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Amanda W
Mandy
Austria



Hi! I�m an English native speaker living in Austria. I�ve been teaching English at an adult education centre for several years now. I�m really amazed about the quality of some of these contrbutions and I�m enjoying being part of this community.

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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


 
The living bridge.
Needing to cross rivers in the wettest place on Earth caused inhabitants in the rain forests of north eastern India to use their natural resources in an extremely clever and creative way. Living bridges have been "cultivated" in the Cherrapunji region for the last 500 years! One short authentic text with FIVE exercises - (discussion work - grammar ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 144


 
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


 
Thousands taking up hen-keeping!
An authentic text from the Daily Mail. Hen-keeping is becomming the new craze in Britain (after growing-your-own fruit and veg) in an attempt to make ends meet in the recession. Comprehension and grammar questions have been added with answer key.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 55


 
How to become a good parent!
An authentic newspaper article airing the sensitive area of parenting from the Government point of view. After attemps at forming strategies to tackle obesity by eating five portions of fruit and vegetables a day, they have set up "five-a-day" steps to become a better parent Discussion questions before and after reading ensure a lively classroom di...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 125


 
A step in the right direction
The American government has taken a step to designate an area off the Alaskan coast as a crucial habitat for the polar bear. With this statement it has recognised the polar bear as an endangered species (as opposed to just being threatened) and by so doing has made it more difficult for the area to be used economically to drill for oil and gas. An ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 105


 
Let the "Train Take the Strain" on a trip to the coast
A timetable is something visitors to England might be faced with when on holiday. For this exercise the student has to read a timetable, gather information amd form questions from it. It could well be used for intermediate students too, as a fun form of revision. Have a nice trip!
Level: elementary
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 15


 
The Savoy�s head butler hits out at unprofessionalism
An authentic text (Daily Mail last December) featuring an attatck made by the head butler of the Savoy on the Paul Brunells (Lady Di�s butler) of this world. It gives a little insight into the heart of a butler- (shown more clearly in the book the "Remains of the Day" by Kazuro Ishiguro - Penguin Readers Level 6). Language activities and discussion...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 51


 
by or until
A gap fill exercise: by & until with answer key
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 90


 
Present perfect simple versus continuous
A page of questions in the form a gap text. The verbs have been given in brackets. The students have to choose which form of the present perfect is correct.An answer kley has been provided.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 222

 

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