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Space Oddity
This worksheet begins with an exercise to fill in the blanks of David Bowie�s song. It then moves on to some comprehension exercises on the contents that help ss better understand the two perspectives on space exploration (how Ground Control sees it and how Major Tom truly feels it).
Once the song is clearly understood, it�s time for critical read...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: others
Downloads: 19
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Mirror, mirror, on the wall
Sally is a very insecure teenager who sees a very distorted image of herself when she looks in the mirror.
Ss are asked to reflect upon it and then very briefly describe her (in one or two sentences), both physically and psychologically. In a second exercise, they are asked to read a text about beauty as a social construction in order to spot and ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 17
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Dependent prepositions - practice exercises
These are practice exercises on dependent prepositions in very short texts referring to jobs. Answers are included at the end of the file (page 2).
Level: advanced
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 24
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Wag the dog
This is a "while wachting" worksheet which helps students reflect on the ethics of the media - it focuses not only on the role that politics plays / may play in manipulating the media, but also on how much one should rely on information that is not checked by the usage of different means.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 5
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Billy Elliot
This worksheet includes during viewing and post-viewing activities. It asks ss to reflect upon Billy Elliot�s options and on his social reality. It also asks ss to reflect and compare life back then (Billy�s reality) and how things are nowadays.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 19
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Food Domino D
This is file four out of six.
If you are curious about this, look for the files Food Domino A, Food Domino B and Food Domino C - preparation and usage are explained there.
This specific file is differentr from all the previous ones because I had to remove some of the pictures that are meant to be there, in order to make the file small enough to ...
Level: elementary
Age: 6-14
Type: others
Downloads: 3
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Defining and non-defining relative clauses - practice exercises
Practice exercises on defining and non-defining relativa clauses - ss are first asked to insert the adequate relative in each sentence, and then they move on to having to combine two sentences in one, using a previously chosen relative pronoun.
Once these have been done, ss are then directed to more specific topics, for which they need to know the...
Level: intermediate
Age: 17-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 49
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Media history timeline
This media history timeline should help make ss aware that the evolution of the media has been going on for a very long time, and has played a central role in the way we perceive the world.
Projecting one event at a time enables the teacher to elicit discussion from ss regarding not only the changes that event caused, but also its the relevance fo...
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-100
Type: others
Downloads: 16
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Classroom language
This worksheet helps to promote English as the classroom language, as it provides students some of the language they will need to communicate in specific situattions that often occur and, when necessary, to take the initiative to do so.
Level: elementary
Age: 8-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 12
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Writing exercise - at the restaurant
Ss are here asked to write the dialogue between Mrs. Johansson and the waiter in the restaurante, John Dingle.
Take-turning is very well defined here and ss are told exactly what to order, how much to pay, etc.
This dialogue was created to have ss apply the contents of a powerpoint I gave them in which the specific linguistic exponentes to be use...
Level: elementary
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7
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Present Simple tense
A detailed powerpoint explaining how the present simple tense is formed - in the affirmative, negative and interrogative forms.
It is a good tool for teenagers / adults.
Level: elementary
Age: 14-100
Downloads: 13
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Language in use - verb tenses referring to the past
A practical example of how present and past tenses (both simple tenses and perfect tenses) differ in meaning and are to be used.
Level: advanced
Age: 16-100
Downloads: 17
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Phrasal verbs with turn
Powerpoint with phrasal verbs made from "turn" - the most common meanings are explained with a clear definition and a practical example of how each can be used.
Verbs with similar or opposite meanings are grouped in the same slide to help ss compare and contrast them as to meaning and usage.
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-100
Downloads: 15
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Questions on TV programmes
These questions are meant to have ss start talking about different types of TV programmes and discuss their preferences; as ss name their favourite TV programmes, the teacher can register (on the board) the name of the programme and the type of show it is, and from here other types of programmes can...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Downloads: 7
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Language in use - past simple vs. present perfect
Past simple tense (usage) vs. present perfect tense (form and usage).
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Downloads: 33
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Past Simple Tense
Clear and detailed explanation on how to form the past simple tense (in the affirmative, in the negative and in the interrogative), and on spelling changes of regular verbs in the affirmative.
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Downloads: 38
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The inner structure of a traditional piece of news
This is a short powerpoint presentation to show the three most common parts of a traditional piece of news - headline + lead paragraph + text. It can be used to guide ss in writing when working on the topic news / media. For obvious reasons, pictures and the subtitlies that go with them are not dea...
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-100
Downloads: 9
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Defining and non-defining relative clauses
A powerpoint presentation on the basic differences between defining and non-defining relative clauses regarding meaning and form.
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-100
Downloads: 29
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Reported speech
A powerpoint presentation showing the changes to be made from direct speech to reported speech - verb tenses, modal verbs, pronouns and adverbs (both time and place). The vocabulary used in examples focusses mainly on the topic "media", namely on Rageh Omar (the journalist).
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-100
Downloads: 37
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