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Bookcrossing. Have you heard about it?
An authentic advertisement describing something quite exciting: bookcrossing - a method of passing on books by leaving them (coded) somewhere. Then fate takes over.If the book finds a new owner, and registers it on the net, its path across the world can be plotted as it passes from one to another. Comments on authors and characters in the books can...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 79
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The Rat Race
Discussion lesson - theme: the RAT RACE. An impulse text (Evevning Standard), discussion questions before and after reading, language exercise (with key).
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 105
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A glimpse of hope - Alzheimer breakthrough
A short authentic text about the recent research progress, Maybe, one day, there�ll be a cure. Lots of exersises and impulse texts on the subject.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 24
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Childcare Chinese Style
A happy end! A case of how the rapid spreading of pictures and information via the internet can bring about positive solutions to circumstances of desperation. A reading and discussion activity for more advanced students.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 38
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Dog overboard! (Short newspaper article)
A lesson plan using a short piece of news suitable for elementary students (adults)as the basis. Focus is on the past tense (as a form of revision). Language execises, listening comprehension and lots of oral exercises as a class and in pairs have been included.
Level: elementary
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 40
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Giraffe Hotel
A newspaper text (Daily Mail) about the world�s first giraffe hotel and the dream of two young Kenyan children. It explains a little about the conservation work done with Rothschild giraffes. I�ve added converstion questions, discussion questions and some language exercises on the text. An answer key has been added
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 120
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Fun Christmas activities as warmers.
Three short fun activities which could be used at the beginning /end of a lesson to set the scene or to round off/recap on vocabulary/prepositions...with a Christmas touch. I�ve added an answer key and was quite amazed at how many words you can find in the word CHRISTMAS. I don�t think I found all of them either. I would be glad to know of others y...
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 89
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Which came first, the chicken or the egg?
An authentic news text about one of life�s mysteries. Language focus on prepositions, comparisons, synonyms. The exercises could/ should be done at different times, i.e. not in the same lesson - recycling - thereyby using the same text at a later date with a different focus.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 120
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Will men dominate the future?
An authentic text outlining the problem of gender inbalance in some countries, its reasons and possible consequencies. Lots of thought provoking information and questions for discussion. Comprehension amd language exercises with key, have been added.
Level: advanced
Level: advanced
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 291
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Mamo Cards (11): USED TO
A set of mamo cards focusing on: used to. Twelve cards/questions. Can be used as a warmer after the construction has be taught or to recap. Ask a student a question (and vice versa) the move on to the next..asking and answering the questions.
Level: elementary
Age: 12-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 216
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