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It was invented by me
A nice way to learn passive voice and Inventions of all time.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
History of a ballpoint pen (biro)
Reading w/s about the pen that we cannot imagine our lives without - a ballpoint pen or biro. Read about the inventor - great Hungarian again! (Remember Rubik!) There is a gap-fill task with KEY.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
The History of Yoghurt - 2 pages + key
An interesting text about the origins of this popular dairy product followed by a reading comprehension activity and a vocabulary work exercise (find the equivalents). Answer key included.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
2011 best inventions by Time
This is the latest 2011 best inventions by Time magazine ( some )
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: reading

 


 
History of Braille
The story about how the Braille alphabet was invented and who did it. The alphabet is given as an illustration. There is a gap-fill task with KEY.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
Inventions and discoveries timeline
This activity card will be a trigger to motivate your students to use passive voice. They will also learn about inventions and discoveries. Second part is coming!
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: activity-card

 


 
VIDEO: 2011�s MOST INCREDIBLE INVENTIONS
Video worksheet on some of 2011�s technological inventions. Listening comprehension, phonological, vocabulary and conversation activities. Link and script provided. Enjoy ;)
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
Inventions: LANDMARK INVENTIONS OF THE MILLENNIUM (KEY)
Students are asked to read the text and find the synonyms to the words in bold. I hope you find it useful.
Level: advanced
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet

 


 
Inventions-related words
unit3:Creative,inven tive minds Lesson1: Inventions-related words
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
inventors
inventors and their invention
Level: elementary
Age: 3-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
inventions for nationalities
A nice worksheet where students have to guess the nationality of the inventions to discover a final nationality. Just for fun at the end of a lesson.
Level: intermediate
Age: 6-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
Alexander Graham Bell
It is about the history of Graham Bell and the invention of the ttelephone and after some exercises about the text such as questions to answer and a wordsearch.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: reading

 


 
The history of a marker pen
The history of the markers/ highlighters is short but they are indispensable in our work today. The worksheet contains a short text and a glossary. There is a gap fill task. KEY added!
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
Top 10 Inventions that Changed the World
Put headlines on the right paragraphs; Number the Inventions from 1st to 10th; regular verbs and irregular verbs.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: reading

 


 
2012 Best Time Inventions
A reading activity focused on some amazing inventions 2012 I picked up from Time magazine.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: reading

 

 


Sales Lesson
Show the six different items to the class. All my students thought it was really funny and were interested to see what we would do next. Task: In groups, students will pick one item to make a poster and "Sell". They can change/improve the item if they want but they must answer the 5 questions on the last slide. At the end of class each group wil...
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-16
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


British inventions
This powerpoint presentation introduces 12 different British inventions. Pupils have to make a sentence using the passive voice to explain who it was created/made/thought of/designed/invented /made/built by.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


inventions, speaking pictures
amazing modern inventions / photos / speaking
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


best inventions of 2012
some inventions of 2012 to motivate class
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


crazy inventions
students can enjoy crazy inventions and they can think of those kinds of inventions
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-12
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


greatest Inventions in the Golden ages
a unite starter about inventions: to watch & discuss a video about inventions in the golden ages, in order to identify new vocabulary related to the subject & to introduce the passive voice in the past.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-14
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Disruptive technologies
very useful and interesting presentation of the evolution of some inventions like: TV, camera, telephone, computer, electric lump, music players, emailing. There is a definition to the term of "disruptive technologies" with examples and a matching task
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Inventions and Inventors
It is a presentation about some important inventions and inventors and two discussion tasks are included. I hope it will be useful for you and interesting for your students :)
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


10 inventions that changed the world
It�s about 10 inventions that changed the whole world.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-15
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


inventions and inventors
This funny Power point with gif in where all invents have movemment. You can use it for introducing past tense with inventors and inventions.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Famous inventors
With this powerpoint, learners ask themselves questions about inventors and their famous inventions of the 19th century. A good way to revise the wh-questions: what did he do? when was he born? when did he die? what did he invent? It allows to work on the pronunciation of the -ed for the past simple of the regular verbs
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-16
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Subject questions jeopardy
It�s a game where all students take an active part. They work in pairs. Each pair tries to write a correct question and answer. For each correct question and answer they get the indicated points (thus they can get up to 50 pts in one round.) Enjoy.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Disruptive technologies (PART2)
very useful and interesting presentation where sts can compare between two generations of technological devices like: the laptop pc and the tablet. Students will choose from a list of adjectives and phrases to describe each gadget to make an oral comparison between them..
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Who wants to be a millionaire...invent ors/inventions edition.
Here is a fun game about inventions and inventors. Enjoy!
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


INVENTIONS
To recognize inventions. To read comprehensible an encyclopedia entry with a biography; completing information by recognizing signal words in context. Have an excellent day!!!
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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