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"Irreplaceable" Beyonce
A gap fill activity with definitions. Thanks.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 47


 
"My friends" Red Hot Chilli Peppers
A gap fill activity focussing on word formation.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7


 
"You are the only exception"- Paramore
Song activity with three types of activities. Thanks
Level: elementary
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 27


 
Adele- Hometown Glory
Listen to the song and delete the extra words. Key: Line 5- to Line 7- then Line 9- the Line 11- I�m Line 13- so Line 15- that Line 17- our Line 19- the Line 21- will Line 23- is Line 25- not Line 27- us Line 29- big Line 32- have Thanks.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 9


 
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


 
Body Language: A Key to Success in the Workplace: Bloomberg Business Weekly
Authentic, unabridged article with pre, while and after reading activities. Thanks
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 27


 
Book report- writing lesson plan
A lesson plan outline focussing on a book review. It starts by looking at the book "Three Cups of Tea" (details included on pages 3 and 4), moving on to writing a synopsis of the first page, then discussing book review content before crafting the book report. This lesson format is taken from Tricia Hedge�s book "Writing"- I have chosen a differe...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: lesson-plan
Downloads: 10


 
Changing the subject
A lesson plan for practising changing the subject. The activity includes pair discussions about friendship and a listening. Thanks.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: lesson-plan
Downloads: 3


 
Employment words- pairs crossword
Students work in pairs to describe the employment related words (responsibility, development, salary etc) in their crosswords to their partners in order to complete their crossword. Hints are included on page two if students need support. Thanks.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 7


 
Expanding headlines- Articles: a/an/the/zero article before nouns
Headlines taken from: New York Times (USA), Chicago Tribune (USA), BBC News (UK), The Guardian (UK) and The Sun (UK). Procedure: Write up one of the headlines on the board, and ask the students where they would insert a/an/the before noun or noun phrase and there they wouldn�t, if they were expanding the headline into a sentence. e.g. "Volcano...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 7

 


1st, 2nd and 3rd conditionals
A presentation with examples explanation and practice for 1st, 2nd and 3rd conditionals. Includes examples with unless and alternatives for "would". Hope it helps.

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 29


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


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


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


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


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


Have- causative verb
A presentation with examples and practice for have as a causative verb. Hope it helps.

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 21


Idioms with by
A powerpoint to practice the authentic use of idioms with by: By choice, by heart, by mistake, by ear, by name, by far, by sight, by chance. The contexts are newspaper and website headlines. Key: 1. heart 2. name 3. mistake 4. sight 5. chance 6. ear 7. far 8. choice Thanks.

Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 22


Introduction to the Passive Voice
An introduction to the passive using celebrities who commit crimes as the context (Hugh Grant and OJ Simpson). The presentation includes notes (quite detailed as I like a script!). Please excuse the references to Brazil, where I teach. Hope it is helpful.

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 6


Like and as for similarity
A presentation with examples to express similarity with like and as.

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 25

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