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IN THE NEWS --- HARD/SOFT NEWS
I teach adults in China. I try to put as many things as possible into a familiar context. This lesson is designed to use readily available (and free!) materials ~~ primarily, pictures collected over a couple of weeks from the newspaper. Anything interesting, colorful, about as many types of news reports as possible. This is the only material not in...
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Type: lesson-plan
Downloads: 15
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INTERMEDIATE BUSINESS ENGLISH - MAKING ARRANGEMENTS - LESSON 1 OF 2
This is the next installment in the Business English course I am designing. This is Lesson 3, Part 1 of 2. This lesson introduces phrasal verbs to be used in making arrangements and travel plans. Then students work together to create dialog with target vocabulary, then present it in a competition format. Homework assignment optional, but will be us...
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 22
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CLOTHES AND FASHION
For this lesson you will need to collect some pictures from fashion magazines or other sources where you can see fully the clothes the people are wearing. Obviously, color pictures work best. Be sure to collect a wide variety including various colors, patterns, styles, functions. This lesson is very heavy on Student Talk Time - easily 80+ percent -...
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Type: lesson-plan
Downloads: 33
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INTERMEDIATE BUSINESS ENGLISH - HOW ARE THEY DOING (COMPANY PERFORMANCE) - LESSON 2 OF 2
This is lesson 2 of 2 for the Business English unit entitled "How Are They Doing?" (Company performance). This lesson further builds on the vocabulary and usage presented in Lesson 1. This lesson uses the completed homework from Lesson 1 for one activity, then provides and additional handout with a line graph and information about a company so stud...
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 21
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HIGH BEGINNER TO LOW INTERMEDIATE -- LARGE NUMBERS DICTATION
Nothing fancy here, just a simple (but effective) numbers dictation. I use this a LOT. Fold the sheet in half, Student A reads to Student B, Student B writes. Then reverse. The sheets have different numbers. I chose these numbers specifically with Chinese students in mind, because in Chinese they speak each number, even the zeros. And, of course, w...
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 20
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UPPER INTERMEDIATE BUSINESS ENGLISH - GOING GLOBAL - LESSON 1 OF 2
This is the latest in my Business English series. Although I am in China, I try to make these lessons readily adaptable to other first language environments. However, this one focuses largely on modals, and modals are a tough nut to crack for most Chinese students. So this lesson is a little more "Chinese-centric" than most,but still should be adap...
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 23
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PICK-A-CARD SENTENCE BUILDING GAME
I am always struggling to find things for my lowest level students. I saw another teacher I work with do sentence building in a one-on-one class, and I expanded it to make it uniform, add the element of chance with the cards, and turn it into a team activity. I used it a couple of nights ago with some of my most challenging students, and I was very...
Level: elementary
Age: 14-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 25
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INTERMEDIATE BUSINESS ENGLISH - AIR TRAVEL AND HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS - LESSON 1 OF 2
This is the next in my Business English series -- HOWEVER!! This can also be used in a NON-business teaching environment. It is focused more on the vocabulary aspect and less on the business aspect. The tie-in to a business context will come in the Part 2 of 2. That part should be ready within the next day or so. This lesson is extremely heavy on s...
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 24
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HIGH INTERMEDIATE TO ADVANCED BUSINESS ENGLISH - GIVING A PROJECT STATUS REPORT - LESSON 2 OF 2
This is Lesson 2 of 2 for the unit of the same name. I am creating a 126-lesson Business English course to be used in Beijing. However, most (if not all) of these materials can be modified for use in any country. This lesson facilitates speaking practice using the material taught and reinforced in Lesson 1 of 2. This lesson uses the context of a re...
Level: advanced
Age: 18-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 14
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PRONUNCIATION - MINIMAL PAIRS FOR ALL LEVELS
PRONUNCIATION ACTIVITY SUITABLE FOR ALL LEVELS -- This minimal pairs activity is targeted at sounds often confused by many learners, but especially those in Asia.
THE TWO SHEETS HAVE DIFFERENT WORDS. Student A reads to Student B. If Student B thinks that words 1, 3, 5 are the same, then Student B writes those in the same box together. If Stude...
Level: intermediate
Age: 3-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 52
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ART IMITATES LIFE, LIFE IMITATES ART - ADVANCED DISCUSSION - PART 2 OF 2
This is Part 2 of 2 -- Presentation of the concepts of Life Imitates Art and Art Imitates Life. First half introduces the two ideas, what each side believes, and the origins. The second half introduces assorted art pieces for description. Lastly, a group discussion activity to express their own bel...
Level: advanced
Age: 18-100
Downloads: 27
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REVIEW OF REGULAR/IRREGULAR VERBS, AS/WHEN/WHILE, PAST PROGRESSIVE, PAST TENSE, BEGINNER, INTERMEDIATE, LOW INTERMEDIATE,
I prepared this (21 slides) as a review of the grammar points taught from Beginner to Lower Intermediate Level. These are things that all students SHOULD know and be able to accurately use by this point.
There�s an exercise to match present verbs with their irregular past tense. There�s a compl...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Downloads: 36
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