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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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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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Conditional form in songs
3 songs which use the conditional:
If I had a million dollars
If I had a hammer
If I didn�t love you
Gap-fill activities increase in difficulty from song 1 to song 3.
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-100
Type:
Downloads: 15
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Making suggestions and giving advice: structures
Writing frame modelling the structures used for making suggestions and giving advice.
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-100
Type: grammar-guide
Downloads: 15
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Reading comprehension, SAT-style, "The Picture of Dorian Gray"
Reading comprehension questions styled like an SAT critical reading. Answers and explanations at end. Copy of text included.
Level: advanced
Age: 15-100
Type: reading
Downloads: 32
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Christmas spider diagram discussion prompts
A mind map / spider diagram with words and pictures related to Christmas and the festive season to prompt spontaneous discussion from pupils. You could ask each pupil to choose a word/picture and prepare a short presentation on it, or you could get pupils to work in groups on a general presentation. Each group could prepare a set of questions based...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: others
Downloads: 9
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Video and comprehension questions: Republican presidential candidates discuss Syrian refugees
A video from CNN (link at bottom of second page of worksheet) about Republican candidates in the 2015/2016 presidential race debating the arrival of Syrian refugees after the November 13th terror attacks in Paris.
The questions on the worksheet cover comprehension questions, then offer points for a wider discussion of the issue.
Level: advanced
Age: 15-100
Type: others
Downloads: 22
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2 strange Victorian news stories: reading exercises
2 news stories from the BBC that retell strange Victorian deaths (a man killed by a hammer-wielding automaton in an accident in a clock tower, and two skeletons found behind a wall in a Spanish theatre). Exercises cover reading for gist, vocabulary, comprehension and language analysis. Answers provided. Suitable for advanced ESL or younger native s...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type: reading
Downloads: 67
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Saint Nicholas - comprehension and past simple
The legend of Saint Nicholas (Santa Claus) in a simplified version, plus exercises on question words, antonyms and creative writing. The grammar focus is on the past simple.
Level: intermediate
Age: 7-100
Type: reading
Downloads: 82
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Picture discussion prompts
A set of questions to use with any picture (from magazines or newspapers, or your own photos). Each question is open and designed to promote either detailed description or creative thinking.
Print the document out DOUBLE-SIDED - the second page gives useful vocab and structures to support pupils with each question.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Type: others
Downloads: 22
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