Passive Voice, Causative and Impersonal passive

Click to watch a simple presentation on the basic passive voice and causative passive:

Match the active tenses to their passive equivalents:

Passive voice questions.

Exercise 2
Exercise 3
Exercise 4
Click here for tons of practice.

Click on the image below to watch a COMPREHENSIVE PRESENTATION ON BASIC PASSIVE, CAUSATIVE AND IMPERSONAL PASSIVE PATTERNS:

CAUSATIVE PASSIVE PRACTICE: 

For further practice:
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
Exercise 4

Impersonal passive:

Relative clauses

Try this game to practice relative pronouns:

Defining and non-defining relative clauses matching activity:

Relative pronouns exercise
Defining or non-defining?
Relative clauses: complete the sentences
Forming relative clauses
More practice

Reduced relative clauses practice:

The best job in the world

 Australia is a wondrous and fascinating country, no doubt. Imagine you could have a great job there and be paid handsomely, would you apply? Click on the picture to watch a video and find out what's on offer.

Do this activity to learn useful words, phrasal verbs and collocations in relation to the topic of employment:

Modal verbs presentation and practice

 Play these games to review modal verbs:

 

Let's get some oral practice with the wheel of fortune:

Further practice:

Multiple choice exercise
Deduction/certainty modals: quiz
Past deduction/certainty modals
Exercise 1
Mixed modals
Another mixed modals exercise

Shopping

Photo by Heidi Fin

Shop types vocabulary:

Learn and practice some money-related idioms with the flashcards and games below:

 

A little harder:

Future perfect simple, future continuous and future perfect continuous

 

Photo by Robynne O 

Breaking Gender Stereotypes in Advertising

 

Reported speech

Watch the video of the highlights of Trump vs Harris US presidential debate:

Click on the picture below to download a presentation on reported speech:

Practice and learn:

Reported speech with a range of reporting verbs:

 

Reported statements:

Exercise 1 

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

Exercise 4

Exercise with time expressions

Reported questions:

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Reported commands:

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Mixed types:

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Loads of opportunities

In English you can use a wide range of expressions to talk about quantity. However, their use might be trickier than meets the eye. Try the activities below:

 

All About London-Project

 

Verb patterns: Infinitive or gerund? That's the question.

Complete the sentences with the gerund or infinitive form.

 

Get some more practice:

Read these paragraphs about shopping and learn the verb patterns:

Classify the 26 verbs according to their patterns.

A bit more challenging: classify 40 verbs according to their patterns.

Verbs followed by gerund or infinitive with different meaning: practice

Cityscapes and landscapes

 

What's the difference between CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE and HAMLET?

Play these games to learn vocabulary related to places to live.

A bit harder:

It takes all sorts-challenge

 

The quiz below comprises vocabulary and grammar from Unit 1. Let's find out if you can beat your classmates! 

Same practice, but without the stress!

Love is in the air!

 Find the love quotes:

 Turn the wheel and speak up!

An Opinion Essay

 

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What structure should an opinion essay have?

First things first. Are you clear on what an opinion essay should or shouldn't include? Let's find out:

Figure out the correct order for this opinion essay:

Among the main ingredients for a great opinion essay, linking words are a must. 

Have you ever considered a career in acting? Complete the paragraph with some linking words and find out what it takes. ;)

 The time has come to put pen to paper. 

"The prevention of health problems and illness is more important than treatment and medicine. Do you agree?" (140-160 words)

By Janson A.

I wish/If only

 

Click on the picture to watch the presentation.

Listen to this awesome song by Pink Floyd and fill in the blanks.

Get some practice with this rephrasing exercise:

Easier version of the activity above:

Get some extra practice:

Grammar test 1 and grammar test 2

Multiple choice exercise

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button-3rd type conditional clauses

Watch the video and do the activities below:

Conditional sentences

 

Click on the picture to download the Powerpoint presentation we have seen in class.

Click HERE for tons of practice.
If/unless 1
If/unless 2

Velkommen! Welcome to our school!

 Welcome to our school! We hope you are enjoying your visit thoroughly! 

Take the following quiz to show what you know about Spain and Denmark.

Food for thought

How the food you eat affects your brain 

Does what you eat affect the way you feel and behave? Click on the picture below to watch a very interesting video and fill out the embedded questionnaire.

Practise some food vocabulary:

Adjectives to describe food: