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Pride - who can humanity be proud of?
This project is part 3 of today�s series, but can be used completely separately from the other 2. If you decide to use all 3, I do suggest to do this one last - to end on a positive note (Prejudice, Pride & Prejudice, Pride). This lesson plan contains a detailed, several-page set of instructions and various texts about famous people from human hist...
Level: advanced
Age: 12-17
Type: lesson-plan
Downloads: 79
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FIREFLIES, STRESS AND INSOMNIA - song ws with additional texts
This is part 2 of my collection with lyrics and texts concerning social topics and everyday life. This one is based on Owl City�s Fireflies and texts about insomnia and stress in our lives, esp teenagers� lives. I�m planning to use it with my teenage sts. It contains 3 pages of wss with links and teacher�s key, aimed at improving reading, writing a...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 118
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THE SNOW QUEEN - advanced project
This is a project I�ve prepared for my advanced groups. It is based on a long version of the Snow Queen (link included) in 7 parts, and I�ve prepared a pre, while and post reading task for each part. I hope you find it useful. (can be used with the ppt available here http://www.eslprintables.com/powerpoint.asp?id=36625#thetop)
Level: advanced
Age: 12-17
Type: Choose
Downloads: 89
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ASSOCIATION GAMES - part 3
Here is my third set of association games. For those of you who haven�t played it before, rules are included as well. This set contains 12 association games and some empty ones for your sts or you to make. This is so much fun to play, so useful, covers any topic you want and sts all ages love it. Have fun!
Level: intermediate
Age: 7-17
Type: others
Downloads: 53
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MAGIC WORDS - of politeness - classroom poster, stickers, ideas
This is a classroom poster inspired by stexstme�s comments on the growing lack of basic culture (bravo, Sylvie, dear, never give up!). It�s a classroom poster to help teach your sts to be polite, with additional activities and reward stickers. People, let�s create a generation of polite kids, shall we? We might learn a lot in the process!
Level: elementary
Age: 3-17
Type: others
Downloads: 144
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GREAT LOVE SONGS - collection no.2
Here is the 2nd part of my love songs collection with teacher�s versionsand ideas, and wss for Crazy Little Thing Called Love, Eternal Flame, Don�t Wanna Miss A Thing, More Than Words, Nothing Compares to You, With or Without You, and The Winner Takes it all. I hope you enjoy these.
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 168
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revision test for teenagers
This is a test based on upper-intermediate materials with an essay task at the end. It�s practical because it covers a little bit of everything, so you can use it as PLACEMENT, too, when you get a new group and you�re not sure how much they know. Practical, more than attractive, but I hope you find it useful!
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 20
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MY HALLOWEEN COLLECTION - challenge for advanced students
Hi! I know it�s too early for Halloween now, but it will come soon enough. Anyway, this is a collection of speaking/writing activities for advanced teenagers or young adults, which includes five different linguistic tasks, one of them being a challenge to you and your sts from me and mine. Some good-hearted, Halloween creativity exchange, if you�re...
Level: advanced
Age: 12-17
Type: lesson-plan
Downloads: 473
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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: 487
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THE LONELY GIANT - READING FOLLOW-UP
Hi! I was doing stories from around the world with my sts, and I got the book of Scottish folk and fairy tales. I found the story of the Lonely Giant very charming and did it for Valentine�s Day with my sts - this is a follow-up. They found it interesting, and it wasn�t our typical Valentine�s day - we had a fantasy project with their drawings from...
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-12
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 12
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SUMMER GAMES - fun stuff before summer vacation
This is a collection of activities which can be played as games before the summer vacation, concerning summer, sea animals and clothes. there�s even a story included, so that activities range from writing and memorising to reading and speaking. Each slide is one game, and its key is shown at the bot...
Level: elementary
Age: 8-14
Downloads: 386
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THE SNOW QUEEN - reading and winter word games for elementary students
This is a ppt based on my brief version of the Snow Queen (see minibook, if interested), but it also includes a follow-up with short word games with the story and winter vocabulary. I hope you make use of this beautiful story.
Level: elementary
Age: 7-11
Downloads: 105
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HALLOWEEN ASSOCIATION GAMES - play and learn
Finally made it - with a little help from a friend, I managed to turn my association games into ppt games. Rules are included, so if you�ve never played - do try. You can do this with all ages and levels. If you like the game, and want to create your own, I�m also uploading a free template.
