November 10, 2013, 6:22 pm
![How to Fight Pollution]()
It is a writing task about pollution. Students have got a few prompts, questions and images.They can use their science knowledge about the danger of pollution and the modal verbs, such as can/could, may/might,should/ought to, must.The teacher should s ...
↧
November 29, 2013, 7:12 pm
![Modal Verbs Grammar Guide and Exercises]()
This is a worksheet for teaching modal verbs at intermediate level. There's a complete grammar with clear and simple explanations as well as example sentences followed by a simple activity in which students are asked to underline the modal verb i ...
↧
↧
December 2, 2013, 7:03 pm
![Movie Worksheet: TED: 3 Things I Learnt While My Plane Crashed]()
The worksheet is based on a thought-provoking TED talk by Ric Ellias "3 Things I Learnt While My Plane Crashed." I created it for an upper-intermediate group, when we reviewed past modals. It led to a very lively discussion with the students actively ...
↧
December 21, 2013, 6:02 pm
![Christmas Problems]()
Speaking activity. 'Imagine you are a radio presenter, Marie, and you have a programme to give your listeners some advice. This week- Christmas special! Welcome your listeners, tell them about the four emails tou have chosen and give advice.' You can ...
↧
January 28, 2014, 9:08 am
![Conversation Activity- Dilemma Discussion]()
Very good activity to make your students talk and debate in the classroom. Speaking and writing skills are developed in this simple and fun activity, this worksheet can be done individually or in pairs. First of all, introduce the subject of faci ...
↧
↧
February 17, 2014, 6:28 pm
![Agony Aunt Letters and Giving Advice]()
In this activitity there are 14 letters of desperate people looking for advice. They have written to Agony Aunt Anne and are waiting for an answer .Can you help them? Use any suitable modal verb. You can also use the modal perfect verbs to give advice ...
↧
February 21, 2014, 9:08 am
![Giving Advice Phrases and Situations (Healthy Lifestyle)]()
This worksheet contains different phrases for giving advice and short role play situations for using them while talking about Healthy Lifestyle. Divide the ss into 2 groups. Cut out the situations for one group of ss and the phrases for the others. On ...
↧
![Cold Weather Survival Tips]()
This worksheet is a reading activity created as one of the tasks in winter English speaking camp. It’s quite informative and deals with the question how to survive/keep warm in cold weather. There are bits of interesting information given for ss ...
↧
![Dear Abby-Type Problems/ Giving Advice]()
This is an activity for free practice of the modal should and other expressions of advice. The students usually love moving around and being in role. It's a fun, dynamic activity, with minimal teacher intervention. You can add or change the 'problems. ...
↧
↧
![Reading Dreams]()
This worksheet deals with the topic of dreams. It does not focus on any grammatical aspect in particular. It consists of a fill-in the blanks listening about analyzing dreams that I adapted from http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1304/130408-dreams.ht ...
↧
![Should and Shouldn't]()
It's a nice speaking exercise to practise "should / shouldn't". Cut the cards, put them face down and make students work in pairs. Each student draws one card, reads it aloud and another student must give him some advice, what he should or shouldn't d ...
↧
![Song Worksheet: Using Modal Verbs]()
This is an intermediate worksheet aimed at giving students a revision of modal verbs by means of a short listening activity. The worksheet includes the lyrics of two contemporary songs. Students aged between 12 and 14 particularly enjoyed this activit ...
↧
![Persuasion and Dissuasion]()
This activity is suitable to intermediate and advanced students in practicing how to persuade and/ or dissuade the other person. It is better done as a role playing activity. This will motivate students to think of good ways of how to deal with people ...
↧
↧
![Should - Shouldn't Drilling]()
This worksheet is aimed at students who already know a little bit about structure and functions of modal verb should affirmative and negative. It is composed of 4 activities. The first 2 are filling the gaps and the last two involves replying to a sit ...
↧
![Modal Verbs and Phrases]()
The following activity will help your students practice modal verbs and phrases. It should be completed in pairs. Students A and B have gaps in different sentences. As Student A completes his sentence correctly (his partner is supposed to say which gu ...
↧
![Do You Have Any Advice?]()
This presentation introduces how to give advice using the modal forms could - should - and must as well as to suggest and to recommend. I had ss work in pairs or small groups to come up with ideas for each scenario and then compare them between groups ...
↧
![Tipping Guide: Speaking Modal Verbs Practice]()
This NYC tipping guide is taken from the research of Waitbutwhy.com, original available here http://waitbutwhy.com/2014/04/everything-dont-know-tipping.html. I used the chart to start a discussion with my students about societal/personal obligati ...
↧
↧
![Modal Verb Practice (Elementary Level)]()
The worksheet contains three activities about modal verbs. The first task is complete the sentences. Use can, can't, could or couldn't. The second task is the same but you have to use can, can't, must, mustn't, should or shouldn't. The third task is c ...
↧
![Should and Shouldn't]()
The worksheet is designed with problem sentences for learners to be practising "should and shouldn't". It is followed by a quiz where paired students have to choose between two answers to a given situation; a score is included for motivation purposes. ...
↧
September 15, 2014, 11:44 am
![Modals-Modals Perfect]()
This is a powerpoint presentation of modals and modals perfect for esl B1-B2 level. There are no grammar rules, only examples and pictures that better explain the use of modals. A teacher can use the pictures to infer the meaning of the example senten ...
↧
September 19, 2014, 8:02 am
![Modal Verbs - an Introductory Lesson (B1, B2)]()
It's an introduction to modal verbs - first some basic rules, then the rules for forming past (not all modal verbs have separate forms for past, some use perfect infinitive - in my experience it is difficult for students to distinguish between the two ...
↧
↧
September 23, 2014, 10:47 am
![Advice Column: Penny Pincher]()
Students read the advice column. Teacher can guide students through new vocabulary, idioms and expressions. There are discussion questions at the end, but teacher should feel free to ask more questions about the customs of sharing, borrowing/lending m ...
↧
September 30, 2014, 9:44 am
![Reading- Should, Should't Have to, Don't Have To]()
This worksheet contains a reading comprehension exercise about smoking and the consequences it has for someone's health. It also has some grammar excercises to complete using should ,shouldn't, have to and don't have to. It can be used with inter ...
↧
October 21, 2014, 9:37 am
![Never Again! Shudda Stayed at Home]()
This worksheet is to practise talking about regret while working on the pronuncation shudda (should have). Students start by reading a review of gig, then they have to identify at least ten problem. This offers a good opportunity to work on vocab whil ...
↧
November 10, 2014, 10:18 am
![Test]()
Here you will find exercises about modal verbs and vocabulary from compound nouns and other that can be very useful for teachers and students. This can be used as a worksheet or as a test for your classes. You can print it. It useful for 11th graders ...
↧
↧
November 10, 2014, 10:21 am
![Modal Verbs and Emotions]()
A test for emotions and modal verbs for 8th grade students. It contains grammar exercises and some activities matching emotions with pictures. Some exercises of completing sentences and gap completion. Ideal for 8th and 9th graders. Can be used as a w ...
↧
November 25, 2014, 8:23 am
![First Aid Kit PowerPoint]()
This PowerPoint deals with some vocabulary items that we can find in a first aid kit, such as ice pack, thermometer, bandages, etc. It follows with some questions about when we should use these items, so the students are supposed to give a piece of ad ...
↧
February 16, 2015, 6:31 pm
![Modal Verbs]()
This worksheet contains brief explanations of each modal verb (can- have to- must- should) and some graphic examples that illustrate each of them. There are lots of exercises to practice. You can use it as a complement when teaching and revising these ...
↧
![Song Worksheet: Green Eyes by Coldplay]()
This is a song that I used to introduce the modal verbs "must", "should" and "could". Students are asked to first complete sentences with the words they listen to (only modals) and then they are asked to look at the way they're used to understand what ...
↧
↧
![Song Worksheet: White Flag by Dido - Relationships]()
Thia worksheet will allow students to start a debate about painful relationships and broken hearts. First, they have to spot the extra word in some verses and then guess the meaning of some idioms used in the song. Finally, students will discuss what ...
↧
![Modal Verbs Review Quiz Game]()
This is the first time to upload my file here. This is a PPT for modal verbs review quiz game. Each row in the second page means the level of the question and you get different points for correct answers. Students will have fun choosing the level of t ...
↧
![Talk about Illnesses]()
This worksheet is about illnesses. It contains two activities. First, the students are asked to complete the sentences using common problems, such as sore throat, backache, stomachache, etc. Secondly, they are asked to write some advice using should a ...
↧
![Selfie]()
Let me present you my handout on the topic of the last years – a selfie. This lesson gives your students an opportunity to talk about something they do every day - especially young learners can’t imagine their lives without taking a few se ...
↧
↧
![Modal Verbs]()
Modal verbs and their usage cause lots of problems to our students. I hope that with this ppt they will be able to understand not only what modality is but also when they can use one or another verb. This ppt shows different meanings modal verbs can e ...
