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UPPER INTERMEDIATE SALON - TRANSLATION RACE
This is a game to allow upper intermediate students to practice translation of sentences with varying sentence structures. This provides listening practice with quick thinking in the target language. Goes from native language to learned language, then from learned language to native language. Structured as a competition between minimum of two teams...
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 12
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INTERMEDIATE BUSINESS ENGLISH - HOW ARE THEY DOING (COMPANY PERFORMANCE) - LESSON 1 OF 2
This is Unit 11-A of my Business English series. This unit introduces the language of trends in the context of a line graph. Class activities include vocabulary worksheet, speaking practice to use new vocabulary, summarizing graph information, then drawing a line graph based on written data. There are answer keys provided for all exercises. I hope...
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 16
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LESSON & ACTIVITY PLANNING OVERVIEW/SEMINAR - PART 1 OF 2
I was recently invited to give a 3-hour summary/overview seminar on activity/lesson planning to a group of newly minted ESL teachers. I was asked to fill 3 hours of time, including practice time. The end result is the attached lesson plan with handouts. I�m not sure if anybody can use this -- maybe some of you are supervisors who occasionally need ...
Level: advanced
Age: 18-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 17
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ADVANCED BUSINESS ENGLISH - GETTING THE INTERVIEW - PART 1 OF 2 (RESUME WRITING)
Latest installment in my Business English series --
This lesson uses sourced material (credit given within the document) to facilitate discussion on what makes an effective resume for use in an international environment. I teach in China, so this worded around my current environment. HOWEVER! This is *easily* adapted for any country.
This...
Level: advanced
Age: 18-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 21
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LESSON & ACTIVITY PLANNING OVERVIEW/SEMINAR - PART 2 OF 2
I was recently invited to give a 3-hour summary/overview seminar on activity/lesson planning to a group of newly minted ESL teachers. I was asked to fill 3 hours of time, including practice time. The end result is the attached lesson plan with handouts. I�m not sure if anybody can use this -- maybe some of you are supervisors who occasionally need ...
Level: advanced
Age: 18-100
Type: others
Downloads: 13
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INTERMEDIATE BUSINESS ENGLISH -- JOB & WORK DETAILS -- LESSON 1 OF 2
This is an updated version of a Business English lesson (part of my series) that I had previously uploaded. I found a better way to produce the timeline handout, and tried to upload an update. However, the website burped and rejected the whole thing, so I had to start over. This is Part 1 of 2. And Part 2 of 2 is already uploaded and has been out t...
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 26
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INTERMEDIATE TO ADVANCED BUSINESS ENGLISH - MAKING MY MOVE (STARTING A BUSINESS) LESSON 2 OF 2
This is Lesson 2 of 2 of my Business English Unit called "Making My Move" - This unit focuses on moving quickly and accurately between verb tenses in the context of talking about starting one�s own business. Additionally, Lesson 2 (this one) also adds vocabulary related to money, and includes vocabulary list, exercises for pair work to use the new ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 18
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INTERMEDIATE BUSINESS ENGLISH - LOST IN TRANSLATION -- LESSON 1 OF 2
This is the next in the Business English series I am developing for use in the Beijing area. This lesson, though, can be easily modified for use in any country. This lesson is about accurately relaying information in a multilingual office environment (phone messages, memos, etc). I tested this with a group of 4 students a few nights ago, and it wor...
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 19
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ONCE UPON A TIME ---- GROUP ACTIVITY WRITING FAIRYTALES
I teach adults in Beijing. I try to put as many things as possible into a familiar frame of reference for my students. I also try to use as many FREE things as I can. SO - I use A LOT of pictures from newspapers and magazines. Tons. For this lesson, you will need to gather around 75 random pictures from newspapers and magazines. I have my Go-To pac...
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 36
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INTERMEDIATE BUSINESS ENGLISH - MAKING MY MOVE (STARTING A BUSINESS) - LESSON 1 OF 2
HI! This is lesson 12-A of my Business English series. This lesson facilitates practice moving quickly and accurately between verb tenses in the context of deciding what kind of business to go into. There�s a mind map exercise for pairs, then pair work to review a sample resume and make recommendations of what kind of business that person should op...
