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You made the Headlines!
Often headlines are harder to understand than the article. This worksheet introduces characteristics of headline English. For a follow-up speaking practice, see my ESL Printables Activity cards, "No Comment?"
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 15
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No Comment?
Provides practice with common, simple conversational rejoinders like "Oh, no" "Is that right?" "That�s great!" For a possible warm-up activity, see my ESL Printables worksheet, "You made the Headlines!"
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 13
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Contrastive stress
Pairs of sentences that show how stressing a certain word changes the nuance of a sentence.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 8
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I see
Provides practice material (jokes to tell) for "back-channeling" with expressions like "OK?" and "I see". The first page duplicates the second page of my ESL Printables Worksheet, "Right?" - it can be used independently or as a follow-up to that.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 3
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Right
Raises awareness and gives examples of conversational "back-channeling" with expressions like "OK?" and "I see." The second page duplicates the first page of my ESL Printables Activity Sheet, "I see". It can be used independently or as a lead-in to that.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 2
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If that happened to me
Cards show (often problematic) situations. Students in turn take a card without looking at it. Other students read it and give hints beginning "If that happened to me..." The student that drew the card tries to guess the situation.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 1
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