This worksheet, ‘All About Colloquial English’ supports students to create associations and develop greater understandings of colloquial English words. Students are required to provide examples, non-examples, a definition and to use the word or saying in a sentence. This is a great resource for broadening students’ social, cultural and linguistic awareness and could be a …More

This worksheet, ‘Colloquial English’ is a simple resource that requires students to collect colloquial English terms and then find their meanings using Standard English. The use of the t-chart allows students to directly compare both lists and can be used as an aid to whole class discussions or for individual work. This is a great …More

This worksheet, ‘Standard and Colloquial English’ offers students the opportunity to compare and contrast examples of colloquial English and Standard English. Using the Venn diagram also provides students with an opportunity to discuss the grey area where colloquial words have become absorbed into Standard English through frequent usage and can therefore can be classified in …More