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anitarobi
Anita Kovacevic
website Croatia



�Do not tell me the sky is the limit, when there are footprints on the moon.� I�ve been a teacher and teacher trainer for over 25 years. Some of my materials contain my original stories and poetry. If you use them, pls let me know if it worked out well. You can also find my fiction books on Amazon and other sites. blog at https://anitashaven.wordpress.com/

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A JAR OF PICKLES AND A CUP OF COFFEE - great reading
This is one of the best short motivational texts I was sent to by e-mail (http://gleez.com/articles/management/cup-of-coffee-with-friend--time-management). It�s about time managment, friendship, family, everything that matters in life. Page 2 is a detailed lesson-plan on how to introduce the ws through discussion, brainstorming, and a project after...
Level: advanced
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 156


 
AVATAR - movie follow-up worksheet 2
This is the second worksheet (2-pager) based on texts about the movie Avatar. I wasn�t sure whether to put it under intermediate or advanced, but everybody knows their sts best. It�s some writing and comprehension discussion work as well. I hope you find it useful. (There are 3 worksheets in the collection.)
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 218


 
crime lesson
This is a 2-page worksheet for crime vocabulary - the pages can be used separately; the 1st page can be used as introductory worksheet or activity for a lesson about crime and detectives, and the 2nd page is actually a follow-up for watching an episode or reading a story about Sherlock Holmes. I was amazed to see how his old-fashioned methods and u...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 23


 
ADAM LAMBERT, THE X-FACTOR AND 15MINS OF FAME - ws with lyrics and additional reading
This is part 6 of my collection of song lyrics and related texts on various social topics. The ws contains sts� wss, links and teacher�s key. Since the song is by Adam Lambert,the X Factor winner, I chose some additional texts about that topic, and fame. There are listening, reading, writing and speaking tasks. I hope you find it useful.
Level: advanced
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 54


 
JUDGING BY APPEARANCES - advanced/intermediate ws
This is a wonderful inspirational text which was posted not long ago in our ESL cafe by Lucia13. It inspired me to make a ppt and ws about the topic of judging people on appearances, since I�m teaching my students to describe people. There are pre, while and post-reading tasks, as well as the original version of the text. I hope you find it as moti...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 228


 
SANTA VS. GRINCH - fun grammar worksheet
I needed a worksheet to review some grammar material at this Christmassy time of the year, so I decided to make it using Santa and the Grinch. The ws contains 3 tasks - comparing Santa and Grinch, filling in (with Past S.) a story about Santa�s bad day and guessing jobs the Grinch tried when he decided to be honest. I hope you find it useful! Happy...
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-12
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 193


 
ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING - reading practice
This is a text I got from a friend and used it for teenage and adult groups. This plan contains a list of activities to do before, while and after reading: the introductory discussion, listening-reading activity, writing project in pairs and group work, and finally, the vocabulary follow-up activity. I found it very motivating for teenagers and adu...
Level: advanced
Age: 10-17
Type: lesson-plan
Downloads: 154


 
VALENTINE�S DAY - word games worksheet
This is a ws which can be used after playing games in the ppt(http://www.eslprintables.com/powerpoint.asp?id=23081#thetop), or as a completely separate task. After the teacher�s key, it also contains 4 association games suitable for Valentine�s Day.
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 46


 
MARK TWAIN - the reading/writing adventure
This is a project I�ve prepared for my advanced groups. It can be used before, while and after you read any work by M. Twain, or completely separate from his work (but wouldn�t it be a shame not to share some of his work with sts). It requires reading (funny anecdotes, biography, wise quotes) with tasks and a writing task in the end, with teacher�s...
Level: advanced
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 186


 
WORD FORMATION PRACTICE
This is a worksheet with 26 sentences to either practise or test word formation skills. (There is a color and b&w version, as well as the key.) I plan to use it with my FCE students. I hope you find it useful. (no projects this time, just a worksheet;))
Level: advanced
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 239

 


�ALLO �ALLO - short play for intermediate teenagers
This is a ppt of a short play I wrote for my teenagers (there is a wss version for sts uploaded on ESL as well), based on the hillarious comedy �Allo �Allo. They loved imitating different funny characters and their accents, which actually helped them improve their own English. It�s not too complicat...

Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 34


THE SNOWFLAKE AND THE RING - interactive story for kids
This story was inspired and commissioned from me by my son. It�s a fairytale with parts which are unfinished, so you need to interact with your sts to get them to complete it. I�ve tried it with various age groups and levels, andit really works. It�s fun and creative and expands their vocabulary...

Level: intermediate
Age: 7-12
Downloads: 39


SUMMER GAMES - fun stuff before summer vacation
This is a collection of activities which can be played as games before the summer vacation, concerning summer, sea animals and clothes. there�s even a story included, so that activities range from writing and memorising to reading and speaking. Each slide is one game, and its key is shown at the bot...

Level: elementary
Age: 8-14
Downloads: 386


ELEMENTARY REVISION GAMES - kids� level 2
This is a ppt I use to revise at the end of the year with my level 2 kids. It covers numbers (ordinal and cardinal), months, days of the week, school subjects, to be and prepositions, and we usually do it as a competition between two teams. Hope you find it useful.

Level: elementary
Age: 8-11
Downloads: 122


ASSOCIATION GAMES TEMPLATE - free and you can actually play it!
Dear colleagues, I�ve been trying to make a ppt in which you can actually play association games, but kept having problems. Then a friend gave me such a simple idea and, as all simple ideas - it worked superbly. So, as promised in the forum, here�s a free template with rules and an example game. I h...

Level: elementary
Age: 3-17
Downloads: 0