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 19
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DESCRIBING GRAPHS -- ADVANCED SPEAKING
This is a 31-slide activity about describing information presented in visual form -- bar graphs, line graphs, pie charts. There�s a brainstorming activity with later reinforcement for the vocabulary for describing the movement depicted. There�s a full explanation and illustration of the various ways...
Level: advanced
Age: 18-100
Downloads: 66
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WELCOME TO BURNING MAN -- TEACHING VOCAB VIA CONTEXT - PART 3 OF 6
First, let me apologize for there being SO many separate ppts. The file limits are harsh sometimes. I used this with a group of Chinese students to teach vocabulary in context via an introduction of Burning Man. My students really got into it and asked a ton of questions. Towards the end, I divided ...
Level: advanced
Age: 18-100
Downloads: 11
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VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT -- WEATHER -- TORNADOES -- PART 1 OF 2
I don�t know about other countries, but in China we foreign teachers are forevermore tasked with "English Corner" -- it tends to be an hour-long dog & pony show about pretty much anything we choose. I often use mine to teach vocabulary in context and to do cultural exchange.
This PPT is about t...
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-100
Downloads: 22
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DIRECTIONS, PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE, SHAPES, SPATIAL RELATIONSHIPS - LESSON, REVIEW & EXERCISES
This ppt gives vocabulary for giving directions and the prepositions of place frequently used with directions, and also the phrases commonly used when asking for and giving directions. Then provides two maps for students to use for practice. Next, there�s a review of spatial relationships and shapes...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Downloads: 72
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NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS - ADVANCED CONVERSATION STARTER
I realize I haven�t exactly reinvented the wheel, but this was really useful for me with my advanced group as a springboard for a discussion on New Year�s Resolutions and a lot of new vocabulary. I try to teach vocabulary in context as much as possible, and this worked pretty well with my advanced g...
Level: advanced
Age: 18-100
Downloads: 107
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HOW TO NOT BE OFFENSIVE WHEN TRAVELING
I made this as a springboard for a conversation about cultural awareness. I teach in China and it is not uncommon for my students to have zero frame of reference for anything that is NOT Chinese. So I wanted to show the benefits of always being aware of others� frame of reference and then encourage ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Downloads: 44
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ART IMITATES LIFE, LIFE IMITATES ART - ADVANCED DISCUSSION - PART 1 OF 2
This is Part 1 of 2 -- Presentation of the concepts of Life Imitates Art and Art Imitates Life. First half introduces the two ideas, what each side believes, and the origins. The second half introduces assorted art pieces for description. Lastly, a group discussion activity to express their own bel...
Level: advanced
Age: 18-100
Downloads: 36
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WEATHER, SEASONS, TIMES OF DAY, TEMPERATURES - PART 3 OF 5
First, let me apologize for there being 5 parts to this. Once again, the file limits have bitten me in the backside! This lesson is a format I�ve been using for about 4 yrs, and it has always worked well for me. I usually just do it on the board, but decided to put it into a ppt for larger classes. ...
Level: elementary
Age: 13-100
Downloads: 14
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VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT - STUPID CRIMINALS - PART 2 OF 2
Here�s another Vocabulary In Context presentation -- I�m not so sure why, but my Intermediate to Advanced group absolutely loves this way of learning vocabulary. I was just lucky to have stumbled on this.
In this one, I�ve taken short blurbs about stupid criminals, and use those blurbs to teach ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Downloads: 57
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MYTHS ABOUT AMERICANS - CULTURE AND VOCAB IN CONTEXT
I�ve taught ESL only 2 places -- USA & China. (this can be used elsewhere) Here in China, there is a *massive* amount of crazy stuff Chinese people believe to be absolute fact about Americans. There�s so much consistency to it, in fact, that I put together this ppt to try to figure out why. Turns o...
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Downloads: 70
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