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Sentence completion: if and when statements
A creative, open-ended activity to complete a unit on "when" and "if" statements. Pupils choose a card and must complete the sentence using the correct complementary tense.
Level: advanced
Age: 13-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 24
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"Try Something New for 30 Days" - video, reading comprehension, discussion
TED video: 3 minute talk on "Try Something New for 30 Days". Link to video is in document. Discussion questions and comprehension questions. Can also be done as a reading comprehension (see transcript).
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: article
Downloads: 79
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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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All conditionals: overview exercises
A gap-fill exercise testing all four conditionals (0, 1st, 2nd, 3rd), followed by an extension exercise on logical connectors and sentence reformulation.
Answers provided on p3.
Level: advanced
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 47
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New Year�s resolutions / Future plans: structures
A sheet to go over the different structures we can use to talk about the future and New Year�s resolutions or advice. Works best as the basis of a lesson centred around oral activities.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 22
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Causative form: have/get something done, make someone do something etc.
An overview of the following structures:
have/get something done - have someone do something - get someone to do something - make someone do something
There are clear explanations of the structures and the subtle differences in meaning between them, followed by two authentic texts and exercises (open-ended questions as well as grammar gap-fill se...
Level: advanced
Age: 11-100
Type: grammar-guide
Downloads: 29
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Pronouns and possessive adjectives in the song "I�m not the only one"
"I�m not the only one" by Sam Smith - lyrics with most of the pronouns and possessive adjectives removed. This song has a really good range of pronouns in it.
The pupils should listen to the song (link provided) and fill in the gaps, and then re-tell the story by transforming the text into the 3rd person using �he� and �she� pronouns.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Type:
Downloads: 21
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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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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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Easily confused words: memory and remembering
A handout, discussion questions and gap-fill exercise on easily confused words in the lexical field of memory and remembering.
Words and grammatical constructions explained in the handout:
memory, souvenir, remember, remind, commemorate, memorise
Answers are provided on p3.
Level: advanced
Age: 10-100
Type:
Downloads: 22
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