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58.8 k 74.2 k 3.6 k Months of the year (24/08/2010) Related resources: Vocabulary | Days and months A resource for the very lowest levels, including work on spelling, punctuation and pronunciation. Suitable for children and adults. A1

121.9 k 174.6 k Would you like a glass of wine? (paper-based resource) (23/08/2010) Related resources: Listening | Food and drink (basic) Learners list (and even taste!) their favourite drinks then practise offering and accepting some. For audio recordings of dialogues between native speakers, please go to resource 14622 Would you like a glass of wine (audio recordings). A1 | A2

1,292.3 k Would you like a glass of wine? (audio recording) (23/08/2010) Related resources: Listening | Food and drink (basic) Accompanies resource 11061 Would you like a glass of wine? (paper-based resource). This is quite a large file and will probably work best if you save it to your computer and then play it. A1 | A2

907.2 k 1,787.9 k The tenth of May is my birthday (23/08/2010) Related resources: Listening | Illustrated stories It's Bryan's birthday, but his family seems to have forgotten. Can be used to learn dates, words for family members and requests with 'Can you?'. For suggestions on how to use this type of resource, see the Illustrated stories notes in 'Teaching ideas'. A1

392.6 k 78.3 k 59.2 k 3.5 k Dutch or German? (07/07/2010) Related resources: Pronunciation | Vocabulary | Travel Helps learners with the 'tricky' nationality words. See topical lesson 13752 for the more regular ones. The Flash file contains interactive versions – Matching for initial practice and Snap for a quick-fire revision game. A1 | A2 | B1

517.8 k 512.0 k 201.2 k 3.6 k Football crazy (01/06/2010) Related resources: Vocabulary | Young learners (under 12) | Sport A colourful resource with a whole host of activities including matching, sequencing and anagrams. The Flipchart file is a version for interactive whiteboards and the Flash file has whizzy games of the sequencing tasks. A1 | A2

3.6 k 5.0 k I broke the record (17/05/2010) Related resources: Vocabulary | Leisure activities (basic) Irregular verbs that are useful for talking about sports and games: an interactive snap game matching infinitives and their corresponding past simple forms and an interactive magnet activity on collocations with those verbs. A1 | A2 | B1

3.6 k I had a great holiday (17/05/2010) Related resources: Vocabulary | Holiday/Vacation Irregular verbs that are useful for talking about holidays: two interactive snap games to practise infinitives and the corresponding past simple forms and two interactive magnet activities on holiday collocations with those verbs. A1 | A2

3.6 k It wasn't difficult (19/04/2010) Related resources: Grammar | Past (basic) An interactive snap game on contractions of the verb 'to be' in the past simple. A1 | A2

61.6 k We're good at contractions (19/04/2010) Related resources: Grammar | Present (basic) An interactive snap game to practise contractions of the verb 'to be' in the present simple. A1

63.5 k 3,171.4 k 283.6 k Kitchen quartet (17/02/2010) Related resources: Speaking | Vocabulary | Young learners (under 12) | Everyday words Beautiful pictures of kitchen furniture, utensils and appliances for a Happy Families game. Includes suggestions for a version with lots of running around! The first PDF contains the lesson notes, the second PDF contains the cards, and the Word document contains an editable version of the lesson notes. A1 | A2 | B1

257.8 k 199.2 k 'Summer Holiday' by Cliff Richard (19/01/2010) Related resources: Listening | Holiday/Vacation A cheerful tune to get students in the holiday mood! They put the pictures in order as they listen, do a gap-fill of pronouns and possessive adjectives, work on spelling, and write and speak about their own dream holidays. A1 | A2

17.8 k 46.1 k Months of the year (23/12/2009) Related resources: Vocabulary | Young learners (under 12) | Seasonal resources Children put the months in order and draw a cake next to their birthday month. Great for the first lesson of the new year. Suitable for very young learners (6 or under). A1

37.8 k 42.0 k Have you got two? (02/11/2009) Related resources: Vocabulary | Numbers A whole-class communicative activity to practise numbers 1 to 10 in words and figures. A1

