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Matthew@ELSP
Matthew Standley
Japan



I live and teach in Japan. I hope you find my print-outs useful. Have a good day :)

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Phonics - 3 letter words (CVC) - Writing -OG / -AP
3 letter words. Writing sheet with pictures. (1) Use the flashcards, say the word for each picture. (2) Use the 3-letter word cards with Ss for word-building . (3) Ss finish the exercise by writing the first letter of each 3 letter word on this sheet. A4 colour but OK in BW Editable. Please enjoy and comment/suggest. NOTE: For the flashcards and wo...
Level: elementary
Age: 6-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 60


 
TIME - What time is it in [country]?
Simple interview for "What time is it" also using country names (flags) and sunrise, sunny, sun-down and moon images. Fully editable. Please enjoy.
Level: elementary
Age: 8-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 5


 
Pronunciation Journey - picture sheet and words sheet
Updated 2011-11-25(now all in 1 doc) Students, listening to the teacher, decide whether to go left or right, according to what they heard the teacher say. 4 stages, 16 potential destinations. I have found that even the students who do not like English, seem to enjoy this exercise. EDITABLE. Page 1 = journey picture, page 2 = word list. Page 2 is no...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 9


 
Listening and reading comprehension with gapfill - Intermediate and Advanced - 8 activities
(1) Students listen to the short story which includes blanks. (2) Students read silently and listen. (3) Students read with the teacher. (4) Students read and listen and give the best word from the list when they reach a blank space. TeacherLs page included for each activity. I would suggest these for 30-45 minute short activities. Incl...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: reading
Downloads: 45


 
Battleships gameboard with example
Simple battleships gameboard with an example. Ss take turns to say a location on their partner�s grid, for example: B2?, C5? A1 etc etc. If their partner has a "ship" (word) on that location, they say "hit", if not they say "miss". Ss begin by writing, say, 4 words on their own sheet, which they hide from their friend�s view. Editable. A4
Level: elementary
Age: 6-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 16


 
Reading compehension - Recycling (with fill-the-gaps challenge)
About recycling / recycled plastic (P.E.T.) and its uses. Uses passive voice, so I have labeled it "Intermediate". Made it to use with 15-year-old Japanese students. Suggested use on page one. (1) Ss read silently once or twice. (2) Ss write the missing words (mostly prepositions). (3) Ss read out-loud together (if in a group class). (4) Ss answer ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: Choose
Downloads: 125


 
DIRECTIONS - Conversations and maps - intermediate level
2 maps - 1 complete and 1 with a few missing place names. 1 example conversation showing guidance for walking and going by bus. 1 conversation modeled very closely on the example, in which Ss fill the gaps. 1 set of cards with start location, finish location, and walk/bus and price options. 1 "secret location" activity, where Ss listen to direction...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 73


 
or / ore / oar / awe ? Upper Intermediate homophone gap-fill
[homophones / homonyms] Pages 1+2: gap-fill with example sentences. Page 3: Students make their own homophone gap-fill quiz and test their classmates. Page 4 teacher�s page with answer key and a list of graded (easiest to most advanced) homophones/homonyms on the Internet. Made exclusively for ESLP - too advanced for my students. Please enjoy, comm...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 24


 
Fighting Fingers Adjectives Opposites
Fighting Fingers Game. Part of my sets keyed to New Horizon Elementary, a 2021 primary/elementary school English textbook for Japan. Game-play: Two players. One starts at each end. Say todays English (Example: This is my ___.) while moving your finger one space at a time. When the two players fingers meet, they stop and do Rock Scissors Paper. The ...
Level: elementary
Age: 6-100
Type:
Downloads: 10


 
DIRECTIONS - Conversations and maps - lower intermediate level (trains) London Tourist Map
Map of famous places and their train stations in London (pages 1+2) + dialogue sheet (page 3). A3 in colour. Teacher fills the gaps on the dialogue sheet(s) with an example start and finish place and uses that to familiarise the Ss with the dialogue. Ss then fill the gaps on their own sheets and do the conversation. EDITABLE. Enjoy.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 10

 

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