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5-Minute English Grammar Quiz
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Basic English Dialogs
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Level: Elementary


Three short dialogs for vocabulary, listening, and speaking practice.

​Extension activity on attached Page 2

Answer Key attached on Page 3

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Writing Practice
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Level: Elementary to Intermediate


"Write two short paragraphs to answer the following questions: (1) What is your favorite day of the week? Why? What do you usually do on that day? (2) What is your favorite time of the day? Why? What do you usually do at that time?"

Focus on present simple tense  

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16 Clues
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Level: Elementary


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Read the clues and fill in the missing letters.

​Answer Key attached


​Time: Approx 15 minutes

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Pair Work Discussion
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Level: Intermediate


20 different questions about time and
dates - evenly divided into 'A" and 'B' handouts

Pair work

Time: Approx 15 minutes

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Pair Work Discussion
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Level: Intermediate

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20 different questions about time and dates - evenly divided into 'A" and 'B' handouts

Pair work

Time: Approx 15 minutes


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Crossword
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Level: Intermediate to Advanced


Information-Gap (Pair Work)

Read aloud the clues to your partner.

See below for another 'Time & Dates' crossword version.

Time: Approx 15 - 20 minutes

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Crossword
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Level: Elementary to Intermediate


Information-Gap (Pair Work); Answer Key attached

Time: Approx 20 - 25 minutes

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Worksheet
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Level: Beginner to Elementary


Draw the times.

Activity Notes attached

​Time: Approx 15 minutes


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Worksheet
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Level: Beginner to Intermediate


Twelve jumbled-words: 'Write the months in the spaces below'

Plus 'Listen-and-write' the months you hear.

Answer Key and 'Read-Aloud-Cues' attached

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Listening Practice
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Level: Elementary to Intermediate


Listen and circle the sixteen dates that you hear. (The first one is done for you.); 'read-aloud-cues' and Answer Key attached

Also: Optional 'Listen Again' activity: listen a second time and write down the names of the countries you hear.

Time: Approx 5 to 10 minutes

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Listening Dictation
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Level: Elementary to Intermediate

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Listen and complete the sentences with the different times that you hear; 'read-aloud-cues' and Answer Key attached

Time: Approx 10 minutes

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Board Game
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Level: Elementary to Intermediate


30 questions about time and dates

For groups of two to three players

Time: Approx 20 to 25 minutes

Dice required

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Word Bank (Gap-Fill)
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Level: Elementary to Intermediate


15  vocabulary items about time and dates

Gap-fill exercise; Answer Key attached

Time: Approx 15 - 20 minutes

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15 Essential Words About Time and Dates 
​afternoon
first
half past
hour
​January
​midnight
minute
noon
quarter past
​quarter to
​season
tenth
ten to
weekday
​weekend
Try the interactive version of the above worksheet!
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​EMAIL to your learners!
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Word Bank
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Level: Beginner to Elementary


Vocabulary items about time and dates

Question: When are your classmates' birthdays?  Ask for the month and day.

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Word Search
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Level: Beginner to Elementary


12 different times of the day

Answer Key attached

Time: Approx 15 minutes

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Rank & Discuss Opinions
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Level: Elementary to Intermediate


12 statements about time and dates

Students read, rank their opinions, and then discuss in pairs or small groups

Time: Approx 20 minutes

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Advice Column
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Level: Elementary to Intermediate


Newspaper advice column with 3 problems about time and dates

Students read and then discuss or write about possible solutions

Time: Approx 25 minutes


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Advice Column
​Listening & Writing

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Level: Elementary to Intermediate


Listening Worksheet for above Newspaper Advice Column

Page 1: Listening Comprehension

Page 2: Listen and Fill in the Gaps

Page 3: Writing Worksheet (Give advice to each of these people.)


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​Listening 1: Henri
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​Listening 2: Timmy
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​Listening 3: Brenda
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Advice Column
​Reading & Writing

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Level: Elementary to Intermediate



Reading Worksheet for above Newspaper Advice Column

Page 1: Reading Comprehension

Page 2: Writing Worksheet (Give Advice to each of these people.)


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