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Dictionary tasks
Students very rarely want to open a dictionary on their desk so this small activity from Katy Hall and Georgina Hooper encourages students to have a go based on whatever activity, topic or subject...
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Formats & features – poster task
This is a good task to get students to understand the importance of layout and what information to include in a poster so that it provides information to the reader and is fit for purpose. Split...
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Reading for information – skimming & scanning
The purpose of these activities is to get the students to speed up their reading in preparation for final exams and the world of work where time is short. To start with students are independently...
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Projects for assessing combined English skills
These two tasks are mini projects that test the students combined reading, writing, speaking and listening skills. Any subject material can be used, ours are from http://www.carelpress.com, but you...
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Reading extension tasks
Here’s a comprehensive list of activities that can be carried after students have read literature/books to test their reading skills and extend writing to provide information. Thanks to...
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Lovehearts reading and writing task
This mini project revolves around packets of Loveheart sweets and includes reading, writing, speaking and listening and a little bit of basic maths. Students work through the different challenges from...
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Holiday reading & writing task
Students will enjoy using their imaginations with this task which can be adapted for any age and ability. In the task sheet they are given an imaginary £1000 pounds to spend on a holiday and they have...
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Fun instructions mini task
This fun task can be used as a starter for students when teaching them about the importance of reading and following instructions. I won’t give it away but the task creates lots of moans, groans and...
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Vocab word match game
A great little activity to get students using dictionaries, think about word meanings and work together to problem solve. There are 4 sets of words which need cutting up and mixing up (original word,...
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Descriptive and creative writing task using images
Another brilliant resource to get students using their imagination through a visual prompt. Myself and Georgina Hooper collated images and chopped them up into packs so students had a choice of which...
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