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Present simple versus present continuous
A second set of sentences with gaps for students to decide on which form of the present tense to use. An answer key has been provided.
Level: elementary
Age: 11-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 166
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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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49 minutes per week!
Alarming survey results in the Daily Mail-online. To be used as an impulse text on the subject of "families and the time they spend together."
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 161
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Puppies for sale!
A good revision exercise to start the new term! An inspirational story, for children and adults. A gap text to distinguish between the past simple or the present simple.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 160
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Mr Busy, when spring is in the air ! (COMPARITIVES AND SUPERLATIVES)
Another episode in the life of Mr Busy this time focussing on the comparitives and superlatives of adjectives. An answer key is provided.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 159
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Tchibo Advert from the Daily Mail Newspaper. Comprehesion Questions and language elements.
An authentic advertisement from a daily newspaper.Possible new words are highlighted, questions are asked on the text and beyond the text. Matching phrases an their use in other sentences have been added as well as a focus on prepositions used in the text all around the theme of energy saving.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 158
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The World�s Weirdest Hotels
Authentic descriptions of 6 weird hotels around the world. Comprehension questions have been added as well as language exercises (comparison of adjectives), and discussion points for pairwork. (Texts taken from the Daily Telegraph).
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 157
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Susan Boyle; Now and then
Susan Boyle became a star overnight. A couple of months on from the final of the talent show and Susan has become a sophisticated lady. Two texts, one written before the finals and one two months later describe the transformation the middle-aged lady has undergone. Difficult vocabulary has been explained. Five language and comprehension exercises h...
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 155
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The Silver Surfers
More older people are becoming "computer savvy" and this skill is opening up new worlds for them despite the disabilities that come with old age. Steps are being taken in the UK to raise, still further, the number of pensioners using the possibilities the internet offers. Speaking, grammar and comprehension activities have been added (with answer ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 153
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Speak for a minute 2
Laminate and cut the sheet into strips. Give each student a strip. The students have to each talk for a minute on their subject starting with the given lead-in (not stating the theme). The rest of the group try to guess the title of the given speech. (Idea taken from Keep Talking by F. Klippel)
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 153
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