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Music: People should smile more- Newton Faulkner
Nice song for all ages. Thanks.
Level: elementary
Age: 8-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 15


 
Suffixes activity
An activity to practice word building with the suffixes: ty, ity, ence, ance, ness, th, ion, ment, ism.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 27


 
Paraphrasing: worksheet and game
Page 1 is a worksheet to introduce paraphrasing structures. Page 2 has a dominoes game for students to practice the phrases. Thanks, Elise
Level: elementary
Age: 7-10
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 16


 
Vocab: Crime vocabulary pairs crossword
A pairs crossword activity to revise crime vocabulary. There�s a key on page 2. Thanks.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 1


 
Amy Winehouse: You know I�m no good
Students read the abridged MTV biography about Amy Winehouse and complete the table with the events in her life. They then watch the video of "I�m no good" and complete the words that are in phonetic script. This song could be used as a lead-in to a discussion about fame, newspapers, celebrities, drugs/alcohol or artists who died too young.
Level: elementary
Age: 14-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 67


 
Reading: A Call for Beijing to Loosen Its Grip on the Economic Reins (New York Times)
A New York Times unabridged article about China�s economy. It includes before reading, while reading and after reading activities. Thanks.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 3


 
Phrasal verbs: Friends
Phrasal verbs activity working with definitions. Teacher�s notes are on page 3. Thanks.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 4


 
Video: �Steve Coogan on media surveillance� - Guardian
Some activities to introduce and use whilst watching the very short interview with Steve Coogan about media surveillance. There is a debate activity too. Link is included on the document, as well as a key. Thanks.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 34


 
Phrasal verbs: Travel
A two worksheet activity to introduce or practice phrasal verbs related to travel. There are teacher�s notes with a key on page 3. Elise
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 9


 
Future conversation cards
Conversation prompts to be used with a desk of playing cards. There are two pages. This activity is intended as a review of all future tenses. Cards 2-6 should elicit sentences with will. Card 7 should elicit a sentence with won�t Cards 8-9 should elicit a sentence with �going to� Cards 10 & �jack� should elicit a sentence with the future perfe...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 59

 


Vocab: Famous crimes
A powerpoint to elicit the famous crimes. Each example gives the crime, verb and criminal. I teach in Brazil so have given three local examples that would need to be substituted. Or, if anyone knows an international example for: drug trafficking, mugging and rape, let me know and I�ll edit it. ...

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 13


Reported speech: Introductory verbs of reporting
A powerpoint with a quick review to reported speech, followed by introductory verbs of reporting (agree, insist etc.) and the verb patterns with which they are used. Thanks.

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 76


Adjectives and adverbs: gradable & ungradable
A powerpoint showing gradabale and ungradable adjectives and the adverbs of degree and intensity that can be combined with them. Thanks.

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 30


Adverb position
Powerpoint outlining the rules for adverb position, including when there is more than only adverb in a sentence. Practice included at the end. Thanks.

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 170


Expressing purpose
Powerpoint outlining structures to use when talking about Someone`s purpose, An object�s purpose, Judgements, More than sufficient/necessary, Sufficient (or not). Thanks.

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 10


Pronunciation: word formation- suffixes
A powerpoint linked to this one: http://www.eslprintables.com/powerpoint.asp?id=47827#this Powerpoint reviews syllables and stressed syllables before looking at the pronunciation changes made by certain suffixes (as in the powerpoint) above. Thanks

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 43


Adjectives: -ing & -ed
Using love as a context, students explore -ing and -ed adjective forms. There are notes on the PPT slides. After slide 11 students can work on: http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=567555#thetop On slide 13 there is a link (a MS Word icon) to a document for students to match the diffe...

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 45


Adverbs
An overview of adverbs including: Adverbs modifying advectives, past participles etc. Adverb formation Spelling rules Adverbs and adjectives with same form Adjectives with an adverb form Adverbs with two forms Adverb form in informal English. Goes well with this game: http://www.onestopeng...

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 34


Past expressing present or future time
A powerpoint slide outlining the use of past tenses with a present or future meaning for: I wish/If only Second conditional As if/as though It�s (about/high) time There are some practice activities at the end. Thanks

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 18


Word formation- prefixes
A powerpoint including an intrdouction to prefixes and suffixes before focussing on prefixes. Here is a game to practice these prefixes: http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=571838#thetop I created a handout as well, based on the advice here: http://www.onestopenglish.com/support/ask-...

Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 50

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