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Time adverbs: since, for, still, already, yet - news article and questions, grammar exercises
A short news article from the BBC followed by vocabulary and simple comprehension questions, and a role play.
Grammar guide based on the news article - it deals with present perfect + since/for, preterite + in/on/at, and present or present perfect + already/still/yet.
Question stimuli to encourage pupils to use these time structures in their own ...
Level: advanced
Age: 13-100
Type: lesson-plan
Downloads: 113
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Reading comprehension - 2 stories about NZ animals
2 articles from the BBC. One is about people replacing sheep at rodeos; the other is about the kokako, a bird in New Zealand thought to possibly be extinct.
Exercises cover "wh" questions, vocabulary, gist reading, reformulation, and creative writing tasks.
Level: advanced
Age: 10-100
Type: reading
Downloads: 46
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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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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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Music and music preferences pairwork discussion activity
Questions about music and music preferences; useful phrases to include in answers. Pupils work in pairs or small groups. Suggested activity: they interview each other using the questions provided. Each time a pupil answers a question, they must draw one of the phrase cards (p2) from a hat or envelope and include that phrase in their answer. Increas...
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 27
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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: 19
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Card set to practise pronouncing "s" on plural forms and singular 3rd person verbs
A set of picture and word cards to be matched up. Helps pupils to identify singular and plural noun forms (regular) and practise their pronunciation of these. Also requires pupils to pronounce the "s" on the 3rd person singular form of the verb. I get pupils to match by reading first, then hand out the cards for pupils to read aloud and the holder ...
Level: elementary
Age: 4-10
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 8
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Freerunning (parkour) - short video and questions
A short video about children learning freerunning in their school gym class.
Exercises are: pre-video discussion questions, watch and answer "w" questions, watch and answer detailed questions (e.g. gap fill).
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 15
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Summer holidays: mind map to stimulate discussion
A mind map with key words and pictures related to the theme of "holidays" (generally the summer holidays). Pupils can use this as a stimulus for discussion or for a pair work interview. The second page includes cards with opinion and structuring phrases - for added challenge, pupils must pick one or more cards to include in their discussion answers...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: others
Downloads: 32
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Phrasal verbs in pairs: off/on, up/down, up/off
Page 1 is an easier version of page 2 - choose the style that suits your class better. This is to introduce the verb pairs and get pupils to provide definitions.
Page 3 offers open-ended discussion questions and a gap-fill exercise.
Level: advanced
Age: 11-100
Type:
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