Test Your Reading Skills Famous Britons – Reading Comprehension Look at the data showing when these famous Britons were alive and how long they lived for, then answer the questions on the next page: Examples Famous Briton Dates: Age when they died: Sir Isaac Newton 1642 – 1727 85 years old Alfred the Great 849 – 899 50 years old Geoffrey Chaucer c. 1340 – 1400 c. 60 years old 1. Who was born in 849? 2. Who was born in the fourteenth century? 3. Who died in 1922? 4. Who died in the seventeenth century? 5. Who was born in 1642? Complete with answers

Cut out from newspapers and magazines, or bring to class, examples of the following types of written texts, and ask your learners to identify them – either matching them from a list or using their judgement to decide what kind of text each one is. After they have identified each one, get them to think about what the purpose of each text is. What did the writer of each text wish to communicate and why – and to whom? Examples... Different types of written texts: * a postcard * a voucher * TV listings * a leaflet or a flyer

Test Your Reading Skills Common Weights and Measures 2 Write out the following common weights and measures in full. For example: 12 ” = 12 inches. 1. 6 tbsp ________________________________________ 2. 10 fl oz ________________________________________ 3. 70 °F ________________________________________ 4. 10 qt ________________________________________ Complete with answers

Test Your Reading Skills Common Weights and Measures 1 Write out the following common weights and measures in full. For example: 12 ” = 12 inches. 1. 10 ” ________________________________________ 2. 5 ’ ________________________________________ 3. 3 yds ________________________________________ Complete with answers

Test Your Reading Skills _________________ ’s Diary Insert the month. Monday 1st ___________ 2017 AM PM __________________________________________________________________________ Tuesday 2nd ___________ 2017 AM PM

Test Your Spelling Skills Beat the Spell-checker 2 – Shopping List Students read the shopping list. They look at the words that have been highlighted by the spell-checker. They write the correct spelling underneath each highlighted word. Answers Provided

Test Your Spelling Skills Beat the Spell-checker 1 – Going on Holiday Students read the sentences. Look at the words that have been highlighted by the spell-checker. They write the correct spelling underneath each highlighted word

Test Your Spelling Skills Anagram Challenge 3 See how many different words you can make using this selection of letters. Note: all your new words must be real words that are in an English dictionary! M I C R W E T P J A

Test Your Spelling Skills Anagram Challenge 2 See how many different words you can make using this selection of letters. Note: all your new words must be real words that are in an English dictionary! R O K B U H E P T S

Test Your Spelling Skills Anagram Challenge 1 See how many different words you can make using this selection of letters. Note: all your new words must be real words that are in an English dictionary! A J B M T E N P L S

Test Your Spelling Skills Advanced Spelling Challenge 10 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: example questions... 1. seperation 2. writen 3. Wenesday 4. temprature Complete with answer sheet

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

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

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 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.

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 Vocabulary Skills Talking About the Weather 3 Write two or three sentences to answer each of these questions: Examples 1. What is the weather like at the moment? 2. What is the weather usually like in your country, compared to another country?

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.

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.

Test Your Research Skills Music Genres 1 Students need to match the artist or group with the music genre that they are associated with. Answers included