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safety tips - how safe is our world
I did this one with my FCE students. I got the text by e-mail from a friend and thought it provides good background for a lot of vocabulary work(on page 2) and a strong debate, since at times the safety tips in it seem sensible, and at times I thought �oh, come on, that�s paranoid�. It was an interesting debate, and I even got some spontaneous essa...
Level: advanced
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 15
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USE OF ENGLISH - key word, word formation, synonyms
This is part 2 of my FCE use of English exercises. It can be used for practice or tests for all advanced levels, both teenage and adults, regardless of whether they�re taking the FCE or not. It is meant to drill word formation(suffixes and prefixes), key word transformation of sentences(with comparison and passive) and synonyms. The word formation ...
Level: advanced
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 489
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MORE ASSOCIATION GAMES- HAVE FUN!!!
More associations games coming your way - this time 2 pages of them, about books, food, movies, music... The rules are included for those of you who have never played this before. It�s a fun and incredibly useful way of expanding vocabulary, improving listening skills, and your students can make their own games as soon as they get the rules. It�s c...
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-17
Type: lesson-plan
Downloads: 100
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SPRING NATURE - elementary crossword
This is a spring crossword about insects and flowers for elementary sts. The document contains a colour and a black-and-white version, plus a key in the end. One of the first crosswords I made as word.doc. (so go easy on the criticism...)!
Level: elementary
Age: 7-11
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 18
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all tenses, active.passive, conditionals
A brief 2-page review of all tenses, active, passive and conditionals. It can be used for revision, looking for similarities and differences between tenses, or for a class poster. My students call it �all in one�. I�ve been using it for years.
Level: advanced
Age: 12-17
Type: grammar-guide
Downloads: 193
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ACTIVE READING - oxymora
This is a collection of 5 worksheets dealing with oxymorons or oxymora (as you like it) in the English language. The worksheets require reading and writing and are very useful for advanced teenage and adult levels, including FCE and CAE levels. The tasks are rather demanding, but dealing wiht oxymory is highly challenging for the sts. I hope it�s u...
Level: advanced
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 305
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everybody�s free - to wear sunscreen
This is one of my favourite texts of all times and I�m happy to share it with you! It�s by Baz Luhrman and it�s a fantastic text/poem about life and advice for life - funny, wise, sad, cynical, kind-hearted... I�ve prepared a worksheet on page 1 and lesson ideas on page 2. You can also do the text as a slideshow. My advanced teenagers and adults al...
Level: advanced
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 69
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DANCE & WHAT PARENTS EXPECT
This is part 4 of my collection of songs and socially important texts. It�s based on Lee Ann Womack�s song I Hope You Dance, and it deals with what our parents expect from us and what we think they do. It contains a lyrics ws, a writing task and a wonderful text to read and discuss. I hope you find it useful, especially for teenagers and high schoo...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 89
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TALES FROM SHAKESPEARE - active reading workshop based on Lamb�s stories
This is a workshop I tried with my advanced sts to get them to love Shakespeare. I began with Tales from Shakespeare by Chales and Mary Lamb to get them to love the stories, and worked from there on. All the details are included, and also the link, copies of the texts and additional activities. It motivates active reading and is very effective. I h...
Level: advanced
Age: 12-17
Type: lesson-plan
Downloads: 111
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INKHEART - behind the scenes
Another Inkheart ws - this one is about some trivia behind the scenes (interesting for teenagers). It requires reading and then vocabulary work on the text itself. Again, regardless of the ws, I do recommend the book(s) and the movie to all of you and your sts who love fantasy.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 23
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