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Six days seven nights film worksheet FCE
A worksheet based on the early 12 minutes (3;15-12 min.) of the Six Days Seven Nights movie with Harrison Ford, David Schwimmer and Anne Heche. Desiged for FCE students (Objective FCE coursebook) amnd that�s why it has word formation, vocabulary component and a picture description component. Happy viewing ;-)
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 21


 
SCHOOL vocabulary Taboo game
A variation of a well-known game of Taboo, this time for vocabulary practice of things related to school, school subjects, copybooks, pens etc.). You divide your students into teams asking one team member to take one of the cards from a pile and explain the first word without using the 3 ones below. Have a timing device ready and enjoy :-)
Level: elementary
Age: 9-100
Type: others
Downloads: 27


 
True Confessions of a Shopaholic documentary
This is a handout accompaning the youtube downloadable documentary showing a shopaholic $ 280 k in debt for buying clothes. At the end you will find a collaborative speaking task (FCE/CAE students oriented) giving students further exam oriented practice. Enjoy!
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 96


 
questions laundry (with your laundry clips ;-)
Cut out this worksheet and ask students in pairs to order the words to make questions. Alternatively, you may enlarge the worksheet, give students a string and laundry clips and ask them to hang the words like laundry to dry ;-) With a stronger group you may make it in one color.
Level: elementary
Age: 7-17
Type: others
Downloads: 5


 
Cheerleading - the most dangerous sport documentary
Puzzling documentary which suggests that cheerleading is the most dangerous sport for women. Complements any unit related to sports.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 17


 
Scared Shrekless Halloween movie
Hey, If you still need something different for your students for Halloween - here is an idea to use - a spinoff from Shrek - Scared Shrekless movie which you can download from youtube (link included). What can follow is a storytelling activity too :-)
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 54


 
FCE/CAE writing checklist
Despite my efforts my students come up with bland writing. I give them models, lists of vocabulary to use and so far the results are moderate. So I created this checklist for them. A simple system of ticks should give them an idea of what I and an examiner are looking for in their writing. If it�s not there, the grade is not going to thrill. As sim...
Level: advanced
Age: 15-100
Type: others
Downloads: 28


 
Cambridge PET / Preliminary transformations ALL TYPES
Dear All preparing your students for PET, I�m saving you LOADS of work ;-) Before you are ALL types of transformations found at PET with key (10 pages of it). If your students do the task successfully, they will definitely feel well prepared for the test. You may also assign it for homework and test later in class. Your pick :-)
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 179


 
FCE GRAMMAR AUCTION
Here is a more fun activity to review and practice FCE Use of English (it was created with the coursebook Ready for FCE in mind but can be used for any other). Distibute handouts with 20 questions and divide your class in pairs/small groups so that they feel safe and eventually, ask them to bid on sentences they think they can do. If they answer co...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 64


 
Word Formation and Taboo games for CAE
These are two games (matching pairs for word formation and taboo speaking game recycling vocabulary) that go with Ready for CAE coursebook review sessions unit 9 and 10. Best when played in pairs (first game as a race) or groups :-) More enjoyable review session guaranteed!
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: others
Downloads: 22

 


Past Simple Mystery Box
Team game to consolidate Past Simple. Divide the class into any number of groups you want. Students of a team answer one question. If the answer is correct, they get 20 points. Then they must decide whether to open the mystery box (then they are not getting the 20 points), stay with the points they ...

Level: elementary
Age: 12-16
Downloads: 106


To be going to and Present Continuous bomb game Part 1
Forever grateful to foreverjinxed for the template ;-) Yes, you�ve encounteres these two in one of the cousebooks and are missing a fun exercise to practise? I give you plenty of examples for Present Continuous and to be going to, ideally to be played in teams with you keeping the score. To have ...

Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Downloads: 46


THAT�S ENTERTAINMENT! TV shows and films vocabulary :-)
The exercise contains pictures and puzzles to review vocabulary related to TV and movie industry. Double click on the right clue and the answer will appear under the picture. Best to everyone and special thanx to Latvija for the template :-)

Level: elementary
Age: 10-100
Downloads: 69


The Oscars quiz
The Oscar night is over, so why don�t you discuss the awards with your students? Some facts plus a short trivia with a link to Coco - a cartoon which won the Oscar this year. Have fun!

