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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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INTERMEDIATE BUSINESS ENGLISH - PRESENTING A COMPANY - LESSON 1 OF 2
This is Lesson 4-A in the Business English series I am creating for use in the Beijing area. This unit focuses on summarizing information about a company and presenting it. The homework (optional) is to be used in Lesson 2 of 2. The second part of this (2 of 2) will be coming within the next day or so.
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 32
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HIGH-INTERMEDIATE TO ADVANCED SOCIAL - MISSION SPACE
This is a group activity facilitating critical thinking quickly and choosing and defending a position. Role play involving a space exploration gone horribly wrong. There�s only enough oxygen for half the passengers. Half must go in order for any to survive. Students assume roles & then justify (or not) their continued use to the group while justify...
Level: advanced
Age: 18-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 17
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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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INDIRECT QUESTIONS -- WORKSHEET TO USE WITH OR WITHOUT MATCHING PPT
This worksheet is designed to be paired with the ppt found here: http://www.eslprintables.com/powerpoint.asp?id=99294#thetop
However, it can also be used independently. There is a simple A/B conversation. The B answer is provided. This is designed to be pair-work, and the pairs work together to write what the "A" question must be in order to ge...
Level: elementary
Age: 15-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 16
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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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HIGH INTERMEDIATE TO ADVANCED SALON - SPEED DEBATING
This is a very versatile format. There are a few dozen debate topics. Specific instructions included, but summary is: Two students are pitted against each other - one assigned "for", one "against". With no prep time, they must begin debating. They get a poker chip for each minute (up to 3) that they speak. If they stop talking for more than 10 sec...
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 20
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PICK-A-CARD SENTENCE BUILDING GAME
I am always struggling to find things for my lowest level students. I saw another teacher I work with do sentence building in a one-on-one class, and I expanded it to make it uniform, add the element of chance with the cards, and turn it into a team activity. I used it a couple of nights ago with some of my most challenging students, and I was very...
Level: elementary
Age: 14-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 25
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INTERMEDIATE TO ADVANCED BUSINESS ENGLISH - WHY DO YOU LIKE YOUR COMPANY (COMPANY BENEFITS)
After a break for a few weeks to work on another project, I am back full-steam on my Business English course.
This is a 2-part lesson, but each part can stand independently with minor changes. I�m just designing it this way because my target clients are corporate workers who need to express daily functions in English.
This lesson focuses o...
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 38
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STORY POKER
For this lesson you will need a single complete deck of playing cards. There is a handout with words assigned to each card. Cards are dealt to students, they identify the corresponding words, then work together to write a story. Lesson plan includes instructions on how to modify quickly to adjust to unanticipated issues. I tested this with a mid-be...
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 40
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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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BLUE COLLAR VS WHITE COLLAR - SOCIAL ISSUES & VOCAB IN CONTEXT - PART 2 OF 2
Suitable for high Intermediate to Advanced. This is a 2-part ppt (sorry, the pictures killed me) on the topic of Blue Collar Vs. White Collar jobs in America -- pros & cons of each, stigmas, history, trends. I teach in China, so there is one single slide (easily removed) tying the topic to China, bu...
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Downloads: 22
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BEGINNER LEVEL - TIMES OF LIFE & DESCRIBING PEOPLE - PART 1 OF 2
This is designed to follow (but can also be independent of) my ppt lesson on weather. In this ppt, students get vocabulary about the stages of life and ways to describe people. I tried to include enough pictures with enough variety to give them a chance to use all new vocabulary. Unfortunately, beca...
Level: elementary
Age: 13-100
Downloads: 17
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WELCOME TO BURNING MAN -- TEACHING VOCAB VIA CONTEXT - PART 4 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: 10
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VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT - UPCYCLING - PART 1 OF 2
This PPT introduces the concept of upcycling and teaches a lot of new vocabulary via context. I used it for an English Corner with a mixed group -- everything from beginner to advanced -- and encouraged discussion of what they like, don�t like, ways to make the ideas better, etc.
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Downloads: 21
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WEATHER, SEASONS, TIMES OF DAY, TEMPERATURES - PART 1 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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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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POLITE REQUESTS -- STRUCTURE AND PRACTICE
This is a two-part activity -- The first part is this PPT. The second part is a worksheet that allows the students to continue with the grammar they have learned in the ppt. The slides present a breakdown of how polite requests are structured, and why. Then, the final slides provide an A/B convers...
Level: elementary
Age: 15-100
Downloads: 21
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COMPOUND NOUNS & COMPOUND ADJECTIVES
This presentation helps students identify and use both compound nouns and compound adjectives. The first part illustrates how compound nouns and compound adjectives can (and usually do) replace more complicated grammar that uses dependent clauses. Then students practice identifying the right compou...
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-100
Downloads: 58
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SCHEDULING - VOCABULARY & ROLE PLAY - BUSINESS CONTEXT
This ppt is a combination vocabulary introduction/review and role play lesson plan. The first part of the ppt is a review of vocabulary/useful phrases for making arrangements and confirming plans. The last few slides are included so that you can print them off and use them as handouts. (Not intended...
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Downloads: 34
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