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🧰 Toolkit — Generic Games for Any Lesson
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Battleships
Hunt the hidden fleet
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Battle Teams
Power-up grid battles
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Blockbusters
Gold vs Blue path game
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Boardgame
Roll, move, challenge
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Connect 4
Question-based turns
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Connect 4 — Vocab Grid
Paste word list · all cells visible
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Evil
Score closest to zero · keep or give your points away
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Error Hunt
Spot grammar & punctuation errors · teams compete · L5–L9
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Figure Factory
9 techniques · Simile to symbolism · Beat the machine
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Grammar Cards
Higher / Lower + sentences
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Hangman
Basic · Consonant · Diceman
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Homophones
Spot & fix the wrong word
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Jeopardy
Paste in your own questions
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Metaphor Machine
AI-generated metaphors · Beat the machine
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Noughts & Crosses
Simple or question mode
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Passive Dice
Build passive sentences
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Sentence Auction
Bid on true sentences
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Star Hunt
Hot or Cold · question-based · teams race to find the star
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Star Hunt Jr.
Picture questions · preschool / junior · emoji categories
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Device Bingo
Literary devices · print randomised cards · teacher reads clues · L7–9
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Odd One Out
Grammar · vocab · literary concepts · teams debate · L5–9
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Taboo
Describe without the forbidden words · timer · all levels
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Whiteboard Games
Draw it · Act it · Back to Board · Hot Seat · all levels
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Spin, guess, solve
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Word Search
Find words · print-ready
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Preschool
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Picture Games
Let's Go Flashcards
Flashcards · Memory Match · Picture Quiz
🖼️ Open Picture Games
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Whole-Class Game
What's Missing?
4–6 items on screen · one vanishes · class shouts the answer
👀 Play What's Missing?
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Whole-Class Game
Odd One Out Jr.
4 emoji items · one doesn't belong · class decides why
🐾 Play Odd One Out Jr.
Level 1
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Unit 1
Around the World
Where are you from? · Possessive pronouns
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Unit 2
On My Way!
Do/Does live in…? · Prepositions of movement
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Unit 3
Helping Out
Adverbs of frequency · How often?
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Unit 4
Playtime!
like + -ing · doesn't like + -ing
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Unit 5
Eating Out
There is/are · some/any · count & noncount nouns
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Unit 6
Animal Behavior
Present Continuous: is/are + -ing
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Unit 7
Happy Faces
Comparatives · Superlatives
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Unit 8
Healthy Body, Healthy Mind
must · must not
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Unit 9
I Love My Town
There was/were · Was/Were there?
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Unit 10
Yesterday and Long Ago
Past Simple · Did … ? / didn't
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Unit 11
Outdoor Adventure
Irregular Past Simple · Past Simple Wh-questions
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Unit 12
Let's Have Fun!
be going to: plans & intentions
Level 2
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Unit 1
All Kinds of Jobs
Simple Present vs Present Progressive · Adverbs of Frequency
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Unit 2
Move to the Music!
Past Simple: was/were · Regular & irregular verbs
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Unit 3
Let's Celebrate!
Past Simple irregular verbs · Past Simple questions
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Unit 4
Sports
can / can't · could / couldn't
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Unit 5
Incredible Places
Comparatives · Superlatives
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Unit 6
Cool Clothes
Whose…? · Possessive pronouns: mine/yours/his…
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Unit 7
Life in the Past
Past Simple irregular · had to / didn't have to
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Unit 8
Fresh Food
How many/much? · a few / a little / a lot of
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Unit 9
The World of the Future
will / won't for predictions · Will there be…?
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Unit 10
Feeling Good!
should / shouldn't · Why…? / Because…
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Unit 11
City Life
Present Perfect: have/has been · Have you…?
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Unit 12
You Can Do This!
Present Perfect ever/never · Present Perfect vs Past Simple
Level 3
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Unit 1
Making contact
Present Perfect ever/never · for/since
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Unit 2
Life on the road
Present Perfect vs Past Simple · already/yet/just
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Unit 3
Challenges
Past Continuous · Past Simple + Past Continuous
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Unit 4
What's on your plate?
