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Writing exercise - at the restaurant
Ss are here asked to write the dialogue between Mrs. Johansson and the waiter in the restaurante, John Dingle.
Take-turning is very well defined here and ss are told exactly what to order, how much to pay, etc.
This dialogue was created to have ss apply the contents of a powerpoint I gave them in which the specific linguistic exponentes to be use...
Level: elementary
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7
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Noughts and crosses
This printable is to be covered (digitally - with the black highlighter - which instead of highlighting anything, covers it - or merely with some post-it notes, if you work with an overhead projector) so that the teacher can control that ss only see one question at a time.
A noughts and crosses scheme is to be drawn (on the board, on a very large ...
Level: elementary
Age: 6-17
Type: others
Downloads: 5
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Space exploration timeline
This worksheet presents a basic timeline of how space exploration has developed since the late 1950�s.
It can be used as na introduction to the topic "New Worlds to be discovered / explored" and it is also a good starting pointo to have students think about how tachnology has evolved during this period and how fierce the competition in this area w...
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 22
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Media history timeline
This media history timeline should help make ss aware that the evolution of the media has been going on for a very long time, and has played a central role in the way we perceive the world.
Projecting one event at a time enables the teacher to elicit discussion from ss regarding not only the changes that event caused, but also its the relevance fo...
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-100
Type: others
Downloads: 16
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Food Domino F
This is the final file.
If it happens to be first one you see, there are five other files which are needed to complete the domino game. Look for them (Food Domino A, Food Domino B, ..., Food Domino E) and see the instructions I left in the boxes of comments (this very box) of Food domino A and Food Domino B - I explain there how the pieces are to ...
Level: elementary
Age: 6-14
Type: others
Downloads: 5
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Word search on jobs
A word search activity that requires students to find 30 jobs - jobs that consist of more than one word (e.g. - computer technician) have the two words shown one right after the other, with no separation in between them.
Level: elementary
Age: 8-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 28
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Dependent prepositions - practice exercises
These are practice exercises on dependent prepositions in very short texts referring to jobs. Answers are included at the end of the file (page 2).
Level: advanced
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 24
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Food Domino C
This is the third part out of six.
If you are curious about this, look for the files Food Domino A and Food Domino B - I explain there how these pictures are to be turned into a food domino and how they are to be used.
I will upload the remainig files (Food Domino D, Food Domino E and Food Domino F) later on today and tomorrow (because of the lim...
Level: elementary
Age: 6-14
Type: others
Downloads: 5
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Billy Elliot
This worksheet includes during viewing and post-viewing activities. It asks ss to reflect upon Billy Elliot�s options and on his social reality. It also asks ss to reflect and compare life back then (Billy�s reality) and how things are nowadays.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 19
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Space Oddity
This worksheet begins with an exercise to fill in the blanks of David Bowie�s song. It then moves on to some comprehension exercises on the contents that help ss better understand the two perspectives on space exploration (how Ground Control sees it and how Major Tom truly feels it).
Once the song is clearly understood, it�s time for critical read...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: others
Downloads: 19
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Reported speech
A powerpoint presentation showing the changes to be made from direct speech to reported speech - verb tenses, modal verbs, pronouns and adverbs (both time and place). The vocabulary used in examples focusses mainly on the topic "media", namely on Rageh Omar (the journalist).
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-100
Downloads: 37
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The inner structure of a traditional piece of news
This is a short powerpoint presentation to show the three most common parts of a traditional piece of news - headline + lead paragraph + text. It can be used to guide ss in writing when working on the topic news / media. For obvious reasons, pictures and the subtitlies that go with them are not dea...
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-100
Downloads: 9
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Phrasal verbs with turn
Powerpoint with phrasal verbs made from "turn" - the most common meanings are explained with a clear definition and a practical example of how each can be used.
Verbs with similar or opposite meanings are grouped in the same slide to help ss compare and contrast them as to meaning and usage.
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-100
Downloads: 15
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Quiz on Space Exploration
This PowerPoint consists of ten multiple choice questions on different stages of space exploration. It is a nice way to introduce the topic of space exploration - students choose the answers they consider correct and then compare them to the key that comes at the end, to check their score.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 43
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Questions on TV programmes
These questions are meant to have ss start talking about different types of TV programmes and discuss their preferences; as ss name their favourite TV programmes, the teacher can register (on the board) the name of the programme and the type of show it is, and from here other types of programmes can...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Downloads: 7
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Language in use - verb tenses referring to the past
A practical example of how present and past tenses (both simple tenses and perfect tenses) differ in meaning and are to be used.
Level: advanced
Age: 16-100
Downloads: 17
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Passive voice - present simple and past simple
A very simple PowerPoint presentation on the passive voice (usage and form) of sentences in the present simple tense and in the past simple tense.
The examples shown make this powerpoint a good teaching tool to work with late teenagers / adults.
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-100
Downloads: 34
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Defining and non-defining relative clauses
A powerpoint presentation on the basic differences between defining and non-defining relative clauses regarding meaning and form.
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-100
Downloads: 29
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Present Simple tense
A detailed powerpoint explaining how the present simple tense is formed - in the affirmative, negative and interrogative forms.
It is a good tool for teenagers / adults.
Level: elementary
Age: 14-100
Downloads: 13
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At the restaurant
In this powerpoint presentation I show pupils the different stages that are included in a situation in the restaurant (greeting, ordering food and/or drinks, asking for the bill, leaving a tip, ...) and I present them several specific examples of how they can actually perform in each situation (some...
Level: elementary
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 72
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