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anitarobi
Anita Kovacevic
website Croatia



�Do not tell me the sky is the limit, when there are footprints on the moon.� I�ve been a teacher and teacher trainer for over 25 years. Some of my materials contain my original stories and poetry. If you use them, pls let me know if it worked out well. You can also find my fiction books on Amazon and other sites. blog at https://anitashaven.wordpress.com/

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project 3 - English speaking countries
This is part 3 of 3 projects I�m posting today. This one deals with countries, and it�s the basis for a classroom project in which you get your sts to actively use English and learn about different countries. It�s a combination of language, geography and basic culture. It includes several pages of ideas, and it�s designed as a longer activity. Your...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: lesson-plan
Downloads: 448


 
MIND OVER MATTER -five open-ended stories in worksheets
This is a collection of five of my open-ended stories organised in worksheets and to be used with upper-intermediate and advanced students. Each story covers a different genre (crime, SF, fantasy, horror, comedy) and also has additional vocabulary at the bottom of each for students to use. I hope you find it useful.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 421


 
WHO ARE YOU? - fun introductions for elementary adults
This is a collection of beginner/false beginner lesson-plan ideas with phrases to teach elementary level adults. (I use them also for my teenagers as revision.) It�s about how to introduce yourself or someone else, how to manage personal forms and job interviews, giving basic info about yourself or other people. It contains notes for teachers, as w...
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Type: lesson-plan
Downloads: 409


 
WORD GAMES - writer motivators
This is the third and last part of this word game collection. This one focuses on writing, and contains 14 writer-motivator games, explained on elementary, intermediate and advanced levels. Just like the other two projects, these games can be used with any vocabulary, at any point during the lesson, and they are compiled from various sources and my...
Level: intermediate
Age: 7-17
Type: others
Downloads: 405


 
ACTIVE READING - ambiguities
This is a collection of 5 worksheets dealing with ambiguities and inconsistencies in the English language. The worksheets require reading and writing and are very useful for advanced teenage and adult levels, including FCE and CAE levels. The texts are rather interesting and fun. I hope it�s useful to you!
Level: advanced
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 396


 
project 1 - English around the world
This is part 1 of 3 projects I�m posting today. This one deals with countries and languages around the world, and where and for what purpose English is used. It�s a combination of language, geography and basic culture. It includes several pages of lesson ideas, with speaking, writing, listening, etc. You can do each project separately, or all toget...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: lesson-plan
Downloads: 384


 
I love Christmas time - all level materials and ideas
Here is my choice of texts to use for all levels on Christmas. There are also vocabulary ideas, stories, songs, etc. for all ages and knowledge levels. I hope you find it useful.
Level: intermediate
Age: 6-17
Type: lesson-plan
Downloads: 373


 
Valentine�s Day Collection - for teenagers
This is part 3 of my Valentine�s collection. This one is dedicated to teenagers (int. & advanced) and contains 4 wss, fun texts with lesson ideas and association games. It requires reading, writing, speaking activities. I hope you find it useful.
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 371


 
ALL 4 CONDITIONALS - a poem and a worksheet
This is a worksheet based on my poem. It�s meant to help sts recognise and use all four conditionals. The poem touches on science fiction and ecology, and the need to change our ways, so it can also have some educational value, if not poetic. the tasks are reading comprehension, grammar and writing. I hope you find it useful. (Btw, it is in colour,...
Level: advanced
Age: 11-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 344


 
association games cocktail no.1
This is part 1 of my Associations Cocktail collection. It contains association games for JOBS, TOWN, TRANSPORT & TRAVELLING. These games are perfect for intermediate and advanced levels, for teenagers and adults, as they motivate speaking, situational language, use of idioms, logical and creative thinking. They are great as ice-breakers, intros int...
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 343

 


children�s play - THE UGLY DUCKLING
This is the children�s play I wrote on the basis of the original story. It�s made to suit the needs of my groups(we did a play and a puppet show with it), so I added a few characters (couldn�t load their pics, sorry, too large a format. They absolutely loved it, and so did the parents, especially be...

Level: elementary
Age: 7-10
Downloads: 156


FCE PRACTICE - use of English, speaking, writing
I prepared this FCE practice for my groups (highschoolers), using exercises from free web-sites, course books and experience. It concentrates on word formation (use of English), speaking and writing practice, and I use it with my advanced groups as practice, and then give them similar exercises as t...

Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 134


PIRATE�S TREASURE - fun summer story with pre, during and post-reading fun
This ppt is based on the story Pirate�s Treasure(the link is included because the online version also contains audio files). It�s a fun short story for children, and the ppt has an activity to do before reading, lots of discussion stuff to do while reading and fun challenges for after reading. I hop...

Level: intermediate
Age: 8-14
Downloads: 126


ELEMENTARY REVISION GAMES - kids� level 2
This is a ppt I use to revise at the end of the year with my level 2 kids. It covers numbers (ordinal and cardinal), months, days of the week, school subjects, to be and prepositions, and we usually do it as a competition between two teams. Hope you find it useful.