↧
![Had Better Practice]()
This worksheet was created to help students practice the use of had better. There are six situations which should be solved by the students. You can edit the worksheet so you can use it with other modals such as should or ought to. Hope you enjoy ...
↧
![A Visitor from Abroad]()
This worksheet gives students an opportunity to practice their models of obligation and recommendation while practicing airport vocabulary. Students start off with a conversation and then talk about the 5 things they like and dislike about airports &a ...
↧
September 13, 2016, 8:25 am
![Movie Worksheet: Should Have, Would Have- Discussing Mistakes]()
This fun video activity is to practise using past modals "should have.." and "would have..." to discuss past mistakes. The video describes the top ten stupid mistakes made by people. Learners should listen and fill in the missing information to show t ...
↧
↧
December 13, 2016, 7:20 am
![Test- Grade 8]()
This is a test for grade 8. The answer key is included. Here you can find questions about some grammar like simple past and the past continuous tense. Also there are some questions about suggestions (should). Hope this will be helpful for you. :) You ...
↧
December 20, 2016, 6:03 am
![World Heritage Site Rules]()
This worksheet can be used in conjunction with other World Heritage Site activities. In groups, students use imperatives, 'must, and 'should' to create their own rules for visitors to World Heritage Sites around the world. There are two sheets, howeve ...
↧
![Song Worksheet: These Boots Were Made for Walking]()
This is a listening song worksheet. Your students will hear how people sound when they speak English through a song. There is a list of the special contractions and uniquely pronounced words at the bottom with blanks to fill in the meaning.
↧
![Should and Shouldn't Exercises]()
This is a simple worksheet which practices the use of 'should' and 'shouldn't'. The first activity is a gap fill and the second activity asks students to write sentences according to the situations presented. The topic of the worksheet is 'healthy eat ...
↧
↧
November 19, 2017, 12:30 pm
![Should/shouldn't]()
Students in turn take cards and ask for advice from the rest of the group. For example, 'I want to improve my English. What should I do?' Students could challenge each other's advice to make the activity more interesting. Students love this activity.
↧
![My Classroom Behavior - A Modals Worksheet]()
A worksheet to be used at the beginning of the schoolyear. It may help the students about the teacher's expectations during the English lessons. A way to revise modals with an easy fill-in-the-blank exercise. Another exercise can be matching sentences ...
↧
![Are All Endangered Species Worth Saving?]()
The worksheet is based on the video that discusses the problem of animal extinction and human role in preserving wildlife and includes vocabulary in Ukranian. The video puts forward controversial point of view that not all animals should be saved sinc ...
↧
![Should And Shouldn’t For Giving Advice]()
This worksheet lets students practise the use of “should/shouldn’t” for giving advice. Students need to complete the sentences with “should/shouldn’t” and a verb from the list to create meaningful sentences. It&rsqu ...
↧
↧
![Classroom Rules Game]()
This is a game in the form of a presentation. You can choose the number of the image by drawing lots, or put the numbers in a hat and pull out one by one. The game can be displayed on the screen of the projector, the children take turns calling the nu ...
↧
![Tips To Be More Productive At Work]()
This reading comprehension exercise is based on an article from The Guardian newspaper. It's aimed at students preparing for a technical degree, or adults working in the field of Human Resources. It can also be useful for anyone who works in a ...
↧
October 22, 2021, 4:19 am
![Modal Verbs (present forms)]()
This presentation aims at practicing different modal verbs (present forms). Students complete the sentences with the necessary modals and check their answers themselves. It's thematic and educational as it's devoted to COVID-19 and teaches teen ...
↧
![Giving Advice: Health]()
This YouTube video-based lesson contains lots of visuals for talking, telling, and retelling stories. Vocabulary building, warm-up, listening and discussion questions, fill-in-the-blanks, and a discussion exercise for students to discuss quotes ...
↧
↧
![Should (A2-B1) - ESL Pals]()
This lesson is for A2-B1 ESL students and details using the modal verb “should.” The worksheet explains the theory before presenting three detailed tasks where students can practice the rules and solidify their understanding. This E ...
↧
It is a writing task about pollution. Students have got a few prompts, questions and images.They can use their science knowledge about the danger of pollution and the modal verbs, such as can/could, may/might,should/ought to, must.The teacher should s ...
This is a worksheet for teaching modal verbs at intermediate level. There's a complete grammar with clear and simple explanations as well as example sentences followed by a simple activity in which students are asked to underline the modal verb i ...
The worksheet is based on a thought-provoking TED talk by Ric Ellias "3 Things I Learnt While My Plane Crashed." I created it for an upper-intermediate group, when we reviewed past modals. It led to a very lively discussion with the students actively ...
