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Baiba Anderson
Latvia



It is amazing how many creative and talented people one can meet here, in this brotherhood/sisterhood of teachers. I am an English teacher in secondary school and a teacher trainer for web tools and technologies.

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Collocations: verb + preposition
A word cloud (Wordle) with verbs and prepositions which have to be paired off to make a collocation. Teacher�s notes will explain the details how to work with this handout. The word cloud can also be shown on the screen and students may look for the collocations in pairs or groups.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 121


 
Generation gap
This worksheet offers text about the widening generation gap between the young and the old that has turned into a serious issue in Britain and many other countries. There is a list of new words and gaps to be filled with the given words + KEY
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 247


 
iPod
Reading worksheet about the famous iPod players with definitions, explanations, pictures, examples and 2 reading tasks. Key provided.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 152


 
Edinburgh Tattoo
Reading worksheet on the spectacular and magnificent festival that takes place in Edinburgh in August. I witnessed one some time ago and I will never forget the sight. Students have to do a gap-fill task. With KEY.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 139


 
Word stories: Dutch
This is the first worksheet in the series about interesting words and phrases in English. There is a list of the most popular expressions and a task that checks students� understanding.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 83


 
Advertisements with a message
Worksheet to practice speaking/writing using advertisements. The aim is to guess what exactly is being advertised. Before you reveal the answer, make the students talk and discuss the ads. There are questions to help and, of course, the key. Shapes with numbers are hiding the solutions.
Level: elementary
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 87


 
Monthly Journal
One of my favourite tasks. It�s an easy way to make students practice writing because they like this task too. I choose a �real� month and write a task for each day. When the month is over, they hand in their copybooks and I give them grades. The tasks can be put into another month�s frame.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 48


 
Find the hidden treasure
I adapted this task from the Cambridge English Course published 25 years ago. It is good for any age starting from intermediate up to adults. It is a challenging task, students have to read the clues carefully and find the way to the hidden treasure. The teacher may prepare the "treasure" to give to the student who completes the task first. On you...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 296


 
Bluetooth
Reading text about the Bluetooth technology with 2 tasks (true/false and word definitions). Useful when teaching latest developments in IT.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 142


 
Global warming
The text explains what is global warming and suggests what every person should do to help. There are 2 reading tasks.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 175