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The Old British Phone Box - New Uses!
Villages around Britain have been allowed to buy their phone boxes (without the phone) from British Telecom (BT) for a pound. There has been a competition to find the best use of the box. This is the story of one of the winners! A good topic to discuss the change in communication methods over the years. An authentic text from the Daily Mail
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 148
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Afternoon tea. A great British constitution.
An information sheet about a grat British tradition, its origins and what the tradition looks like today in a top class hotel and in an ordinary household. A recipe for scones has been included as well as some comprehension questions on the text.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 88
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Mr Busy goes shopping (ADJECTIVES 2)
This time Mr Busy has to go to buy some new clotes, something he only does once or twice a year. A gap text with adjectives associated with shopping for clothes. An answer key has been provided.
Level: elementary
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 123
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A regretful thief sends a letter of apology
It�s never too late to change you ways. A text about the true storsy of a thief who said sorry and gave back what he had taken seven years previously with some added language activities
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 40
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Conversation cards (4) focusing on phrasal verbs with GET_1
Another set of cards with questions using phrasal verbs (with get). Each student is given a (laminated)card. They mingle and ask each other their questions until they have spoken to everyone.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 247
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Mr Busy has lost his keys! ( PRESENT PERFECT)
This time, Mr Busy has lost his keys. Verbs are to be chosen from a list to fill in the gaps in the present perfect. These sheets are also suitable for intermediate students as a form of revision.
Level: elementary
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 152
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Asking for help
Forming questions to ask for help and/or information in a shop; aimed at adult learners. Gambits have been added to give a good solid start.
Level: elementary
Age: 14-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 67
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The Trouble Tree
A nice and easy gap text (past and present tense-simple)verbs to start off the new term with as a recap - using a story with a moral.
Level: elementary
Age: 9-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 50
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A rejected Birthday Cake
With rising obesity in school children, Jamie Oliver launched a campaign to encourage healthy eating habits. At the same school where the campaign satrted, a great grand mother�s cake, made as a treat for the class of her great grand child has been sent home, uneaten. An impulse text for discussion in small groups. Language exercises on the text ha...
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 70
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Hope is growing for the Chilean Miners: News clip 2
A way to use an authentic text: reading, discussing and creating headings for the individual paragraphs.
I hope they get them out of there!
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 22
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