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Silly Questions board game (editable)
This is a board game practising asking questions. The questions are quite crazy which appeals to students. Do it with counters and a dice. I found it in my archives and I�m not sure where the questions came from. I may have invented them myself but I can�t remember. I know the layout is one that can be found on the internet. If anyone recognises i...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 62


 
Conversation Starters.
This is a board game to practise common expressions used when meeting people. Examples of different registers and where such expressions could be used can be explored.To gain full benefit from this activity do not allow �yes/no� answers. Thanks to Philip R for an amazing template. Your blood�s worth bottling, Philip! EDITABLE. Have fun from down un...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 323


 
Tricky Word Stress (especially with numbers)for all levels
A pairwork activity for all ages and levels which practises pronunciation of similar words, especially numbers. It works best if students practise with several partners. EDITABLE There is a similar activity for "ship and sheep" uploaded today at http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=496825#thetop Enjoy from downunder.
Level: elementary
Age: 6-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 88


 
The Ship/sheep dilemma- a practice activity for all levels.
Practice is necessary for perfecting sounds. Here is a pairwork activity to help students with the ship/ sheep sound. My students enjoy it. I suggest that they change partners several times.Two columns for answers have been included.A similar activity for word stress was uploaded :http://www.eslprintables. com/printable.asp?id=496843#thetop If you...
Level: elementary
Age: 7-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 77


 
Indirect & direct speech
There are two exercises. In the first students read a real-life situation and recreate the exact words. In the second they tell a friend about an incident they overheard using reported speech. Hope you enjoy from me downunder to you wherever. ANSWER KEY included. EDITABLE
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 9


 
Interrupting, cutting a story short, preventing interruptions.
A matching exercise and a multiple choice exercise for practising these important functions. The scenarios are ones that students may face when speaking. EDITABLE: ANSWER KEY Enjoy from downunder.
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 66


 
International Joke Day
Today being International Joke Day I thought I would share some jokes with you. Please cut them and use them as a matching game. There is a small reading and a suggestion for writing. Let the laughter spread throughout the world. Enjoy
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 14


 
Kitchen essentials: a vocabulary worksheet for all levels and ages.
A picture matching worksheet on essential kitchen utensils followed by a fill the gap exercise.Very useful vocabulary! Suitable for most levels and ages. ANSWER KEY EDITABLE Prints out well in B&W Thanks Zailda for tutorial on reducing pictures!Enjoy from me downunder to you wherever!
Level: elementary
Age: 9-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 59


 
Knock knock-idioms and phrasal verbs with knock
Do you know what "knocked up" means? This worksheet will help you to understand a number of phrasal verbs and idioms with "knock". It includes a reading, a matching exercise and some sentences to complete. Have fun.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 20


 
Genius in France idioms
This is part 2 comprising Students B & C worksheets and the answer key. Something different.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 5

 


Everything you wanted to know about relative clauses and was afraid to ask!
All the main points of relative clauses are covered here with examples.Every student (intermediate - advanced) who has ever seen this has asked for a copy so it must work. EDITABLE The preview is not showing pages 9-14 but they do download. The chart has come from somewhere but I can�t remember wher...

Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 65


Absences
Absences driving you crazy? This includes a newspaper clipping from THE AUSTRALIAN (great for discussion) with a vocab matching exercise and comprehension questions. The article can be printed out for individual reading. The pictures of excuses is based on genuine excuses heard at my school. It is N...

Level: advanced
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 8


Imaginary Possibilities
Just a quick power point outlining the second conditional

Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Downloads: 14


Either..or ...joke suitable for all levels
This is a very old Irish saying which I have converted into a powerpoint to be used when looking at �either/or� Even if you don�t use it in class it�s a fun philosophy for life. There are some exercises at the end (Pg 11 not in preview.) EDITABLE. Enjoy from downunder.

Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Downloads: 29


Linking words
A power point explaining when some linking words can be used. My students felt it helped a lot.

Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Downloads: 21


Dementia Test
This is an email that has done the rounds. I created a power point from it and use it as a fun reading. It challenges the students and helps them to appreciate that there can be several meanings to one word.

Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 10


The Best jokes use Homonyms!
Homonyms can be boring but show this as a discussion starter and you will have an interested class.It consists of jokes with some though-provoking questions. There are 24 pages but although not all show in the preview they do download.Follow it up with any of the homonyms which are available through...

Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Downloads: 21

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