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Practice wth articles
Member Lesley Misano wrote this for me and I used it as part of a teacher training session. I hope it will be useful for some of you. Since I went all the way to Lesley�s house in Italy to ask permission to upload thiseven though it�s not my work, it should get past the moderators;-)
Level: advanced
Age: 10-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 47
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Find the mistakes
There are 90 mistakes to find and correct. The number of mistakes is indicated in brackets. Key provided. I have prepared this as a SPAG (spelling, punctuation and grammar) exercise for native speakers, but it will be useful for ESL.
Level: advanced
Age: 10-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 146
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Verb, adjective or noun?
They have to sort out the parts of speech and put them in the right box.
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-16
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 51
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RC: The Angel of the North
This sculpture divides opinion like marmite: you love it or you hate it. I love it! They read the passage and answer the questions.
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-100
Type:
Downloads: 24
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RC: Pizza
This is a short RC about pizza. They complete the T/F questions and then answer the comprehension questions. Then they write about their favourite pizza. Key included.
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-100
Type:
Downloads: 40
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RC: what did you do yesterday?
A boy talks about what he did yesterday. They do the exercises, which include answering questions about what they did yesterday.
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-15
Type:
Downloads: 49
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The Sun, the Wind and the Rain
This is an old fable, following on from the famous one about the wind and the sun and the man�s coat. They answer the questions, do a short match-up and maybe take this forward with some creative writing.
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-14
Type:
Downloads: 70
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Gertie the Goose
A short story in the form of a fable. I ask the student to think up suitable morals. True or false and comprehension questions.
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-14
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 13
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Lion King sequencing
There are two sheets, one a sequencing activity at intermediate level, the other at elementary level. I used these with stills from the film - easy to download. I also blanked out the verbs for the pupils to replace.
Level: elementary
Age: 9-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 5
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Comic Sans, a wonderful/awful font
This font arouses strong feelings in many people. I remember being disgusted when the SENCO (special needs teacher) at our school sent me an email in Comic Sans;-) Now, I sort of love it. It is like a big bar of delicious, melted chocolate that you can�t resist. Yes, you eat/use it, but then you feel slightly guilty/ashamed...
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-100
Type:
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Tips on scaffolding and supporting EAL learners
I have uploaded two of these mats in word - here they are updated.
There is also a sentence generator and a grid for learning new words. I have seen these two in other formats(I�m not claiming originality) but I hope my versions will be useful.
Level: intermediate
Age: 5-100
Downloads: 27
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Presentation about books
I use this powerpoint as a starter activity before starting a reading book. It contains the terminolgy: author, chapter, illustration etc.
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-17
Downloads: 22
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50+ Activities for ESL
Here is a compilation of great warmers/short activities, many of them �ready to go�. 56 (I think!) slides. Hope you find it useful!
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-16
Downloads: 163
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Picnic in the Park
Practice with the past simple tense. I start off with present continuous and Splat! Pupils come to the front and I say �She is sitting beside the ball� etc and the first to touch it wins....Then past simple. Well, I prepared this as a worksheet, but the picture (I have permission to use it) was too ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-15
Downloads: 108
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Christmas �Guess who I am?� or �Guess what I am?�
The clues first, then the image flies in. This is not an original idea. Also, the last slide isn�t really about Christmas, but I couldn�t resist! ;-)
Level: elementary
Age: 7-15
Downloads: 44
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Fun language activities on the topic of animals
I prepared this as starter activities for science teachers, but I think a lot of the material is good for esl. I have sourced some of the material from the internet. Hope it will be useful for some of you.
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-16
Downloads: 24
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The ISIS attacks on Paris
Some slides to explain what happened, if not why. The exercises are to help the students understand and hopefully promote discussion. If there is anything inappropriate, please let me know.
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-14
Downloads: 46
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The Ghost at the Crossroads
A series of activities with a short story. This story is not mine; it is an urban legend which I found on the internet.
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-15
Downloads: 30
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Titanic:past continuous tense
It�s the centenary of the sinking of Titanic, so I�ve done a project. I used this ppt to reinforce the past continuous. I include a few facts and have blanked out the connectives.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Downloads: 51
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How did you do this year?
It�s the end of the academic year in some parts and a chance for the students to have a bit of self reflection time. The language used is the language of assessment and although I have prepared this for native speakers, I hope it might be useful for some of you.
Level: advanced
Age: 11-15
Downloads: 25
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