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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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The Great Fire of London
Reading worksheet about the Great Fire of London - a passage about a day in Samuel Pepys� family. (He is the author of the famous diary where he described the fire.) There are 2 tasks and KEY.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 216


 
The history of a marker pen
The history of the markers/ highlighters is short but they are indispensable in our work today. The worksheet contains a short text and a glossary. There is a gap fill task. KEY added!
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 165


 
The noun ISSUE
I made this worksheet on my students� request because they kept saying they did not understand how the word ISSUE can be used in sentences. There are noun and adjective collocations with the word, examples and 2 tasks. With KEY.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 78


 
The silliest job titles
Funny elaborate job names which actually mean ordinary and well-known occupations of real people. The material is taken from BBC (the full address is given on the worksheet) Key provided.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 74


 
The worst jobs in history
Reading w/s about some of the worst jobs people had to do in the past. Difficult words are explained. Students have to do a gap-fill task. With KEY.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 212


 
Toys from the past
UPDATED on 26.09.2009 - tasks have been added. For high-elementary to intermediate students. Reading about some of the most popular toys in the past, such as yo-yo, Rubik�s cube, hula hoop, slinky, spinning top and koosh ball.
Level: elementary
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 45


 
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


 
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


 
Urban legends: Buried alive
I am teaching mysteries and strange tales these days, so I made another worksheet about urban legends which are great for this purpose. There is a true/false task and word search task. With key.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 280


 
Urban legends: Killer in the backseat
3rd worksheet in my Urban legends series. T/F task, with KEY.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 326