Level: intermediate
Age: 7-17
Downloads: 186
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FCE PRACTICE - use of English, speaking, writing
I prepared this FCE practice for my groups (highschoolers), using exercises from free web-sites, course books and experience. It concentrates on word formation (use of English), speaking and writing practice, and I use it with my advanced groups as practice, and then give them similar exercises as t...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 135
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THE SNOW QUEEN - advanced project
This is a ppt I prepared for my advanced groups based on 7 parts of a long version of the story. The ppt contains some pre, while and post reading tasks for all the chapters, but is basically meant to be used with the worksheet available here http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=477995#thet...
Level: advanced
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 53
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ELEMENTARY REVISION GAMES - kids� level 2
This is a ppt I use to revise at the end of the year with my level 2 kids. It covers numbers (ordinal and cardinal), months, days of the week, school subjects, to be and prepositions, and we usually do it as a competition between two teams. Hope you find it useful.
Level: elementary
Age: 8-11
Downloads: 122
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ELEMENTARY REVISION GAMES - kids� level 1
This is a ppt I use at the end of school year with my level 1 school kids - we revise all material through this ppt and we play it as games in 2-3 teams. It covers many topics (alphabet, he/she, colours, numbers, city places...) and it�s really fun to do.
Level: elementary
Age: 7-11
Downloads: 58
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CHRISTMAS SPIDER - ROLE PLAY
This is an old role-play of mine based on world legends, tales, songs and nursery rhymes about Christmas(I�ve just updated the word doc uploaded here before). I�ve used it as role play and a puppet show and am planning to use it again this year. It�s nice to do with children, because there are lots ...
Level: elementary
Age: 6-11
Downloads: 74
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Comparison with Harry Potter
This is a short ppt game to practise comparatives and superlatives to describe the characters from Harry Potter. (Another adition to moravc�s project) There�s also a ws and an OE available. I hope it�s useful!
Level: intermediate
Age: 7-17
Downloads: 76
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THE ADVENTURES OF ISABEL - funny scary poem(for Halloween maybe?)
This is a ppt inspired and dedicated to our very own Franknbea and Anaisabel, and the ESL cafe. It�s based on the Ogden Nash poem The Adventures of Isabel and I�ve also added a Halloween activity for students. It can be used for intermediate sts as well, but it has a special sense of humour, so be c...
Level: advanced
Age: 11-17
Downloads: 34
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I WON�T GIVE UP - JASON MRAZ
I just couldn�t resist this song, the video and the melody. The tasks are rather simple (spelling, opposites and ordering by numbers), but the song is lovely and the video has a nice message. I�m planning to do it on Valentine�s Day, although the message is universal. I hope you like it.
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-100
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REPORTED SPEECH WITH HARRY POTTER
Another addition to our Grammar with HP project - started by moravc. This one, in addition to the ws, deals with direct and indirect speech. I hope you find it useful.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
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NIGHT LIKE THIS - ROMANCE
This is a simple exercise based on the song �Night Like This� by C. Emerald, with a listening task, vocabulary and writing tasks with adjectives and a short rhyming task with a silly love song at the end. I hope you like it.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
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LET IT SNOW - WINTER CLOTHES
This is a very simple task for small children to revise colours and winter clothes. It contains a Peppa video about snow and a task with colours and winter clothes. I made it all in capital letters, because my 6-year-olds find them easier to follow. I hope you find it useful and fun.
Level: elementary
Age: 5-8
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DRAGONS
I created this OE with my son in mind. (His English level is not yet there, but I�m hoping the topic will inspire him!) The exercise contains several tasks - a T/F one, two reading tasks with comprehension and fill-in and a listening task with the theme song of a dragon movie. There are pics and ani...
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-100
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EMELI SANDE -CLOWN
The song is just too beautiful to miss. There are some follow-up vocabulary and comprehension tasks with Sande�s biography and explanation for the song. I hope your students enjoy it.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
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Present Perfect with Harry Potter
This exercise is part of moravc�s project on learning grammar with Harry Potter. It is designed to practise the Present Perfect. It has three different tasks. Thanks, dear moravc, for letting me join the project!
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
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THE KISS THAT MISSED
This is an OE I made based on my ws for the story The Kiss that Missed (by D. Melling). It�s a funny fairytale with a synonyms task before reading, and the story from a youtube video with follow-up questions (Present and Past Simple).
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-12
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LET�S PLAY PIRATES!
I made this OE for my students who just love pirate stories, treasure hunting and pirate songs. It has a listening task (a very catchy pirate song), a reading task and a treasure hunt with prepositions. I hope you like it! AAAAArrrrgh!
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-12
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PREPOSITIONS - with rooms and furniture
This is an OE to practise prepositions. It contains several tasks with multiple choice and fill-in, accompanied with simple pictures to help the students. I hope it�s of use to you!
Level: elementary
Age: 4-100
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