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Past simple regular and irregular
A gap text exercise focusing on both regular and irregular past tense verbs. An answer key has been added.
Level: elementary
Age: 11-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 216
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The three conditionals using the text "Tips for Great Naps".
Information on napping adapted from a text by Mark Stibich, Ph.D. combined with the use of the three conditional forms. I�ve written an exercise for the students to practice on their own, or in pairs, afterwards.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 20
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Predicting punch lines
An idea to use with short, humourous newspaper texts...predicting the punch line. The activity is a "listening - comprehending -predicting - finding out" one. The beauty of it is, once you�ve found the short articles, you don�t need any COPIES, just your voice (or somebody else�s) and a black board/chalk. I�ve prepared FIVE articles for you but the...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 15
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Mr Busy went to Egypt. (PAST PERFECT)
Mr Busy has come back from Egypt and is reflecting on his holiday. He had taken the same cruise as the characters in Agatha Christie�s "Death on the Nile" and was happy that there had been no murders on his trip. Past perfect verbs (either simple or continuous) are to be written in the gaps. An answer key has been added.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 279
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The Queensland Floods
A short, authentic text with pre-reading activities and language exercises after reading - all on one page. An answer key is included
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 175
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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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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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Raising funds for Oxfam
An authentic text from Oxfam giving information about some of the work they do and ways in which we can help. Discussion questions on and beyond the text have been added as well as a collocation focus.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 45
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Island without crime calls for the police!
An authentic text: a Scottish island has to call the police station on the neighbouring island (as it doesn�t have one) to investigate the first case of vandalism. An interesting story to prompt discussion about crime rates today /crime in general. Language exercises have been included with an answer key.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 128
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From Darkness to Light!
Its the time of year when a town in the very north is beginning to see a glimpse of daylight after months in darkness. An adapted newspaper text (New York Times) with added language exercises, comprehension questions and discussion points.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 29
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