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all tenses, active.passive, conditionals
A brief 2-page review of all tenses, active, passive and conditionals. It can be used for revision, looking for similarities and differences between tenses, or for a class poster. My students call it �all in one�. I�ve been using it for years.
Level: advanced
Age: 12-17
Type: grammar-guide
Downloads: 193
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MY GREAT GIANT BOARD GAME no.1 - FANTASY CHALLENGE
This is my pet project (thanks, Isabelucha, for finally motivating me to put it in pc instead of only having the hand-made version)- it�s a giant board game, where the pieces are your students, and you can play it outdoors or indoors (outdoors is so much more fun). The game is based on various fantasy stories from books and movies, and consists of ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 7-17
Type: Choose
Downloads: 265
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INKHEART - behind the scenes
Another Inkheart ws - this one is about some trivia behind the scenes (interesting for teenagers). It requires reading and then vocabulary work on the text itself. Again, regardless of the ws, I do recommend the book(s) and the movie to all of you and your sts who love fantasy.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 23
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TEENAGERS FOR PARENTS - A TEENAGE PLAY WITH MUSIC
This is a teenage play I wrote for my teenage sts to talk about their problems to their parents, through old songs their parents can relate to(Queen, from Hair, Sinatra, Cabaret, etc.). It consists of several scenes, each like a newsflash about teenage problems, followed by a song. It�s editable - you can shorten songs, cut out some scenes etc. It ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 249
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ASSOCIATION GAMES - COCKTAIL NO.4
This is a new set of association games (part 4 in the �cocktail� set) - if you haven�t played them yet, you don�t know what you�re missing. These are games useful as warm-ups, revision, vocab-boosters, with kids and adults, beginners and advanced groups. These are fully editable (and if you check the templates, there are even free ones as ppts), so...
Level: intermediate
Age: 7-17
Type: others
Downloads: 152
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project 2 - Canada, Celine & Bryan
This is part 2 of 3 projects I�m posting today. This one deals with Canada, and the work and lyrics of Celine Dion and Bryan Adams, with a funny twist in between. It�s a combination of language, geography, music and basic culture. It includes several pages of lesson ideas, worksheets, handouts, with speaking, writing, listening, etc. You can do eac...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: lesson-plan
Downloads: 222
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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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USE OF ENGLISH - part 3 (key word transformations)
This is part 3 of my FCE collection. It contains 6 key word transformation exercises in 3 wss based on in/direct speech & auxiliaries, verb patterns & phrasal verbs, conditionals & unreal past tenses (all with key). I hope you find it useful! It can be used for all advanced levels, regardless of the fact whether they are preparing for the FCE or no...
Level: advanced
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 222
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WORD GAMES - speaker motivators
This is the second part of my word games collection. This one is concentrated on speaking and contains 20 games, with elementary, intermediate and advanced levels. Each game can be used with any vocabulary you decide. Bear in mind that every good word game is made up of listening parts and some reading or writing as well, so don�t take my division ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 7-17
Type: others
Downloads: 612
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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 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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FCE PRACTICE - use of English, speaking, writing
I prepared this FCE practice for my groups (highschoolers), using exercises from free web-sites, course books and experience. It concentrates on word formation (use of English), speaking and writing practice, and I use it with my advanced groups as practice, and then give them similar exercises as t...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 135
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THE SNOW QUEEN - advanced project
This is a ppt I prepared for my advanced groups based on 7 parts of a long version of the story. The ppt contains some pre, while and post reading tasks for all the chapters, but is basically meant to be used with the worksheet available here http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=477995#thet...
Level: advanced
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 53
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CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP - advanced story writing
I designed this ppt based on an activity I sometimes do with my advanced students (FCE&CAE) - it�s a fun, creative way to expand their adjectives vocabulary and let their imagination do some work for them. They love writing stories about interesting photos with some, but not too much, guided vocabul...
Level: advanced
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 354
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St. Patrick�s Day
This is a powerpoint about some basic symbols of St.Patrick�s Day, with several word-game slides at the end. You can read and play it with your elementary, but also intermediate students. It can be used for revision or as introduction to St.Patrick�s Day lessons. Have fun!
Level: elementary
Age: 9-14
Downloads: 33
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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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The 5th Element - key vocabulary activities
This ppt is one of the ppts and wss I use while and after watching The 5th Element as an aditional activity in lessons. This one focuses on some key words from the movie, some science fiction basics. My teenagers (and younger sts) absolutely love the movie, so I have lots of useful while and after w...
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-14
Downloads: 13
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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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HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON - follow-up quiz
This is a follow-up quiz to play after watching How to Train Your Dragon. It has over 20 slides(all not visible in the preview), and each slide contains 2 mistakes in spelling, grammar or data, and, of course, accompanying pics to make it more fun. The final slides are the key and point assessment. ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-17
Downloads: 34
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upper-intermediate revision games
This can be used for revision with upper intermediate students, and, as always, you can turn revision into team games, and later use the same or similar exercises to prepare an actual test for them. It covers conditionals, gerund vs. infinitive, modals,past tenses, word formation. I�ve even used it ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 32
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SUMMER - DON�T YOU JUST LOVE IT?
I made this OE for my last lesson with my students before the summer holidays. There is a bit about ocean animals, about diving and a funny cartoon taking place on the beach. I hope you have fun with it!
Level: elementary
Age: 7-100
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LIFE CHALLENGES
Our very own Victoria-ladybug posted this video in the cafe and I just wanted to make sth with it so it inspired me to make my first OE. It doesn�t focus on one particular grammar or vocabulary point, but it�s good for discussing problems, giving advice (should...) and motivating. The video is about...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
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CONDITIONALS WITH HARRY POTTER
This is an OE with four different types of conditionals (from zero to third) and a fun video/audio challenge at the end, based on Harry Potter stories. It�s another addition to moravc�s project on learning grammar with Harry Potter. I hope you find it useful!
Level: advanced
Age: 10-100
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ON THE BEACH - beach, ocean, summer, and grammar!
This is a revision OE with tasks to practise have got, prepositions, ocean vocabulary, prepositions and there is/are. It�s filled with beach and ocean pics and vocabulary, so it can be done for fun even during the summer break.
Level: elementary
Age: 7-100
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ANIMAL TALES
This is my fourth OE - but my first one for younger kids. It�s for kids who like animals - it contains some short reading fill-in tasks, find the mistake tasks, questions with can and a video with a follow-up wordsearch. I hope you find it useful.
Level: elementary
Age: 7-11
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TEDDYBEARS - PRESENT CONTINUOUS AND A STORY
This is a simple OE for elementary students to practise some Present Continuous (two tasks, all with animated teddies, followed by a story in rhyme with a fill in task and a challenge. I hope you like the story.
Level: elementary
Age: 6-12
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SHERLOCK HOLMES 3
This is the third OE I�ve made about Sherlock HOlmes. It contains two reading tasks - a multiple choice(based on a tex from Wikipedia about Holmes�s habits) and a true/false(based on a ppt video about Conan Doyle.). Hope you can use it.
Level: advanced
Age: 10-100
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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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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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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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