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1st Test of the year !
This is the 1st test of the year. It is only based on the 1st lessons of the year during which we revised classroom English, vocabulary found in instructions, introducing someone and asking questions. Thank you very much for the template
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: others
Downloads: 9


 
A Few Literary Genres
This is a worksheet with the definitions of some literary genres. Students have to read the definitions and match them with the appropriate genre, and then give an example for each genre. Many thanks to Rosa-Mazur for the template
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 15


 
Activities on the song "I Just Don�t Know What To Do With Myself"
Activities a song sung by Nicky Holland and found in the movie My Best Friend�s Wedding. Listening comprehension + questions on the song
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 2


 
Activities on the TV Show SHARK TANK
Full worksheet + lesson plan on the business TV show SHARK TANK. The worksheet (page 1 to page 3) includes a reading activity,listening and speaking activities on an extract from S1,01. You will find the lesson plan + keys and the links to the videos from page 4 to page 9.
Level: advanced
Age: 17-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 35


 
Americanah : extracts + worksheet
Activities on 5 (short) extracts from the novel Americanah, by Chimamanda N�gozi Adichie, and about the topic of The American Dream.The worksheet includes the extracts, the worksheet and the keys. I use this to prepare my students for their French bac exam on the notion "Myths and Heroes" and on the issue : Is the American Dream still alive ?
Level: advanced
Age: 15-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 24


 
Article on Michael Jackson (1)
Michael Jackson obituary followed by study questions to make the students understand how the article is built and the journalist�s bias. Answers are included. I will upload another article very soon + questions on the same topic but this time, it will be a parody : you might want to use it as a test or study it in class.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: article
Downloads: 8


 
Article on Michael Jackson (2)
I use this parody of a Mickael Jackson obituary after studying a "serious" article on the same subject ( See my other printable : Article on Mickael Jackson 1 ). It shows the students how the same topic can be dealt with in 2 radically different ways. It includes the questions + answers, and the subject I asked them to write about at the end of th...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 3


 
Back to school questions
Questions to answer together during the first lesson of the year in order to remind students of classroom rules, school things they need to bring ... The illustrations are taken from the site www.pinterest.com
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 20


 
Banished to Boot Camp ! - Written comprehension
This worksheet includes an article taken from the BBC website and questions to test the students� comprehension. Answers are included as well. I�m going to use it as a test with my students because we have worked on this topic but you can easily use it as a lesson about boot camps.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 20


 
Boardgame on Advertising
This is a boardgame I intend to use as a warm-up activity to introduce a unit on advertising. It also enables you to introduce useful vocabulary to talk about advertising : commercials, brands, word-of-mouth, influence ... Thanks to Skittles for the template
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 59

 

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Fill in the blanks with adjectives and adverbs from President Obama�s Speech
This is a vocabulary exercise to review some of the adjectives and adverbs studied in President Obama�s Speech ( whose transcript you can find on the web )

Level: advanced
Age: 14-100


Mr Men ! Reviewing adjectives about qualities and faults
You probably know the books and cartoons "Mr Men". You can ask your students to do the exercise after looking at their website ( or without if they have a good level )

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100