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duchessrachel

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I�m an American teaching adults in Chicago. Last year I taught adults in Turkey. Previously, I taught middle school for 4 years in Korea.

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Giving Advice
After teaching a lesson on how to give advice, this is a good follow-up worksheet. Key expressions include "What should I do?" "Why don�t you..." "You should...." "You shouldn�t..." "You�d better" "You�d better not..."
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-14
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 117


 
Current Events: Facebook Psychological Experiment Controversy
Here�s an article with a reading comprehension exercise (true/false). There are some discussion questions about Facebook for the students to talk about in groups before and after reading the article. I ended the class by dividing the class in half and holding a debate-- "Is Facebook good for society?"
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 66


 
Have you ever __________? Practice with past participles
This double sided worksheet is good practice with past participles. On the front, students must write sentences-- questions, affirmative, and negative. On the back, students can relax a bit and complete a crossword puzzle and a word search.
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 4


 
Ted Talk: How a boy became an artist
Pre-watching questions and vocabulary and comprehension questions for while watching. Jarrett J. Krosoczka: How a boy became an artist You can stream the TED Talk or download it for free from here: http://www.ted.com/talks/jarrett_j_krosoczka_how_a_boy_became_an_artist.html
Level: advanced
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 25


 
Comparatives and Superlatives
After reviewing the rules of how to form comparative and superlative adjectives, use this worksheet to reinforce the students� understanding.
Level: intermediate
Age: 7-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 15


 
Sir Ken Robinson: Changing the Education Paradigm
I made questions and vocabulary on this very interesting animated lecture (11 minutes). I hope it will cause a lot of conversation! This RSA Animate was adapted from a talk given at the RSA by Sir Ken Robinson, world-renowned education and creativity expert. Available to stream/download for free from youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...
Level: advanced
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 47


 
How do you get to school?
Here the students practice writing sentences describing how they get from point A to point B. They also practice with adverbs of frequency: always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, and never. For example, "I usually walk to school." A crossword puzzle and word search are included on the second worksheet.
Level: intermediate
Age: 7-14
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 25


 
Love Stinks-- Song for Valentine�s Day?
I played this last year during a Valentine�s Day lesson. The song is great for beginners, because it�s really slow and simple: "He loves her, but she loves him..." My middle schoolers really liked the song and the funny music video. I pre-taught the meaning of "stinks" before they listened. Happy Valentine�s Day! 3
Level: elementary
Age: 8-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 31


 
Current Event: California police �pummelling" of woman investigated
Students discuss their attitudes toward the police. Next, they learn some background vocabulary from the article. After that, they read the article and watch the video from the BBC (July 5, 2014): California police �pummelling� of woman is investigated http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-28173984
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 19


 
Money Discussion
Discussion questions about money, shopping, and spending habits.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 37

 


Beyond Basic Family, ".........-in-law" Simpsons
After reviewing basic family vocabulary (mother, father, brother, etc...), I made this PPT to graphically teach my students the meaning of "in-law." It�s a difficult concept for students at first, but becomes easier as they see the many examples through the Simpsons family tree. I tested my students...

Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 139


Food Idioms
Teach your students some common food idioms through this PPT. I made it into a game in my classes, since my kids love competition.

Level: intermediate
Age: 8-17
Downloads: 16


Palm Reading: Meaning of Lines
Students learn the meaning of six lines of the palm (life, health, marriage, love, job, mind) and then practice the future tense by reading a partner�s palm. I plan to upload the worksheet to go along with this.

Level: elementary
Age: 8-17
Downloads: 107


Excuse me, how do you spell _________?
I teach English to Korea students. Despite studying English for years, my students still didn�t know how to ask "How do you spell ____________?" Instead, many were saying "Teacher, how spell you ______" or "Teacher, ________spelling??" I got really tired of this. I told them to stop calling me "teac...

Level: elementary
Age: 6-14
Downloads: 5

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