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Present Simple or Present Progressive?
A simple and user-friendly worksheet to practice the present simple and present progressive. Suitable for upper elementary, junior high , or high school reviews, and of course for adult learners.
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-100
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Downloads: 15
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Tell me about you!
A chart with questions to break the ice, or to get to know a new student and check his/her English level. Also useful as conversation cards for work in pairs in class, with kids asking each other questions. Suitable for every level from beginners through to intermediate.
Level: elementary
Age: 6-100
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Downloads: 19
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Six-word stories : in class or online
A fun writing assignment, to be used either in class or online (zoom, etc). We examine the famous 6-word story attributed to Hemingway, and then read several stories which were posted on the internet. What feeling do they leave us with, can we imagine the story behind them? And finally, the students write their own 6-word story. In this case, I a...
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-100
Type: lesson-plan
Downloads: 26
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Adverbs Practice
A simple, user-friendly exercise to practice the use of adverbs in sentences. Suitable for junior high, high school, and adult learners. Can also be gone over orally in class. I uploaded a similar exercise in the past, this one is updated.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 19
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Connectors exercise
An exercise to practice Connectors or (Linking words). Students choose an appropriate connector from the word bank. As written in the instructions, there might be more than one possible answer, and each word in the word bank may be used more than once. Suitable for junior high, high school, and adult learners. An answer key is provided.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
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Downloads: 79
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In, on, at (for time and place)
A simple, user-friendly worksheet to practice the use of In, On and At when relating to places and times. Suitable for young learners but for beginning adults as well.
Level: elementary
Age: 8-100
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Downloads: 32
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3 kinds of pearls
An interesting description of 3 kinds of pearls: natural, cultured and man-made (imitation). THis came about while reading the story Mr. Know All by Somerset Maugham, in class, in which the advent of cultured pearls is mentioned. I created this explanation and brief exercise to make it all clear to my students. It can be a fun lesson regardless of...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
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Downloads: 18
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The many uses of "use"
A clear explanation and examples of the many uses of the verb "use", including "used to", "be used to ", "get used to", "abuse", and "misuse. Suitable for high teens and adult learners .
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
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Downloads: 35
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Englishman in New York Full lesson plan
A full lesson plan around the song "Englishman in New York", including the lyrics, a link to the youtube video, and a 3-question assignment. Great for end of year activity to be done online or in class. I did it on Zoom with my class and they loved it. A great lesson when talking about stereotypes, prejudice, cultures, etc. Suitable for teenagers...
Level: advanced
Age: 12-100
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Downloads: 39
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Appearance
Describing people�s appearance: a list of simple expressions to describe how someone looks, including hair, build, etc. Suitable for young learners and beginners of all ages. The last 2 pages contain a practice exercise.
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-100
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Downloads: 17
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