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DANCE & WHAT PARENTS EXPECT
This is part 4 of my collection of songs and socially important texts. It�s based on Lee Ann Womack�s song I Hope You Dance, and it deals with what our parents expect from us and what we think they do. It contains a lyrics ws, a writing task and a wonderful text to read and discuss. I hope you find it useful, especially for teenagers and high schoo...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 89
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ACTIVE READING - stories
This is a collection of 5 worksheets dealing with various motivational stories. The worksheets require reading and writing and are very useful for advanced teenage and adult levels, including FCE and CAE levels. The texts are rather interesting and highly motivational, full of positivity, and inspire further discussion. I hope it�s useful to you!
Level: advanced
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 820
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SIMON AND GARFUNKEL - poetry or songs???
I decided to look for songs that are borderline poetry and remembered Simon and Garfunkel. I wanted something recognizable but not sth my sts hear on the radio every day. I didn�t want many wss or a lot of work for the sts to do, I wanted to create short breaks from double-lessons, or as intro or end to lessons. This is urban poetry with music, and...
Level: advanced
Age: 12-17
Type: lesson-plan
Downloads: 137
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TRUE LIES - movie follow-up
This is a follow-up ws for the movie True Lies with Arnie and Jamie Lee Curtis - one of the funniest action movies ever(James Cameron when he�s having fun)! The ws contains a fill-in, a vocabulary activity and a writing task, all focusing on the key vocabulary. The movie is perfect for teenagers, even adults with a good sense of humour, with lots o...
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 20
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STARDUST - wordsearchES
And another Stardust ws - this one different again. In this one sts have 2 different wordsearching tasks - one typical (to look for movie words and names in a grid) and one which makes them match beginnings and the ending of the sentences. My sts found that one especially interesting, because it seemed, but only seemed, very easy. Have fun watching...
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 23
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SINBAD - Legend of the 7 Seas
This is a collection of activities(2 games and memory cards) and a comprehension ws for Sinbad - Legend of the 7 Seas(voices by Brad Pitt, Catherine Zeta Jones, Michelle Pfeiffer). It�s a pirate cartoon; great, really fun, funny and tense, full of giant sea monsters, pirate traps, romance, friendship, etc. All my sts loved it (even the high schoole...
Level: elementary
Age: 6-12
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 176
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READING FUN - JUMBLED TEXTS
This is an idea on how to get your students to read through different texts at more advanced levels. It�s a game for groups - simple assembling various topics texts in jumbled paragraphs, but the texts are not that easy to deal with. The instructions are inside, and you can edit if you want.
Level: advanced
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 127
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SUMMER DIARY - lots of fun stuff to do
I actually made this in my mother tongue for my son, and then I thought why not do it in English as well - it�s sort of a scrapbook/diary of experiences, books, events, fun.... everything a child goes through during the summer, along with some fun word-bank activities. It�s goal is to inspire imagination and creativity and give the child a sense of...
Level: intermediate
Age: 7-17
Type: Choose
Downloads: 100
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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
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SHAPE WRITING - a fun and creative teaching idea to improve writing skills
I used this idea this Christmas and Easter with my sts and they absolutely loved it - all levels and ages. It�s fun and effective, doesn�t take a lot of time, and the effect is amazing.
Level: intermediate
Age: 7-17
Type: lesson-plan
Downloads: 104
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