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Getting around in the city
Students practice describing their way in the city. The task can be extended by asking students to describe what they see on their way to a certain place or the teacher can add more tasks.
Level: elementary
Age: 11-14
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 40
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History of opera
A very short summary of the main events in the development of opera - a bit about trends, a bit about music. Pictures of the well-known opera houses. There are 2 tasks and a key.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 167
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History of soft drinks
Reading w/s about the short history of soft/non-alcoholic drinks - lemonade, ginger ale, soda water, Cola, Pepsi, Fanta etc. There is a gap-fill task with answers.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 356
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History of a ballpoint pen (biro)
Reading w/s about the pen that we cannot imagine our lives without - a ballpoint pen or biro. Read about the inventor - great Hungarian again! (Remember Rubik!) There is a gap-fill task with KEY.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 202
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Word stories: FAIR
Most common expressions and idioms with the word FAIR. There are tasks for discussion and checking vocabulary + KEY.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 190
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Global warming
The text explains what is global warming and suggests what every person should do to help. There are 2 reading tasks.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 175
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Tenses in jokes 2
A fun way to revise tenses while reading jokes. Various tenses but not complicated. KEY provided.
My first worksheet Tenses in jokes is also available.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 323
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Twilight: the book and movie
Reading text about the hottest book and movie Twilight, perfect for Valentine�s Day lesson. Teachers can ask the students to visit the websites that are given on the worksheet and report on what they have found. There is also a worksheet with 2 reading tasks.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 62
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Two stories
Two children stories about animals are mixed in the �word cloud�. Kids have to guess what each story is about, separate them and tell them to the classmates. There are tasks for reading and writing. In the end the teacher reads the correct version of both stories. KEY included. (3 pages)
Level: elementary
Age: 11-14
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 126
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Jamie Oliver - the Naked Chef
Reading + gap-fill task about the English celebrity chef Jamie Oliver whose nickname is the Naked Chef. With KEY.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 227
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Writing task Life Story
Suitable for high-elementary to intermediate level. Students write a story based on the pictures. Useful words are given. The task can also be used for speaking practice.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Downloads: 16
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Rules and practice on the Reported Speech
Students learn the rules, see the examples and then practice making sentences in the Reported Speech. Pictures help a lot.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 48
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Accident on the Road
Students look at the pictures and make up a story about an accident that happened on the road. Depending on students� age, you may add more complicated words for them to use.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 160
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Creative writing: Limericks
This presentation explains what a limerick is and how to write it. There are examples and tips for writing. Great fun in the classroom!
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 218
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Creative writing: Mini sagas
Writing mini sagas is a way to develop students� creative skills. Can be used with elementary students up to advanced - there are no age restrictions.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 67
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Creative writing: Diamond poems
Diamond poems or diamantes are 7-line / 16-word poems written in the shape of a diamond. They have to be written according to the pattern and they are perfect for revising the parts of speech. Suitable both for younger and older students.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 118
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Reported questions
Rules, examples and practice tasks (with pictures) on reported questions.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 26
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Passive from Active
This presentation shows the students how an active sentence can be turned into passive. They see the examples and then make their own sentences.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 29
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Present Simple
Animated ppt presentation about the Present Simple tense with rules, examples and exercises for young learners (10 pages)
Level: elementary
Age: 10-14
Downloads: 63
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Picture description
Students practice describing a painting by Marie-Fran�ois Firmin-Girard En Vacance. Useful words and phrases are given. Suitable for intermediate to advanced level.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 28
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Living in England
Two interviews - one is listening and a gap fill task, the other is reading and matching questions with answers task - with people who describe living in England, its problems and good points. The tasks give valuable information about the way of life in England.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
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Autumn song
Listening and singing task about autumn for younger kids. Pupils listen to a lovely song and write down the missing words. (The teacher can explain the most difficult words that are given there.) Then the pupils can listen to the song a second time and sing along.
Level: elementary
Age: 9-12
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Saving tropical rainforests
The video presents the campaign for saving rainforests started by Prince Charles. Students have to complete the task about the protection of rainforests.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
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Present Continuous and Present Simple
Students listen to the song Lemon Tree by Fool�s Garden and fill the gaps with the present participle they hear. There are 2 more tasks on Present Continuous tense (including special cases).
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
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Comparing life in England and Japan
For teaching cultural differences between England and Japan. I used an interview with an English woman who lives in Japan for the listening task. The reading task is based on the text taken from a blog of an Englishman living in Japan.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
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How to make a paper fortune teller
The video gives instructions how to make a paper fortune teller. Pupils may like to listen to a boy who is telling about each step and showing the process. While watching the video, pupils complete the gaps in the exercise. (For those who have already seen this exercise - I�ve uploaded it a second t...
Level: elementary
Age: 11-14
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Vegetable idioms
A great video teaching idioms in a funny way. Students have to complete the gaps while watching the video, then do an additional task to consolidate their knowledge. (For those who have already seen this exercise - I�ve uploaded it a second time because the 1st got stuck.)
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
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