Grammar Workshop
This webpage is a selection of grammar videos and free downloadable PDF exercises. It is mainly focused on general English grammar but is still important in building good grammar awareness and correct use.
Reading Skills Worksheets / Lessons
Tense Review
Tense Review Exercises – [All 12 grammar tenses]
Exercise Sheet:This worksheet provides valuable practice on improving your understanding of the English Tense system. It includes two practice worksheets (intermediate & advanced level). Watch the video for an explanation on the 12 tenses. TEACHER MEMBERSHIP / INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP
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Grammar Tense Review Table – [All 12 grammar tenses]
This is a ‘free’ grammar tense review table It includes all the 12 tenses, their structures and example sentences. Watch the video for a clear explanation of the 12 tenses in this table. TEACHER MEMBERSHIP / INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP
Passive Grammar Constructions
Passive Grammar
Exercise Sheet: This worksheet provides an overview of all tenses of the passive. It includes the structures, rules and example sentences. In addition, there are two practice worksheets (intermediate & advanced). Watch the video for a clear explanation of the passive. TEACHER MEMBERSHIP / INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP
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Passive Grammar Constructions
Passive Grammar
Exercise Sheet: This worksheet provides an overview of all tenses of the passive. It includes the structures, rules and example sentences. In addition, there are two practice worksheets (intermediate & advanced). Watch the video for a clear explanation of the passive. TEACHER MEMBERSHIP / INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP
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Conditionals / If Clauses
Conditionals / If Clauses
Exercise Sheet: This worksheet provides an overview of the five conditionals (zero, first, second, third & mixed). It includes the structures, rules and example sentences. In addition, it includes two practice worksheets (intermediate & advanced). Watch the video for more information on conditionals. TEACHER MEMBERSHIP / INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP
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Present Perfect Simple
Present Perfect Simple
Exercise Sheet: This worksheet provides an overview of the present perfect simple and present perfect continuous, It includes the rules and example sentences. In addition, there are two practice worksheets (intermediate & advanced). Watch the video for a clear explanation of the present perfect simple. TEACHER MEMBERSHIP / INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP
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Past Continuous (progressive)
Past Continuous
Exercise Sheet: This worksheet provides an overview of the past continuous and past simple. It includes the structures, rules and example sentences. In addition, there are two practice worksheets (intermediate & advanced). Watch the video for more information on the past continuous.TEACHER MEMBERSHIP / INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP
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Past Perfect Simple
Past Perfect Simple & Continuous
Exercise Sheet: This worksheet provides an overview of the past perfect simple and past perfect continuous. It includes the structures, rules and example sentences. In addition, there are two practice worksheets (intermediate & advanced). Watch the video for more information on the past perfect. TEACHER MEMBERSHIP / INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP
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Future Tenses
Future Tenses
Exercise Sheet: This worksheet provides an overview of the future tenses: will / going to/ future continuous / future perfect. It includes the structures, rules and example sentences. In addition, there are two practice worksheets (intermediate & advanced). Watch the video for more information on future tenses. TEACHER MEMBERSHIP / INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP
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Phrasal Verbs
Phrasal verbs
Exercise Sheet: This worksheet provides valuable practice on phrasal verbs It includes two practice worksheets (intermediate & advanced). Watch the video for a detailed explanation on phrasal verbs. TEACHER MEMBERSHIP / INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP
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Idioms
Idioms – idiomatic phrases
Exercise Sheet: This worksheet provides valuable practice on idioms. It includes two practice worksheets (high intermediate & advanced). Watch the video for a detailed explanation on 24 of the most common idioms. TEACHER MEMBERSHIP / INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP
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General English: uncountable & countable nouns
Countable & uncountable nouns (General English)
A great lesson to improve students’ knowledge on countable and uncountable nouns. It begins with a matching activity with a variety of countable & uncountable nouns. It then includes a worksheet where students identify the mistakes. This sheet reinforces quantifiers (some, any, a lot of, much, many, and phrases ‘a piece of..’ etc…) It finishes with a productive speaking activity. worksheet example Time:30 mins Level ***** [B1/B2/C1] TEACHER MEMBERSHIP / INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP
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Countable and uncountable nouns (Academic English) [new 2021]
