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Reading-Writing activity 4 (THE ACCIDENTAL INVENTION OF THE MICROWAVE OVEN)
Reading-Writing activity 1 (KISSATHON) A complete study guide based on the Nycap.com article - "The accidental invention of the microwave oven". Students get to read, answer questions on specific vocabulary, discuss about the text, as well as other famous inventions, and write an essay after the lesson�s over. INCLUDES TEACHER�S GUIDE. INCLUDE...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: lesson-plan

 


 
INVENTIONS AND INVENTORS
This is useful when you practise simple past. It can be used as a teacher group activity or students can work in teams. They activate vocabulary and the facts are interesting. Hope you like it!
Level: elementary
Age: 8-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
Weird, but Funny Inventions - 3 pages
This is a worksheet with six activity cards for always a pair or a small group to talk about a weird invention. They have to find solutions for the items they see and try to "sell" them. -->GOOD ADVERTISEMENTS REQUESTED!-- Backgr ound information and Key is on page 3. I often use them in business classes, but also in conversation classes. This i...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: activity-card

 


 
Science and technology: THE GLASS LENS
This is a multiply choice reading task. Key is included.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
Great Inventors
Many inventors and scientist have used their inventive genius to invent things that changed the lives of millions of people worldwide. After putting the inventor puzzles together, match the inventions to the correct inventor.
Level: elementary
Age: 7-12
Type: worksheet

 


 
Module 4,Section 1 ,3rd Form

Level: intermediate
Age: 17-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
English exam - Level 1
An exam for high school students - Algerian educational system
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: others

 


 
Lipton Tea
It�s an interesting true story about Lipton Tea + two exercises( answer the questions, true or false) thanks)
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Type: reading

 


 
worst inventions
interesting activities including speaking and reading
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet

 


 
Inventions related words
leisure,food, environment, technology,education
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Type: worksheet

 


 
Past Inventions
This vocabulary exercise can be used to introduce a topic of conversation or discussion about the past tense as it has vocabulary related to inventions.
Level: elementary
Age: 9-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
end of term test n:2
reading comprehension+ grammar +writing
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: reading

 


 
What is man�s greatest achievement? (video link & key)
Worksheet based on 2 short CNN videos (video links given). Later students have to find invention they can�t live without + one weird invention (students like it a lot, especialy, when afterwards they show the pictures and tell about them). + Key
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
Famous Inventors and their Quotes
This is an activity based on famous quotes. I started by doing a guessing games with the names of the inventors and their pictures. Later, I repeated the same with their inventions. Finally, ss unscramble the letters to complete the quotes! I hope you like it!!!
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
Wine in a glass
An authentic text used as impulse for discussion and focus on phrasal verbs. One of Britain�s latest inventions has become a great success - buying wine by the glass in a supermarket- even though it wasn�t backed in the beginning, it has risen to fame thanks to Marks and Spencers.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet

 

 


inventors and inventions lesson
a complete double lesson guiding the kids to make their own trivia game about inventions using power point - a winning lesson!
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


discovers and inventions
it is very useful for you and your students. while teaching past simple tense you can use it.
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Speaking Lesson: Inventions and appliances
A speaking Power-Point about inventions ;)
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Funny Japanese Inventions
This is a fun presentation to show to your students all about funny Japanese inventions. Each slide is accompanied by a good quality picture and caption, which provides student participation through gap fill of key words. There are question slides which allow discussion and practice of newly learned vocabulary. Extra slides at end to extend the pre...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


inventions and discoveries part 1
matching inventions with inventors
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-14
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Compass
The history of a compass
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


active passive
this is a CLIL topic on inventiors ans inventions and you can also practice active passive question and answer
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


NEW INVENTIONS
These are the weirdest inventions ever! Students can follow the example and create their own invention.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Active and passive forms in the past
non grammatical approach to passive/ active sentences. The students are asked to choose between to grammatically sentences. Contains regular and irregular verbs. Make the student deduce the construction of the past participle.
Level: elementary
Age: 13-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Inventions
Students will learn about famous inventions and then be required to watch a video about children inventors. They can then work on creating a new invention to be presented in class.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


the best inventions ever
This powerpoint help pupils to learn some basic vocab about inventions technological innovations. It can be uesd as a warm-up , to makepupils speak about what is the best invention for them. the pictures must be (and can be) enlarged . there are other inventions but I had to choose!
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Inventions: Headphones
The history of headphones
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Past and Present
This power will help you to contrast the past and the present
Level: elementary
Age: 8-12
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


All about Nobel Prize
It will give your students more information about what Nobel prize is and the people who have recieved it. With quiz.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


INVENTIONS-vocabular y and the history of bicycles
This gives pictures to match key words and a way for students to prepare a short dialogue to describe the function of a machine.
Level: elementary
Age: 12-14
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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