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Little Flap Learns To Fly
I don�t know how many teachers/schools use the McGraw-Hill Wonders Series but I thought I would submit these supplemental materials (which can stand on their own). I like turning the Wonders stories into dialogues to give students a flavor of real conversation. I change some words and add slang and other expressions. This story is from Book G2-U1. ...
Level: elementary
Age: 4-7
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Downloads: 4
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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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Monopoly Terms Word Search
I�ve had success getting my students to talk naturally through game playing. Go Fish, for example. I�m ready to go to the next level and try Monopoly. I�ve prepared this simple word search and I hope my students can catch on and make some deals.
Level: elementary
Age: 6-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 6
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For Mother�s Day: Love You Forever Word Search
Mother�s Day is coming! The much-loved short story by Robert Munsch is a perfect Mother�s Day activity. Videos are available on YouTube and Youku. https://youtu.be/IAXcIpoyBwI
Level: elementary
Age: 7-12
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7
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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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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
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Election 2016 Word Search
This basic word search contains vocabulary related to the 2016 election in the USA. The people are listed (with no spaces between names), some basic issues, and other terms useful for class discussion.
Level: elementary
Age: 9-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 6
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Beginning Reports Using Cloze: Countries
I teach English to a small group of Chinese early elementary students. I have had great success with this type of oral report to help build student confidence and fluency in speaking before their classmates. An example of the brief report is at the bottom of the data page and students search through the data to fill in the information for their top...
Level: elementary
Age: 7-10
Type: others
Downloads: 8
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Scoring Rubric for Short Notes
College students in China are tested on writing short notes. I�ve developed a scoring rubric I can use to easily mark their practice notes. I have them email me the note in "correct" form. I copy and paste my rubric in my return email to them. I just put x�s next to the error description and mark the errors with highlights and email the whole thing...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: others
Downloads: 5
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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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Intro to American Education Using "Be True To Your School"
The famous Beach Boys song, "Be True To Your School",is a great introduction to American education. In addition to examining the lyrics of this song, the ppt also gives a brief overview of American education. Play the song and/or give the lyrics as a dictation exercise. Your students will love it.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 4
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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
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Where is Thumbkin?
I finally decided to make a ppt for "Where is Thumbkin?", one of the songs I use when teaching body parts--in addition to "Head, shoulders, knees, and toes" and "The Hokey Pokey". I like to have the girls sing the question part and the boys sing the answer.
Level: elementary
Age: 3-10
Downloads: 4
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March Madness Dialogue
Here is a PPT that explains a bit about March Madness and the Final Four (btw, examples of alliteration) and sets up a dialogue that your students will like. Please note that the dates and times of the games are set for Chinese time, 12 hours ahead of USA. Better late than never.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Downloads: 2
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Tutorial for the "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.
Level: elementary
Age: 6-17
Downloads: 3
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Shanghai Expo Cloze Activity Part 4
This if the fourth in a series of readings related to the Shanghai Expo. Pictures and background information are provided (that can also be a dictation activity) followed by a cloze exercise. I use ppt for cloze and students write the answers in their notebooks.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 4
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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
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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
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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
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Shanghai Expo Cloze Activity Part 3
This is the third in a series of ppts that provide pictures and background information (that can be used as a dictation exercise)and then a cloze exercise.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 5
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