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Michael Hughes
Malaysia



Used to work as a lecturer in Linguistics in China, then opened my own language school. Got kicked out of China and came to Malaysia to work on Teacher Training Projects and finally as a lecturer in Sunway University. For the last two years I have been retired and mainly helping develop ideas to teach classes for refugees who cannot attend regular school and needed to learn online.

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heroic failures
A discussion worksheet for intermediate and above learners of English. All the examples are of people who have tried to do something and failed. All of the examples are completely true and taken from the book Heroic Failures.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 9


 
Christimas Story Flash Cards
These very simple drawings are excellent illustrations showing the Biblical Christmas story. Get pupils in small groups to match the cards with the words and later to arrange the cards in the correct order. (The shepherds come before the wise men). They can be used as a basis for story telling or simple writing. Let the true meaning of Christmas ...
Level: elementary
Age: 7-17
Type: flash-card
Downloads: 45


 
How to automatically insert the reference of your document
This is another instruction sheet to show you how you can automatically insert the reference of your document in to the footer. This is for those who print worksheets and sometime later wonder �where on earth did i get that from?� If you have never had this problem, then this is not for you. The instructions are quite detailed and may frighten s...
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-17
Type: lesson-plan
Downloads: 56


 
Irregular - regular past tense
This is two stories, woven into one. One story uses regular past tense and the other, irregular past tense verbs. Students have to sort out which story is which. (I have had this on my computer a long time, I am not sure if I wrote it or not!! I do not think it is stolen, but if anyone else has claims on this I apologise.) It is such an interes...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 35


 
How do you feel about...? A Class survey
This is a template for a class survey where 3 different people have 3 different worksheets, each asks the same question �How do you feel about?� but each one has different situations. They should ask three different people for their responses to the situations. There is even a column to write any different feelings they may come up with. This ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 66


 
Idioms - the ultimate board game
This board game consists of the players making up their own similes and guessing the meaning of idioms. Full instructions how to play are contained on page 2. The meanings to all the idioms are also given. Due to size restraint, I have excluded many of the pictures that can be used to illustrate idioms and similes, but it is still worth playing....
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 119


 
Common English Proverbs
A short list of Common English Proverbs where the student has to decide the missing words from the list given to the side of each proverb. In addition they have to work out what is the meaning of the proverb. A full answer sheet is provided on page 2. enjoy.
Level: advanced
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 18


 
Men Talk - What men wish all women would realise
This is a very �tongue in cheek� exercise on advise that men think women should know about them. This is not a serious proposition, but an amusing set of principles that can be used as a stimulation to talk about the differences between male and female. Maybe someone could come up with a similar list about what women think men should know about t...
Level: advanced
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 85


 
cops and robbers
This is a role play especially useful for large classes. It involves language of crime and is basically a whole class activity where some of the class are �cops� and the rest are different types of �criminals�. Each can only identify each other by particular things they have in interest. The criminals have to find each other, before the cops do....
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 20


 
Silly advice problems
This is a series of cards which contain fairly ridiculous ideas that may happen to people. Classes should form small groups of five or six, place the cards upside down in the middle of the table and take turns at turning over a problem and the others have to contribute their solutions to the problem. The one one with the best/most original/funnie...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 84

 


flash cards - how to use them
A very simple introduction how to use flash cards in small groups. Includes matching and pelmanism. Just simply play the presentation and sit back and watch, it is on a loop so will continue to play until you press the end show button or Esc. Although I have listed this as elementary, I used thes...

Level: elementary
Age: 6-17
Downloads: 45


Pelmanism - pairs game using PowerPoint - Template
This is a template for teachers to put their own pictures and words under the tiles so that they can be chosen at random by the teacher after the pupils choose the tiles. The second and third slides of this template are instructions how to place your own pictures and words on a new presentation. Th...

Level: intermediate
Age: 5-100
Downloads: 37


Pelmanism - parts of the body
This is a PowerPoint used to play the game of pelmanism or matching words with pictures or meaning. It can be used online for teaching or in a classroom. I also have a PowerPoint tutorial that shows you how to use the game effectively. This can be downloaded for free as it is a tutorial.

Level: elementary
Age: 6-12
Downloads: 19


Pelmanism or matching game - animals
This is a PowerPoint used to play the game of pelmanism or matching words with pictures or meaning. It can be used online for teaching or in a classroom. I also have a PowerPoint tutorial that shows you how to use the game effectively. This can be downloaded for free as it is a tutorial.

Level: elementary
Age: 10-100
Downloads: 19


Pelmanism - Euphemisms 2
This is a PowerPoint used to play the game of pelmanism or matching words with pictures or meaning. It can be used online for teaching or in a classroom. I also have a PowerPoint tutorial that shows you how to use the game effectively. This can be downloaded for free as it is a tutorial.

Level: advanced
Age: 12-100
Downloads: 15


Kitchen furniture - Kim�s Game - pictures
This is a kim�s game where the slide presents all the furniture as a seies of pictures (no words), the next slide shows the same items with three of them missing. The class should be challenged to work out which 3 are missing. Click on the numbers to show the missing items. The final slide is instru...

Level: intermediate
Age: 8-17
Downloads: 13


Pelmanism - countries in Europe
This is a PowerPoint used to play the game of pelmanism or matching words with pictures or meaning. It can be used online for teaching or in a classroom. I also have a PowerPoint tutorial that shows you how to use the game effectively. This can be downloaded for free as it is a tutorial.

Level: intermediate
Age: 9-100
Downloads: 16


Adjectives - Introduction
This is a simple introduction to all the words used in other Kim�s Game activities. All the words are presented as Pictures, with words and example sentences. Use this to introduce the words to beginners.

Level: elementary
Age: 7-14
Downloads: 63


PowerPoint Jigsaw Template
This is a blank template of a jigsaw. Place a picture under the jigsaw and click on the pieces one at a time to reveal the picture. Pieces can be selected at random. Instructions how to put pictures behind the jigsaw are included as the handout notes in the presentation.

Level: Choose
Age: 6-17
Downloads: 412


Occupations - anagrams
This is an activity where the pupils are presented with the names of 15 different occupations, but the words have been jumbled to make anagrams. Arrange the class into small groups and have them unscramble the anagrams. Move the cursor over any of the words and when it turns into a small hand, you c...

Level: Choose
Age: 7-14
Downloads: 15

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