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Dumb ways to die
This is a material based on a Melbourne Metro Safety Campaign, which received several awards. The song is funny, catchy, and cute. I made the lyrics into a vocabulary/reading comprehension type of activity. I hope your students like it as much as mine did.
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 16
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Family Members + possessive �s
Most students know the basic vocabulary related to family members, so I wanted to make the task a little more challenging than the usual family tree. So I made this crossword puzzle and a true or false activity which is not so easy because, besides mastering the family member vocabulary, students also have to decipher the use of the genitive case t...
Level: elementary
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 18
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Count on me by Bruno Marz
One word in each verse of the lyrics was scrambled; students should be able to unscramble the word by guessing from context what the correct word is. The first letter is always kept in its right place. It is a cute, slow song that can be used even with upper elementary students.
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 5
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Graphology: can your handwriting reveal your personality?
I made this reading activity to go with lesson 1B from the textbook New English File Upper Intermediate, but it can be used on its own. It is fun to collect students� samples of handwriting and then give each student a sample to be analyzed according to the info on the text.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 67
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Rise - Theme song for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio
I wanted to work with the theme of the Olympic Games with my students, and decided to start with this song, because it portrays the olympic spirit of believing in yourself, doing your best and never giving up. It is a beautiful song and a beautiful clip, which goes very well with the Paralympics video "Yes, I can" at https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 26
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Dominique Strauss-Kann: culprit or victim?
This is a different kind of reading comprehension activity. Its aim is to discuss current international news while teaching new vocabulary. The answers are on the second page.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 2
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Which season?
Vocabulary and reading activity I created for the last lesson of Kids Web 4, but it can be used whenever seasons is the topic being covered. The objective is to review and develop vocabulary.
Level: elementary
Age: 8-11
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 6
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Was, were and did in communicative questions
My students were often uncertain about when to use did or was/were in past simple questions, so I put together this material to help them not only to understand when each one is used, but also to use the questions to meaningfully communicate with their classmates. My students are 6th graders, but the questions can be edited to cater for different s...
Level: elementary
Age: 10-14
Type:
Downloads: 9
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Talent: born or made?
This activity is a good practice for proficiency exams, but the content of the text can lead to an interesting discussion about whether our talents are natural or developed.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 24
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Memory: what it is and how it works
Memory is essencial in learning a language, so I read a lot about this topic. I came across this text that explains how we store and retrieve information in our brain, and I thought students would be interested in this topic too, so I turned this article into a reading comprehension activity. Some words were scrambled, and students have to rely on...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 17
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Christmas symbols
This is an activity to teach or practice Christmas vocabulary (Christmas symbols).
I use it as a game in groups: for each round, we roll the dice and that is the number of points each word will be worth. If, say, they roll the dice and get a seven, they will get seven points if the know the word, m...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Downloads: 17
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