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READ AND EXPAND - advanced text work
This is a collection of 8 lesson plans for 8 different texts (some of which I can thank some ESL members for), which I am planning to use with my advanced (even some intermediate) groups. They require reading, writing, vocabulary expansion, etc., and contain texts, tasks, follow-up essay or discussion ideas and game ideas. They are not typical text...
Level: advanced
Age: 12-17
Type: lesson-plan
Downloads: 316
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WORD GAMES - writer motivators
This is the third and last part of this word game collection. This one focuses on writing, and contains 14 writer-motivator games, explained on elementary, intermediate and advanced levels. Just like the other two projects, these games can be used with any vocabulary, at any point during the lesson, and they are compiled from various sources and my...
Level: intermediate
Age: 7-17
Type: others
Downloads: 412
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CARTOONS AND FRIENDS - kids� rhymes for a show
I couldn�t resist sharing this with you - it�s something I worked out for my level 1 sts to perform at the end of the school year in front of the parents. It consists of several rhymes about their favourite cartoon characters (I had 2-3 of them speak out each rhyme and added movements and costumes), and they end it with a rhyme about friendship (wh...
Level: elementary
Age: 7-9
Type: reading
Downloads: 43
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WORD GAMES - to motivate reading
This is a collection of 16 word games I use in my lessons to motivate reading in English, collected from various sources and developed from my classroom situations. The rules for each game are explained on 3 basic levels - elementary, intermediate and advanced, and the games can be used with all vocabulary groups, all ages (from preschool to adult)...
Level: intermediate
Age: 6-17
Type: others
Downloads: 832
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LIMERICKS - A WS COLLECTION
This is a collection of wss and lesson ideas using limericks (funny, rhythmic poems) to improve your sts� language in a fun way. It was inspired by Dusia�s post in the forum. It contains several pages with reading and writing activities and brief instructions. I hope you have fun with it. My teenagers love limericks!
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-17
Type: lesson-plan
Downloads: 541
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FANTASY LAND - GAMES - PART THREE
This is only part of a project I prepared for my after-holiday workshop with students about mythical beasts and magical creatures. After spending half the day reducing it in every possible way, I simply had to split it into parts. So - this is part 3 of the project about mythical beasts AND magical creatures(There are also parts 1 & 2- text tables ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-14
Type: others
Downloads: 50
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How babies are born and other questions? - project
This lesson plan and project were inspired by a forum post by yetigumboots about �The Middle Wife�. It has inspired a whole series of projects (this being the 1st one) based on language misunderstandings and kids� special language use and understanding �grown-up� concepts. This project was created to sort of connect and intertwine several age group...
Level: intermediate
Age: 6-17
Type: lesson-plan
Downloads: 50
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Mary Poppins
Who would have guessed modern kids would love Mary Poppins?! Just goes to show you never can tell until you try. My elementary students loved the movie, the songs, the worksheet, the movie word games... They all tried to snap their fingers to tidy up their rooms, too (it didn�t work though)... If you try this, please, let me know how it went.
Level: elementary
Age: 6-9
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 54
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THE FIFTH ELEMENT
This is a worksheet you can use while and after watching The Fifth Element. It is only one page, but it actually contains several exercises to encourage vocablary retention, develop imagination and make the students actually forget about grammar rules and get into the story. It is also fun to do with a student partner or to use as a guide for a gro...
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 55
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THE SPIRIT LAKE SEA MONSTER - reading project
This is a reading project based on a legend about a monster I found on the internet. I linked it to the topic of myths and legends, so apart from the text, there are notes for teachers with tasks for sts and a follow-up project. I used it as follow-up for the movie The Water Horse (I strongly recommend the movie - a wonderful family story, fairly n...
Level: advanced
Age: 10-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 50
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THE SNOW QUEEN (poem) - creative writing ppt
Adding this to my Snow Queen project, I�ve created this ppt for my advanced groups based on a poem by F. Letras (with his permission - thanks, Frank). It contains a poem inspired by the Snow Queen story, two vocabulary task slides and a creative writing task which can be done individually or in pair...
Level: advanced
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 49
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ALPHABET LESSON - SONG AND RHYME FOR KIDS
This is a rhyme I made up for my kids to add a word to each letter of the alphabet. They can perform it in front of the parents, adding signs for letters and movement for words, and you can add any alphabet song they like. My kids liked it a lot - I hope yours do, too.
Level: elementary
Age: 6-10
Downloads: 46
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THE SNOW QUEEN - reading and winter word games for elementary students
This is a ppt based on my brief version of the Snow Queen (see minibook, if interested), but it also includes a follow-up with short word games with the story and winter vocabulary. I hope you make use of this beautiful story.