Articles a/an/the · Relative Pronouns who/which/where
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Unit 5
The animal kingdom
Comparatives · (not) as…as · too and enough
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Unit 6
Helping the environment
used to · didn't use to · Did … use to?
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Unit 7
Life in space
will for predictions · Present Continuous for future
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Unit 8
Come to the show!
be going to: plans · be going to: predictions
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Unit 9
The world outside
First Conditional · First Conditional questions
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Unit 10
Help!
may/might/could · have to / don't have to
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Unit 11
How is it made?
Present Simple Passive · Passive questions & negatives
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Unit 12
Discoveries
Past Simple Passive · Past Passive questions
Level 4
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Unit 1
A Good Start
be going to vs will · Present Continuous for Future
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Unit 2
Amazing Animals
First Conditional · Second Conditional
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Unit 3
Working Outdoors
Indefinite Pronouns · Question Tags
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Unit 4
Let's Get Technical
Passive Simple Present & Past · Passive Present Continuous
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Unit 5
Going Places
Passive Present Perfect · Passive Questions
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Unit 6
Fantastic Festivals
Present Perfect Continuous · for and since
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Unit 7
Extreme Sports
Modals of Obligation · Reflexive Pronouns
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Unit 8
Tales of Survival
Past Perfect · Survival Vocabulary · Imperatives
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Unit 9
Exploring the World
Third Conditional
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Unit 10
Great Museums
Reported Speech: said & told
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Unit 11
Very Mysterious!
Reported Speech: Questions · asked & told
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Unit 12
Fascinating Places
Wish · Phrasal Verbs
Level 5
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Unit 1
Gangsters
Past Passive · Have Something Done
🔫 Gangster Lineup Quiz ⚖️ Passive or Active? Grammar 📖 Gangsters Vocab Matching
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Unit 2
Infinitives and -ing
Verb Patterns · Active & Passive
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Unit 3
Conditionals
1st · 2nd · 3rd · Mixed · I Wish
🔀 Conditional Builder
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Unit 4
The Hero's Journey
Monomyth · Character · Villain · Genre
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Unit 5
Talking About the Past
Past Simple · Past Continuous · Past Perfect · Passive · Sequencing
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Unit 6
Expressing Opinions
Modal Verbs · Past Speculation · Persuasive Writing
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Unit 7
Danny Champion of the World
📖 Danny & Dad's Secret Adventure
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Unit 8
Writing a Detective Story
Van Dine's Rules · Character · Red Herrings · Story Openings
🕵️ Build Your Detective L2 · Show don't tell
Level 6
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Unit 1
Unsolved Mysteries
Relative Clauses · Who / Whose / Whom
🕵️ Crack the Case All lessons · Clue reveal 🗂️ Suspect Sorter L2–L3 · Drag & drop evidence
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Unit 2
At the Movies
Ellipsis · Reported Speech 1 & 2
✂️ The Cutting Room L1–L3 · Vocab match 🎥 Direct Cut L2–L3 · Reported Speech
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Unit 3
Rivalries
Phrasal Verbs · Habits & Would · Used To
🗣️ Who Said It? All lessons · Quote quiz 🔧 Fix the Phrasal Verb L1–L2 · Error correction
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Unit 4
The United Kingdom
Descriptive Writing · Emphasis Structures · Homophones · Suffixes
👁️ Sense Sorter L2 · Scotland · Five senses ✏️ Viewpoint Sorter L3 · Wales · Writer A vs B 💥 Emphasis Builder L4 · N. Ireland · Cleft & Inversion
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Unit 5
The History of Language
🏛️ History of Language Jeopardy Quiz ⚡ Language Sorter Quickfire
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Unit 6
Unbelievable Stories
2nd · 3rd · Mixed Conditionals
🕯️ Curse Story Builder L2 · 3rd Conditional
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Unit 7
CLIL
Space · Geography · History · Chemistry
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Unit 8
Advertising
Persuasive Language · Formal vs Informal
💬 Slogan Matcher L2 · Brands & Slogans 📢 Ad Techniques Spotter L3 · Persuasive Techniques
Level 7
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Unit 1
Adventure
The start of an adventure · Quest! · Train trouble · A hard journey · Danger! · Creating suspense
⚡ Sentence Type Sorter Simple · Compound · Complex · Compound-Complex 📝 Text Sorter Formal vs Informal register
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Unit 2
Hey, You Down There!
