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TED Talk, �The Surprising Habits of Original Thinkers� Comprehension Quiz
This TED Talk by Adam Grant is highly rated and a great discussion starter about creativity and being an �Original�. I developed 11 comprehension questions and three open-ended questions related to the video. Video URL on worksheet.
Level: advanced
Age: 15-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 54
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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
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Oral Presentation Rubric
This is a form I use to evaluate an oral presentation. I generally complete a form, giving suggestions or making comments below each category; allow the speaker to use the form for self-evaluation; and allow a classmate to use the form for peer evaluation and suggestions. I chose advanced level but I think it could be used for intermediate level as...
Level: advanced
Age: 6-17
Type: others
Downloads: 32
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Summer Olympic Word Search
I made this word search (Discovery Education) in preparation for the Summer Olympics (which I hope will take place). Notice that the puzzle uses lower case. I found that my Chinese students always "translated" the upper case word bank into lower case so I changed the puzzle to start with. Also, I used football instead of soccer; I put some two word...
Level: elementary
Age: 6-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 31
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Trump Appoints Supreme Court Justice Comprehension Reading
This reading comprehension activity explains the recent action by U.S. President Trump to fill the vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court. Being a history teacher, I wrote most of the article myself to explain a bit about "checks and balances" in the U.S. government. A cloze activity is included.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type: reading
Downloads: 28
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Oral Presentation Scoring Guide
What do you look for when students give oral reports? This rubric helps isolate particular aspects of making an oral presentation. I tell my students that this form makes the presentation evaluation 70 percent objective and 30 percent subjective. For example, we can count how many times a student repeats a word. I either make a tic or actually writ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: Choose
Downloads: 28
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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
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Pair Activity for Teaching Expressions
I cut the expression into two parts and randomly distribute the parts to my class and send them to the hall to find their partner. When they think they found their partner, they come back and I check to make sure. Once partnered, students figure out what the expression means and then prepare a dialogue using the expression. This activity is great f...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 19
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Frosty the Snowman Dialogue
Here is a dialogue about the video, "Frosty the Snowman". I have students watch the short version several times and then have them do the dialogue. They can do it in pairs or small groups of three or four and practice real language. The video is available on YouTube or YouKou.
Level: elementary
Age: 5-12
Type:
Downloads: 13
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Thanksgiving Dialogue
I love making dialogues to supplement readings and update with more modern idioms and language use. This dialogue is designed to explain how Thanksgiving is celebrated in the USA. Feel free to adapt to your own situation.
Level: elementary
Age: 7-14
Type:
Downloads: 13
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