Level: elementary
Age: 7-11
Downloads: 105
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THINGS FROM AROUND THE WORLD - intermediate reading and writing practice
This is a ppt I created for my intermediate sts (9-10 yrs old), as follow-up for Chatterbox 4 - the units with countries, adjectives and materials. The task is to write a sentence about each item in the slides turning the name of the country into an adjective and using the phrase �made of�. The fina...
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-12
Downloads: 15
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FANTASY - CARTOONS AND MOVIES MIX-UP
This is a ppt with two tasks - to find mistakes in stories (Shrek 2, Robin Hood, Wizard of Oz, Minimoys, Stardust, Inkheart, Harry Potter, Little Mermaid, Lord of the Rings)and then to find mistakes in the spelling of fairytale words. I used it for a group game in summer camp, but since fairytales g...
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-17
Downloads: 35
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JUDGING BY APPEARANCES - educational and motivational
This ppt (and a corresponding ws) were inspired by Lucia13 who posted this wonderful text in our ESL cafe not long ago. Since I�m covering describing people with my teenagers, this is just the perfect icing on the cake to teach them to see past the surface. It�s designed for speaking and reading. I ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Downloads: 221
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FCE VOCABULARY PRACTICE
This is a ppt prepared for the FCE level. It contains a vocabulary task with multiple choice (with key), and a paraphrasing task (with key). Both tasks also contain an extra slide which is bw and printable as a ws or test (with key). These activities are then followed by a brain teaser which you can...
Level: advanced
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 86
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�ALLO �ALLO - short play for intermediate teenagers
This is a ppt of a short play I wrote for my teenagers (there is a wss version for sts uploaded on ESL as well), based on the hillarious comedy �Allo �Allo. They loved imitating different funny characters and their accents, which actually helped them improve their own English. It�s not too complicat...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 34
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Past Simple - practical revision
This is a very simple ppt to revise the past simple tense. I used it with my kids and adults, and it was fun because we played it as games(each slide was one game) in 2 teams, and only made notes afterwards. I even used some exercises in a test later on.
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-17
Downloads: 17
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revision for adults
This is a ppt I used as revision with my adults� group. It can also be used for intermediate kids (although then I�d add colours and pictures). Afterwards I gave them a similar test using the same exercises. I hope it comes in handy...It revises basic prepositions, tenses, articles, question words, ...
Level: elementary
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 41
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I WON�T GIVE UP - JASON MRAZ
I just couldn�t resist this song, the video and the melody. The tasks are rather simple (spelling, opposites and ordering by numbers), but the song is lovely and the video has a nice message. I�m planning to do it on Valentine�s Day, although the message is universal. I hope you like it.
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-100
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MEMORIES & RESPECT
This is a word formation task I prepared for my students, although it is the message I�m trying to get across to them, more than have them practise word formation. Inspired by a small, but significant act of teenage vandalism, I decided to prepare this text. I hope you find it useful, be it just for...
Level: advanced
Age: 12-100
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DEMONS - IMAGINE DRAGONS
Trying to find a new song that has a message and no lyrics I would have to censor, I came across this one. I think it has something to teach my teenagers about not being superficial, about being self-critical, but also about relying on the good in each other. I prepared some tasks with synonyms, ant...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
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BORN FREE - OUR PLANET
I made this OE inspired by the video for Born Free, but the basis for the exercise is actually environmental care, enjoying the nature and preserving it, so it revolves around nature vocabulary. It contains two videos and several tasks - vocabulary, spelling, memory practice, fill-in... well, you�ll...
Level: advanced
Age: 11-100
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Present Perfect with Harry Potter
This exercise is part of moravc�s project on learning grammar with Harry Potter. It is designed to practise the Present Perfect. It has three different tasks. Thanks, dear moravc, for letting me join the project!
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
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LINGUISTIC DILEMMA - word formation
This is my second OE created to help my FCE students with their word formation skills. It is rather simple to use and offers two different tasks to practise word formation.
Level: advanced
Age: 12-100
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FANTASY LAND -PART ONE
I made this OE to accompany my Fantasy Land project (5 wss available with posters, projects and games). I prepared this for my after-holiday workshop, to step back into English, but not immediately into our coursebooks. It�s more fun and basic culture than grammar, but I love sneaking vocabulary in ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-14
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LET�S PLAY PIRATES!
I made this OE for my students who just love pirate stories, treasure hunting and pirate songs. It has a listening task (a very catchy pirate song), a reading task and a treasure hunt with prepositions. I hope you like it! AAAAArrrrgh!
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-12
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DRAGONS
I created this OE with my son in mind. (His English level is not yet there, but I�m hoping the topic will inspire him!) The exercise contains several tasks - a T/F one, two reading tasks with comprehension and fill-in and a listening task with the theme song of a dragon movie. There are pics and ani...
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-100
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Comparison with Harry Potter
Another addition to moravc�s project Grammar with HP. This one is for comparison practice and uses Harry Potter characters to make it more fun. (Also available, a ppt game and ws about this). Hope it�s useful!
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-100
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