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The living bridge.
Needing to cross rivers in the wettest place on Earth caused inhabitants in the rain forests of north eastern India to use their natural resources in an extremely clever and creative way. Living bridges have been "cultivated" in the Cherrapunji region for the last 500 years! One short authentic text with FIVE exercises - (discussion work - grammar ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 144
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Synonyms (1)
It�s always good to understand some common idioms, even better, to be able to use them in normal, everyday conversation. They are an enrichment to standard vocabulary.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 53
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Ban the Bags
The free plastic bags given out at the cash desk at almost every supermarket in Britain are having an enormous(negative)effect on the environment. The text shows how some countries have solved the problem. The UK needs to become more aware. Complete with comprehension questions, discussion points and language elements.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 93
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Schoolgirl�s dad in trouble! News clip 1
The text from the Daily Mail has been split into its paragraphs. Students should give a short concise heading to each, discuss/justify their choice wtih a partner and then decide as a class on the final headings. The exercise could be introduced by talking about how parental care/duties have changed over the past 50 years and the dangers today of c...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 67
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The Yellow Dog Project
A great new idea to protect dog and man. Read on! The more people who know about this the better (especially children)! An authentic text with conversation questions and a few language exercises added.
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 111
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Frogs are being eaten to extinction!
Human greed is threatening yet another species from extinction, the frog. A newspaper text explains the problem which maybe much greater than the figures show. It also describes ways in which the problem could be tackled. Comprehension questions, discussion points and language elements have been added.
Level: advanced
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 34
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The Simple Past
Aimed at adult beginners after being introduced to the past simple.Exercises for practising question words, question forming and simple gap fill tasks.
Level: elementary
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 116
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Past simple regular and irregular
A gap text exercise focusing on both regular and irregular past tense verbs. An answer key has been added.
Level: elementary
Age: 11-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 216
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Questions and negations in the present tense
For adult beginners. An oral drill which then could be used as a writing exercise for homework. This always needs a lot of practice at the beginning.
Level: elementary
Age: 11-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 57
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Happy Birthday WWW
The internet has changed our lives has been around for the last twenty years. An easy authentic BBC text flashing back briefly to how it all began and asks the question whether we could imagine a life without it? Language exercises and discussion questions have been added with a key.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 102
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