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Kangaroo Meat
A worksheet that has a vocabulary section with a mini-debate, plus an article (in the style of a Cambridge exam), and then a short, 5-minute video from Youtube that talks about the nutritional content of kangaroo meat. Obviously, after the video, a poll could be taken as to whether the students would consider eating kangaroo. The answers for the ex...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
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Downloads: 15
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Indian State of Goa Election - Obligatory Siestas
An article adapted to the style of Reading and Use of English Part 1 in the CAE exam. Answers are on the back. This could be used for a debate on the pros and cons of the siesta. The Portuguese siesta is still a thing in the state, many years after independence from Portugal. Written by an Indian journalist in a wonderfully lighthearted style.
Level: advanced
Age: 11-100
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Downloads: 23
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Swindon Magic Roundabout: CAE reading practice
A small reading exercise with answers for students that are struggling with the preparation for the CAE course. This reading is broken down a little at first with a mix-and-match exercise. It then has some typical CAE standard questions to help the student understand what is required.
Level: advanced
Age: 15-100
Type: reading
Downloads: 39
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That - Relative Pronouns 2
A short worksheet with an even smaller quiz for students to practice using the relative pronoun, that. Answers are on the back. I will update this with an extra quiz on unusual objects and activities at some point in the future.
Level: elementary
Age: 11-100
Type:
Downloads: 45
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Common Suffixes
A short exercise on suffixes with some explanations. More upper intermediate than advanced but there is some advanced vocabulary involved. Designed with part four the reading and use of English section of the Cambridge exams in mind. The answers are on the back.
Level: advanced
Age: 11-100
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Downloads: 73
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What was the sentence?
This is a timed conversation activity:
There are two columns on the paper; one for sentences and one for conversation topics.
Cut each section into strips and place both sections into separate envelopes entitled "sentences" and "topics."
Students are divided into pairs and then one student takes a strip of paper from the "sentences" envelope w...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 66
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Earthquake-proof Bridges Reading and Video Worksheet
A worksheet that has a list of questions for an episode of Richards Hammonds Engineering Connections all about the Rion Atirion Bridge. There is a link to the program on YouTube and a vocabulary box. The program lasts nearly 50 minutes. There is a time mark every 5 to 10 minutes or so for the teacher to pause the video and get the class to answer t...
Level: advanced
Age: 11-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 20
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Thinking and Deciding Phrasal Verbs
A shorter version of my two longer worksheets of the same name. There is a mix-and-match, bingo, an article, some FCE exam practice, and a debate. Below is a link to play an online quiz for those phrasal verbs on Kahoot.
https://create.kahoot.it/details/64b178be-7929-4f2b-8527-2451217734fb
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type:
Downloads: 37
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Word stress and Pronunciation of Small Words in Sentences
A short worksheet on pronunciation and word stress of pronouns and articles etc. in sentences or word groups or short phrases. It introduces the idea of the schwa sound and also touches on dropping Hs and connected speech. Answers at the back.
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-100
Type:
Downloads: 29
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Mountain Biking - Summer camp text with exercise and key
Another short reading with a picture vocabulary matching exercise with answer key for those that do linguistic summer camps.
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 45
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