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A BRIEF HISTORY OF GIN (9 pages!)
This article, taken from allinfoaboutenglishculture[dot]com is filled with interesting and fun facts about England�s notorious national drink - Gin, of course.
The worksheet includes some questions about the text, and 3 different grids to fill in with elements from the article (1 about historical facts, one about who drank it, and one to re-crea...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: lesson-plan
Downloads: 19
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A YEAR IN THE LIFE OF JAMIE OLIVER (3 pages)
This article is basically an interview of Jamie Oliver, in which he is interviewed about Jamie�s Kitchen, his television programme, his books, his restaurant, etc.
It is followed by
- a series of comprehension questions,
- a �find the equivalents in the text� (French to English, but easily transferable to any other language),
- a grid to f...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 35
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BLACK WITCH - Halloween Cocktail Recipe
A nice Halloween cocktail recipe, with visual definitions of the ingredients and utensils.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: others
Downloads: 13
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Bus Worker Finally Retires At 100 (2 pages)
This article was taken from the Chicago Sun Times website; the activities deal with numbers (find them in the text, re-write them and find out what they stand for). Then there is a "Find the French equivalent in the text" exercise, which can easily be tranferred to any other language.
My students loved the fact that it was a real story, so the act...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 31
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Cotton Patch Cafe Menu worksheet (6 pages!)
A worksheet based on a real Cotton Patch Caf� menu (included in the document).
For the moment, 3 activities (maybe more to come?):
- unscramble the jumbled words (with hints or definitions),
- find the French equivalent in the menu (easily transferable to any other language),
- use the menu to write a dialogue between a waiter and a customer.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: others
Downloads: 17
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Dear Mr President, by Pink (4 pages)
Includes:
- brainstorming (before listening)
- which words can you hear? (multiple choice)
- which topics are mentioned? (multiple choice)
- fill in the blanks
- reading comprehension (true or false?)
- a few exercises (asking questions)
- hyperlinks included (song + youtube video)
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 134
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Eating on the Cheap in Amsterdam (10 pages!)
This activity is composed of an article taken from fazed[dot]com; it deals with the different kinds of restaurants you can find in Amsterdam, and the author even gives some addresses. ;)
With this article, I decided to have my students work on adjectives (2 grids follow the text), how they are formed (prefixes, suffixes...).
Then there is a com...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: article
Downloads: 30
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Greeting customers at the restaurant
A selection of essential phrases (English-French) that can be used in a restaurant.
I use this document with my students to practise role-plays.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: others
Downloads: 3
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How to describe a picture
A photo and some useful words to help describing it.
Level: elementary
Age: 12-17
Type: others
Downloads: 26
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How to prepare a Quiche Lorraine
Taken from BBC programme The Little Paris Kitchen, Rachel Khoo makes a traditional French Quiche Lorraine.
This listening activity is based on Rachel�s recipe on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uw_YFQ8xVzY
I use this worksheet to have the students revise some basic food and cooking vocabulary.
Feedback welcome!
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 10
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