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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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Fighting Fingers Game: Buildings and places.
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: 5-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 12


 
I should have done less work ( regret / advice )
Regret - past action. I should (not) have... / I wish I had (not)... / I regret __ing. Page 1: Review of sentence patterns and verb changes. Pages 2: [1] Your partner regrets something. Give some advice. [2] You regret something. Tell your partner. Page 3: Make a conversation about your regrets. Includes: Answer sheet with hints. Model answer sheet...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 15


 
This These That Those - simple starter help card
To help with teaching "this/these/that/those" for the very first time. Give Ss one card (2 cards per A4 page, please cut into two). Idea: You can use the small posters on the blackboard, one near the teacher and one farther from the teacher, to show the idea simply. A4 colour fully editable. 3 page file: p1 is Ss card, p2&3 are small posters to tus...
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Type: Choose
Downloads: 95


 
Food - Fruit Shop
Students repeat the names of the fruits, then they repeat the numbers as prices. Once they can say those words, they practice the dialogue, in which the shopkeeper decides prices, the customer buys 3 items of fruit and the shopkeeper says the total the price. (I have put cherries and strawberries in "packs" as no-one buys "a cherry" or "a strawberr...
Level: elementary
Age: 8-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 3


 
Can I / Can you (permission and requests) Conversation_and_game
(1) Ss do a model conversation using "Can I..." and "Can you..." (asking permission and making a polite request of someone). (2) Teacher explains the game [teacher�s page on page 2]. (3) Ss ask and answer the questions using "Can I...please"? / "Can you...please"? (4) Teacher gives/takes away points for positive/negative answers (decided by dice). ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 95


 
Reading Comprehension - Telford Town
Reading comprehension with questions and answer key. It is about my hometown in Shropshire, England. I use this with 14/15 year old Japanese students, whose level is pre-intermediate, but have listed this a "intermediate" and OK for 12 years upwards, as the ability level of my students is a little low. Fully editable. __________________________...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: Choose
Downloads: 18


 
Phoincs board-game: consonant clusters (beginning blends)
Phonics board game for: consonant clusters (beginning blends). Example bl - blue / gr - green / sl - sleep. Notes included. Questions welcome. Look out for more games like this as I am going to make a series of them and will both upload them to ESLP and give you a direct link to my Google Drive folder. Not editable as I make them in Google Drawings...
Level: elementary
Age: 5-100
Type:
Downloads: 5


 
Actions - Daily actions - Flashcards (B4 size)
Daily actions: Get up, eat breakfast, go to school, play a game, eat lunch, get home, eat dinner, take a bath, go to bed. NOTE: The "eat lunch" card shows a Japanese style school lunch clipart. _______________________________________________________________ I use this set with time flaschards for daily routine. For great time flashcards, please ...
Level: elementary
Age: 6-17
Type: flash-card
Downloads: 73


 
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


 
Phonics - 3 letter words (CVC) - Flashcards -AM
(DAM / HAM / JAM / RAM / YAM) "-AM". 3 letter words. Part of a bigger set - details in the file itself and up-to-date links below. A4 in colour. Please print in colour for most effective use. Please enjoy/comment. NOTE: Many of my flashcard sets are BOTH landscape and prtrait so you may not see all pages in the preview, but I can promise you that t...
Level: elementary
Age: 6-17
Type: flash-card
Downloads: 34

 

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