down the components of a story through the plot mountain organiser graph Become familiar with the concepts of horizontal and vertical time to make their descriptive writing more effective. How to complete effective story starts by examining a multitude of story starts. Use show not tell style to improve your writing The use of sensory language to upgrade your standard

As you know most students struggle with persuasive writing, the argumentative essay being one of the hardest for them to complete successfully. This insight to argumentative writing is so helpful for students. An 18 slide PPT and a supplementary guide help the student in the following ways: Outlines the structure of any style of argumentative essay: Introduction, Body and Conclusion Demonstrates ways to introduce the topic with opening sentence, thesis and preview of arguments Shows how the body paragraphs are structured, each starting with a topic sentence, development of points and clinching statement. Demonstrates ways to conclude an essay with the emphasis on not including extra arguments. Simply, summing up with a restatement of arguments and outcomes which may have a call to action. A precis of the two different types of argumentative writing-one sided and two sided. Type of language used to connect ideas. A model of a one sided argument done in a counterpoint way.

This is the ultimate vocabulary activity for the high calibre student who wants to improve his/ her vocabulary. What a student receives is:: a number of rich words that need to be matched with their meaning. two activities that involve matching flexible learning where the student can convert these new words into sentences compendium of vocabulary words

This is a challenging vocabulary activity for senior students. Students are introduced to high calibre words that would not be commonly used in writing pieces. This activity helps the student: In identifying new words to provide sophistication to their writing Broadens their vocabulary immensely

A three in one bundle of three activities on vocabulary.This is a challenging vocabulary activity for senior students. Students are introduced to high calibre words that would not be commonly used in writing pieces. This activity helps the student: In identifying new words to provide sophistication to their writing Broadens their vocabulary immensely

This is a fine revision lesson for the Primary School teacher who wants to challenge students on grammar, punctuation and vocabulary. The student learns: to improve their grammar to punctuate better to broaden their vocabulary range identify figurative language devices

Students need guidance on how to write different genres. A most helpful strategy is to provide scaffolding. In this resource teachers are helped by the provision of scaffolding for Narrative and Argumentative Writing. How the teacher is helped is through: Time saving as no need to design a scaffold A supportive framework for student learning to plan an essay A foundation for structuring an essay Appreciation of different formats for writing different genres.