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JK ROWLING BIOGRAPHY AND H POTTER PUBLISHING YEARS
Students read the biography of JK Rowling to fill in the time line chart. There is another chart for them to complete the H Potter books titles and the publishing years. Answers provided.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 35
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GEORGE ORWELL BIO CLOZE TEST WITH KEY
This worksheet is a cloze test that I have propared for the language assistants to read aloud for the students to fill in the blanks. We can make the most of language assistants with "live" listenings.
It could be a way of introducing this writer before reading an abridged or unabridged version of Animal Farm.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 18
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GET IS A WILD CARD/ WITH ANSWERS
"Get" is such a resourceful verb! Whenever we need a verb it throws a lifeline to us. "Get" as a verb, as a phrasal verb, as an auxiliary, even as part of compound nouns. It can be translated to so many different synonymous words! So enriching to GET TO KNOW IT a little bit deeper. A True wild card indeed.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 6
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Aesop�s fable The Crow and The Jar
Several activities are proposed: guessing the title, finishing the story, multiple choice, meaning of the moral.
The story is a lesson of persistence, of intelligence over strength (brain over brawn. Thank you.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 19
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MATCHING TWO-LINE DIALOGUES / REPARTEES 1 WITH KEY
Students match the two halves of each repartee so that the conversation exchange makes sense. Answer key provided. Thank you.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 25
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WAYS OF SAYING STUPID
My own experience has taught me not only that learning vocabulary is s never-ending process, but also that I needed to know which words were to be avoided (I have put my foot in it many times due to my lack of knowledge). An interesting activity for the students to classify the different ways of telling somebody that they are untalented as formal, ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 123
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MATCHING TWO-LINE DIALOGUES / REPARTEES 2 WITH KEY
This is the second part of a series of two-line dialogues. As in real life a conversation can boil down to just an exchange of sentences. One sentence is too many (a single one!). Key included. Thank you.
First part is http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=748036#thetop
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 32
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FOUNTAIN OF FAIR FORTUNE by JK Rowling Vocab exercise with Answers
JK Rowling�s favourite tale is a masterpiece which teaches us that random acts of kindness pay off. The message of overcoming the obstacles we may find in our way and the importance of believing in our potential. The twisted end shows us that we are sometimes our own worst enemy. My students have learnt the lesson of paying it forward. The answers ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 59
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Dialogue gap-filling: siblings take a decision on which pet to take home.
It shows an authentic situation in which brother and sister must negotiate in order to reach an agreement on which pet their father is going to let them "adopt" as a new family member. Students can write a follow-up to negotiate their duties towards their pet. Thank you Danissimo for the cute template. Thank you to all my colleagues!
Level: elementary
Age: 6-12
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 51
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BEOWULF, FOLK HERO. WHILE-LISTENING GAP FILLING TASK & KEY
Beowulf is a landmark in the English language since it is the oldest surviving epic poem written in Old English. Students enjoy the cloze test in which the hero Beowulf first fights Grendel, the monster and, at the end of the story, the dragon. This summary can be read by the language assistant as if it were a dictation. Key included. Thank you all...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 28
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