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Reading comprehension: park ranger in the Grand Canyon National Park
Article from the Washington Post kids� section about a park ranger in the Grand Canyon National Park.
Exercises include: pre-reading discussion, reading for gist, vocabulary match, reading for detail, inference questions, creative writing tasks (extension).
Level: advanced
Age: 10-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 66
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Heteronyms
9 common pairs of heteronyms and exercises to work with them.
Heteronyms are words which look the same but are pronounced differently and have different meanings. For example "lead" (a metal) and "lead" (a verb meaning "to guide").
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 22
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How old is ...? Pairwork information gap activity (Speaking)
Two sheets: sheet A and sheet B. Pupils must take it in turns to ask questions and give answers about the ages of different people and buildings. Also drills he/she/it.
NB: all ages correct in February 2013! The sheet will need to be updated each year if you�re a stickler for accuracy!
Level: elementary
Age: 5-14
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 8
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Easter crafts: 3 sets of instructions to unjumble
Instructions for 3 Easter-based craft projects (a recipe, dying eggs and making an Easter bonnet). Learners must identify which instruction goes with which project and then order them correctly. Answers available by following the links on the worksheet.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 11
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Easily confused words: space or place? Vocab handout
A simple handout which explains the difference between the easily confused words �space� and �place� in English, and offers some discussion questions to practise using these two words correctly.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: others
Downloads: 9
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SAT-style critical reading / reading comprehension on Schiller
SAT-style critical reading test on Schiller. Covers reading comprehension and high-level vocabulary. Answers and text included.
Level: advanced
Age: 15-100
Type: reading
Downloads: 22
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Beckhams donate 20 boxes of clothes to charity to aid typhoon victims
BBC news story about the Beckhams� donations to a charity shop in order to raise money for victims of Typhoon Haiyan. Questions following the text cover key terms, basic comprehension, close comprehension and open-ended discussion questions.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 44
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Writing a postcard - BEGINNERS
A simple postcard and comprehension questions, followed by a list of useful postcard phrases. Pupils can then use the original text as a model to write their own simple postcard (by changing the underlined phrases). Designed for beginners aged 9. No formal explanation of the grammar is required as the verb structures are to be copied from the sourc...
Level: elementary
Age: 7-12
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 244
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Role plays / Situation cards: a holiday in an English-speaking country
A set of 12 situations which a visitor might encounter on a visit to an English-speaking country. To stimulate role-play and "survival English".
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 173
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Back to school discussion questions
21 "back to school" discussion questions and phrases to include in answers.
Would work as a 1-1, paired, group or whole class discussion activity.
Designed to stimulate discussion and reflection in the first weeks of term.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 65
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