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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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I am a (police officer) board-game
(1) students practicce saying occupation names and (2) play the board game with a dice. Ideas and info on page 2, game on page 1. EDITABLE. Enjoy. Please also consider the domino-game with the same theme, from my list. Words: vet, fireman, carpenter, policeman, farmer, mechanic, fisherman, doctor, baker, hair-dresser, post-man, dentist. Interview_...
Level: elementary
Age: 8-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 25


 
Past continuous (past progressive) 1
(1) Teacher and Ss practice present continuous then past continuous with the flashcards (link below). (2) Teacher and Ss do practice past continuous with time, using page 1. (3) Ss do a fill-the-gap activity, referring to the top of page 1, and the teacher can check the answers as a whole class. (4) Ss play a game of bingo. Ss circle 1 of 4 activit...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 28


 
My car is blue
My (thing) is (colour) - "My car is blue". (1) Ss practice the nouns� names and the colours. (2) Ss listen to the teacher or one-another reading, and then mark the correct answer. Note: I feel this is more for real beginners� listening, as any Ss who can read will do this in moments on their own and then be bored. EDITABLE. For large groups (I teac...
Level: elementary
Age: 8-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 60


 
Actions - I play soccer on Monday - [activity]_on_ [day]
I [activity] on [day] / I play soccer on Monday. 6 sports and 5 out of the 7 days of the week. Ss get, say, 3 cards each and go around greeting other Ss then saying "I play ___ on ___". If the other Ss has the same card (does the same sport on the same day), then they do rock-paper-scissors, and the winner takes the card. Adjust number of cards per...
Level: elementary
Age: 8-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 15


 
Phonics - 3 letter words - Find and write
(1)Ss find and write 3-letter-words. (2)After they have found 3-letter-words that they know, they can try to "make" new words, and then check to see if they are really English words. If they are, they can learn the meaning. NOTE: Of course the second activity is no good for real beginners, unlike the first one. It is more of a "phonics" exercise th...
Level: elementary
Age: 6-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 9


 
Numbers (1-39) Game-board A3 Colour
Numbers 1 to 39 - numbers and words in each square - order is randomised. A3 Colour and fully editable. Enjoy.
Level: elementary
Age: 6-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 4


 
Are you Snoopy? Yes I am / No I�m not.
For beginners. Question + Answer: Are you Snoopy>? Yes, I�m Snoopy> / No, I�m not. ____ 3 activities. Please see teacher�s page (page 6) for detailed lesson plan. Editable. Black and white. Please enjoy. By the way... In Japan we work alongside JTEs (Japanese Teachers of English) just in case you find the teacher�s page confusing.
Level: elementary
Age: 5-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 11


 
Reading: Can you eat a whole lime?
Upper-intermediate to advanced level reading. Story: One day I took a bet to eat a whole lime when I was drunk. True story. Made for ESLP. (P1) Reading (P2) Questions (P3) Activity (P4) Grammar and vocabulary notes for the student (P5) Teacher�s notes. Editable A4. Please enjoy.
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: reading
Downloads: 27


 
I am a (police officer) interview activity
Ss introduce themselves like this: "Hello, I am a ....." using a job name. 4 sheets, each slightly different so that each student must change partners at least once (as shown on page 5). Fully editable. Words: vet, fireman, carpenter, policeman, farmer, mechanic, fisherman, doctor, baker, hair-dresser, post-man, dentist. Interview_Game____________...
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 9


 
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

 

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