Calvin and Dora · Down the hole · Gold! · Glar the Master · Back down the hole · Turkey
🔧 Direct Speech Fixer Spot & fix punctuation errors 📝 Text Sorter Formal vs Informal register
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Unit 3
Film and Fame
Meeting your hero · Predicting the story · Real lives, real problems · Reviewing films · Writing a review · Preparing a speech
🎬 Direct Cut — At the Movies Film & Fame · Direct speech 🔧 Direct Speech Fixer Spot & fix punctuation errors
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Unit 4
The Miniature
Flash fiction · Small but precious · Haiku poetry · Writing imagist poetry · Miniature art · Perfect pastimes
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Unit 5
Education
Unusual schools · School uniform · Homeschooling · A new challenge · Precepts · The Last Class
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Unit 6
Growing Up
Childhood poems · Growing up · Leaving home · Becoming a parent · Exploring the world · Changing the world
🌀 Metaphor Machine Literal vs metaphorical · Symbols 🏭 Figure Factory Figures of speech · Poetry devices 💬 Quote Sorter Match quotes to themes & tone
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Unit 7
The Travel Agency
The picture gallery · The keys · Hanna's friend · The fireplace · Time · The beach
🎯 Persuasive Techniques Identify & classify persuasion 🔍 Persuasive Technique Spotter Spot techniques in context 👀 Viewpoint Sorter Narrative perspective · Flashback
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Unit 8
Cities
The drama of Delhi · The delights of Doha · Mysterious London · Bringing the city to life · City problems · City solutions
👁️ Imagery Classifier Visual · Auditory · Olfactory · Tactile 🌿 Sense Sorter Sensory description sorting
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Unit 9
Danger at Sea
Jaws · Victims and villains · Fear! · A tale of a whale · The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (1) · The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (2)
🦹 Antagonist Decoder Villain techniques · Pathetic fallacy 🏭 Figure Factory Extended metaphor · Figurative language
Level 8
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Unit 1
Nature and Humans
Imagery · Descriptive Writing · Nature Texts
🌅 Imagery Classifier Visual · Auditory · Olfactory · Tactile 🏭 Figure Factory Simile · Personification · Figurative language
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Unit 2
Grandmother's Song
Poetry · Cultural Identity · Figurative Language
💬 Direct Speech Fixer Dialogue punctuation · Speech marks 🔤 Pronoun Sorter Subject · Object · Possessive
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Unit 3
Strange Islands
Formal & Informal Writing · Text Comparison · Register
📰 Text Sorter L1 · Formal vs Informal
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Unit 4
This is the Modern World
Persuasive Techniques · Argument · Counterargument
🎯 Technique Spotter Identify persuasive techniques 📰 Viewpoint Sorter Two writers · One topic · Contrasting views
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Unit 5
Heroes
Biography · Character Analysis · Heroic Qualities
🎯 Technique Spotter Bias · Rhetoric · Counter-argument 📰 Viewpoint Sorter Balanced argument · Two perspectives
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Unit 6
Monsters
Extended Metaphor · Fable · Analysing Poetry
⚙️ Metaphor Machine Extended metaphor · Figurative language 🏭 Figure Factory Build and analyse figurative language
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Unit 7
'The Plantation'
Short Story · Character · Active & Passive Voice
⚖️ Active or Passive? The Plantation · Identify verb voice 📰 News Structure Builder Headline · Lead · News report layout
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Unit 8
Choices and Decisions
Adverbs · Persuasive Writing · Argument Texts
