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Friday 17th February 2006

Lesson 25: Hotel Anagrams

Have fun today unscrambling 30 anagrams which are all words or phrases to do with staying in a hotel. We hope that you have a great weekend! Why not vote in our brand new minipoll today, or send us a message to let us know what you think of our site?


Thursday 16th February 2006

Lesson 24: Rhyming Words - International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)

How many words can you think of that rhyme with fish? Or chilly? Today's lesson is all about rhyming words and comes in the form of a free printable worksheet, which is an exclusive extract from our fab Big Activity Book. P.S. If you watch our site closely over the next few weeks you'll find out about a very special offer to do with this book! Meanwhile, enjoy rhyming with us today.


Wednesday 15th February 2006

Lesson 23: Play Bloomin' Gardens!

You'll need plenty of patience to master this tricky garden-based puzzle game, which is a brand new addition to English Banana.com. If you like playing games online, click "games" on the menu above - we've got dozens of them! Please let us know if there are any games you would like us to add to the site!


Tuesday 14th February 2006

Lesson 22: The Language of Love

Today is the most romantic day of the year - it's St. Valentine's Day and love is in the air here at English Banana.com! Why not try out one or two of the useful romantic phrases from today's lesson with your valentine?


Monday 13th February 2006

Lesson 21: Playground Signs – Reading Comprehension

This is a fun true/false reading comprehension quiz for intermediate learners - and another brand new free worksheet for you to print out and use!

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Friday 10th February 2006

Lesson 20: Exploring Different Types of Written Texts

This is an interesting class activity for intermediate learners, which will help them to develop their reading skills by exploring the purposes of different types of written texts in English. Have fun and have a great weekend, from English Banana!


Thursday 9th February 2006

Lesson 19: Make or Do 2

This is the second free Make or Do worksheet. We hope you enjoy learning with us today! Do let us know what you think of our free lessons.


Wednesday 8th February 2006

Lesson 18: Make or Do 1

Should we say "Do the dishes" or "Make the dishes"? What about "Do some damage" or "Make some damage"? Find out when you print out this brand new, free and exclusive photocopiable worksheet for intermediate English and EFL learners. Watch out for Part 2 tomorrow!


Tuesday 7th February 2006

Lesson 17: Using Capital Letters

This is a great interactive quiz for elementary learners who are unsure of which nouns start with a capital letter and which don't...


Monday 6th February 2006

Lesson 16: Is It Hot, Or Not?

Is the weather hot where you are - or not? Try our fun quiz and you will find out whether it's hot or not in 40 different world cities.

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Friday 3rd February 2006

Lesson 15: Special Download Offer (Feb '06 Only!)

Our Big Grammar Book will provide you with a wealth of printable and photocopiable resources for teaching English and ESOL at Entry Level 1 and 2 (that's beginner to elementary level). You can download it as a .PDF file almost instantly from our site, so you could be using it with your class today if you get your skates on! It comes with a full photocopying licence and if you download it during the month of February you can get it for just 8 pounds, rather than the normal price of 19.95. If you work it out, that's quite a good saving. (We can't work it out - maths was never our strong point!) See you next Monday bright and early for more fab, free English Banana lessons. Have a good w/e...


Thursday 2nd February 2006

Lesson 14: Teachers' Q and A

Are you a teacher? Do you have a story about teaching that's funny, interesting, unusual or sad? Would you like to share it with thousands of readers here on English Banana.com? If so, you might be just the person we're looking for!


Wednesday 1st February 2006

Lesson 13: Play Ice Breakout!

Relax and enjoy this silly game - a great version of the classic Breakout game, starring two gregarious and outgoing penguins who just can't seem to stop showing off. This game is, quite frankly, bizarre!


Tuesday 31st January 2006

Lesson 12: A Boring/Fascinating Worksheet About Adjectives (.PDF worksheet/90.5KB)

The title of this one speaks for itself, but, in case you are in any doubt, this is a free and exclusive printable worksheet for intermediate learners of English that is all about using the right adjective at the right time. It's a brand new addition to the site, so we hope you find it useful in *your* lessons - and it's up to you to decide whether this worksheet is indeed boring or fascinating!


Monday 30th January 2006

Lesson 11: The Battle for Derby Bus Station

This is the strange but heart-warming story of an abandoned bus station in an ordinary provincial city, a small but dedicated team of nature-loving campaigners and a mysterious caravan perched precariously on a high rooftop. Want to know more? Read on...

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Friday 27th January 2006

Lesson 10: Play Mahjongg!

Mahjongg is an easy game to learn, but a difficult one to master...! We're sure you will have a lot of fun trying. Enjoy your weekend and look out for more exclusive free lessons - there'll be one every day next week!


Thursday 26th January 2006

Lesson 9: He Never Stopped Moaning! (adjectives gap-fill) (.PDF worksheet/103KB)

Check out this brilliant intermediate-level gap-fill worksheet and test your reading skills and knowledge of adjectives. This is a fab, free and exclusive extract from our "Big Resource Book", which features 101 photocopiable worksheets for English and EFL lessons. If you like what you see, why not find out more and then download it from our site?


Wednesday 25th January 2006

Lesson 8: What's Wrong With This Picture?

This is one for all you eagle-eyed spotters of grammar and punctuation mistakes! Can you spot the mistake in this picture?


Tuesday 24th January 2006

Lesson 7: The Perfect Job (Part 2) (.PDF worksheet/81.4KB)

This is Part 2 of the lesson that we published yesterday. If you are enjoying these free lessons, do please drop us a line and let us know!


Monday 23rd January 2006

Lesson 6: The Perfect Job (Part 1) (.PDF worksheet/82KB)

Test your English vocabulary skills with this free photocopiable worksheet, which is aimed at elementary learners. This is a brand new worksheet from English Banana.com, which has not been published anywhere else - enjoy! Look out for Part 2 tomorrow...

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Friday 20th January 2006

Lesson 5: Anagrams of World Cities

Do you like mana rags? Er, I mean anagrams? Test your knowledge of world cities (and the countries where you can find them) with this super quiz, which is exclusive to subscribers of this feed, so if you've subscribed - good for you! Well done - give yourself a pat on the back! If not, why not subscribe right now? You just need a feed reader (e.g. Rojo.com or My Yahoo!) and then let them know that you want this feed: http://www.englishbanana.com/feed.xml. Next week there will be lots more special stuff for subscribers, so you know it makes sense!


Thursday 19th January 2006

Lesson 4: Send an E-Card

Today's lesson is all about communication. Send a free e-card to your teacher and four friends and get them to reply to you too...!


Wednesday 18th January 2006

Lesson 3: The English Alphabet (.PDF worksheet/89KB)

Get this free printable worksheet and swot up on the English alphabet. You know how it goes ... A, B, er, C? and so on ... ! This is an exclusive extract from the "Big Grammar Book", which is available from all good bookshops now! (Although most bookshops are open 9 am - 5.30 pm in the UK. Well, at least you can get it on Amazon any time!)


Tuesday 17th January 2006

Lesson 2: Discuss Ethical Issues - Euthanasia

A free English lesson from English Banana.com designed to encourage discussion with your class and stimulate writing practice.


Monday 16th January 2006

Lesson 1: Nouns and Verbs

A free English lesson from English Banana.com. Improve your grammar and tell us whether words are nouns or verbs.

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