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Michael Hughes
Malaysia



Used to work as a lecturer in Linguistics in China, then opened my own language school. Got kicked out of China and came to Malaysia to work on Teacher Training Projects and finally as a lecturer in Sunway University. For the last two years I have been retired and mainly helping develop ideas to teach classes for refugees who cannot attend regular school and needed to learn online.

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Holidays - Past Tense
This is a worksheet using Marshmallow�s holiday illustrations but adding text in the present tense with two exercises to convert the text to simple past. The first exercise is simply change the verb form, the second is to write the entire script. (I notice that on the preview the format seems to have changed with a text box across the pictures, s...
Level: intermediate
Age: 7-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 145


 
oil pollution - complete speaking scenario
This is the second in a series of integrated skills worksheet. Students are presented with a scenario about oil pollution and with pair works, discussion and role plays they have to work out a solution to the problem facing a village under the threat of oil pollution. Once again, this is an adaptation of an old book �A Case for English�, but has b...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 27


 
My daily journal
This is a 51 page document which is given in the form of a diary for 30 days. Each day has its own prompt, question and inspiring thought. There are also a large number of inspiring and thought provoking questions and quotations at the end that can be used at anytime. (I don�t know where I got this from, and if anyone claims ownership, I will ob...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: others
Downloads: 141


 
Men Talk - What men wish all women would realise
This is a very �tongue in cheek� exercise on advise that men think women should know about them. This is not a serious proposition, but an amusing set of principles that can be used as a stimulation to talk about the differences between male and female. Maybe someone could come up with a similar list about what women think men should know about t...
Level: advanced
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 85


 
Tutorial - How to reduce size of pictures using PAINT
This is uploaded in response to the numerous questions about How to reduce the size of illustrations. I show how to reduce a 9mb photograph to 16kb using Microsoft Paint. This method is not foollproof and there are other programs that can probably do it better, but everyone has Paint and so everyone can try it. Enjoy.
Level: elementary
Age: 3-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 559


 
handwriting exercise
This worksheet is designed to demonstrate how good handwriting is important for students when writing essays and assignments. The first part should be completed by the student and then passed on to a neighbour to complete the next part. Keep passing the worksheet on to different neighbours so as to get a good representation of different handwritin...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 11


 
road safety
a picture with lots and lots of road safety mishaps. The class needs to identify all the road safety problems and complete a gap filling exercise
Level: elementary
Age: 7-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 140


 
How to automatically insert the reference of your document
This is another instruction sheet to show you how you can automatically insert the reference of your document in to the footer. This is for those who print worksheets and sometime later wonder �where on earth did i get that from?� If you have never had this problem, then this is not for you. The instructions are quite detailed and may frighten s...
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-17
Type: lesson-plan
Downloads: 56


 
A new approach to language teaching - article
For the new year as teachers are preparing for new lessons try this which is a direct extract from an ESL Journal outlining a new approach to language teaching. I have tried this method myself with my children and have found a reasonable amount of success. I have been informed they can now communicate quite well in a variety of languages - though...
Level: advanced
Age: 13-17
Type: article
Downloads: 55


 
The Queue
This is a series of 36 cards which states the place where a person is standing in a queue (line up). This is ideal as a warmer, or ice breaker. Each student has to find their place in the line by finding what the person in front and behind is doing. Full instruction on how to stage manage this are given on the first page. (Not sure if this is o...
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 45

 


Verbs - PowerPoint Wordsearch
This is a wordsearch that can be used online or in class. It consists of two slides - the first one has the words on the right and you simply click on the word to reveal its place in the grid. The second one is exactly the same format except the words are pictures and so they have to work out the w...

Level: elementary
Age: 7-12
Downloads: 10


fruit - anagrams
This is an activity where the pupils are presented with the names of 10 different pieces of fruit, but the words have been jumbled to make anagrams. Arrange the class into small groups and have them unscramble the anagrams. Move the cursor over any of the words and when it turns into a small hand,...

Level: elementary
Age: 6-12
Downloads: 40


custom animation in PowerPoint
This is an introduction and tutorial about the versatility of custom animation in PowerPoint. It demonstrates some of the colourful effects that anyone can add to their presentations. It also shows you how to arrange �timings� of your animations. Most of the effects cannot be seen in this preview...

Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Downloads: 175


Language Games Part 2 - buzz, fives etc
This is part 2 of the language games PPoints. This has 5 other simple games which, although designed for primary, I have also used very successfully with adults (try doing buzz with older kids - they are no better than younger ones) They are especially useful to use when the class is tired, for br...

Level: elementary
Age: 4-17
Downloads: 54


Occupations - Introduction
This presents all the individual occupations which can be further practiced with other Kim�s Game activities. This presentation should be used for beginners to introduce the occupations as large pictures - similar to giant flash cards!! Enjoy.

Level: elementary
Age: 7-14
Downloads: 76


Adjectives - Kim�s Game - Pictures
This is a Kim�s game where a number of adjectives are presented only as pictures, making it a little more challenging. The class should be divided into small groups and told to remember as many as possible, then move on to the next slide where 3 are missing. Click on any of the numbers to reveal t...

Level: elementary
Age: 7-14
Downloads: 38


pelmanism - prepositions
This is a PowerPoint used to play the game of pelmanism or matching words with pictures or meaning. It can be used online for teaching or in a classroom. I also have a PowerPoint tutorial that shows you how to use the game effectively. This can be downloaded for free as it is a tutorial.

Level: elementary
Age: 8-100
Downloads: 22


pelmanism - proverbs
This is a PowerPoint used to play the game of pelmanism or matching words with pictures or meaning. It can be used online for teaching or in a classroom. I also have a PowerPoint tutorial that shows you how to use the game effectively. This can be downloaded for free as it is a tutorial.

Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Downloads: 19


Pelmanism - parts of the body
This is a PowerPoint used to play the game of pelmanism or matching words with pictures or meaning. It can be used online for teaching or in a classroom. I also have a PowerPoint tutorial that shows you how to use the game effectively. This can be downloaded for free as it is a tutorial.

Level: elementary
Age: 6-12
Downloads: 19


Pelmanism - plants
This is a PowerPoint used to play the game of pelmanism or matching words with pictures or meaning. It can be used online for teaching or in a classroom. I also have a PowerPoint tutorial that shows you how to use the game effectively. This can be downloaded for free as it is a tutorial.

Level: intermediate
Age: 9-100
Downloads: 15

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