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IELTS Speaking Part 1 FAQs
This is a handout I have written for my IELTS speaking classes. It tries to answer some of the many questions which my students (Chinese) ask about IELTS and correct some of the numerous misconceptions they have about the test. IELTS is the same worldwide so I hope it is useful for other classesa in other countries as well.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: others
Downloads: 48
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Conjunctions
A grammar guide with exercises to deal with the use of and and but especially and in lists and compound sentences. It focuses on errors which are common among the Chinese students I teach and is most useful at pre intermediate level. I hope it is useful for othe rpeople as well.
Level: elementary
Age: 14-17
Type: grammar-guide
Downloads: 20
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Amazing Animal analogies
An introduction to similes,metaphors and idioms used for comparison. It is aimed at students preparing for Cambridge FCE, IELTS, TOEFL, BED etc who need to cope with similes, metaphors and idioms in reading passages.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7
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Somewhere to Stay
Here is a worksheet prepared for travel English classes. it focuses on vocabulary of hotels and culminates in an internet activity where students use websites to practice the vocabulary and choose a hotel in Edinburgh. I hope it is useful.
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7
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Wh and Two Word Questions: focus on meaning
Many upper elementary and pre intermediate students memorise qquestion words but never learn what they mean. As a result in conversation and listening exercises they often answer the wrong question. If this happens in your classes here is a work sheet to help you. I hope you find it useful.
Level: elementary
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 2
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Remember, Remember the 5th of November
The 2nd in a series aimed at students intending to study or live in Britain. Useful for practising the use of contextual clues for decoding new vocabulary.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 15
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What�s Wrong With Me?
A set of role play cue cards giving 4 scenarios for students to practice dialogue between a doctor and patient. Includes extensive preparatory vocabulary and background reading. Can be used to bring to life health and illness modules in many textbooks
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: others
Downloads: 30
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Celebrating Love
This is the 3rd of a series of reading passages intended for students planning to study or live in the UK. It also provides practice in vocabulary building techniques from reading.
Caution! Not suitable for use in cultures where discussing relationships in class may cause embarrassment.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 1
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Introduction to Nominalizers
An advanced vocabulary worksheet mainly intended for the reading and writing parts of business and academic English courses such as BEC, IELTS and TOEFL.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 5
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Describing Graphs: using adjectives and adverbs
Here is a work sheet for IELTS Writing Task 1 students. It focuses on accurate use of adjectives and adverbs to describe graphs, mainly line graphs. I hope you find it useful
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 134
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