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Poohbear
Petra U.
Germany



I teach 10-16 year-olds and am very thankful to be a part of this wonderful community - a permanent source of inspiration.

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The Whodunit Game - Part 1 - Role play and conversation practice
A detective game to practise speaking and logical thinking in your classroom. One student is a murderer, the others are given clues and can prove that they are good detectives. Your students must go round the class and ask/answer questions about personal details (What�s your name? Can you spell it? How old are you? What are your hobbies? Tell me ab...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 725


 
Toys and games Pictionary 1/3
Part 1 of my set about toys and children�s games. This is the picture dictionary. You can also use the pictures as flashcards. There are also a matching exercise and a crossword puzzle on the same topic. Hope you like it. Have a great week!
Level: elementary
Age: 8-14
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 89


 
Sherlock Holmes case XIV Follow-up: Exercises on adjective or adverb
This is the follow-up on part 14 of my Sherlock Holmes series. The story is based on case 14 (http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=374027#thetop). Students always need practice... The ws contains different exercises on adjectives and adverbs and adverbs of degree. I hope you find it useful. The key is included.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 283


 
Sherlock Holmes case XXVI Follow-up: Exercises on the present progressive
This is the follow-up to part 26 of my Sherlock Holmes series(http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=395483#thetop). It contains five different exercises on the present progressive. Hope you like it!
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 304


 
Sherlock Holmes case XVIII - The simple past
Part 18 of my Sherlock Holmes series. A new detective story which asks students to find out what happened to a missing cat. The ws combines reading and grammar (the simple past tense). A brief grammar guide and an exercise on the simple past tense are included, and so is the KEY to the case.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 541


 
Role play for intermediate students: Complaining at work
This is a role play game to practise complaints at work. There are four different situations to complain about. One partner is the employer, the other the employee. Suitable for A2 or B1 level. There are more role plays about complaints: http://www.eslprintables.com/buscador/buscar.asp?nivel=any&age=0&tipo=any&contents=complain&userid=192028&user=P...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 485


 
Sherlock Holmes case XXVI: The present progressive
This is part 26 of my Sherlock Holmes series. It asks students to find out where an escaped prisoner is hiding at a fun fair. The ws combines reading and grammar (the present progressive). A grammar guide on the formation and use of the present progressive is included, and so is the KEY to the case.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 406


 
Simple past tense - irregular verbs
A gap-fill-in exercise on the irregular verb forms of the simple past tense. Notebook template: PhilipR, cliparts: Philip Martin. Key included.
Level: elementary
Age: 8-12
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 277


 
Waltzing Matilda flashcards and wordsearch
These are the most difficult Australian words in the famous song "Waltzing Matilda". There are 9 flashcards to introduce the vocabulary, and a follow-up wordsearch exercise containing the same words. There is also a listening activity and a crossword puzzle in today�s free downloads to use it with.
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 1


 
A case for Sherlock Holmes VI. Follow up: Exercises on Mixed Tenses.
Here are some more additional exercises as a follow-up on my Sherlock Holmes series. This is NOT a new case, it is a follow-up on case IV. Students always need further practice... This ws contains six different exercises on present and past tenses. The story is based on case VI (http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=370734#thetop). I hope i...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 330

 


Sympathy for the devil - The Rolling Stones
A Power Point on the famous Rolling Stones song "Sympathy for the devil" which goes with my printable (http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=531976#thetop). It includes 6 different exercises their solutions, a link to the video and a short follow-up role play. Hope you like it.

Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 29


A case for Sherlock Holmes: Zero, first, second conditional (if sentences 0-1-2)
This ppt is the follow-up of my old Sherlock Holmes worksheet on if-sentences 0-1-2 (http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=394199#thetop and http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=394198#thetop). I used it to revise the rules of the conditional sentences (zero, first second conditiona...

Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Downloads: 336


A case for Sherlock Holmes - Conditional sentences type 3 (if sentences III)
I am revising conditional sentences at the moment. This ppt is the follow-up of my old Sherlock Holmes worksheet on if-sentences type 3 (http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=369607#thetop and http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=393125#thetop). I used it to revise the rules of cond...

Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Downloads: 161


A case for Sherlock Holmes - Reported speech
This is the follow-up of my old worksheet on reported statements (http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=368661#thetop and http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=374627#thetop). It contains the case, grammar rules on the changes in tenses, adverbials of time and place and pronouns, and...

Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Downloads: 541


A case for Sherlock Holmes: Active and passive
This is the follow-up of my old worksheet on active and passive (http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=371167#thetop). It contains the case, simple grammar rules on active and passive and some exercises with solutions. Have a great Sunday. (P.S. Some members get a security message when ope...

Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Downloads: 502


A case for Sherlock Holmes: so, neither / nor
This ppt is the follow-up of my old Sherlock Holmes worksheet on so, neither and nor (http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=391505#thetop). I used it in class to explain the grammar rules on so, neither and nor. It contains both practise in agreeing with positive / negative statements and d...

Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Downloads: 183


What am I? - 10 animal riddles
Originally I created this as a listening exercise, but the embedded wav.files made the ppt far too big. So I changed it into an elementary reading comprehension exercise. I used it on the open day and it worked well with beginners. Slide 1 can be used for revising the words. Cliparts: Philip Martin.

Level: elementary
Age: 6-12
Downloads: 405


Mother�s little helper - The Rolling Stones
A Power Point on the famous Rolling Stones song "Mother�s little helper" with different listening tasks, their solution and a follow-ip role play. Matching worksheet is here: http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=534749#thetop

Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 28


A case for Sherlock Holmes: First, second, third conditional (If sentences I-III)
This ppt is the follow-up of my old Sherlock Holmes worksheet on if-sentences I-III (http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=371166#thetop). I used it to explain the rules of the conditional sentences I-III. (Delete slides 2-8 if you don�t need a reminder of the case. Grammar starts on slide 9...

Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Downloads: 255

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