TIME HEALS ALL WOUNDS

Photocopy from 21st November_The Joy Luck Club
Fill-in-the-gap activities_World Toilet Day

GIVE OR TAKE

give or take possibly a little more or less than the amount or time mentioned:

It'll be ready at 6:00, give or take a few minutes.

It cost £200, give or take .

Source: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/

Fill-in-the-gaps activities_CO-WORKING
Photocopies from 14th November 

MY FELLOW PATIENTS

“Mahjong is a tile-based game that was developed in China during the Qing dynasty and has spread throughout the world since the early 20th century.” (source Wikipedia) 

spread vs extend 1
spread vs extend 2 
Photocopies from 12th November_to + V-ing

DOES YOUR CAR NEED SERVICING?

need + v-ing
Sometimes it's useful to talk about fixing or improving things, but without saying who is going to do it. To do this, we can use need + verb-ing.

There are three parts to this structure. First, you name the thing – my hair, or the car, or my shoes. Then you say 'need' - or 'needs' - and finally, a verb with –ing.

My hair needs cutting

The curtains don't need washing

Do the plants need watering?

Activities with need + v-ing : 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/flatmates/episode121/languagepoint.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1536_gramchallenge8/

http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammarchallenge/pdfs/8_need_practice.pdf

fill-in-the-gap activities
2018_November 7th_An-Mei Hsu: Scar
2018_November 5th_stop to do vs stop doing
2018_November 5th_Mistakes from pieces of writing

BURPING YOUR BABY

to burp /bɜː(r)p/

1 [INTRANSITIVE] to make a noise when air from your stomach passes out through your mouth; to noisily release air from the stomach through the mouth; to belch.

2 [TRANSITIVE] to help a baby to bring up air from its stomach by hitting it gently on the back; to make a baby belch after feeding, typically by patting its back.

C1 photocopies_Jamal Khashoggi