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niacouto
Maria Nat�lia Couto
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Hi, I came across this wonderful sharing place. We all have to gain by sharing, I think. I�ve been an EFL teacher for 28 years now. Thank u all;-)

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A World of Many Cultures - Discrimination
This is a task-based worksheet with 3 activities. I used it as a test, so it also has specifications. It is on the topic discrimination on grounds of disability. KEY is included :-)
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 75


 
Genetic Engineering and Cloning - Key is included
This worksheet is about the ethics in genetic engineering particularly concerning medical procedures carried on humans. The text focuses on experiments by a geneticist who claims he has used the procedure in many people around the world. It has vocabulary in context, language focus, reading comprehension and essay writing. Hope you may find it usef...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 291


 
Song: A Day in the Life
I used this classic by the Beatles to revise the past tense of, particularly, irregular verbs. The ws contains filling in with verbs in the past tense (regular and irregular), filling in tables separating regular from irregular verbs+ leading forms and translation into mother tongue. It worked well with my sts. Hope it works with yours.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 1


 
Test 11th graders - Work - Child Labour
The text is about child labour in China. Children producing toys for other children in sweatshops. Again something went wrong with the aspect of the document. It was supposed to have the image of a furby toy!!(top left corner)
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 98


 
The Human Genome Project
This is a wss that I have used to improve reading and speaking skills with 11th graders. First they read some information, then they start a pair work to discuss the pros and cons of human cloning. As a final task they have to report the pair conclusions to the class. A class discussion is started. Discussion was quite lively, sts got engaged and r...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: lesson-plan
Downloads: 35


 
The Consumer Society
This worksheet is about consumerism in modern societies. I used it as a final exam for advanced students in the school year 2010/2011. It can also be used as a multi-activity worksheet on the topic. The worksheet comprises a personal question previous to the text; reading comprehension activities (vocabulary, questions, completing sentences); gramm...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 246


 
Reported Speech - Rules and practice
This is a worksheet on the Reported Speech. You can find tables outlining the changes from direct to reported speech. In the practice you can find several itens: Completion, rephrasing, ...Fully Editable.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 72


 
Describing activities
This ws contains a reading, true/false exercise, building up sentences, sentence completion, using the Simple Present Tense, activities with "do", "play" and "make" and also a writing about the student (Name, age, nationality, favourite school subject, free time activities).
Level: elementary
Age: 13-14
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 11


 
The World of Work - test - 11th grade
Written test with pre-question; comprehension; grammar and composition
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 123


 
Idioms and sayings with the word STONE
This worksheet (2 Pages + KEY) was prepared for advanced students. They should be able to work with an ENGLISH-ENGLISH dictionary and identify idioms and sayings in which the word STONE is used. There are two exercises: in the first one sts must MATCH the idiom with its meaning; in the second sts must write down sentences of their own using the idi...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 18

 


A Multicultural World
This ppt is used to anticipate some of the issues dealt with in the movie "Crash" for the topic "A Multicultural World". It involves pair work and class discussion. At the end there is the cover of the version of the movie I use. With the last slide I start exploring the feelings conveyed by the cov...

Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 29


Discrimination
This power point includes the different types of discrimination that people have to face in our modern world. Hope it may be useful :-)

Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 96


Cloning
This ppt presentation comprises a description of the process of cloning; some example of experiments that have already been carried out that involve cloning. I�ve inserted an element of surprise by inserting photos of my students with a reference to their personality (everyone enjoyed it :-)). The s...

Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 54


Relative Clauses for intermediate students
This ppt presentation was used with Portuguese 8th graders. Includes Relative Pronouns and Relative Adverbs + examples.

Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Downloads: 35


Extensive Reading - Lamb to the Slaughter, Roald Dahl
I�ve prepared this ppt presentation to introduce my 10th form - level 6 students Extensive Reading as part of the syllabus to develop reading strategies. In the first part of this ppt students are invited to discuss their reading habits; then, they are given some information about what Extensive rea...

Level: advanced
Age: 16-100
Downloads: 32


Genetically Modified Food
I prepared this ppt presentation as a warm up activity for the topic of Genetic Engineering. It suggests a hot discussion on this controversial issue. At the end there is a suggested research and a writing homework assignment.

Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 148


Mass Media and Global Communication
This power point is used to introduce the topic Mass Media. It includes the identification of media. How the media evolved, the effect of media on young people and the advantages and disadvantages of Mass Media. Hope it may be useful :-)

Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 113


Modal Verbs: Explanation and Practice
This ppt presentation was used to briefly revise the modal verbs. At the end there are some exercises that can be used to make sure the students no longer have problems with modals (tricky as they are). I hope this resource can help you.

Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Downloads: 616


Young People in a Global Era
Now this is the right file. I usually use this ppt presentation to start the topic "Young People in a Global Era". By showing behaviours tend to be the same throughout ages, sts enjoy it a lot. They also like the band "Cold Play". Usually starts a nice discussion. (sorry to those 2 ppl who had alrea...

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 14


Exchange Programmes for Students
I prepared this presentation to discuss the benefits of enrolling Exchange Programmes for students . This activity was prior to a reading about an Erasmus experience. It helped students enlarge their understanding of the usefulness of these opportunities. :-)

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 49

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