Speaking activity. 'Imagine you are a radio presenter, Marie, and you have a programme to give your listeners some advice. This week- Christmas special! Welcome your listeners, tell them about the four emails tou have chosen and give advice.' You can ...
Very good activity to make your students talk and debate in the classroom. Speaking and writing skills are developed in this simple and fun activity, this worksheet can be done individually or in pairs. First of all, introduce the subject of faci ...
In this activitity there are 14 letters of desperate people looking for advice. They have written to Agony Aunt Anne and are waiting for an answer .Can you help them? Use any suitable modal verb. You can also use the modal perfect verbs to give advice ...
This worksheet contains different phrases for giving advice and short role play situations for using them while talking about Healthy Lifestyle. Divide the ss into 2 groups. Cut out the situations for one group of ss and the phrases for the others. On ...
This worksheet is a reading activity created as one of the tasks in winter English speaking camp. It’s quite informative and deals with the question how to survive/keep warm in cold weather. There are bits of interesting information given for ss ...
This is an activity for free practice of the modal should and other expressions of advice. The students usually love moving around and being in role. It's a fun, dynamic activity, with minimal teacher intervention. You can add or change the 'problems. ...
This worksheet deals with the topic of dreams. It does not focus on any grammatical aspect in particular. It consists of a fill-in the blanks listening about analyzing dreams that I adapted from http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1304/130408-dreams.ht ...
It's a nice speaking exercise to practise "should / shouldn't". Cut the cards, put them face down and make students work in pairs. Each student draws one card, reads it aloud and another student must give him some advice, what he should or shouldn't d ...
This is an intermediate worksheet aimed at giving students a revision of modal verbs by means of a short listening activity. The worksheet includes the lyrics of two contemporary songs. Students aged between 12 and 14 particularly enjoyed this activit ...
This activity is suitable to intermediate and advanced students in practicing how to persuade and/ or dissuade the other person. It is better done as a role playing activity. This will motivate students to think of good ways of how to deal with people ...
This worksheet is aimed at students who already know a little bit about structure and functions of modal verb should affirmative and negative. It is composed of 4 activities. The first 2 are filling the gaps and the last two involves replying to a sit ...
The following activity will help your students practice modal verbs and phrases. It should be completed in pairs. Students A and B have gaps in different sentences. As Student A completes his sentence correctly (his partner is supposed to say which gu ...
This presentation introduces how to give advice using the modal forms could - should - and must as well as to suggest and to recommend. I had ss work in pairs or small groups to come up with ideas for each scenario and then compare them between groups ...
This NYC tipping guide is taken from the research of Waitbutwhy.com, original available here http://waitbutwhy.com/2014/04/everything-dont-know-tipping.html. I used the chart to start a discussion with my students about societal/personal obligati ...
The worksheet contains three activities about modal verbs. The first task is complete the sentences. Use can, can't, could or couldn't. The second task is the same but you have to use can, can't, must, mustn't, should or shouldn't. The third task is c ...
The worksheet is designed with problem sentences for learners to be practising "should and shouldn't". It is followed by a quiz where paired students have to choose between two answers to a given situation; a score is included for motivation purposes. ...
This is a powerpoint presentation of modals and modals perfect for esl B1-B2 level. There are no grammar rules, only examples and pictures that better explain the use of modals. A teacher can use the pictures to infer the meaning of the example senten ...
It's an introduction to modal verbs - first some basic rules, then the rules for forming past (not all modal verbs have separate forms for past, some use perfect infinitive - in my experience it is difficult for students to distinguish between the two ...
Students read the advice column. Teacher can guide students through new vocabulary, idioms and expressions. There are discussion questions at the end, but teacher should feel free to ask more questions about the customs of sharing, borrowing/lending m ...
This worksheet contains a reading comprehension exercise about smoking and the consequences it has for someone's health. It also has some grammar excercises to complete using should ,shouldn't, have to and don't have to. It can be used with inter ...
This worksheet is to practise talking about regret while working on the pronuncation shudda (should have). Students start by reading a review of gig, then they have to identify at least ten problem. This offers a good opportunity to work on vocab whil ...
Here you will find exercises about modal verbs and vocabulary from compound nouns and other that can be very useful for teachers and students. This can be used as a worksheet or as a test for your classes. You can print it. It useful for 11th graders ...
A test for emotions and modal verbs for 8th grade students. It contains grammar exercises and some activities matching emotions with pictures. Some exercises of completing sentences and gap completion. Ideal for 8th and 9th graders. Can be used as a w ...
