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Three Things in Common
Three things in common is a popular icebreaker. Students mingle and try to find three things in common with each partner. They can use this worksheet to note the things they have in common with their classmates.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 13
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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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Reading Large Numbers
This worksheet provides practice with both reading and writing large numbers. In the first part, students write out large numbers. The second part is in an info-gap style activity in which the students have to talk to people with different versions of the worksheet in order to find all the numbers. Enjoy!
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 11
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Antonym Pairs
I use these antonym cards to teach opposites and to put students into randoms pairs. I cut up the cards and distribute one to each student. Students must then mingle and find the student with the opposite word card. They must be careful that the part of speech also matches. This activity is a good set up for pair work.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 10
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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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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 Crossword Puzzle
Here is a simple crossword puzzle to be used as a filler or review activity with the idioms from my dining idioms lesson and worksheet (uploaded separately).
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 5
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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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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:
Downloads: 5
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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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