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"The total eclipse of the sun!" and the Moon landing!
Two great events this week featured the Moon. The 40th Anniversary of the first landing on the Moon and the total eclipse of the Sun over Asia. Here is a Daily Telegraph text covering the once in a lifetime event of one of the longest possible eclipses. This is combined with questions on the moon landing. Language exercises have also been added as ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 32
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The future
Sentences using the various future tenses. Students are asked to choose the right form of the verb. A short description of usage is given for each form. This is meant as a revision aid.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 27
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Happy Birthday WWW
The internet has changed our lives has been around for the last twenty years. An easy authentic BBC text flashing back briefly to how it all began and asks the question whether we could imagine a life without it? Language exercises and discussion questions have been added with a key.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 102
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Busy families are eating later
This text shows the results of a recent survey. While eating together as a family is still important, this happens later because of the commitments children and parents have in the early evening. I�ve added comprehension questions and a synonym match.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 22
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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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Comprension Questions to the ten chapters of: The No.1 Ladies� Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith.
The book is a great read for pre-intermediate students (ISBN:978-1-405-83396-7) My classes have really enjoyed reading this book. My worksheet is a set of comprehension questions which accompany each chapter as well as exercises like looking for (easy) synonyms with the page number where the answers are to be found.
Level: elementary
Age: 13-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 20
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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
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Preposition gap-fill exercise
An exercise using the most common prepositions. A list is given and the student is asked to insert the most appropriate prepositions in the gaps provided. A key with answers is at the bottom of the page, of course to be omitted in the student�s copy.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 35
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A Man and His Eagle
A true story about the love and respect of two beings (one animal one human) who have helped each other overcome death. In the words of Jeff himself: "This is the kind of story you need when it seems that the world is spiralling out of control. Not many people get a picture of this proud bird snuggled up next to them". Comprehension and language ex...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 29
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Maty works with rescuer to motivate children
A motivating authentic text. Although the odds were against her, Maty has become a world champion despite just having three legs. Not only that, she is a therapy dog, working with children in the Oregan Education Programme, motivating them to uncover their own potential. Language exercises: compound adjectives/ synonyms/true and false comprehension...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 85
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