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Aesop�s fable- spot the difference in the text
This is a spot-the-difference task, but with text instead of pictures. Page 2 contains some more lesson ideas and teacher�s key. A different approach to dictation and reading practice, and developing synonyms.
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 82
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STARDUST - jumbled movie
I just love Stardust (Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Rupert Everett, Claire Danes) - it is fantasy, with such a funny and grotesque twist to it, and a romantic ending, s a proper fairytale should have. Here�s one of my Stardust wss - this one is the jumbled story (retold movie).
Level: advanced
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 38
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INKHEART - behind the scenes
Another Inkheart ws - this one is about some trivia behind the scenes (interesting for teenagers). It requires reading and then vocabulary work on the text itself. Again, regardless of the ws, I do recommend the book(s) and the movie to all of you and your sts who love fantasy.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 23
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CONDITIONALS MATCH-UP
This is a collection of all types of conditional sentences on match-up cards, with a one page grammar-writing test at the end. I use it for all my advanced groups.
Level: advanced
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 145
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VOYAGER - THE STAR TREK ADVENTURE 1
This is part 1 of my Voyager wss. This one contains suggested writing, speaking and class-poster activities about crew members. If your sts like science fiction, and you can�t afford to have them watch a long movie, it�s enough to have them watch 1 episode. Part 2 contains 2 worskheets (basic story and one particular episode paraphrasing worksheet)...
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 15
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HOLD MY HAND - lyrics and discussion points with project ideas
Yet another in a line of worksheets based on this beautiful, positive song, but I simply couldn�t resist using it with my students. The lyrics have a task with antonyms and several discussion points, and after the original text there are some project ideas for teachers. (I�m going to use it with a ppt also uploaded here, but they can be used separa...
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 71
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ACTIVE READING - ambiguities
This is a collection of 5 worksheets dealing with ambiguities and inconsistencies in the English language. 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 fun. I hope it�s useful to you!
Level: advanced
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 400
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HOW PREJUDICED ARE WE?
Talking about prejudice with your students - it pays to dare! This is a detailed, several-pages-long lesson plan for several lessons, with discussion, listening (Free your mind by En Vogue) and reading/writing activity, based on a very contemporary text. I�m definitely planning to use it with my FCE grous in the autumn. If you decide to do it, pls ...
Level: advanced
Age: 12-17
Type: lesson-plan
Downloads: 137
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LITTLE TEDDY�S BEDTIME RHYME - story in rhyme
This is a story in rhyme I wrote for my preschool advanced group, inspired by my son who never wants to go to bed. The whole lesson plan is included - you can read it for kids, role play it with them, use it for a show, do it in steps, etc. My sts loved it, they learned to finish my lines and to tell the key rhyme by themselves and we had lots of l...
Level: elementary
Age: 7-10
Type: Choose
Downloads: 51
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NATASHA BEDINGFIELD - lyrics detectives
This is a ws based on listening to Natasha Bedingfield�s 2 songs. It�s a fill-in and a synonyms� fill-in, and her songs are not bad listening practice, because she sings very clearly and kids (esp teenagers) like the songs. I even used Soulmate as a dictation later on and they liked doing it like that (although, for a singing dictation, I would alw...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 25
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