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Real Life Superheroes
This is an activity to practice writing paragraphs. It is scaffolded for lower level intermediate with fill in the blanks, followed by free writing and includes a brief lesson plan. Great to add after the Superhero PPT or as a separate writing practice.
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 6
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Identity Theft Authentic News Listening Segment and Discussion Activity
High intermediate/advanced listening activity using authentic English news clip, includes a cloze exercise on a YouTube news segment discussing Identity Theft, related listening comprehension questions, and directions for a homework assignment with follow up discussion on types of crime, many opportunities for listening and speaking
Level: advanced
Age: 11-14
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 22
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New Student Icebreaker: Bingo
Day One: ESL Icebreaker Game - (20 min) A great way to meet people and find out what you have in common. Try to find people who share your interests! Your Job: Be the first person to find 5 different classmates who can answer �Yes� to 1 statement in each column and declare BINGO! Note: You must write the person�s name in the appropriate column to g...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 2
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Speed Dating Activity
Directions: For use to promote listening/speaking skills, vocabulary development and comradery in an advanced level class � Begin by frontloading vocabulary � which words don�t students already know? Next pair students together to start. Explain the similarities this activity shares with speed dating. Every time the teacher says �switch� and signa...
Level: advanced
Age: 10-17
Type: others
Downloads: 5
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Review: Time Expressions in the Present Simple vs. Present Continuous
This worksheet is a review of the relationship between time expressions and the present simple and present continuous tenses. The exercise should last about 30+ minutes with opportunities to check student comprehension of questioning and answering in the Pres Simple vs Pres Cont. Rather than correct students directly, it also gives peers the opport...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 6
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Listening Activity - Scene from the movie, Speed
Use this worksheet as a listening comprehension exercise with emphasis on basic listening comprehension of quick exchanges in dialogue that include unfamiliar expressions and lots of numbers. Show your students segment 26:42-31:29 from the movie, Speed, with Keanu Reeves and Dennis Hopper. You will need to get the DVD or find the scene online. It m...
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 6
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Health Insurance (ObamaCare) News Listening Comprehension Exercise
High intermediate/advanced listening activity using authentic English news clip, includes a cloze exercise on a YouTube news segment discussing ObamaCare health insurance policies and expert panel opinions, related listening comprehension questions, and directions for follow up small group research projects related to health services/insurance/issu...
Level: advanced
Age: 11-14
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 34
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Simon Says Game Using Prepositions of Direction
**Note: In this case, the focus is on TPR (total physical response) as it relates to connecting the meaning of certain prepositions of direction to carrying them out in action. Adding the �Simon says� rules is optional. I suggest playing it once without the �Simon says� aspect and then later incorporating the rules and allowing students to take tur...
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 20
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Simple Past Tense Songs: Noticing and Pronunciation Activities
Three songs with noticing and cloze activities used to identify regular and irregular simple past tense verb forms and specifically to notice different pronunciations of the -ed ending
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 8
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Paying Attention, Expressions for Use in Conversation
A review exercise: chart of expressions, sample speaking dialogue, student generated dialogue and performance
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Type: lesson-plan
Downloads: 11
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Debate Terms Activity
This activity allows for whole class participation in a review of agree/disagree terms and their usage and provides opportunities for pair debates that follow.
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Downloads: 22
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Comparisons on Family: A Review of Comparative Forms using My Big Fat Greek Wedding Scene 11
This lesson incorporates cultural contexts and authentic speech into a General English lesson on making comparisons. It is largely a review/assessment lesson that has opportunities to utilize descriptive vocabulary, listening comprehension, discussion and writing related to comparing family and cul...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 10
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A Lesson on Superheroes
This lesson lasts about an hour and begins with open discussion about Superheroes, followed by a mini lesson on the use and form for "can/can�t." In the end, students create their own Superheroes and then present them by creating either an original theme song, dialogue or poster presentation. Fun on...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Downloads: 22
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Modals PPT
Teaches different kinds of modals: form and use with student exercises and complete lesson plan
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Downloads: 19
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What�s your sign? Horoscopes, Fates and the Dating Game (Various Activities)
A fun filled comprehensive lesson that can last for hours - includes opportunities for speaking, listening, writing, reading and mini-grammar lessons. As a warmup, students discuss their understanding and opinion of destiny (defined). Next, they survey each other on related Y/N questions about desti...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 38
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