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Describe, compare and contrast_1
Using the visual impulse, an exercise in describing what you see (present simple and present continuous), using the imagination (as to the place/time-with justifcation),expressing similarities and differences. A word bank is given to provide help with the specific vocabulary.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 39
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Dog overboard! (Short newspaper article)
A lesson plan using a short piece of news suitable for elementary students (adults)as the basis. Focus is on the past tense (as a form of revision). Language execises, listening comprehension and lots of oral exercises as a class and in pairs have been included.
Level: elementary
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 40
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Execises to show the difference between the past simple and the present perfect tense
Sentences to study using similar vocabulary but showing the differences between the past simple and the present perfect tenses and then an exercise for the students to try themselves.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: grammar-guide
Downloads: 6
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Families are still eating together, but later
A survey shows that the act of sitting together around a table to eat and communicate is still important to most families. A text with comprehension questions and synonyms.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 9
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Fishy feet!
An authentic text about an exfoliation method which uses 150 fish. A new spa offering the teatment is to be opened in London. Language exercises have been added concentrating on lexical elements.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: article
Downloads: 39
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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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Frogs are being eaten to extinction!
Human greed is threatening yet another species from extinction, the frog. A newspaper text explains the problem which maybe much greater than the figures show. It also describes ways in which the problem could be tackled. Comprehension questions, discussion points and language elements have been added.
Level: advanced
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 34
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From Darkness to Light!
Its the time of year when a town in the very north is beginning to see a glimpse of daylight after months in darkness. An adapted newspaper text (New York Times) with added language exercises, comprehension questions and discussion points.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 29
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From: Big Freeze to Big Thaw
Adapted from a newspaper article describing a dilema the weather conditions caused in the UK this year (Daily Mail Jan.13th) when the big thaw arrived and the snows melted. It�s the story of a mouse and its "narrow escape", with class activities. (The 10 central sentences can be copied and cut up to be rearranged by the students in the order of eve...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 8
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Fun Christmas activities as warmers.
Three short fun activities which could be used at the beginning /end of a lesson to set the scene or to round off/recap on vocabulary/prepositions...with a Christmas touch. I�ve added an answer key and was quite amazed at how many words you can find in the word CHRISTMAS. I don�t think I found all of them either. I would be glad to know of others y...
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 89
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