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Extreme Records - 13-Year-Old Climbs Everest + Intensifiers, Gradable/Non-Gradable Adjectives
A worksheet about the 13-year-old boy who climbed Mount Everest, and the 15-year-old girl who sailed around the world solo. Starts off with an activity matching gradable and non-gradable adjectives, which leads into the intensifiers and modifiers connected with each group. In the article the student chooses the correct intensifier or modifier depen...
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 289
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The Worst Tour Guide - Tense Review Game
Students read a company timeline and try to work out which company it is about (General Electric) and help the company�s hopeless tour guide by playing a game where they take turns at being the new tour guide in the company museum. Students practice past, present and future tenses by changing the present simple from the timeline to fit the situatio...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 149
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Safety/Risk/Car Safety + Conditonals - Toyota�s Total Recalls
A worksheet about Toyota�s recent problems, as well as risk and safety. Starts off with a matchup activity regarding the four conditional forms, and a short explanation of the rules, then the article, where students complete the conditionals. The second page has some activities and more conditional exercises to do with risk and safety. Enjoy:)
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 127
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Vanity - As/Like/As If - As Vain As A Peacock
Three short articles regarding vanity, with gaps to be filled using like/as if/as though/as/such as - Survey showing Brazilian are vainest in the world, an interview with the UK�s vainest man, and the role of vanity in preventing skin cancer. Really interesting articles that lead to a lot of discussion. Given it�s about the uses of like and as I li...
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 115
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Is the Internet a Human Right + Quantifiers
This is a conversation article about a recent BBC survey asking whether the internet should be a human right, as well as discussing attitudes to censorship, online privacy, and if people can live without it. Students complete the article by choosing the correct quantifier for each gap.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 304
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Good To Gossip? - Reported Speech
An article about research regarding gossip, which shows that it is actually good for us! Students complete the article by choosing the correct quote for each gap, and turning it into reported speech. Students discuss reasons for gossiping, whether gossip is a good thing, how much they trust what others tell them, gossip at school and in the workpla...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 335
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Shipwreck Survival + Modals of Ability
Help complete the pirate castaway�s story of survival by doing this Key Word Transformation exercise based on ability modals and expressions. Also includes activities about being lost at sea and stranded on an island in the ocean. Companion worksheet to "True Survival Stories" id=421548. Answer Key included...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 181
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Tense Review - Australia: Your New Home - All Tenses: Past/Present/Future
An article about Australia from the perspective of a new migrant, with a focus on some of Australia�s problems. Students fill in the gaps with the correct tense. Great for FCE and CAE students, or for testing yourself;) This is what I start most new courses off with, along with my rules worksheet. Leads to interesting discussions about the student�...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 909
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The LOVE Game - Love and Relationship Matchmaking Activity
Students run a dating agency, but first need to create "people" by filling in a row of information, then folding it and passing it onto the next person to fill in, resulting in a number of unexpected combinations. I have tried it with all levels from elementary to advanced and it has been fantastic every single time, the students will be dying to s...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 288
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Sport, Sponsorship and Scandal - Word Formation Exercise - Tiger Out Of The Woods
Word Formation article about sport and money which deals with Tiger Woods and his recent comeback after his scandal, sponsorship and endorsement, and the public image of sporting stars. Great for preparing FCE and CAE students, and also to test yourself as well:) Leads to interesting discussions about how much money sports stars earn, what responsi...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 135
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