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baiba
Baiba Anderson
Latvia



It is amazing how many creative and talented people one can meet here, in this brotherhood/sisterhood of teachers. I am an English teacher in secondary school and a teacher trainer for web tools and technologies.

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DO or MAKE
Simple task on DO/MAKE if you want to test your students� knowledge about these collocations.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 9


 
Downshifting
When teaching about consumer society, you may have come across the term �downshifting�. It is getting more and more popular and it reflects changes in modern society. The text gives a short description of this process. There is a gap-fill task with KEY.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 125


 
Earth Day
The text is taken from Upstream (Express Publishing), the task is mine. The background picture was taken in England, in the Lake District this summer. KEY is provided to make life easier for the teachers. Enjoy!
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 97


 
Edinburgh Tattoo
Reading worksheet on the spectacular and magnificent festival that takes place in Edinburgh in August. I witnessed one some time ago and I will never forget the sight. Students have to do a gap-fill task. With KEY.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 139


 
English poets
Matching task about the most famous English poets with their portraits, years of their life and most popular works. Suitable for upper-intermediate to advanced level. Can be given as homework/individual work or used as group/pair work before/during the lessons of literature. With KEY.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 269


 
English writers
Matching pieces of information about the most famous writers (portraits, the most popular books and the dates of birth and death). Sorry for calling all of them �English�(there are also Irish and Scottish names), it will be simpler for students. It can be used as homework because students may need to look for the information in encyclopedias or ref...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 521


 
Famous people in caricatures
Students have to recognize famous people in caricatures (easy!) and write their names. Task 2 is matching a piece of information about these celebrities with the right person. Good for fun and summer camps!
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 71


 
Father, daughter and the internet
A 20-minute activity suitable for warm-up. It is a short story about the risks of using the internet improperly. The story can be cut in strips so that students can arrange the lines in the right order. There are teacher�s tips how to work with this handout.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 48


 
Find the hidden treasure
I adapted this task from the Cambridge English Course published 25 years ago. It is good for any age starting from intermediate up to adults. It is a challenging task, students have to read the clues carefully and find the way to the hidden treasure. The teacher may prepare the "treasure" to give to the student who completes the task first. On you...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 296


 
Free time activities
The pictures were drawn by one of my students. This is a traditional worksheet on matching pictures with the names of activities. There is another task where students complete the sentences with the right activity.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-14
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 508