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Joni Mitchell�s Big Yellow Taxi
This great song is very useful for listening comprehension and as an opener for discussion on the environment. The first page has the original text, and the second page is a double version of the song with a few exercises. Hope you enjoy it.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 2
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Video Xmas with the Simpsons
A fill-in-the-blanks page for the scene where Marge writes the annual Xmas letter. It�s good listening, or just oral description, depending on what you want to do. Enjoy, and Happy Holidays to you all!
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 4
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Practice on the First Conditional
Practice on using the first conditional, followed by a few Pair work sentences , to then be shared with the class.
Level: elementary
Age: 12-14
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 3
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I believe I can fly by R. Kelly
This is the song with blanks in it for listening comprehension. I usually get the students to do a listening withjout the text first, and have two students write on the board as many words as they can recognize, then have the others help out by calling in words the two missed. This gets the class involved and interested. This is also a good song to...
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 3
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Exclamative sentences
A short explanation with exercises to practice Exclamative sentences (so / such a / what a). It�s helpful!
Level: elementary
Age: 9-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 11
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Freedom Fighters
4 texts about people who fought for freedom, with Qs to be asked. I usually do this as a group activity : each group has one text which they practice reading out loud together, then read out loud to the class. Several memebers of the group can do the reading, then the other students ask clarification Qs if necessary. After that, the group reading c...
Level: elementary
Age: 12-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 8
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Strange Fruit by B Holiday
This is the wonderful song "Strange Fruit" which I�ve made with blanks for a listening comprehension exrcise I include in my theme on US Civil Rights. You can download the song on YouTube, or you can do it as a poem which students will read out to the class as a speaking/listening exrcise. In any case, it�s a haungtingly great song!
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 2
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The Party : using Past simple and progressive
A short text in the past simple, in which to include sentences in the past continuous in order to amplify the original text. Good practice for the tenses, also for reading and intonation practice once the written part is done.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 3
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new mayor for London, S. Khan
Here�s a short text about the new Mayor of London, S. Khan. It�s on 2 pages : first is the full text + photo (3 times), second is the same text, but with blanks (again, 3 times). I plan to project the photo and discuss the man : who is he? what do they imagine, etc..., then read them the text. Then I�ll project thetext with blanks and have students...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 46
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Michael Jackson biographical exchange
Everyone knows and loves Michael Jackson! Here is a biography prepared as a question-making exchange exercise that can be done in pairs or in teams. Teacher�s instructions and correction page included.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 25
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Oscar Wilde simple biography
This is a simple biography of Oscar Wilde that I use as an example when the students prepare their own presentations. Hope you find it useful!
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Downloads: 14
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Queen Elizabeth�s death
A quick PowerPoint I created to start discussion with my students who are beginners in English. We discussed each page first in French, then read the English. Both the 6th and 7th graders enjoyed the discussions, and I hope you do, too!
Level: elementary
Age: 10-15
Downloads: 21
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