Upper Intermediate Grammar Activities

I wish

Give each student a copy of the worksheet. Ask the students to write something in as many of the boxes as they can. Put students into groups of three or four to discuss their answers and to try to find any answers in common. Finish the sentences so that they are true for you. Then talk about your answer with your group to find out if you have any of the same wishes.

I really wish I could... (Write about a talent you haven’t got.)	I really wish I could... (Write about a place you’d like to visit but can’t afford.)
I really wish I could... (Write about something you’d like to buy that costs too much)	Right now I wish... (Write about a place you would like to be in at the moment)
At this precise moment I wish... (Write about what you would like to be doing at the moment)	I wish people would... (Write about a change in people you would like to see)
I wish my partner/neighbour would... (Write about an annoying habit you’d like to change)	I wish my teacher wouldn’t... (Write about something you’d like your teacher to stop doing)
When I was a teenager I wish... (Write about something you regret having done)	When I was at school I wish... (Write about something you regret not having done.)

Upper Intermediate prepositions quiz

Organise the class into groups of 4 to 6. Divide each group into two teams, and give each their respective handouts. The teams take it in turns to read a sentence while the other team tries to give the missing preposition.

PREPOSITIONS QUIZ 1 – TEAM A 1. Italian is quite similar ……. Spanish. (to) 2. This painting reminds me ……. home. (of) 3. I hope they won’t be angry ……. me. (with) 4. I’ve always been fascinated …….. history. (by) 5. I think she’s addicted ……. caffeine. (to) 6. I’ve applied …….. seven jobs. (for) 7. We congratulate you ……. passing your exam. (on) 8. I am writing to you ……. behalf of my client. (on) 9. Don’t worry ……. it. (about) 10. I borrowed the money ……. my parents. (from)

PREPOSITIONS QUIZ 1 – TEAM B 1. The frying pan’s ……. fire! (on) 2. Don’t blame me ……. your mistakes. (for) 3. Are you interested ……. art? (in) 4. Three athletes have been disqualified ……. the competition. (from) 5. There’s been a dramatic fall ……. unemployment. (in) 6. I thought that film was great. What did you think ……. it? (of) 7. Apart ……. the weather, everything’s great. (from) 8. I’m not very good ……. remembering people’s names. (at) 9. He succeeded ……. getting a job. (in) 10. I’m absolutely covered ……. mud! (in)

Elementary Intermediate Conversation Activities

Picture Dictations 1

Organise the class into pairs. Student As receive pictures (keeping them secret) and describe the scene for Student B’s to draw. Then give the Student Bs pictures, and reverse the roles.

STUDENT A

STUDENT B

True or false?

Organise the class into two teams. A member of Team A takes a card, and secretly writes T or F on that card. If T, then the student gives a true account; if F, a made up one. Team B guess if the story is true or false. If they are wrong, Team A get a point. Then a member of Team B takes a card, and so on. If the class is too big for everybody to have a turn at speaking, perhaps divide it up into two or more sub-groups.

Tell the class what you did yesterday evening.	Tell the class how you spent your last summer holiday.
Tell the class about an accident you had.	Tell the class about your great-grandfather.
Tell the class about a memorable journey you made.	Tell the class about something strange that happened to you.
Tell the class about a famous person you met.	Tell the class about your first school.
Tell the class about your apartment.	Tell the class about a public performance you did.
Tell the class about a time when you spoke English on the phone.	Tell the class about your ambitions for the future.

Making comparisons

Put students into pairs or small groups. Give each pair a set of cards face down. Students take it in turns to make comparative statements about the items on their cards. Encourage groups to discuss the topics together, agreeing and disagreeing, rather than just making short statements.

emails letters	cats dogs	jazz pop music
cars bikes	spring autumn	holidays by the sea holidays in the city
being a student working	football basketball	living in the city living in the country
watching TV reading a book	your language English	taking a plane taking a train
fast food eating in restaurants	baths showers	tea coffee
New York London	large supermarkets small shops	bread rice
cinema theatre	public transport your own car	writing text messages making phone calls

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