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The Art of Riddle Solving
This sheet consists of a text which gives tips on how to solve riddles. You will find reading comprehension questions and vocabulary work, plus several riddles to solve. Answer key is provided. Make your brain work and have fun :) (04.08.08)
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 85
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The Beijing Water Cube
This sheet is about one of the buildings of the Beijing Olympics, the Water Cube. It consists of various Reading Comprehension activities. Answer key is provided. I have made an online Listening exercise about the construction of the Cube, too. Take a look. (31/07/08)
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 107
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The Colours of the Future
This sheet gives examples of seven different aspects of expressing future time including all future tenses, present simple and present continuous, and going to as well. The first part illustrates these sturctures with the help of dialogues. In the second part students can practise these patterns with some propmts, moreover they find an exercise whe...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: grammar-guide
Downloads: 22
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The Passive Poem
The other day goodnesses came up with a question about the passive voice in esldiscussion. I found this poem about the Passive Voice a long time ago, now I’m sharing it with you to see what terrible sentences you can create if you stick to using the Passive. I have not made any exercises this time. Use it as you like :) (27/07/08)
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 113
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The Passive Voice: Crazy About Ketchup
This sheet is designed to get students practise the Passive Voice with the help of a text about the history of ketchup. On the other hand, reading comprehension tasks are also included. A recipe of home-made ketchup is added to give more practice of the Passive. Why not try the recipe as an extra activity? :)
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 104
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The Passive Voice: Hitchcock�s "The Birds"
This is a sheet to practise the Passive Voice. Two tasks are given. The first one is a pair work activity where students must get information about who the film was made by, where it was made, etc. In the second task some interesting facts are given about the making of the film. Students must reconstruct it by using the Passive Voice again.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 126
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The Passive Voice: How is Toothpaste Made?
This worksheet gives a chart describing how toothpaste is made. Students must change the sentences in the chart into the Passive Voice. For follow-up students are asked to give a presentation about the manufacturing processes of other ordinary products.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 82
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The Passive Voice: What to do with your old stuff?
Different exercises are given to practise the Passive with modals. The sheet concentrates on what to do with our old/broken/damaged stuff. Go green and practise the passive at the same time.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 23
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The Plural Poem
Once upon a time I learnt this funny poem about the Plural of Nouns. I have made two exercises (fill-in and crossword) to teach or revise irregular nouns. I have made its online version, which is a bit different. Have a look at that, too.
Level: elementary
Age: 11-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 106
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The Puffin: The Clown of the Sea
This worksheet is designed to practise all 4 skills through some texts about an odd-looking bird called Puffin, a poem about birds, and sayings/proverbs about birds. Answer key provided. Two of the exercises can be done online as well.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 67
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