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reading comprehension test
William Shakespeare �s biography
Level: elementary
Age: 8-14
Type: reading

 


 
Practice past simple using Cristina Aguilera�s biography.
An editable worksheet desinged to practice reading comprehension, past simple questions and answers. Not sure what�s wrong with the fonts.. I�ve tried the embeding system but still looks wierd in the preview.. If you have any problem please send me a pm with your email and I�ll email it to you.
Level: elementary
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
Biography Cards(Editable)
Set of cards to be used to write biobraphies or role play interviews. Instructions for the activities are included
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: activity-card

 


 
Santa�s biography
Reading and speaking about Santa Claus for young learners.
Level: elementary
Age: 9-12
Type: worksheet

 


 
let�s meet Shakespeare
Reading a biography + activities (answer the questions/right or wrong)+ fun facts
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-14
Type: reading

 


 
Another Day in Paradise ( includes 9 pages ! )
Complete sequence containing a biography,different documents about the song,photographs, the song with blanks to fill in, various exercises and questions on the song... answer key.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
SIX EASY BIOGRAPHIES FOR BEGINNINERS
Six easy readings for very beginners. They include bios on Walt Disney, Charlie Chaplin, Amelia Earhart, John Glen, Duke Ellington and Benjamin Franklin. Each reader has a task.
Level: elementary
Age: 6-11
Type: reading

 


 
WWW : AN INVENTION THAT CHANGED THE WORLD -Didn�t it?-
The text is about Tim Berners-lee, the famous one who invented the idea of the World Wide Web! Thanks to him we �now� enjoy surfing! I hope you find helpful! Thx for your downloads and generous comments!
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
Oral expression: how to introduce a celebrity
Here is a dozen cards about famous dead celebrities. Students take one at random and have to speak in front of the class for about 45 seconds using the information on the card. I use this as a training for the CECR. Students learn how to talk (and not read!) in front of an audience.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: activity-card

 


 
A writing activity: my favourite movie star
Pupils have to write a biography about a movie star�s factfile. They have to write it on another piece of paper!
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
My biography

Level: intermediate
Age: 12-14
Type:

 


 
Did it Again
It�s Shakira�s song "Did it Again". The song has blanks to be filled in. There is also a biography of Shakira�s early life, a True or False activity and some questions related to the biography. Then, there are two activities related to the song (questions and vocabulary). I hope you find it useful!
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
biographies
4 short and easy biographies (Roald Dahl, Johnny depp, Bob Marley, Justin Timberlake) with related questions (date/place of birth /death, married, children, famous). The student has to fill in the grid first and then make sentences. If you are interested Mariethe devised a test related to this ws, here is the link http://www.eslprinta bles.com/prin...
Level: elementary
Age: 10-14
Type: worksheet

 


 
Interviewing the father of playstation
Module 3 lesson 3 Interviewing the father of playstation.
Level: advanced
Age: 17-100
Type: worksheet

 


 
WRITING A BIOGRAPHY: NELSON MANDELA
Read the following facts and write a paragraph about Mandela�s biography. Write complete sentences, use connectors of sequence to order events, prepositions of time...
Level: elementary
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet

 

 


How to write a biography - Charlie Chaplin
How to write Charlie Chaplin�s biography
Level: elementary
Age: 12-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Biography vs Autobiography
Steps in writing biography and autobiography
Level: elementary
Age: 9-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


William Shakespeare�s biography
Here is a biography of William Shakespeare I have prepared for my students before studying an extract of Romeo and Juliet. It may be useful for you. Hope you�ll like it.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Michael Jackson Biography
This is the presentation about Michael Jackson�s life and music. You can either show it to your students on its own or together with this video http://youtube.com/w atch?v=IlLhmJlsPEk
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Marie Curie�s biography. PPT
This is an appealing power point presentation about Marie Curie, a successful Polish Physicist and Scientist, and her amazing achievements in the field of Science. Hope you find it interesting! Vane.
Level: elementary
Age: 11-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Gandhi
This is a Powerpoint I made about the life of Gandhi. Is great to introduce the topic of peacemakers.
Level: advanced
Age: 12-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Elvis Presley�s Biography
You can ask to a pupil to speak or write about Elvis�s life.
Level: intermediate
Age: 6-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Martin Luther King�s biography
Use the information to build up a biography of Martin Luther King.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


THE BEATLES
Work on the Beatles with your pupils: A little biography in the past, to make them speak; with a map of England, and finish all that with a music quiz to make them guess their songs!
Level: elementary
Age: 6-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Guess Who I am!!
I used this in my class when we were learing about autobiography. My students enjoyed the quiz game. You can add other famous, interesting ppl from your country,including celebrities.
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Biography - leonardo da vinci
biography about leonardo da vinci
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-15
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


To BE and HAVE GOT
It�s a communicative lesson to revise the verbs BE and HAVE GOT through speaking activities and some grammar exercises. I hope you find it useful!
Level: elementary
Age: 7-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


I�m a biographer - Elvis Presley
A powerpoint to introduce the final task "i�m a biographer / i�m writing an obituary". a few images are screenshots of wikipedia (just to be honest)but since it�s a collaborative encyclopedia they should not be considered as copyrighted, right??? *** 1st slides are about Elvis, the last ones focus more on the objectives "talking about a moment in t...
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Captain America
The Story of Captain America illustrated with stunning pictures and followed by questions.
Level: elementary
Age: 6-14
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Shakespeare�s Biography
Brief biography of William Shakespeare and his works.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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