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Too Much Love - Comparatives + Too/Enough/So/Such/Very - Love and Relationships
Students discuss love and relationships while practicing comparative/superlative forms of adjectives and adverbs, as well as so/such/too/enough/very. A number of proverbs about love introduce the topic, followed by a letter to an Agony Aunt and it�s response, and some grammar exercises to finish. Leads to discussions about age differences in relati...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 232
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Economy Hits Kids Pockets - Past and Present Tenses - Pocket Money
Article about kids pocket money and how it is affected by recession. Students complete the gaps by choosing the appropriate past and present tenses. Leads to conversation about giving and receiving pocket money, teaching kids about money and the economy, gender inequality, financial and parental responsibility, etc. Answers included...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 242
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Wikileaks - Past and Present Tenses (Simple/Perfect/Continuous/Passive) - The Media and Censorship
An article about about the current Wikileaks diplomatic cable controversy, with background information about Wikileaks and Julian Assange. Students complete the text by filling in the gaps with the correct past or present tense, with particular focus on past perfect and present perfect to make the order of events clear, but also includes simple, co...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 312
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Your Future Family - Family Tree Game (Four Generations)
An activity for practicing all family member vocabulary, for all levels, great for this time of year:) Includes four generations, divorce and remarriage to include step-families, half-siblings and in-laws. Each student gets one of 6 cards, each of which has 5 pieces of information. In their groups, the students then complete the family tree. There ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 231
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Leaders In Luxury - Passive Voice - Excess
Article about Kim Jong Il�s taste for luxury and excess, which students complete by filling in the gaps with the correct passive. Has a passives match-up to start with a few topics to discuss before the article about politicians, North Korea and Kim Jong Il�s love of brands. Good for discussing luxury, brands, politics, corruption, and North Korea ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 118
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We Used To Be Happy - Past/Present Habit - Used To/Would/Get Used To/Be Used To
A multiple-choice article about money and happiness, where students choose the correct past or present habit options. Practices use of used to/would/past simple for past habit, present simple/present continuous for present habit, as well as "get used to" and "be used to" forms for being accustomed to something. Leads to interesting discussions abou...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 366
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Shipwreck Survival + Modals of Ability
Help complete the pirate castaway�s story of survival by doing this Key Word Transformation exercise based on ability modals and expressions. Also includes activities about being lost at sea and stranded on an island in the ocean. Companion worksheet to "True Survival Stories" id=421548. Answer Key included...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 179
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Passives Flashcards Pt. 2/2 - Inventions/Discoveries/Creations
Set of flashcards for practising the passive voice - split into two separate sheets to fit under 300kb. Following each set is a list of possible examples. I leave the cards face down and students take turns to pick a card a say a passive sentence and hold onto the card, but if they aren�t able to, other students get a chance to "steal" the card...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: flash-card
Downloads: 104
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The Power Of Names - Articles (A/An/The/Zero) - Names and Brands
A worksheet on branding which looks at articles and the grammar rules for using them, as well as some idioms with �name�. Students put the 15 words at the top back into the text, then match each of these with one of fifteen rules for using either A/An, The or the Zero article. Leads to much discussion about brands and their influence on people, adv...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 197
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Extreme Records - 13-Year-Old Climbs Everest + Intensifiers, Gradable/Non-Gradable Adjectives
A worksheet about the 13-year-old boy who climbed Mount Everest, and the 15-year-old girl who sailed around the world solo. Starts off with an activity matching gradable and non-gradable adjectives, which leads into the intensifiers and modifiers connected with each group. In the article the student chooses the correct intensifier or modifier depen...
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 287
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