This PowerPoint deals with some vocabulary items that we can find in a first aid kit, such as ice pack, thermometer, bandages, etc. It follows with some questions about when we should use these items, so the students are supposed to give a piece of ad ...
This worksheet contains brief explanations of each modal verb (can- have to- must- should) and some graphic examples that illustrate each of them. There are lots of exercises to practice. You can use it as a complement when teaching and revising these ...
This is a song that I used to introduce the modal verbs "must", "should" and "could". Students are asked to first complete sentences with the words they listen to (only modals) and then they are asked to look at the way they're used to understand what ...
Thia worksheet will allow students to start a debate about painful relationships and broken hearts. First, they have to spot the extra word in some verses and then guess the meaning of some idioms used in the song. Finally, students will discuss what ...
This is the first time to upload my file here. This is a PPT for modal verbs review quiz game. Each row in the second page means the level of the question and you get different points for correct answers. Students will have fun choosing the level of t ...
This worksheet is about illnesses. It contains two activities. First, the students are asked to complete the sentences using common problems, such as sore throat, backache, stomachache, etc. Secondly, they are asked to write some advice using should a ...
Let me present you my handout on the topic of the last years – a selfie. This lesson gives your students an opportunity to talk about something they do every day - especially young learners can’t imagine their lives without taking a few se ...
Modal verbs and their usage cause lots of problems to our students. I hope that with this ppt they will be able to understand not only what modality is but also when they can use one or another verb. This ppt shows different meanings modal verbs can e ...
This worksheet was created to help students practice the use of had better. There are six situations which should be solved by the students. You can edit the worksheet so you can use it with other modals such as should or ought to. Hope you enjoy ...
This worksheet gives students an opportunity to practice their models of obligation and recommendation while practicing airport vocabulary. Students start off with a conversation and then talk about the 5 things they like and dislike about airports &a ...
This fun video activity is to practise using past modals "should have.." and "would have..." to discuss past mistakes. The video describes the top ten stupid mistakes made by people. Learners should listen and fill in the missing information to show t ...
This is a test for grade 8. The answer key is included. Here you can find questions about some grammar like simple past and the past continuous tense. Also there are some questions about suggestions (should). Hope this will be helpful for you. :) You ...
This worksheet can be used in conjunction with other World Heritage Site activities. In groups, students use imperatives, 'must, and 'should' to create their own rules for visitors to World Heritage Sites around the world. There are two sheets, howeve ...
This is a listening song worksheet. Your students will hear how people sound when they speak English through a song. There is a list of the special contractions and uniquely pronounced words at the bottom with blanks to fill in the meaning.
This is a simple worksheet which practices the use of 'should' and 'shouldn't'. The first activity is a gap fill and the second activity asks students to write sentences according to the situations presented. The topic of the worksheet is 'healthy eat ...
Students in turn take cards and ask for advice from the rest of the group. For example, 'I want to improve my English. What should I do?' Students could challenge each other's advice to make the activity more interesting. Students love this activity.
A worksheet to be used at the beginning of the schoolyear. It may help the students about the teacher's expectations during the English lessons. A way to revise modals with an easy fill-in-the-blank exercise. Another exercise can be matching sentences ...
The worksheet is based on the video that discusses the problem of animal extinction and human role in preserving wildlife and includes vocabulary in Ukranian. The video puts forward controversial point of view that not all animals should be saved sinc ...
This worksheet lets students practise the use of “should/shouldn’t” for giving advice. Students need to complete the sentences with “should/shouldn’t” and a verb from the list to create meaningful sentences. It&rsqu ...
This is a game in the form of a presentation. You can choose the number of the image by drawing lots, or put the numbers in a hat and pull out one by one. The game can be displayed on the screen of the projector, the children take turns calling the nu ...
This reading comprehension exercise is based on an article from The Guardian newspaper. It's aimed at students preparing for a technical degree, or adults working in the field of Human Resources. It can also be useful for anyone who works in a ...
This presentation aims at practicing different modal verbs (present forms). Students complete the sentences with the necessary modals and check their answers themselves. It's thematic and educational as it's devoted to COVID-19 and teaches teen ...
This YouTube video-based lesson contains lots of visuals for talking, telling, and retelling stories. Vocabulary building, warm-up, listening and discussion questions, fill-in-the-blanks, and a discussion exercise for students to discuss quotes ...
This lesson is for A2-B1 ESL students and details using the modal verb “should.” The worksheet explains the theory before presenting three detailed tasks where students can practice the rules and solidify their understanding. This E ...