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serene
Areti Gavalaki
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I also share my work on iSLCollective, scribd and SlideShare.

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History of the Potato
This is a worksheet based on a TED-Ed video (History through the eyes of the potato). It contains a vocabulary matching exercise, a True/False exercise, a set of comprehension questions and a vocabulary gap-fill exercise. Answer key included.
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 121


 
The 8 secrets of success (B & W copy + Answer Key)
I�ve used this video (Richard St. John�s 8 secrets of success) as a supplement to a coursebook unit on the topic of success. This worksheet contains the exercises I prepared for my students. 1. The students have to listen for the 8 secrets of success and write the words in the spaces provided. 2. They fill in the gaps with the missing words 3. They...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 404


 
European leaders meet over Greek debt crisis (video activity)
I�ve prepared this simple worksheet to revise some financial vocabulary but mainly to use it as the basis for a class discussion on the recent developments in my country�s financial situation. It contains a cloze text and a set of comprehension questions. I�ve done the transcription myself so if you come across any errors, please let me know. There...
Level: advanced
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 30


 
Croc-wrestling granny wins award (B&W version + Answer Key)
This is a reading comprehension worksheet. The exercises are based on an article taken from CBBC Newsround. There is a pre-reading activity, a gap-fill grammar exercise on the past tenses, a true / false comprehension exercise, a vocabulary matching exercise and a roleplay activity. B&W version and Answer Key are included. You can find an online ex...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 30


 
The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde
This is a worksheet based on an animated film of The Selfish Giant, the famous story written by Oscar Wilde. It contains a gap-fill exercise, a crossword puzzle and an exercise in which students are asked to write suitable comprehension questions for a set of statements about the story practising wh-questions in the Past Simple and Continuous mainl...
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 90


 
(song) The Show Must Go On - Queen
(with Answer Key) This worksheet is based on the song The Show Must Go On by British rock band Queen. Before listening, the students are given a number of words from the lyrics and are asked to rewrite them in rhyming pairs. Then they try to complete the lyrics using these rhyming pairs. They listen to the song and check their answers. Finally, the...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 226


 
The Terracotta Army
(2 pages) This is a worksheet based on a TED-Ed video about the incredible history of China�s terracotta warriors. It contains a True/False exercise, a set of comprehension questions and a vocabulary exercise (crossword puzzle). Answer Key included. You can also find an online exercise version here: http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgam...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 43


 
The Dog and the Hummingbird
This is a worksheet based on a short video about the unlikely friendship between a dog and a hummingbird. There are two comprehension exercises (gap-fill and True/False) and a vocabulary exercise (crossword puzzle). Answer key included.
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 106


 
How Tsunamis Work
This is a worksheet based on a TED Ed animated video about how tsunamis work. There is a vocabulary matching exercise and two listening comprehension exercises (gap-fill and True/False). B/W copy and Answer Key provided.
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 71


 
Japan Earthquake (a video activity)
I used this special edition of CNN Student News (10 min) video as the basis for a class discussion about the devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan last Friday. The worksheet contains a set of comprehension questions as well as an Answer Key. Unfortunately I�ve found out recently that the video has been removed from CNN and YouTube. I...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 278