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2 news articles and reading comprehension questions about animals: bullfrogs and democracy dogs
Two BBC articles (US bullfrog invasion and Hong Kong dogs at democracy protests) and questions to go with them. Exercise 1: choose which animal is being referred to (read for gist). Exercise 2: word manipulation (grammar). Exercise 3: correct the errors (read for detail). Exercise 4: vocabulary building. Answers are provided on p4.
Level: advanced
Age: 12-100
Type: reading
Downloads: 15
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Time adverbs: since, for, still, already, yet - news article and questions, grammar exercises
A short news article from the BBC followed by vocabulary and simple comprehension questions, and a role play.
Grammar guide based on the news article - it deals with present perfect + since/for, preterite + in/on/at, and present or present perfect + already/still/yet.
Question stimuli to encourage pupils to use these time structures in their own ...
Level: advanced
Age: 13-100
Type: lesson-plan
Downloads: 113
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Sentence completion: if and when statements
A creative, open-ended activity to complete a unit on "when" and "if" statements. Pupils choose a card and must complete the sentence using the correct complementary tense.
Level: advanced
Age: 13-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 24
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Unlikely competitors at Sochi 2014 READING COMPREHENSION
Information about 4 unlikely competitors at Sochi 2014. Exercises include true/false, gap-fill, correct the mistake, answer in sentences, vocabulary matching, using key phrases, creative writing or discussion.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: reading
Downloads: 59
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News article and questions: Man hit by six meteorites is being targeted by aliens
Reading with vocabulary, comprehension and wider discussion questions on the topic of space and aliens.
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-100
Type: article
Downloads: 33
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4 short news stories from BBC Newsround + questions
4 short news stories.
Task 1: match the headlines and pictures to the stories - this requires pupils to read quickly for key words only.
Task 2: answer the "w" questions about each story (who/what/when etc.) - this requires pupils to summarise and to show they can read for gist.
Task 3: answer the mixed questions (answers provided in key) - this...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 68
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Easter quiz (mainly UK)
Easter quiz - 2 choices per answer. Can be done as a reading or orally.
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 10
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World records: superlatives
Pupils match the pictures to the world record and then deduce the rules for forming superlatives by analysing the sentences.
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 8
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Pronouns and possessive adjectives in the song "I�m not the only one"
"I�m not the only one" by Sam Smith - lyrics with most of the pronouns and possessive adjectives removed. This song has a really good range of pronouns in it.
The pupils should listen to the song (link provided) and fill in the gaps, and then re-tell the story by transforming the text into the 3rd person using �he� and �she� pronouns.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Type:
Downloads: 19
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"magic e" - a and a_e pronunciation - cards for games
Small cards to introduce the "magic e" rule (changing A to A_E sound). Ask pupils to pronounce each word, then try finding pairs of cards with the same sound, or building sentences using the words.
Level: elementary
Age: 3-12
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 10
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