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Tom Lehrer "Poisoning Pigeons in the Park" dvd hilarious
One more hilarious song by Tom Lehrer regarding the most romantic recipe for a spring date. I couldn�t help laughing. The students kept lauging when doing transformations so I guess it was ok :-D
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 8


 
Skyfall film - chase scene
You need the first 10 minutes of the Skyfall movie (also available on youtube). The target is to watch for general understanding of a film among relatively elementary level students as well as practise forming questions (for the Cambridge KEY/KET exam). Enjoy :-)
Level: elementary
Age: 10-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 32


 
Tom Lehrer "Pollution" dvd
A totally hillarious song by Tom Lehrer that your students are bound to love. Suitable for exam classes and generally upper-levels, connected to the topic of environment in a humorous way :-)
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 10


 
questions laundry (with your laundry clips ;-)
Cut out this worksheet and ask students in pairs to order the words to make questions. Alternatively, you may enlarge the worksheet, give students a string and laundry clips and ask them to hang the words like laundry to dry ;-) With a stronger group you may make it in one color.
Level: elementary
Age: 7-17
Type: others
Downloads: 5


 
FLASHCARD GAMES IDEAS :-)
Finally, it�s here. Your lifesaver. 3 pages of various flashcard games ideas which you can play with your younger students. Some are the ideas of my colleagues, some mine. All tried and tested in the minefield, though honestly I rarely teach such young learners who enjoy TPR. So will you in your work :-D
Level: elementary
Age: 3-12
Type: others
Downloads: 58


 
True Confessions of a Shopaholic documentary
This is a handout accompaning the youtube downloadable documentary showing a shopaholic $ 280 k in debt for buying clothes. At the end you will find a collaborative speaking task (FCE/CAE students oriented) giving students further exam oriented practice. Enjoy!
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 96


 
Taboo game and prefix dominoes CAE
Here are exercises to review vocabulary (Taboo game) and prefixes (Dominoes) after unit 6 of Objective CAE - but it will suit any other advanced coursebook. Hopefully, it will bring a smile to your exam students. And you are getting two in one ;-)
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 31


 
Word Formation and Taboo games for CAE
These are two games (matching pairs for word formation and taboo speaking game recycling vocabulary) that go with Ready for CAE coursebook review sessions unit 9 and 10. Best when played in pairs (first game as a race) or groups :-) More enjoyable review session guaranteed!
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: others
Downloads: 22


 
Frasier matchmaking game
Originally designed for a CAE group to encourage them to write a plan for a letter of complaint. Apart from this you will also find an exciting word formation exercise and viewing for detail ;-) The link to youtube included and so is the key. Enjoy!
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 11


 
Young Learners� English STARTERS MOVERS FLYERS sample questions
Before you are sample questions for ALL LEVELS of the CAMBRIDGE YLE (Young Learners� English) Speaking exam, from its last part providing more "free" practice. From my experience, this part and telling the story are the most challenging for the children. So here are 3 pages of questions for you to practice with your students. Not really decorative,...
Level: elementary
Age: 6-12
Type: others
Downloads: 59

 


Present Continuous with future meaning and Present Simple Football Game
Here is a game for Present Continuous for future arrangements v. Present Simple. You click on the name of the footballer and it takes you to the question, the arrow at the bottom will take you back to the first page. Clicking on crosses (bad answer) or ticks (good one) will show points. Play in two ...

Level: elementary
Age: 10-15
Downloads: 49


Advanced collocations game CAE level
This is a review game for collocations with nouns and adjectives. Definitely for advanced students, like the ones preparing for CAE / Cambridge Advanced. Actually, the game is supposed to complement unit 1 of Ready for CAE. This way you practice vocabulary like: major/daunting challenge, total/dism...

Level: advanced
Age: 14-100


NAMES OF SHOPS
Another way to revise these places in town - this time shops. I deliberately didn�t include apostrophy - so you get "greengrocer" instead of "greengrocer�s" (so warn your students in advance) as they don�t get through in this game format. Have fun :-)

Level: elementary
Age: 7-12


PAST SIMPLE OF "TO BE" GAME
Fun practice of the verb "to be" in Past Simple in all shapes and sizes (was, wasn�t, were, weren�t). For A1/A2 students, suitable rather for younger students (not adults). Have fun :-D

Level: elementary
Age: 9-100


Vocabulary of students� everyday activities
Here is a game to review vocabulary related to activities you do every day like: wash the dishes, get dressed, have lunch - for the full list look at the preview. We�re using Your Space 2, but it will complement any elementary primary coursebook. Have fun !

Level: elementary
Age: 8-14


INDEFINITE PRONOUNS
Here is my go at indefinite pronouns (some-/any-/every-/no- body, -thing, -where) coupled with a game of chance ;-) After you "throw the dice", your pawn will move and a sentence with 2 options will appear. Good for practice stage of any lesson on indefinite pronouns, made for teens but will suit mo...

Level: intermediate
Age: 11-100


CONDITIONAL I AND II GAME :-)
Conditional 1 and 2 review game! Fastest finger - let the best man/woman win the virtual bucks ;-) The game practises the aforementioned conditionals initially in affirmative sentences, then in questions. Always a part of the sentence with a verb is given to make it a bit easier. This game works!

Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100


Phrasal verbs
This is a game to practise phrasal verbs from English File Pre-Intermediate and their word order. Something less dull than a drill - enjoy :-)

Level: elementary
Age: 14-100


EXPRESSIONS OF THE FUTURE
Activate these future expressions with the advanced students! Give them your tired : bound to, on the point to, about to, due to, is to etc. Spice these up with some future tenses and voila... Use and enjoy!

Level: advanced
Age: 14-100


IMPERATIVES
An exercise to practice imperatives both in positive and negative versions (e.g. Go and Don�t go). At the same time it revises "do" and "make" in the medium level of difficulty questions. The game was originally designed to go with Your Space 1 book but will suit any elementary level course. Have ...

Level: elementary
Age: 10-100


TOO MUCH TOO MANY snakes and ladders
Dear Colleagues, here is an exercise to practise too much/too many with fairly easy vocabulary (A1/A2 level), designed with a Your Space 2 cousebook in mind, but can be used with anything else. Use and enjoy, sharing feels good :-)

Level: elementary
Age: 10-14