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To Fly or Not to Fly
This is a worksheet that will hopefully stir some discussion connected with flying experience of your students. First, they brainstorm some relevant vocabulary, then watch a youtube film (hillarious - link included) and answer comprehension multiple choice, which will hopefully lead them to writing a letter of complaint, followed by a wrap-up discu...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 8


 
Skyfall film - chase scene
You need the first 10 minutes of the Skyfall movie (also available on youtube). The target is to watch for general understanding of a film among relatively elementary level students as well as practise forming questions (for the Cambridge KEY/KET exam). Enjoy :-)
Level: elementary
Age: 10-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 32


 
Tour the USA with Irregular Verbs
Just an alternative to a boring irregular verbs review/study. Students move around the USA map and each time they have to provide one/two (your pick) remaining irregular verb forms based on the card they take (cards should be face down). All you need are counters or anything to act like that, coin and the printable. High spirits guaranteed :-) The...
Level: elementary
Age: 9-17
Type: others
Downloads: 5


 
Martin Luther King Assassination conspiracy theories
Yet another CAE worksheet this time on MLK assassination conspiracy theories. Link to the documentary included, so is the key. Hope it�ll stirr a discussion in your class!
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 20


 
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


 
The making of AVATAR
This is a worksheet to accompany the youtube link about the characters in the Avatar movie, with a special focus on a female character, Neitiri. The documentary lasts about 3 minutes. Key included. Enjoy :-)
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 13


 
FLASHCARD GAMES IDEAS :-)
Finally, it�s here. Your lifesaver. 3 pages of various flashcard games ideas which you can play with your younger students. Some are the ideas of my colleagues, some mine. All tried and tested in the minefield, though honestly I rarely teach such young learners who enjoy TPR. So will you in your work :-D
Level: elementary
Age: 3-12
Type: others
Downloads: 58


 
Tom Lehrer "Pollution" dvd
A totally hillarious song by Tom Lehrer that your students are bound to love. Suitable for exam classes and generally upper-levels, connected to the topic of environment in a humorous way :-)
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 10


 
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


 
Urban legends film worksheet
This is a worksheet exploring an urban legend about a "cooked bride" (as a result of tanning bed overuse). The 7 min. long film can be downloaded from youtube.com (link included), there are both questions stimulating discussion about urban legends and personal appearance (and how far would you go to improve it). Enjoy!
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 32

 


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


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


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 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


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 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


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


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


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


PAST TENSES and PRESENT PERFECT WHACK THE MOLE PART 1
After you have laboriously taught them narrative past tenses (Past Simple/Continuous, Past Perfect/Continuous plus Present Perfect/Continuous), it�s time for some fun practice! Animation and sound included, so are the answers if you click on the slide again. Instructions are provided in the first sl...

Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Downloads: 47


-ed and -ing adjectives practice
Hi again, Well, it�s this time of year again to practice -ing and -ed adjectives (interested/interesting). Hope you find it equally useful as I did when I created it ;-) The vocabulary and topics are generally suitable for teenagers or adults, overall intermediate level. Enjoy!

Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100


INDEFINITE PRONOUNS
Here is my go at indefinite pronouns (some-/any-/every-/no- body, -thing, -where) coupled with a game of chance ;-) After you "throw the dice", your pawn will move and a sentence with 2 options will appear. Good for practice stage of any lesson on indefinite pronouns, made for teens but will suit mo...

Level: intermediate
Age: 11-100


Vocabulary of students� everyday activities
Here is a game to review vocabulary related to activities you do every day like: wash the dishes, get dressed, have lunch - for the full list look at the preview. We�re using Your Space 2, but it will complement any elementary primary coursebook. Have fun !

Level: elementary
Age: 8-14


TOO MUCH TOO MANY snakes and ladders
Dear Colleagues, here is an exercise to practise too much/too many with fairly easy vocabulary (A1/A2 level), designed with a Your Space 2 cousebook in mind, but can be used with anything else. Use and enjoy, sharing feels good :-)

Level: elementary
Age: 10-14


IMPERATIVES
An exercise to practice imperatives both in positive and negative versions (e.g. Go and Don�t go). At the same time it revises "do" and "make" in the medium level of difficulty questions. The game was originally designed to go with Your Space 1 book but will suit any elementary level course. Have ...

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


Advanced collocations game CAE level
This is a review game for collocations with nouns and adjectives. Definitely for advanced students, like the ones preparing for CAE / Cambridge Advanced. Actually, the game is supposed to complement unit 1 of Ready for CAE. This way you practice vocabulary like: major/daunting challenge, total/dism...

Level: advanced
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


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


Snakes and ladders review conditionals, relative pronouns and prepositions
This is a review exercise for pre-intermediate students. Will help you to review Conditionals I and II, relative pronouns which/who, and finally adjectives with prepositions (e.g. interested in, keen on, fond of, terrified of etc.). All in multiple choice format. Enjoy!

Level: elementary
Age: 11-100