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USA Holidays & Celebrations
Suggestion: Introduce and practice pronouncing the names of the holidays and celebrations. Students read (alone or aloud) the descriptions of the holidays. Then match them with the pictures. Answer key: Independence Day(G), New Years Day(A), Martin Luther King,Jr Day(B), Memorial Day(F), Christmas Day(L), Thanksgiving Day(K), Labor Day(H), Columbu...
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 405
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Basic Time Telling Game (15 Cards)
A simple time-telling listening game. Place the cards facing up on a couple of desks or a table. The teacher says a time out loud and students swipe up that time card before anyone else does in their small group (3 to 6 students). The student with the most cards after all the cards are swiped up wins. Prepare one set of cards for each group.
Level: elementary
Age: 7-12
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 149
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Important Habits of Happy and Successful People
Students will read about 7 common habits of happy and successful people. They can learn and benefit from knowing and adopting these habits. Then students will write about one of their own dreams or goals and the habits that need to be kept to achieve their dream or goal. Finally, students will share their dream or goal and their related habits in s...
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type:
Downloads: 13
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Christmas Vocabulary Bingo
Say the words aloud together. Have students write the sixteen words into the boxes of the bingo game grid. An option for choosing the words during the game is to make an extra copy of the game sheet, cut the picture-word slips out individually at the bottom of the game sheet, put these slips of paper in a bag, choose students to draw a slip out of ...
Level: elementary
Age: 6-14
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 43
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Comparative and Superlative Speaking Group Competition
This is a lively competition between small groups in which students ask the teacher(s) comparative and superlative questions about the eight students on the worksheet. The group that lists the 8 students in the correct order first WINS. The answer key is included on page 2.
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 54
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Abraham Martin and John Song by Dion (1968)
This is based on the song by Dion, who grew up in the Bronx in Manhattan, New York. It was written in 1968 soon after the assassinations of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Senator Robert Kennedy. Along with these two men, the song also honors Presidents Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy. Here are some suggested steps for teaching English with ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 13
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LAST CHRISTMAS by Wham
1. Introduce the song and singer-songwriter (name, country, background).
2. Slowly drill the pronunciation of the missing phrases and words, defining new words and phrases. (Gapping out phrases as opposed to just single words helps train students to receive and comprehend English more efficiently.)
3. Students stand up and practice saying aloud...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 255
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Christmas Through Your Eyes by Gloria Estefan
This is a contemporary Christmas song about the innocence of children that Gloria Estefan wrote for her daughter. Here are some suggested steps for teaching with the song:
1. Introduce the song and singer-songwriter (name, country, home town). 2. Slowly drill the missing phrases and words, defining new words and phrases, while drilling their pron...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-14
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 15
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Can & Can`t fill-in blanks, Matching Quiz, Crossword Puzzle, Word Search
(1) Complete the sentences below by filling in the blanks with can or can`t. (2) Match the descriptions in the boxes with the animals. (3) Read the descriptions and do the crossword puzzle. (4) Find and circle the animal names in the word search puzzle.
Level: elementary
Age: 7-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 166
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Yesterday Song Listening
General steps and ideas for teaching English with songs
1) Introduce the song and singer-songwriter (name, country, hometown) with interesting facts about the singer and song. Google the title of the song. Sites like songfacts dot com and Wikipedia are often good sources.
2) Slowly drill the missing phrases and words, defining new words and ph...
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 171
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