44.6 k 93.7 k Can you spell your name, please? (28/10/2009) Related resources: Speaking | Vocabulary | Polite responses A first lesson for false beginners. Assumes passive understanding of basic expressions such as 'What's your name?' and 'How are you?'. Includes some fun ideas for using alphabet cards. A1 | A2

950.5 k 1,296.4 k Where? Where? Where? (20/10/2009) Related resources: Listening | Young learners (under 12) Greg loses absolutely everything! Ideal for practising 'Where is/are...?' and prepositions of place or '...has lost his...'. For suggestions on how to use this type of resource, see the Illustrated stories notes in 'Teaching ideas'. A1 | A2

2,488.5 k 63.6 k 70.5 k 126.3 k 2,054.7 k 2,043.8 k The Monster March: colour the monster (21/09/2009) Related resources: Listening | Young learners (under 12) | Action songs Kids pretend to be monsters as they wiggle their fingers and stamp their feet. The MP3 files are the two versions of the song: with lyrics and the karaoke version. The top three PDFs are the teaching actions, lyrics and teacher's notes. Worksheet 1: Choose what colours you want to practise and use the key to colour in the parts of the monster. A1

1,020.6 k The Monster March: create your own monster (21/09/2009) Related resources: Listening | Young learners (under 12) | Action songs Worksheet 2: Kids put a dismembered monster together. Great for teaching parts of the body. The MP3 files of the song, the teaching actions, the lyrics and the teacher's notes can be found with Worksheet 1. A1

119.8 k The Monster March: monsters battle (21/09/2009) Related resources: Listening | Young learners (under 12) | Action songs Worksheet 4: Practise letters and numbers with this gruesome battleships game. The MP3 files of the song, the teaching actions, the lyrics and the teacher's notes can be found with Worksheet 1. A1 | A2

1,641.1 k 303.4 k 152.6 k 90.0 k 2,015.6 k 2,014.6 k Time to Play: find the numbers (21/09/2009) Related resources: Listening | Young learners (under 12) | Action songs Kids learn to count to ten with lots of hopping, jumping and stamping! The MP3 files are the two versions of the song: with lyrics and the karaoke version. The top three PDFs are the teaching actions, lyrics and teacher's notes. Worksheet 1: Learners distinguish real numbers from meaningless squiggles and colour them in. A1

857.2 k Time to Play: look, number and colour (21/09/2009) Related resources: Listening | Young learners (under 12) | Action songs Worksheet 2: Kids match the verbs and pictures then colour the pictures in. The MP3 files of the song, the teaching actions, the lyrics and the teacher's notes can be found with Worksheet 1. A1 | A2

79.3 k Time to Play: correct Sean's maths homework (21/09/2009) Related resources: Listening | Young learners (under 12) | Action songs Worksheet 4: more practice with numbers. Useful for EAL or CLIL maths. The MP3 files of the song, the teaching actions, the lyrics and the teacher's notes can be found with Worksheet 1. A1 | A2

122.7 k 160.5 k 238.6 k 2,985.9 k 2,946.7 k Union Song: the EU flag (21/09/2009) Related resources: Listening | Young learners (under 12) | Action songs Teaches the 27 countries of the European Union, 'has got' and 'let's'. Suitable for children in one of the 27 countries. The MP3 files are the two versions of the song: with lyrics and the karaoke version. The top two PDFs are lyrics and the teacher's notes. Worksheet 1: Colour the flag and count the stars. A1

667.1 k Union Song: come and play with us (21/09/2009) Related resources: Listening | Young learners (under 12) | Action songs Worksheet 2: familiarises children with the spelling of 'Europe' and the concept of 'union'. Can also be used to practise 'how many' and numbers. The MP3 files of the song, the lyrics and the teacher's notes can be found with Worksheet 1. A1

247.6 k Union Song: this is the world (21/09/2009) Related resources: Listening | Young learners (under 12) | Action songs Worksheet 3: Kids find Europe and the other continents on an atlas. Useful for EAL or CLIL geography. The MP3 files of the song, the lyrics and the teacher's notes can be found with Worksheet 1. A1 | A2

