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Teasmade. A British Invention.
This device is a British peculiarity! An alarm wakes you up to an "already made" cuppa! (Hence the name.) Who else could have felt the need to invent a machine to do such a thing? After falling out of favour in the 1990�s, the Teasmade is now enjoying a revival. I�ve added a set of language exercises,comprehension questions and talking points.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 31
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The three conditionals using the text "Tips for Great Naps".
Information on napping adapted from a text by Mark Stibich, Ph.D. combined with the use of the three conditional forms. I�ve written an exercise for the students to practice on their own, or in pairs, afterwards.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 20
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Families are still eating together, but later
A survey shows that the act of sitting together around a table to eat and communicate is still important to most families. A text with comprehension questions and synonyms.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 9
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Present simple versus present continuous (3)
A gap fill exercise to practise choosing the right form of the verb after the grammar and signal words have been taught. An answer key has been added.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 181
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Schoolgirl�s dad in trouble! News clip 1
The text from the Daily Mail has been split into its paragraphs. Students should give a short concise heading to each, discuss/justify their choice wtih a partner and then decide as a class on the final headings. The exercise could be introduced by talking about how parental care/duties have changed over the past 50 years and the dangers today of c...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 67
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Bookcrossing. Have you heard about it?
An authentic advertisement describing something quite exciting: bookcrossing - a method of passing on books by leaving them (coded) somewhere. Then fate takes over.If the book finds a new owner, and registers it on the net, its path across the world can be plotted as it passes from one to another. Comments on authors and characters in the books can...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 79
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Synonyms 5
It�s always good to understand some common idioms, even better, to be able to use them in normal, everyday conversation. They are an enrichment to standard vocabulary. The fifth in a series of worksheets focussing on idiomatic expressions.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 66
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A rejected Birthday Cake
With rising obesity in school children, Jamie Oliver launched a campaign to encourage healthy eating habits. At the same school where the campaign satrted, a great grand mother�s cake, made as a treat for the class of her great grand child has been sent home, uneaten. An impulse text for discussion in small groups. Language exercises on the text ha...
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 70
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How Mr Busy�s life is changing- (get used to+ing/be used to+ing)
Another episode focusing on "to get used to/can�t get used to +ing/ be used to+ing". An answer key has been added.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 99
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Comprehension Questions for each chapter of "The Tears of the Giraffe" by Alexander McCall Smith Level -Intermediate- (Penguin Readers)
A story about a lady detective working in Gabarone, Botswana, and a good study of life in Africa. My students have really enjoyed this book. The No.1 Ladies� Detective Agency was the first book in the series and this is the third (i.e. same characters). It is very well-written and can be highly recommended.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 1
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