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HollyHirst
Holly Hirst
United Kingdom



I am an Englishwoman working in Russia. I teach mostly childrens classes but have a few adult classes in among! Previously, I worked in Spain.

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Traditional scottish dancing
This worksheet is meant to be an introduction to Scottish country dancing. I�ve done it a lot with my kids and they had great fun doing the dances. At the bottom of the second page of the worksheet, I have attached a webpage address which has a number of dances explained and songs reccomended. As you�ll see, I�ve also pointed out there are plenty...
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 25


 
Creating a soap opera
I used this worksheet with a teen group to help them structure their project which was to write and perform a ten minute sketch of a soap opera scene. We brainstormed typical soap opera plots first and had previously done work on the past simple and on emotions which we included in the plays. The group really got into it and produced some great...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: lesson-plan
Downloads: 4


 
Terrifying creature profiles
This is a worksheet using Halloween creatures to get the children reading and writing small texts in the third person. They practise talking about hobbies and preferences. It can be used at Halloween or at the start of the term as an interesting take on the typical introductions lesson.
Level: elementary
Age: 8-12
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 23


 
Robin Hood Dominoes
This is a very simple Robin Hood Domino game to practise the vocabulary with the kids.
Level: elementary
Age: 6-11
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 7


 
Mothering Sunday
This is a worksheet about the UK holiday of Mother�s day (this year, 2010, 14th of March, I believe!) and includes some beginning exercises and a listening activity. The answers for the fill the gaps are (in this order)Christian, Easter, Jesus�, 40, 40, Jesus. Britain, houses, half, week, day, year. I hope you enjoy using it!
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 11


 
A day out
This is a basic sheet to pracise the past simple. The students have to read the story, order the pictures (you can use this at the end to retell the story orally) and answer the grammar questions.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-14
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 13


 
England listening/reading
This is a worksheet about Great Britain that can be used as a reading or listening. I generally use it as a listening. It makes the students answer questions, colour, learn how to describe flags. As far as I know, the information is accurate although the population may be a bit out of date when you use it! It�s worth checking. As for flags a...
Level: elementary
Age: 11-17
Type: lesson-plan
Downloads: 12


 
Practising the past
This sheet practises the present simple in the negative and affirmative. It�s very easy and could be used as a time filler or for quick finishers or simply to help the students revise.
Level: elementary
Age: 9-12
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 5


 
Charlie Winston - In Your Hands
I used this song to practice future tenses and revise some bits and bobs of grammar with an intermediate pre-teenage group. It�s a great song and here is a link to the video on youtube. I also think it would be great for discussion. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfQbvn2ACzc
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7


 
Stardust
This is a very basic worksheet that I used to guide a discussion on the film stardust. You can present information on the characters beforehand or just ask them to think about it and write it up after the movie (the first part). We used the questions as a simple guide to discussion. The kids got very into the discussion. (I have a power point pr...
Level: elementary
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 8

 

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