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Borrow and Lend
Just a bunch of koalas to help your students remember "lend and borrow". It includes sentences and dialogues to complete. The dialogues can be used for speaking practice also. Finally there are some sayings using "lend" and " borrow" to explore. From downunder to you!!!! Enjoy ANSWER KEY included.
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 172


 
Alphabet quiz and word jumble suitable for elementary-upper intermediate and for all ages
A fun activity to practise vocabulary. Students answer the questions using the word jumble. A harder version is to remove the jumble and get the students to use dictionaries to find the answers. EDITABLE with ANSWER KEY. Enjoy from downunder.
Level: elementary
Age: 7-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 56


 
"Eat It" a parody of Jackson�s "Beat it" for all students studying food.
This is a worksheet on Weird Al Yankovic�s version of "Beat It". It includes gap-fill, matching, unscrambling, sequencing, error correction, paraphrasing, -ate words, creative writing. Great to use with a food unit.EDITABLE and LYRICS. Enjoy from down under.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 102


 
It�s not easy being green
This is a fun gap-fill listening exercise based on the Muppet song "It�s not Easy Being Green". Good to do when studying colours or making complaints. EDITABLE ANSWER KEY Youtube link included Enjoy from downunder.
Level: elementary
Age: 5-17
Type: Choose
Downloads: 11


 
Past perfect exercises and irregular verb crossword
A fully EDITABLE set of exercises based on the past perfect. Includes a crossword practising irregular verbs. ANSWER KEY included. Please enjoy from downunder to you wherever. ps Why does the preview always throw things out of kilter a little?
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 151


 
Dead fly art - a board game for practising gerunds and infinitives for pre-intermediate to upper intermediate
This is a quirky board game based on gerunds and infinitives using art of dead flies. A follow up could be for students to create their own dead fly art. ANSWER KEY) Although it is a gross subject (and children love to be grossed out) the subject is quite serious. It should be fun for all ages and levels. Enjoy from me downunder to you wherever! Pr...
Level: elementary
Age: 9-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 85


 
News Media
This board game is designed for mature ESL students who are studying the media, in particular newspapers. It could also be used for native speakers over 10 years old.Students work in groups of 3-5 with a dice and counters. When they land on a square they must answer the question. If the teacher wishes to slow the game down so that more conversation...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: Choose
Downloads: 17


 
Hints to help learners to avoid difficulties with some basic English constructions (editable)
Having explained points such as the difference between lend and borrow, bored and boring, think of and think about, etc, etc so many times I have compiled a few hints that seem to help. Here they are! There is a page of error corrections for practice included. I usually do a grammar auction with these sentences just to spice things up. ANSWER KEY i...
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 14


 
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


 
How Good is your Vocabulary?
A worksheet with a variety of exercises; odd one out, word formation, matching word halves,alternative meanings and gap fill. This will promote a lot of discussion as students justify their choices. ANSWER KEY EDITABLE if ungrouped. Enjoy from me downunder to you "up top"!
Level: advanced
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 9

 


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


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


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


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


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


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


Imaginary Possibilities
Just a quick power point outlining the second conditional

Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Downloads: 14

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