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duchessrachel

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I�m an American teaching adults in Chicago. Last year I taught adults in Turkey. Previously, I taught middle school for 4 years in Korea.

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The Price of Shame-- Ted Talk on Bullying
The Price of Shame-- Ted Talk on bullying that went viral by Monica Lewinsky. Includes conversation and comprehension questions as well as pre-watch vocabulary.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 40


 
Why Thinking Your Ugly is Bad For You (TED Talk)
A great TED Talk on low body image and how it affect�s society. The worksheet includes a pre-watching/post-watching discussion as well as some vocabulary and comprehension questions. It can be viewed for free here (with or without subtitles-- your choice): https://www.ted.com/talks/meaghan_ramsey_why_thinking_you_re_ugly_is_bad_for_you?language...
Level: advanced
Age: 10-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 101


 
A Mini Robot Powered by your iPhone (5 min TED Talk)
Students do some pre-watching discussion questions and vocabulary before watching the 5 minute TED Talk and answer comprehension questions true or false. There are some discussion questions for after the video. It is available to stream or download for free here (with or without subtitles): https://www.ted.com/talks/keller_rinaudo_a_mini_robot_po...
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 53


 
Farmer on Trial Defends Smuggling Migrants: �I Am a Frenchman.�
Vocabulary, reading, and discussion about heroes based recent NYTimes article (with video) http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/05/world/europe/cedric-herrou-migrant-smuggler-trial-france.html?_r=0
Level: advanced
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 20


 
First Day: Interest/Ability Survey
This information gathering worksheet helps me plan a successful course and get a feel for who my students are and where they stand. This worksheet is designed to get a feel for what the students are interested in learning and their ability. The bottom of the second page includes a section where students tell their likes and dislikes.
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 134


 
Palm Reading: Meaning and Dialogue
Students learn the meaning of 6 lines on the palm and then practice speaking with the future tense by telling a partner�s fortune using the second page of the worksheet as a guideline. This worksheet goes along with my PowerPoint, "Palm Reading: The Meaning of Lines." This corresponding PPT can be found here: http://www.eslprintables.com/powerp...
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 40


 
Current events: Topless sunbather photographed by estate agent drone
I created this for an English in the news class for intermediate students. Students do a pre-discussion, pre-reading vocabulary, matching exercise, a current read, and then discuss the reading.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 18


 
Current Events: Facebook Psychological Experiment Controversy
Here�s an article with a reading comprehension exercise (true/false). There are some discussion questions about Facebook for the students to talk about in groups before and after reading the article. I ended the class by dividing the class in half and holding a debate-- "Is Facebook good for society?"
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 66


 
Clothing: Describing Patterns
This worksheet is designed to teach students how to describe the patterns on their clothing. My girl students were especially interested in this.
Level: intermediate
Age: 7-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 35


 
Valentine�s Day- What Makes a Good Partner?
This 2 sided worksheet was a hit with my middle school students last year. In the second part, students are asked to rank the importance of different characteristics in a boyfriend or girlfriend (funny/ intelligent/ responsible/ good looking/ kind). This is simple enough to be completed by lower level students, but can also spark deeper conversatio...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 30

 


Excuse me, how do you spell _________?
I teach English to Korea students. Despite studying English for years, my students still didn�t know how to ask "How do you spell ____________?" Instead, many were saying "Teacher, how spell you ______" or "Teacher, ________spelling??" I got really tired of this. I told them to stop calling me "teac...

Level: elementary
Age: 6-14
Downloads: 5


Palm Reading: Meaning of Lines
Students learn the meaning of six lines of the palm (life, health, marriage, love, job, mind) and then practice the future tense by reading a partner�s palm. I plan to upload the worksheet to go along with this.

Level: elementary
Age: 8-17
Downloads: 107


Beyond Basic Family, ".........-in-law" Simpsons
After reviewing basic family vocabulary (mother, father, brother, etc...), I made this PPT to graphically teach my students the meaning of "in-law." It�s a difficult concept for students at first, but becomes easier as they see the many examples through the Simpsons family tree. I tested my students...

Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 139


Food Idioms
Teach your students some common food idioms through this PPT. I made it into a game in my classes, since my kids love competition.

Level: intermediate
Age: 8-17
Downloads: 16

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