⚡ Adverb Challenge L2–L3 · Form & position 📰 News Structure Builder L4 · Order & label 🎯 Persuasive Techniques L5 · Drag & identify
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Unit 9
Endings
Metaphor · Autobiography · Present Participles
⚙️ Metaphor Machine Extended metaphor · Poetry comparison 💬 Quote Sorter Analyse endings · Match technique to effect
Level 9
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Unit 1
Fact or Fiction
Punctuation for Effect · Review Writing · Descriptive Texts
📰 Text Sorter Formal vs informal · Travel writing 💬 Quote Sorter Language choices · Reader response
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Unit 2
Law and Order
Sentence Types · Colons & Semicolons · Detective Fiction
⚡ Sentence Type Sorter Simple · Compound · Complex · Variety 🔍 Crack the Case Detective fiction · Unsolved mysteries
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Unit 3
The Red-Headed League
Deduction · Sentence Variety · Suspense Writing
🔍 Crack the Case Sherlock Holmes · Victorian mystery 👂 Sense Sorter Aural · Tactile · Atmospheric imagery
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Unit 4
Time
Tense · Conditionals · Time Adverbials · Perfect Aspect
📰 Viewpoint Sorter Bias · Persuasive speech · Two perspectives 🎯 Technique Spotter Identify persuasive techniques
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Unit 5
That's Entertainment
Adverbs of Degree · Parentheses · Small Island · K-pop
⚡ Adverb Challenge Adverbs of degree · Form & position
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Unit 6
A Sense of Place
Sonnets · Iambic Pentameter · Pastoral · Pathetic Fallacy
🌅 Sense Sorter Sensory imagery · Pastoral · Pathetic fallacy 👁️ Imagery Classifier Visual · Auditory · Olfactory · Tactile
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Unit 7
The Journey Within
Bildungsroman · Quest Narrative · Motif · Flashback · Anti-climax
🗺️ Narrative Technique Spotter Motif · Flashback · Foreshadowing · Anti-climax ⚙️ Metaphor Machine Symbol · Extended metaphor · Fantasy language
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Unit 8
Different Lives
Drama · Persuasion · Pronoun Effects · Sci-Fi · Feature Articles
📖 Quote Sorter Analyse language · Binti · Different Lives 🎯 Technique Spotter Persuasion · Pronoun effects · Emma Watson speech
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Unit 9
Strange and Unusual
Puns · Double Meanings · Sci-Fi Conventions · Unusual Endings
🦹 Antagonist Decoder Villain techniques · Macbeth · Menace 💬 Quote Sorter Sci-fi conventions · Twist endings
📖 IGCSE First Language English — Years 10 & 11
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Skill Area 1 · Y10 T2 & T4
Descriptive Writing
Senses & atmosphere · Simile & metaphor · Imagery · Showing not telling · Voice & observation
👁️ Sense Sorter Sort descriptive phrases by sense · warm-up for adjective/atmosphere lessons ⚙️ Metaphor Machine Metaphor identification & construction 🖼️ Imagery Classifier Classify imagery types from passages 🏭 Figure Factory Simile · metaphor · personification · all figures of speech 💥 Emphasis Builder Emphasis & rhetorical devices · showing not telling 🌍 Sense Sorter — IGCSE IGCSE passages · travel writing & descriptive fiction · senses warm-up 🎨 Imagery Classifier — IGCSE Simile · metaphor · personification · onomatopoeia · IGCSE phrases 🎭 Tone Zone Identify tone/mood from extracts · Melancholic · Tense · Ironic · Optimistic · Threatening · Nostalgic
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Skill Area 2 · Y10 T1 & T3 · Y11 T3
Writers' Effects & Language Analysis
Making inferences · Literary devices · Language & imagery · Poems · Stylistic choices
🎰 Device Bingo Identify literary devices in passages · projector game 🏭 Figure Factory Figures of speech identification 🎨 Imagery Classifier — IGCSE Simile · metaphor · personification · onomatopoeia · IGCSE coursebook phrases 🎯 Narrative Technique Spotter — IGCSE Foreshadowing · Flashback · Tension · Atmosphere · Narrative Voice · Symbolism · IGCSE passages ⚡ Writer's Toolkit Snap Fast buzz-in team game · name the technique from a quote · 9 devices