Level: elementary
Age: 8-11
Downloads: 122


CHIT-CHAT-speaking revision
This is a ppt made up from prop slides. I prepared it for my adults who are not very eager to speak, who need props to help them speak and who want to cover as much as they can in as little time possible. Sounds familiar? Anyway, I hope you find it useful. I�m also uploading a ws with the same vocab...

Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Downloads: 119


THE SNOW QUEEN - reading and winter word games for elementary students
This is a ppt based on my brief version of the Snow Queen (see minibook, if interested), but it also includes a follow-up with short word games with the story and winter vocabulary. I hope you make use of this beautiful story.

Level: elementary
Age: 7-11
Downloads: 105


LIMERICK RIDDLES
This is a ppt with some limerick riddles I made - to add to my limerick collection of worksheets as I find limericks so much fun and highly effective. This one contains 6 limerick riddles on no specific topic, and a dare in the end. I hope you and your students enjoy limericks!

Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Downloads: 98


HOLD MY HAND - song ppt with vocabulary tasks
I know we have many wss with this song already, but I simply couldn�t resist this song, so I made this ppt for my students to sing along with and afterwards do some vocabulary and discussion tasks (also has a ws with lyrics&discussion points, and project ideas for teachers, but can be used separatel...

Level: intermediate
Age: 9-17
Downloads: 96


PRESENT PERFECT WITH HARRY POTTER
Here�s a Present Perfect game based on the HP stories - another addition to moravc�s project. I hope you find it fun and useful. (When you get the answer right, a magical creature appears:)).

Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Downloads: 87


FCE VOCABULARY PRACTICE
This is a ppt prepared for the FCE level. It contains a vocabulary task with multiple choice (with key), and a paraphrasing task (with key). Both tasks also contain an extra slide which is bw and printable as a ws or test (with key). These activities are then followed by a brain teaser which you can...

Level: advanced
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 86


TEDDYBEARS - PRESENT CONTINUOUS AND A STORY
This is a simple OE for elementary students to practise some Present Continuous (two tasks, all with animated teddies, followed by a story in rhyme with a fill in task and a challenge. I hope you like the story.

Level: elementary
Age: 6-12


ON THE BEACH - beach, ocean, summer, and grammar!
This is a revision OE with tasks to practise have got, prepositions, ocean vocabulary, prepositions and there is/are. It�s filled with beach and ocean pics and vocabulary, so it can be done for fun even during the summer break.

Level: elementary
Age: 7-100


PREPOSITIONS - with rooms and furniture
This is an OE to practise prepositions. It contains several tasks with multiple choice and fill-in, accompanied with simple pictures to help the students. I hope it�s of use to you!

Level: elementary
Age: 4-100


JOKES AND PAST SIMPLE - practice
This is a simple OE to revise or practise the Past Simple. There is a task to practise regular and irregular past forms, a fill-in task with kids� jokes and a task with short past simple answers. I hope it�s of use to you.

Level: intermediate
Age: 8-100


NIGHT LIKE THIS - ROMANCE
This is a simple exercise based on the song �Night Like This� by C. Emerald, with a listening task, vocabulary and writing tasks with adjectives and a short rhyming task with a silly love song at the end. I hope you like it.

Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100


READ & LEARN - SYNONYMS & WORD FORMATION
This is a vocabulary task based on a poem by F. Letras (with his kind permission) and it contains synonyms, word formation and reading comprehension. I hope you find it useful. The poem has an interesting ending, so you might even use it (for Halloween maybe?) as an open-ended poem with your stodent...

Level: advanced
Age: 12-100


Comparison with Harry Potter
Another addition to moravc�s project Grammar with HP. This one is for comparison practice and uses Harry Potter characters to make it more fun. (Also available, a ppt game and ws about this). Hope it�s useful!

Level: intermediate
Age: 8-100


THE KISS THAT MISSED
This is an OE I made based on my ws for the story The Kiss that Missed (by D. Melling). It�s a funny fairytale with a synonyms task before reading, and the story from a youtube video with follow-up questions (Present and Past Simple).

Level: intermediate
Age: 8-12


LET IT SNOW - WINTER CLOTHES
This is a very simple task for small children to revise colours and winter clothes. It contains a Peppa video about snow and a task with colours and winter clothes. I made it all in capital letters, because my 6-year-olds find them easier to follow. I hope you find it useful and fun.

Level: elementary
Age: 5-8


FANTASY LAND -PART ONE
I made this OE to accompany my Fantasy Land project (5 wss available with posters, projects and games). I prepared this for my after-holiday workshop, to step back into English, but not immediately into our coursebooks. It�s more fun and basic culture than grammar, but I love sneaking vocabulary in ...

Level: intermediate
Age: 9-14