Level: intermediate
Age: 10-15
Downloads: 43


Too much or too many? Crossing chickens game
A different way to practice too much/too many for elementary+ learners. This is a variation of snakes and ladders game, but with a twist, you only have one pawn which has to be clicked in order for it to move. Unfortunately answers will not show up (they are in the notes for the presenter) so you�ll...

Level: elementary
Age: 8-100
Downloads: 61


Present Continuous with future meaning and Present Simple Football Game
Here is a game for Present Continuous for future arrangements v. Present Simple. You click on the name of the footballer and it takes you to the question, the arrow at the bottom will take you back to the first page. Clicking on crosses (bad answer) or ticks (good one) will show points. Play in two ...

Level: elementary
Age: 10-15
Downloads: 49


GERUNDS OR INFINITIVES BOMB GAME
Hi again! This time it�s gerunds and infinitives on the menu, I used it to practice with a CAE group. It�s the Bomb game, so divide your group into teams, explain that they�ll have to put in gerunds or infinitives (sometimes bare) in the gaps and if they are successful something is going to pop up -...

Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Downloads: 63


PLURALS GAME
If you are - like me - teaching these plurals (and spelling rules) again to beginners, this presentation will help you out there in the practice stage. Rules to review at first, examples next. Hope you like it :-) Clicking the right clue will make the answer show up under the picture.

Level: elementary
Age: 5-12
Downloads: 74


To be going to and Present Continuous bomb game Part 2
That�s the follow up to P1 of the game with the same title. Enjoy:-)

Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Downloads: 31


PAST TENSES and PRESENT PERFECT WHACK THE MOLE PART 2
Here is PART 2 of the game, you just have to download both and put the presentation back together. The game practices PAST TENSES and PRESENT PERFECT in a fun way, the aim is to clear a plot from a mole by inserting the correct verb form. Answers, instructions, animation and sound included. Too b...

Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Downloads: 34


Present Simple Continuous Past Simple Continuous game
One Million Pound Drop Game to review Present Simple/Continuous and Past Simple/Continuous in a fun way.

Level: elementary
Age: 10-100


Phrasal verbs
This is a game to practise phrasal verbs from English File Pre-Intermediate and their word order. Something less dull than a drill - enjoy :-)

Level: elementary
Age: 14-100


Past tenses and Present Perfect advanced
Designed with a CAE/Cambridge Advanced class in mind (Complete Advanced coursebook), this game is supposed to help revise past tenses and Present Perfect in a fun way. Hope pictures draw the attention, too ;-) enjoy

Level: advanced
Age: 14-100


NAMES OF SHOPS
Another way to revise these places in town - this time shops. I deliberately didn�t include apostrophy - so you get "greengrocer" instead of "greengrocer�s" (so warn your students in advance) as they don�t get through in this game format. Have fun :-)

Level: elementary
Age: 7-12


UNREAL TIME PRACTICE - if only, conditionals, it�s time, I�d rather, I wish
How to make the practice of more complex structures more sexy? You�ve already drilled your conditionals, if only, it�s time, wish, I�d rather and the like and there is still something missing... Well, again, thanx to eslprintables for the format of snakes and ladders ;-) Emotion is the key to rememb...

Level: advanced
Age: 14-100


Illnesses and injuries
Another way to review or recycle vocabulary tied with health and illnesses. To make guessing a bit easier there are funny pictures to help out ;-) Let the best man/woman win!

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100


EXPRESSIONS OF THE FUTURE
Activate these future expressions with the advanced students! Give them your tired : bound to, on the point to, about to, due to, is to etc. Spice these up with some future tenses and voila... Use and enjoy!

Level: advanced
Age: 14-100


CONDITIONAL I AND II GAME :-)
Conditional 1 and 2 review game! Fastest finger - let the best man/woman win the virtual bucks ;-) The game practises the aforementioned conditionals initially in affirmative sentences, then in questions. Always a part of the sentence with a verb is given to make it a bit easier. This game works!

Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100


COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES
Comparatives and superlatives in a fun way. Enjoy!

Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100


Clothes vocabulary hangman
Perhaps a warm-up for your class devoted to describing people or just a practice exercise for A1 students? Enjoy :-)

Level: elementary
Age: 6-100