21.0 k 36.4 k Jumbled colours (29/05/2009) Related resources: Vocabulary | Young learners (under 12) | Colours Written consolidation of colours for primary children. Suitable as a homework activity. A key is provided for weaker learners and can be printed out in colour for those who need the most help. You will need some coloured pens/pencils. The shapes can be coloured in on an IWB if available. A1

35.9 k 80.4 k Write me a rainbow (29/05/2009) Related resources: Writing | Vocabulary | Young learners (under 12) | Colours A colourful creative writing mini-project revising colours of the rainbow and days of the week. Students draft and edit their poems in small groups then present them to the class. Young learners will enjoy singing 'I can sing a rainbow' as a fun extra. A1 | A2 | B1

549.2 k 574.0 k Filling up the shop (08/04/2009) Related resources: Speaking | Vocabulary | Young learners (under 12) | Shopping (basic) Children stick pictures of goods under the relevant shop headings and can also practise some shopping dialogues or plan a party. A1 | A2 | B1

166.7 k 334.3 k 3.6 k Time game (01/04/2009) Related resources: Speaking | Listening | Young learners (under 12) | Telling the time Children practise recognising and saying what time they get up. Comes with an interactive activity matching digital times and their equivalents in words. A1 | A2

626.8 k 606.2 k What did you buy? (23/03/2009) Related resources: Vocabulary | Young learners (under 12) | Everyday words Some cheery pictures of fruit, vegetables, toys, furniture, and clothes for children to practise the vocabulary and the structure 'I bought ... What did you buy?'. Works best with a colour printer. A1 | A2

45.4 k 53.2 k Multiplication grid (02/03/2009) Related resources: Speaking | Listening | Young learners (under 12) | Numbers Learners fill in a grid by multiplying the numbers from the rows and columns. They then test each other by calling out multiplication or division questions. Great for a CLIL/EAL maths lesson. A1 | A2

703.9 k 780.3 k Funny meals (02/03/2009) Related resources: Speaking | Vocabulary | Young learners (under 12) | Food and drink (basic) Children play a card game saying which type of food they prefer then put together a packed lunch using their cards. A1 | A2

243.8 k 1,215.5 k Treasure hunt (02/03/2009) Related resources: Grammar | Vocabulary | Young learners (under 12) | Revision activities Children brave lions and broken bridges to revise grammar, vocabulary and spelling in this lovely piratical boardgame. A1 | A2 | B1 | B2

82.3 k 54.3 k Numbers game (23/02/2009) Related resources: Speaking | Listening | Young learners (under 12) | Numbers This game has children running around to find their allocated numbers. A1 | A2

218.1 k 1,228.8 k Moving pictures (23/02/2009) Related resources: Speaking | Grammar | Young learners (under 12) | Present (basic) Children make pictures move using a simple flick-book technique then describe what's happening using the present continuous. A1 | A2

193.6 k 536.1 k 84.6 k Rooms and furniture puzzle (26/01/2009) Related resources: Vocabulary | Young learners (under 12) | Everyday words Children match the missing furniture to the spaces in the rooms. There's a Promethean Flipchart version for interactive whiteboards that also practises prepositions of place. A1 | A2

223.2 k 399.9 k 3.6 k He really hates rabbits! (26/01/2009) Related resources: Grammar | Young learners (under 12) | Likes and dislikes Children match some amusing sentences with some gorgeous pictures to learn about like / don't like + -ing. The interactive Syntex task has children putting words in order to reconstruct some of the sentences. A1 | A2

56.7 k 123.4 k Picture grids (18/11/2008) Related resources: Speaking | Listening | Young learners (under 12) | Numbers A variant of the classic battleships game where learners practise recognising and saying letters and numbers as they uncover a picture in the grid. A1 | A2

36.6 k 97.3 k 357.4 k 668.0 k What do you think of him? (03/10/2008) Related resources: Listening | Teenagers | Likes and dislikes Students listen to two girls discussing well-known personalities, learn some simple expressions for giving opinions, agreeing and disagreeing, then get to discuss the stars of their choice. A1 | A2

