Categorise Activities
Students drag each word into the category it belongs to. Two or three boxes keep the page easy to scan, and an activity can use up to five.
The activities below are ready to open with a class. Need your own categories? The categorise maker lets you name the boxes and type the words that belong in each one.
Fact or myth?
Are these statements facts or myths? Sort them, then talk about which ones surprised you.
Open activityBritish or American English?
Is each word British English or American English? Can you match the pairs that mean the same thing?
Open activityGo, play or do? Sports and exercise
Which sports and activities go with go, play or do?
Open activityVerbs followed by -ing or to + infinitive
Which verbs are followed by -ing, which by to + infinitive, and which can take both with the same meaning?
Open activityCountable or uncountable? Food nouns
Can you count it? Sort the food words into countable and uncountable nouns.
Open activityStar signs and personality adjectives
In astrology, each star sign belongs to one of four elements. Which personality adjectives go with each element? Then talk about it: is your star sign like you?
Open activitySmall talk: appropriate or inappropriate?
Which topics are good for small talk with someone you have just met? Drag each one into the right box.
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