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	Young Greeks and the debt crisis (reading) Iï¿½ve used this worksheet as the basis for a class discussion about my studentsï¿½ growing concerns regarding their prospects for employment after school or university. The worksheet contains four tasks. As a pre-reading activity the students discuss a few questions about unemployment. Then they scan the article and fill in the missing information in ... Level: intermediate Age: 10-17 Type: worksheet Downloads: 25
	Bear guilty of stealing honey (B&W copy + Answer Key) This worksheet is based on an article taken from CBBC Newsround. There is an exercise on prepositions, a true / false comprehension exercise, a vocabulary matching exercise and a phrasal verbs exercise. You can find an online exercise version here: http://www.eslprintables.com/exercise.asp?id=2349#a Level: intermediate Age: 6-17 Type: worksheet Downloads: 171
	Japan Earthquake (a video activity) I used this special edition of CNN Student News (10 min) video as the basis for a class discussion about the devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan last Friday. The worksheet contains a set of comprehension questions as well as an Answer Key. Unfortunately Iï¿½ve found out recently that the video has been removed from CNN and YouTube. I... Level: intermediate Age: 12-17 Type: worksheet Downloads: 278
	Youï¿½ve got to find what you love (video listening + third conditional practice) (2 pages + Answer Key) This worksheet is based on the video of Steve Jobsï¿½ Stanford Commencement Address (2005). On the first page there is a set of comprehension questions for the students to discuss after watching the video. On the second page there is a brief but clear explanation of the third conditional for the students to read before they com... Level: intermediate Age: 14-17 Type: worksheet Downloads: 223
	Soup Ladle Stops Tiger Attack (reading + passive voice) (2 pages + B & W copy + Answer Key) I always look out for interesting authentic texts for my students to practise grammar points in a natural meaningful context. This worksheet, which is based on a BBC news article, contains a True / False comprehension exercise, a crossword puzzle, two exercises on passive voice, a cloze test to practise articles ... Level: intermediate Age: 10-17 Type: worksheet Downloads: 125
	Brothers in Arms (song) This is a worksheet on the classic anti-war song by Dire Straits. It contains a gap-fill listening activity, a vocabulary exercise and comprehension questions. Teacherï¿½s notes with a pre-listening activity and an answer key have been included. B&W version provided. (three pages) Level: intermediate Age: 12-17 Type: worksheet Downloads: 130
	Fairy Tale Gone Bad by Sunrise Avenue (song) This worksheet is based on the song Fairy Tale Gone Bad by the rock band Sunrise Avenue. The students listen to the song and put the pictures in the right order according to the lyrics. Then they listen again and fill in the missing words. Answer Key included. You can also find an online exercise version of this worksheet here http://www.eslprintab... Level: intermediate Age: 12-17 Type: worksheet Downloads: 139
	Crime and Punishment - The Death Penalty (two pages + Answer Key) I chose this old but true story to discuss the subject of the death penalty with my older teenage students within the general context of crime and punishment. Apart from the article, the worksheet contains a set of comprehension questions, two vocabulary exercises, a roleplay task and some questions for class discussion. Th... Level: intermediate Age: 12-17 Type: worksheet Downloads: 366
	The Terracotta Army (2 pages) This is a worksheet based on a TED-Ed video about the incredible history of Chinaï¿½s terracotta warriors. It contains a True/False exercise, a set of comprehension questions and a vocabulary exercise (crossword puzzle). Answer Key included. You can also find an online exercise version here: http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgam... Level: intermediate Age: 10-100 Type: worksheet Downloads: 44
	Denis the Cat Burglar (Reading + Video Listening) As soon as I came across this funny video of Denis, the ï¿½Cat Burglarï¿½, I knew it would appeal to my students. So Iï¿½ve made a worksheet about Denisï¿½ story. On the first page thereï¿½s a relevant article from the BBC News followed by a True/False exercise and a vocabulary crossword. On the second page thereï¿½s a set of comprehension questions for the st... Level: intermediate Age: 8-17 Type: worksheet Downloads: 199

Bear guilty of stealing honey
This is adapted from a lesson plan I prepared for my students. The exercises are based on an article taken from CBBC Newsround. There is an exercise on prepositions, a true / false comprehension exercise, a vocabulary matching exercise and a phrasal verbs exercise.

Level: intermediate
Age: 8-100

The Cutty Sark (reading + passive voice practice)
The first text is an article taken from CBBCnews. There are two comprehension exercises (True/False statements and Find Synonyms in the text) and an exercise on passive voice. The second text is the story that inspired the naming of the Cutty Sark. It is followed by two vocabulary exercises (student...