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Parts of Speech Review
I made this print to help students review the parts of speech. Students review the names of the parts of speech, practice identifying the parts of speech in sample sentences. The print makes the point that some words can be used as more than one part of speech. There is also a crossword in which students must write in the parts of speech as answers...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
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Downloads: 14
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Niagara Falls Travel Brochure
Students read and answer questions about a travel brochure for Niagara Falls, Canada. They then write their own travel brochure texts based on the one they�ve just read.
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 28
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Sentence Stems
This activity practices question formation, sentence writing, speaking, and reporting. First, using the worksheet, the students form questions to match the sentences stems. The first one has been done as an example. Then students complete the sentence stems with their own answers. Next, students ask a number of partners for their answers. When they...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7
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Dining Idioms Lesson Plan
This is a detailed lesson plan for use with my dining idioms worksheet (uploaded separately). It is a 75-minute lesson plan following the ESA (engage, study, activate) pattern. The main focus of the lesson is vocabulary, with speaking as the sub-skill. Have a great lesson!
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: lesson-plan
Downloads: 9
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Tool-Using Chimpanzees Reading Lesson
This reading lesson is aimed at intermediate learners. It includes a pre-reading activity, a one-page article, comprehension questions, a true-false quiz, and a letter-writing activity. The reading is based upon a BBC news article, "Chimpanzees �hunt using spears�". Further activities and audio are available from BBC Learning�s site. Cheers!
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 4
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Last Christmas
This is a cloze using the Christmas pop song, "Last Christmas". I first play the original Wham version and then the second time, play the Taylor Swift cover version. The song is also a good opportunity to look at body part idioms (e.g. a shoulder to cry on, catch my eye, give my heart away) Enjoy!
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 5
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Dining Idioms
This is a worksheet introducing several common eating-related idioms (e.g. hungry as a bear, to have a sweet tooth, etc.). I�ve also included a cut-up sentence activity. I�ll post my (75-minute) lesson plan separately. I hope it�s of some use. Enjoy!
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 12
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Intro to Canadian Media
This lesson introduces students to various Canadian media news sites. Students choose the website of a Canadian broadcaster or newspaper, research it, and then share their findings with their classmates. I use this lesson with ESL/EFL learners at the university level. Enjoy!
Level: advanced
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 33
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Same or Different
This is a pair activity to practice vocabulary comprehension. One partner reads the sentence first, which is like a definition. Then the other partner reads the word. Finally, decide if the sentence and the word are a match. The print includes a blank template for teachers to insert their own vocabulary.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type:
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Obama�s "Yes, We Can" Speech
This is a lesson based upon U.S. President Obama�s January 2008 "Yes, we can" campaign speech in New Hampshire.
To do the lesson, the teacher should prepare a recording of the speech, which is readily available online, starting from the line, "It was a creed written into the founding documents..."
The lesson includes:
1. A worksheet to ...
Level: advanced
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 52
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