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Matthew Standley
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I live and teach in Japan. I hope you find my print-outs useful. Have a good day :)

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I was listening to music on my iPod (past continuous) Lower Intermediate
This is a made-up story using lots of [past continuous]. Very little other grammar. Also includes past simple. _________________________________________________________________ [1] Reading page / [2] questions + answers page / [3] Teacherīs page / [4] short activity with grammar prompt, where Ss ask one-another "What were you doing at 7 oīclock"? a...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: reading
Downloads: 55


 
United Kingdom - presentation and quiz - Lower Intermediate
Quiz about the UK that I use in a middle school in Japan. Contains references to Japan and The UK, but all in English. P1: Teacherīs notes. P2-11: Q&A. P12-13 Links to pictures for downloading. P14-46: Posters - mostly text with some pictures. Editable. A4 landscape and portrait. OK in black & white. Please enjoy and let me know if anything needs c...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 24


 
Listening and reading comprehension with gapfill - Intermediate and Advanced - 11 activities
(1) Students listen to the short story which includes blanks. (2) Students read silently and listen. (3) Students read with the teacher. (4) Students read and listen and give the best word from the list when they reach a blank space. Teacher page included for each activity. Some of these have extra help pages (grammar etc). I would sugg...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: reading
Downloads: 48


 
DIRECTIONS - Conversations and maps - lower intermediate level (trains) London Tourist Map
Map of famous places and their train stations in London (pages 1+2) + dialogue sheet (page 3). A3 in colour. Teacher fills the gaps on the dialogue sheet(s) with an example start and finish place and uses that to familiarise the Ss with the dialogue. Ss then fill the gaps on their own sheets and do the conversation. EDITABLE. Enjoy.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 10


 
Reported Speech Simple Starter (2)
Reported Speech (from past simple into past perfect). Continued from my previous upload of the same name. Ss read a conversation about a previous conversation. The original conversation (past simple) is reported using the past perfect. Students then read a breakdown of the rules. Ss then practice doing a simple fill-the-gaps. A4 fully editable. Ple...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: grammar-guide
Downloads: 23


 
What am I? Simple beginner to intermediate Quiz
(1) Ss do 3 practice quizes with the teacher, each of which has a picture [because it is only a practice round] (2) Ss practice the basics of the questions and answers [matching "can you..." with "Yes, I can..." for example] (3) Ss have a secret object [or card with an image] and they introduce it by saying just one or two very brief things about i...
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 8


 
I have more custard than you (More/less vs More/fewer) Intro; grammar focus, gap-fill, guided conversation.
Pre-intermediate. (1) example conversations to introduce the use of more + less/fewer. (2) Grammar focus giving examples of clearly countable nouns versus non-countable ones. (3) Gap-fill practice (4) Guided conversations using the target words. Links to extra images included, as some image file-sizes are too big. A4. Editable. Made exclusively for...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 25


 
I am pleased to meet you. (adjective + to + verb)
P1: conversation; words-box; secret sentence; short sentence writing practice. P2: Sentence Bingo. I am [pleased][to][meet] you. / I am [surprised][to][hear] that. / I was [sad][to][see] that... etc. P3: Teacher notes. P4: blackboard poster for bingo game. Black and white. Editable. A4. Please enjoy.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 11


 
Listening - Minimal pairs (C)
Ss practice the 8 words with the teacher. Teacher says 4 words in sequence. Ss draw a line or circle a picture to follow the teacherLs "path". The word-pairs are 2 similar-sounding words (or "minimal pairs"), so the Ss must listen carefully. Aim, to encourage careful listening. More of these will be uploaded as I make them over the next few w...
Level: elementary
Age: 6-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 72


 
Battleships gameboard with example
Simple battleships gameboard with an example. Ss take turns to say a location on their partnerīs grid, for example: B2?, C5? A1 etc etc. If their partner has a "ship" (word) on that location, they say "hit", if not they say "miss". Ss begin by writing, say, 4 words on their own sheet, which they hide from their friendīs view. Editable. A4
Level: elementary
Age: 6-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 16

 

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