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Children help to run their school
In a Scottish school, just over the boarder, children are given responsibilities to help run it - from being secretaries to gardeners - each of the twelve children have a job for the common good. A text from the Daily Mail with added discussion questions and language exercises - with answer key.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 161
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Some more recent news clips (3)
Some more authentic newspaper clips all from The Week Magazine. 5 short extracts complete with comprehension and language exercises. An answer key has been provided.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 144
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The living bridge.
Needing to cross rivers in the wettest place on Earth caused inhabitants in the rain forests of north eastern India to use their natural resources in an extremely clever and creative way. Living bridges have been "cultivated" in the Cherrapunji region for the last 500 years! One short authentic text with FIVE exercises - (discussion work - grammar ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 144
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Island without crime calls for the police!
An authentic text: a Scottish island has to call the police station on the neighbouring island (as it doesn�t have one) to investigate the first case of vandalism. An interesting story to prompt discussion about crime rates today /crime in general. Language exercises have been included with an answer key.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 128
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Conversation cards (10) :expressions and phrasal verbs with GET_2
Another set of conversation cards with a focus of using expressions nd phrasal verbs with get. On each card the meaning of the verb in the question has been given.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 131
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Mr Busy thinks back to his childhood (used to /would) - harder version
Mr Busy walks down "Memory Lane". A gap-fill exercise focusing on using used to and would. This is a harder version in that the students have to chose the verb combinations themselves. I�m uploading an easier version for the less able, too.
This episode was inspired by Nika Jana (many thanks -hope you like it:)
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 286
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Idioms
A sixth page of finding synonyms for some idioms. It�s always good to understand some common idioms and even better to be able to use them in normal, everyday conversation. They are an enrichment to standard vocabulary.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 76
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The Simple Past
Aimed at adult beginners after being introduced to the past simple.Exercises for practising question words, question forming and simple gap fill tasks.
Level: elementary
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 116
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Thousands taking up hen-keeping!
An authentic text from the Daily Mail. Hen-keeping is becomming the new craze in Britain (after growing-your-own fruit and veg) in an attempt to make ends meet in the recession. Comprehension and grammar questions have been added with answer key.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 55
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Cut working hours
Using a current newspaper article as an inpulse text. Encouraging the oral expression of opinions. To be used for pair work or small group work.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 25
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