154.6 k 167.4 k 512.2 k 654.6 k I can't find it! (03/10/2008) Related resources: Listening | Teenagers | Everyday words A very useful resource that includes matching words and pictures for everyday objects, saying you've lost something, asking for help, and making suggestions. A1 | A2

202.8 k 480.8 k 567.2 k 557.6 k Where is this place? (25/09/2008) Related resources: Listening Learners consolidate basic directions through listening and repetition then practise using a map of London. Includes a spidergram on the different uses of 'right'. A1 | A2

342.5 k 523.3 k 131.6 k 575.9 k Is there a hotel near here? (15/08/2008) Related resources: Grammar | Determiners (basic) These activities are designed to present and practise there is/are and some/any with realistic communicative activities. They can also be used for review. Locations referred to include: hotels, rooms, and cities. The interactive version (Promethean Flipchart) is in two parts: 1 affirmative; 2 negative and interrogative. A1 | A2

142.1 k 81.4 k 1,342.7 k My father's laugh: sounds good 4 (06/08/2008) Related resources: Pronunciation | Teenagers | Diphthongs and difficult vowel sounds A resource to practise the sound 'a' in 'father', building up from the isolated sound to complete sentences, and ending with a freer production activity. The MP4 is the audio file. A1 | A2

68.4 k 155.1 k 1,252.0 k Where are Sarah's parents? Sounds good 3 (06/08/2008) Related resources: Pronunciation | Teenagers | Diphthongs and difficult vowel sounds A resource to practise the sound 'ere' in 'where', building up from the isolated sound to complete sentences, and ending with a freer production activity. The MP4 is the audio file. A1 | A2

76.1 k 212.0 k 1,304.7 k My son lives in London: sounds good 2 (06/08/2008) Related resources: Pronunciation | Teenagers | Diphthongs and difficult vowel sounds A resource to practise the sound 'o' in 'son', building up from the isolated sound to complete sentences, and ending with a freer production activity. The MP4 is the audio file. A1 | A2

63.8 k 151.0 k 1,219.8 k Which girl's worse? Sounds good 1 (06/08/2008) Related resources: Pronunciation | Teenagers | Diphthongs and difficult vowel sounds A resource to practise the sound 'ir' in 'girl', building up from the isolated sound to complete sentences, and ending with a freer production activity. The MP4 is the audio file. A1 | A2

49.2 k 46.1 k Find your twin (06/08/2008) Related resources: Speaking | Grammar | Young learners (under 12) | Questions (basic) A simple but effective mill drill to practise basic questions about name, age, birthday, and brothers and sisters. A1 | A2

53.1 k 56.8 k Place your bets! (06/08/2008) Related resources: Grammar | Teenagers | Grammar overview A cool way to liven up error correction, revise structures or simply have some constructive fun through a 'betting' activity. Can be adapted for other levels or to suit the specific points that you've worked on with your students. A1 | A2

507.3 k 565.2 k Happy families (29/07/2008) Related resources: Grammar | Vocabulary | Young learners (under 12) | Family (basic) An irresistible version of the classic card game, using families of animals. They're so adorable everyone will want to collect all of them! A1

429.9 k 187.4 k There were six in the bed... Numbers 1-12 (02/06/2008) Related resources: Vocabulary | Young learners (under 12) | Numbers Children match the words and the pictures to be sure of the vocabulary then do a gap-fill activity to practise numbers. A1

31.4 k 44.5 k Making a school website (02/06/2008) Related resources: Speaking | Writing | Teenagers | New technologies (basic) This communicative practice is designed to give students real-life, collaborative experience as they work together to develop two different pages that could be used in their school website while they review there is/are and prepositions of place. A1 | A2

32.0 k 344.6 k International friends: his name, her name (22/05/2008) Related resources: Grammar | Teenagers | Pronouns and possessive adjectives Students use a conversation about friends' names and addresses to analyze the possessive adjectives. They do structured practice exercises including interviewing a classmate and reporting back to another. A1

