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Parts of speech
One aspect of English that can be confusing for students of the language is that the same word can be a noun or a verb, an adjective or a noun, a conjunction or a prepositition (etc.) depending on its position in the sentence. This material lists the 8 different parts of speech and their functions, followed by an exercise (with key).
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: grammar-guide
Downloads: 10
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olors in English
Students have a reference for the names of colors to help them answer questions about colors and about the resulting colors after they are mixed.
Level: elementary
Age: 7-10
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 3
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Who or What + Personal pronouns
Fill-in exercise in which students have to fill in the question with "who" or "What" and the answer with an appropriate personal pronoun. Three worksheets per page.
Level: elementary
Age: 8-12
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 5
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Could you have food intolerance?
This is a text about food intolerance, which affects more and more people nowadays. The first letter of some words in the text have been taken out, so students have to guess from context what the incomplete words are and fill in the blanks with the missing letters. Discussion questions follow the exercise, and on the third and fourth pages you hav...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 10
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Arguments against the use of animals in experiments
This worksheet has two parts: The first part is an article that provides counterarguments to some of the most common arguments in favor of using animals in experiments. Students are supposed to place the headings for each paragraph where they belong, and change the highlighted passive sentences into active ones. The second part of the assignment p...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type:
Downloads: 32
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Graphology: can your handwriting reveal your personality?
I made this reading activity to go with lesson 1B from the textbook New English File Upper Intermediate, but it can be used on its own. It is fun to collect students� samples of handwriting and then give each student a sample to be analyzed according to the info on the text.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 67
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Osama Bin Laden Killed
Reading activity, with three tasks, based on an ABC news article. Answers and task instructions on the 2nd page.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 26
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Rise - Theme song for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio
I wanted to work with the theme of the Olympic Games with my students, and decided to start with this song, because it portrays the olympic spirit of believing in yourself, doing your best and never giving up. It is a beautiful song and a beautiful clip, which goes very well with the Paralympics video "Yes, I can" at https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 26
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Halloween vocabulary for beginners
This is a reading activity with Halloween vocabulary I prepared for my 10-year-olds. I hope you can use it too.
Level: elementary
Age: 7-12
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 26
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What is English? What is not?
The mispelled words are mixed in with the text, so students have to read the text trying to identify and correct the words which "are not English".
Level: elementary
Age: 8-10
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 5
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