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slkchina
Steve Keith
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I am a retired middle school principal from the US now living in China and teaching privately.

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China�s Relentless Pursuit of Excellence
This is an article I wrote for the Indianapolis Star which details the incredible sacrifice Chinese high schoolers and their parents make for college preparation and acceptance. It also details some of the differences between the life of a Chinese high school senior and a U.S. high school senior.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: article
Downloads: 7


 
Easter Dialogue
I love to give my elementary students conversational dialogues to supplement our lessons. Here is one about Easter.
Level: elementary
Age: 7-12
Type:
Downloads: 12


 
Taj Mahal Dialogue
I have uploaded several short dialogues that I have made from stories in our reading books. This enables the students to have a speaking opportunity that is more colloquial and natural than reading from the text. This particular article was from the National Geographic Series.
Level: elementary
Age: 9-100
Type:
Downloads: 12


 
Yes I Can Animal Song
This worksheet goes along with the Youtube video, https://youtu.be/_Ir0Mc6Qilo. Each animal from the song is pictured with the lyrics printed beside the picture. You can cut the lyrics into strips and let the students put the lyrics in order for each animal. In addition, some words are left out so students (with or without your help) can fill in th...
Level: elementary
Age: 4-10
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 38


 
Shanghai Expo Cloze Topic 3
This is the thrid ws in a series about the Shanghai Expo. I intended to submit this as a ppt but it wouldn�t upload. However, it can easily be turned into a ppt. I use ppt for cloze to save paper. The background information can be used as a study activity or as a dictation exercise.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 3


 
Shanghai Expo Cloze activity 2
This is the second ws in a series about the Shanghai Expo. I intended to submit this as a ppt but it wouldn�t upload. However, it can easily be turned into a ppt. I use ppt for cloze to save paper. The background information can be used as a study activity or as a dictation exercise.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 0


 
COVID-19 Dialogue
I love to make dialogues for my students so they can practice conversational English. I use the text as a basis for the script and have students alternate. Since my classes are very small, this works well. In a large class, I would divide the students into groups and have them do the dialogues.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Type:
Downloads: 26


 
Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses Crossword Puzzle
Here is a crossword puzzle to go along with the "Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses" script I uploaded.
Level: elementary
Age: 6-10
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 2


 
Three Sheep Songs
Easter season is a good time to teach these three nursery rhymes: Baa Baa Black Sheep, Little Bo Peep, and Mary Had a Little Lamb. There are lots of videos of these songs on Youtube or Youkou (China) and the kids love to sing them. I used this worksheet as a summary review close activity. Good vocabulary building and verb tense practice.
Level: elementary
Age: 3-11
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 6


 
Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses Word Search
Here is a word search to go along with the Pete the Cat materials I already uploaded.
Level: elementary
Age: 6-10
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 1

 


Halloween UNO
This game uses the UNO concept to learn Halloween vocabulary. Students must say the color and the character to play a card. The person who plays all his/her cards wins. This game is similar to the Christmas and Easter UNO games I previously uploaded. Print on heavier weight paper in color and cut ap...

Level: elementary
Age: 5-100
Downloads: 39


Waltzing Matilda Explained
This famous ballad from Australia is its informal national anthem. Just to listen to it, one wouldn�t realize it is about a migrant who steals a sheep and is caught. Rather than be hanged, he drowns himself. The lyrics are from the Slim Dusty version that was sung by him at the Melbourne Olympics.

Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 9


Tutorial for Learning Chocolate Website
This is a tutorial for teachers to show their sudents how to use the "Learning Chocolate" website. I don�t have internet access in my classroom, so I use this ppt to explain how valuable this website is. Unfortunately, I had to break the presentation into two parts.

Level: elementary
Age: 6-17
Downloads: 9


Thanksgiving Uno
UNO is a great game for English language learners. This UNO game is adapted for Thanksgiving. Check the notes on the first slide for directions. Previous thematic UNO games include Christmas, Halloween, and Easter. Print on heavier stock paper. Of course, color is required. Photos from Google Common...

Level: elementary
Age: 5-100
Downloads: 33


Shanghai World Expo Cloze Activity Part 5
This is the 5th ppt about the Shanghai Expo. It includes a couple of pictures about the training of hostesses, background information that can also be a dictation exercise, and a cloze activity.

Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 4


Understanding American Coins and Currency
This basic money unit calls for students to work together in a group to determine the total value of coins shown on the screen. It also includes an idea for a venn diagram to compare and contrast American dollars with currency from another country.Good unit to do around President�s Day.

Level: elementary
Age: 8-100
Downloads: 15


Shanghai Expo Cloze Activity 2
This ppt includes background information that can also be a dictation exercise as well as a cloze activity relating to the China Pavilion at the Shanghai Expo.

Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 5


Rio Olympics Overview
Here is a ppt to introduce the Rio Olympics that will be held this summer. This will probably be the first time our 1st-5th graders will have learned anything about the Olympics.This is a good accompaniment to the worksheet found at http://eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=850918#thetop

Level: elementary
Age: 6-100
Downloads: 37


Tale of Peter Rabbit Dialogue
This is a paired dialogue activity for the classic story of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter. My students watch the video several times and then by pairs alternate between A and B to develop a conversation and learn how to retell a story.

Level: elementary
Age: 5-12
Downloads: 24


Easter Vocabulary Uno
My kids love to play Uno and thanks to klopa1981 for the template, I made Uno cards for Easter. The directions are on the notes section of the first slide. Just print the slides onto heavier stock paper, laminate or not, and see how the kids love learning English through a game.

Level: elementary
Age: 3-100
Downloads: 30

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