3,422.2 k 1,216.5 k The time machine (22/05/2008) Related resources: Listening | Young learners (under 12) | Illustrated stories Tom and Sophie travel back to the Stone Age. Can be used to teach or review the imperative in its affirmative and negative forms, and 'let's'. For suggestions on how to use this type of resource, see the Illustrated stories notes in 'Teaching ideas'. A1

643.7 k 1,648.6 k Animal ages puzzle (22/05/2008) Related resources: Speaking | Writing | Young learners (under 12) | Numbers A simple oral pair work activity where students untangle the strings to find the animals' ages, using basic fillers that allow time to think. The answers can then be consolidated in writing. A1

39.1 k 75.8 k 3.6 k International friends: names and addresses (22/05/2008) Related resources: Grammar | Teenagers | Present (basic) Students use information from Ed's MySpace page to review the verb 'be' and subject pronouns. They put the grammar into practice by interviewing two classmates and reporting back to a third. There is an interactive version of exercise 5 (Matching). A1

45.3 k 97.3 k E-Pals: International Friends (22/05/2008) Related resources: Writing | Teenagers | Form-filling This activity is designed to practice the four skills and introduce common Internet skills (finding specific information on websites, filling out online forms). It is very basic and limited to production with the verb 'be'. A1 | A2

321.3 k 714.2 k Dress and dog dominoes (22/05/2008) Related resources: Vocabulary | Young learners (under 12) | Everyday words Pupils play a domino game with some very cute pictures, then group the corresponding words into five lexical sets: fruit, colours, animals, school things, and clothes. You'll obviously need a colour printer! A1

15.7 k 41.0 k Numbers wordsearch 11 to 20 (07/05/2008) Related resources: Reading | Writing | Young learners (under 12) | Teenagers | Numbers A simple wordsearch suitable as a homework assignment for primary children, but also for older learners, to consolidate numbers 11 to 20 in writing. A1

3,080.7 k 1,493.5 k Mini and Maxi mice meet (15/04/2008) Related resources: Listening | Young learners (under 12) | Illustrated stories A delightful illustrated story about two mice for primary children. Covers, among other topics, names, family ages, dates, birthdays, home and pets. For suggestions on how to use this type of resource, see the Illustrated stories notes in 'Teaching ideas'. A1

50.1 k 51.2 k 2.2 k 43.2 k Words, words, words (31/03/2008) Related resources: Pronunciation | Vocabulary | Teenagers | Everyday words This resource gives learners the feeling that they know lots of English words and teaches them some techniques for learning and remembering words. Includes interactive activities for tasks 3 and 4 (Magnet and Matching). A1

182.0 k 44.0 k Blue Monday (27/03/2008) Related resources: Vocabulary | Young learners (under 12) | Days and months A simple, fun and effective colouring activity for consolidating the spelling of the days of the week and the months of the year. A1

20.6 k 48.1 k Studying English abroad (22/02/2008) Related resources: Grammar | Teenagers | Present (basic) The Rodriguez family go to England. Activities to practise using different forms of the verb 'be'. A1 | A2

30.4 k 65.5 k 3.6 k Introducing dictionaries (25/01/2008) Related resources: Vocabulary | Teenagers | Dictionaries A short but sweetly varied introduction to the language of dictionaries. There are four Magnet activities to go with task 6 which ask students to unjumble 4 dictionary-related words. A1 | A2

31.7 k 104.4 k 3.6 k Form filling / personal information (25/01/2008) Related resources: Reading | Writing | Form-filling A mixture of tasks with an emphasis on correct information rather than perfect grammar. The aim of the lesson is that learners can give necessary and relevant personal information when and where appropriate. Includes interactive versions of tasks 3 and 4 (Magnet and Matching). A1

53.7 k 66.0 k 1.3 k Holiday postcards (25/01/2008) Related resources: Writing | Vocabulary | Young learners (under 12) | Teenagers | Letters, emails and postcards (basic) Students read a postcard, complete another using given vocabulary and then write a postcard about their own holiday. There is an interactive version of the gapfill in task 2 (Clozer). This resource could be used with mixed-level groups and in substitute lessons. A1