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Skill Area 3 · Y10 T1–T4 · Y11 T1
Directed Writing — Genre & Register
Formal vs informal · Letters · Blurbs & journals · Genre transformation · News writing · Comparing texts
📰 Text Sorter Formal vs informal · register recognition 🧪 Genre Blender Genre features · transformation · comparing texts 📡 News Structure Builder News article structure · headline · lead · body 💬 Direct Speech Fixer Dialogue punctuation · useful for letter/script writing lessons 📰 Text Sorter — IGCSE Formal vs informal · IGCSE texts: hotel, news, travel diary, blog 📡 Register Radar Identify register & purpose: Formal · Informal · Persuasive · Instructional · Descriptive ✉️ Letter Type Matcher Match extracts to form: Formal Letter · Informal · Appeal · Journal · Blurb · News Report
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Skill Area 4 · Y10 T2 · Y11 T1–T2
Persuasive Writing
Persuasive techniques · Audience & purpose · Advertisements · Appeal letters · Formal letters of persuasion
🎯 Persuasive Technique Spotter Identify techniques in real texts · core IGCSE activity 📺 Ad Techniques Advertising techniques · for flyer & advertisement lessons 💡 Slogan Matcher Match slogans to purpose · audience analysis 🎯 Persuasive Technique Spotter — IGCSE IGCSE texts: driving age · technology · environment · charity · 8 techniques
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Skill Area 5 · Y11 T3–T4
Rhetoric & Argument Writing
Rhetorical devices · Discourse markers · Structuring arguments · Editorials · Accuracy
💥 Emphasis Builder Rhetorical devices & emphasis · rule of three · repetition 🎯 Persuasive Technique Spotter Identify rhetorical techniques in argument texts 🔨 Grammar Auction Bet on correct sentences · punctuation & accuracy 🔍 Error Hunt Spot & fix errors · spelling, punctuation, grammar accuracy 🔗 Discourse Marker Sorter Sort linking words by function: Addition · Contrast · Cause & Effect · Emphasis · Example 🏗️ Argument Structure Builder Drag sentences into argument structure: Hook → Points → Counter → Refutation → Close
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Skill Area 6 · Y11 T2 & T4
Narrative Composition & Viewpoint
Narrative voice · 1st/2nd/3rd person · Tension & suspense · Foreshadowing · Character & setting
🕵️ Detective Builder Narrative writing structure · suspense & revelation 🪄 Curse Story Builder Creative narrative building · short-form / mini-saga work 🚗 Viewpoint Sorter — IGCSE Driving age debate · 20 phrases · sort by writer viewpoint A or B 🎯 Narrative Technique Spotter — IGCSE Foreshadowing · Flashback · Tension · Atmosphere · Voice · Symbolism · IGCSE passages 👁️ POV Detector 1st Person · 2nd Person · 3rd Limited · 3rd Omniscient · team projector game
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Skill Area 7 · Y11 T1 & T4
Grammar, Sentences & Accuracy
Complex sentences · Connectives · Colons & semicolons · Dialogue punctuation · Proofreading
⚡ Sentence Type Sorter Simple · compound · complex · variety for effect 🔨 Grammar Auction Teams bid on correct sentences · great for complex sentence work 🔍 Error Hunt Find and fix errors in sentences 💬 Direct Speech Fixer Dialogue punctuation · inverted commas · reporting verbs
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Skill Area 8 · Y10 T1–T4 · Y11 T1–T4
Reading Comprehension Skills
Summary writing · Sequencing & structure · Stated vs implied · Making inferences · Collating information
📝 Summary Builder Select the best 5 summary points from 10 options · Christchurch wildfire passage 🔀 Para-Sort Drag scrambled paragraphs into correct order · news article structure 🔍 Stated or Implied? Is the information directly stated or inferred? · Luxor travel writing passage
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