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A writing lesson - write a sandwich recipe
This is a complete writing lesson (45 min), with model text, pre-writing task and discussion points.
In the grammar part of the lesson I elicited the imperative as well as the order of sequence words.
I actually baked blueberry muffins for the students and handed them out later on. The model text is a scaled down version of a recipe (including am...
Level: elementary
Age: 6-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 99
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Gerund or Infinitive? Four in a Grid Game
This is a fun activity/competition where students have to create sentences, choosing suitable verbs and using them in the correct form. Keys and rules/how to play are included. My intermediate students loved the game.
The objective of the game is to get four vertical, horizontal or diagonal squares in a row, by completing the sentences in the squa...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Type: others
Downloads: 20
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A board game to practice the past simple tense - version 1
A fun board game - making excuses for being late meeting a friend, who has been waiting for several hours.
All the verbs in the game cards are in the present simple tense, in order to make the excuse, the correct past simple tense must be used.
Depending on their level, students can add little stories when making their excuses.
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 92
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A reading lesson about cheating in exams
The text is an article from The Daily Telegraph (August 2013) about widespread cheating during the National University Entrance Exam (gao kao) in China.
I included pre-reading discussion points, a pre-reading exercise, gist and detail questions as well as an after reading discussion.
My class enjoyed it very much (I had my husband reading it to t...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 35
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Carrot and Coriander Soup - a cooking verb gap fill
This is a gap fill exercise I used during one of my English Speaking Cooking Workshops. The students prepare everything, while the soup is cooking, they do the gap fill, basically remembering what they just did and putting the correct verb into the recipe. At the end of the class everybody is busy eating the soup they cooked. It�s an easy recipe fo...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 16
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Broccoli & Cheese Soup - a cooking verb gap fill
This is a gap fill exercise I used during one of my English Speaking Cooking Workshops. The students prepare everything, while the soup is cooking, they do the gap fill. At the end of the class everybody is busy eating the soup they cooked. It�s an easy recipe for a tasty soup - enjoy. My students love those workshops.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 15
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A board game to practice the past simple tense - version 2
A variation of my past tense board game, this time aimed at school-aged kids - making excuses for not handing in homework. All the verbs in the game cards are in the present simple tense, in order to make the excuse, the correct past simple tense must be used. Depending on their level, students can add little stories when making their excuses.
Level: intermediate
Age: 6-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 47
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A listening or reading lesson about fear
This is a 45 minute listening or reading lesson about fear. I included the script (I recorded my husband reading it for a listening lesson, but it can easily be used be used for a reading lesson as well).
The lesson has pre task and after task discussion points as well as a grammar exercise about adjectives that describe fear and how they are used...
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 37
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Potato and Chorizo Soup - a cooking verbs gap fill
This is a gap fill exercise I used during one of my English Speaking Cooking Workshops. The students prepare everything, while the soup is cooking, they do the gap fill. At the end of the class everybody is busy eating the soup they cooked. It�s an easy recipe for a tasty soup - enjoy. My students love those workshops.
Level: intermediate
Age: 7-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 11
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Pumpkin Soup - A cooking verbs gap fill
This is a gap fill exercise I used during one of my English Speaking Cooking Workshops. The students prepare everything, while the soup is cooking, they do the gap fill. At the end of the class everybody is busy eating the soup they cooked. It�s an easy recipe for a tasty soup - enjoy. My students love those workshops.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 13
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Who wants to be a millionaire? Halloween Edition
The Halloween Edition of everyone�s favourite game. Again, I had problems to upload it as a .pptx file, so here is the .ppt version instead. My intermediate students enjoyed playing the game enormously. My students played in in teams, as the questions get tougher towards the end, I allowed them to u...
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-100
Downloads: 34
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Nature Idioms 1
The next one in my idiom series, this is a power point presentation of 35 nature related idioms. I let my students guess and figure out the meaning, before I give them the definition - then they have to use the idiom to make sentences. This can be done as a game or competition. Enjoy!
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Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Downloads: 105
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Money Idioms 3
The next one in my idiom series, this is a power point presentation of 33 money related idioms. I let my students guess and figure out the meaning, before I give them the definition - then they have to use the idiom to make sentences. This can be done as a game or competition. Enjoy!
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Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Downloads: 138
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Idioms about Lies & Truths 2
The next one in my idiom series, this is a power point presentation of 31 idioms related to lies and truths. I let my students guess and figure out the meaning, before I give them the definition - then they have to use the idiom to make sentences. This can be done as a game or competition. Enjoy!
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Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Downloads: 52
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Food Idioms 1
The next one in my idiom series, this is a power point presentation of 36 food related idioms. I let my students guess and figure out the meaning, before I give them the definition - then they have to use the idiom to make sentences. This can be done as a game or competition. Enjoy!
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Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Downloads: 128
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Idioms about Life & Death 2
The next one in my idiom series, this is a power point presentation of 29 idioms about life and death. I let my students guess and figure out the meaning, before I give them the definition - then they have to use the idiom to make sentences. This can be done as a game or competition. Enjoy!
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Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Downloads: 54
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Weather Idioms 1
The next one in my idiom series, this is a power point presentation of 30 weather related idioms. I let my students guess and figure out the meaning, before I give them the definition - then they have to use the idiom to make sentences. This can be done as a game or competition. Enjoy!
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Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Downloads: 121
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Idioms Describing People 3
The next one in my idiom series, this is a power point presentation of 38 idioms describing people. I let my students guess and figure out the meaning, before I give them the definition - then they have to use the idiom to make sentences. This can be done as a game or competition. Enjoy!
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Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Downloads: 131
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Who wants to be a millionaire? Mid Autumn Festival Edition
This is the Mid Autumn Festival edition of the popular game. The questions are related to the festival�s origins, history, celebrations and trivia. I had problems uploading the .pptx version of it, so here it the ppt version instead.
The Mid Autumn Festival is celebrated in several countries across...
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Downloads: 47
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Sport Idioms 2
The next one in my idiom series, this is a power point presentation of 33 sport related idioms. I let my students guess and figure out the meaning, before I give them the definition - then they have to use the idiom to make sentences. Where the origin of the idiom is not obvious, I put it in bracket...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Downloads: 98
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