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Wife Tamer
Well this old invention could cause some lively discussion!
The text is dotted with loads of verb+preposition combinations for a grammatical focus - or just use the text as an impulse for a conversation lesson - infact, the idea behind the invention really could take the wind out of someone�s sails. (Source of text: Daily Mail online.)
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: article
Downloads: 55
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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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The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro Level 6 Penguin Readers
Further to my worksheet about the profession of butler (in the past and today), here are questions and language exercises to the book "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro - Level 6 Penguin Readers. It gives a great impression of the profession of a butler in the great houses of England in the past.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 31
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Children help to run their school
In a Scottish school, just over the boarder, children are given responsibilities to help run it - from being secretaries to gardeners - each of the twelve children have a job for the common good. A text from the Daily Mail with added discussion questions and language exercises - with answer key.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 161
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20 minutes in the fresh air works wonders!
A short newspaper article used an an impulse text for a discussion on the theme of giving yourself an energy boost during the day: 20 minutes in the fresh air versus a cup of coffee.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 36
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Houses made of paper.
Houses made of paper! Could this be the answer to cheap living quarters for the poor of the world? A method has been developed to produce a cheap, stable and durable building material from paper which can be produced in the countries where houses are needed providing jobs and living accomodation for the third world.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 60
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Practice makes perfect: verb to be
A gap fill exercise for the verb: to be, present tense. An easy recap exercise for after the holidays.
Level: elementary
Age: 7-9
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 57
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Four stories - four tasks
Four inspirational stories from http://www.heartwarmingstories.net to read. Four grammar tasks have been added: with focus on the past simple, pronouns, vocabulary and common phrases. Stories to think about, enjoy and never forget!
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 73
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The New Face of Doorstep Delivery
The idea of the old-fashioned milkman returns with more and more shops delivering groceries and fresh products to your door. The new face of shopping (on-line).
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 52
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Busking - a dying trade?
An authentic text (The Guardian). Pre- and post reading questions as well language exercises have been added.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 38
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