This lesson helps improve students’ awareness of countable & uncountable nouns. It includes a language review section, lots of guided practice and freer paragraph writing practice. (see worksheet example Time: 60mins. Level ***** [B1/B2/C1] TEACHER MEMBERSHIP / INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP
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Tense Review (3 lessons: analysis, gap fill, speaking)
This is a great lesson to introduce / revise English Tenses. Lesson 1: students discuss a number of sentences & identify the tense & reason for use. Give out Tense handout (here) to consolidate. Lesson 2: tense review gap fill. Lesson 3: speaking exercise with lots of questions using the tenses. Example Level ***** [B1/B2/C1] / TEACHER MEMBERSHIP / INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP
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Language Revision Worksheet: The Basics
This lesson is a basic worksheet to revise key meta-language used by teachers in the classroom. It’s a great lesson to do at the beginning of EAP course because it is helpful revision of key terms that students are expected to be aware of. The lesson focuses on parts of speech, nouns (countable/uncountable), verbs (participles), pronunciation (syllables/stress) and punctuation (see example). Level ***** [B1/B2/C1] / TEACHER MEMBERSHIP / INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP
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Academic Passive Structures & Nominalisation
An introduction to the impersonal passive structure ‘it is said that…’ , to infinitive passive form ‘ it is claimed to be…’. and how to nominalise verbs to nouns to show formality in writing. This worksheet provides key information and 10 writing questions.. Level ***** [B1/B2/C1] Example / TEACHER MEMBERSHIP / INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP
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Nominalisation (verbs to nouns)
An introduction to nominalisation. This worksheet shows the basics of nominalising, practices changing verbs to nouns and includes three exercises from guided through to freer practice. This is a good writing practice activity with a fair amount of challenge for all levels.. Level ***** [B1/B2/C1] Example / TEACHER MEMBERSHIP / INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP
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Defining & Non-Defining Relative Clauses [new 2020]
This lesson is to support students in their understanding and use of defining & non-defining relative clauses.The lesson includes four tasks of guided practice and two tasks of freer practice (see worksheet example) Time: 60mins. Level ***** [B1/B2/C1] / Webpage link. / TEACHER MEMBERSHIP / INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP
Causes, Effects & Related Language [new 2020]
This lesson helps improve students’ awareness of cause and effect language. It includes a language review section, lots of guided practice and freer paragraph writing practice (example). Time: 60mins. Level ***** [B1/B2/C1] / Webpage link. / TEACHER MEMBERSHIP / INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP
Comparatives & Superlatives [new 2020]
This lesson helps improve students’ awareness of compare and contrast language. It includes a language review section, lots of guided practice and freer paragraph writing practice. (see worksheet example) Time: 60mins. Level ***** [B1/B2/C1] / Webpage link. TEACHER MEMBERSHIP / INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP
Modal Auxiliary Verbs [new 2021]
This lesson helps improve students’ awareness of modal verbs. It includes a language review section, lots of guided practice and freer paragraph writing practice. (see worksheet example) Time: 60mins. Level ***** [B1/B2/C1] TEACHER MEMBERSHIP / INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP
Conditionals [new 2021]
This lesson helps improve students’ awareness of conditionals. It includes a language review section, lots of guided practice and freer paragraph writing practice. (see worksheet example) Time: 60mins. Level ***** [B1/B2/C1] TEACHER MEMBERSHIP / INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP
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Cohesion & Coherence
This worksheet helps to consolidate what ‘cohesion’ is with a focus on pronouns, word forms and summary nouns. It also includes a coherence sheet on key connections and two practice activities [webpage]. Example Level: ***** [B2/C1] TEACHER MEMBERSHIP / INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP
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Parallelism Worksheet: 8 exercises
This worksheet provides an explanation of the key concepts of ‘parallelism’ and provides an error correction exercise to practise the key concepts. An awareness of this writing element really helps establish unity and readability in sentence structure. Example worksheet. Level: ***** [B1/B2/C1] TEACHER MEMBERSHIPTEACHER MEMBERSHIP / INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP
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Academic Style: 20 key features to writing
This lesson brainstorms academic style / formality in writing. Teacher conducts feedback using visual highlighting and explaining the concepts. It follows with 10x practice exercises. Time: 60mins Example Level ***** [B1/B2/C1] / Webpage link. / TEACHER MEMBERSHIP / INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP
Grammar & Vocabulary lesson
Noun Phrases Worksheet
This lesson is a worksheet to highlight what noun phrases are and provides valuable practice. It focuses on the key concepts of quantifiers, adjectives and nouns, noun + noun, noun + preposition and noun phrase combinations (see example). Level ***** [B2/C1] / TEACHER MEMBERSHIP / INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP
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