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INTO THE WILD Use of English CAE/CPE practice
This worksheet is specifically aimed at giving advanced students (CAE or CPE level) Use of English word formation practice. They have to read the extract and insert the correct form of the word (prefizes/suffixes). The students LOVE this story of a boy who rejected civilisation for a life in the wilds of Alaska, and his tragic end. Works v well wit...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 209


 
CLOZE ON HUMAN CLONING
A simple but debate provoking cloze worksheet on the Time magazine human cloning article. Great for use with teaching the dystopian novel �Brave New World�.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 79


 
LADY GAGA ARTICLE AND VOCAB
My students LOVED this sheet (it helps that they are all obsessed with Lady Gaga). The vocabulary challenged them, and led to a discussion about fashion in the future (and practice of future tense). This sheet goes with the fashion bingo I have uploaded too. I hope it�s useful:).
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 76


 
THE WHISTLING GHOST ghost story listening comprehension
A multiple choice listening comprehension based on the creepy story �The Whistling Ghost�. To be used with my powerpoing �Horror� at Halloween:). The audio file with the story (read by the author) can be easily downloaded from the website: www.archive.org/details/DaleJarvis/TheWhistlingGhost. Enjoy!
Level: advanced
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 49


 
�Having just� worksheet: starting sentences with participles
This worksheet practices the grammar construction �having just� and accompanies my powerpoint game,�Having Just Trashball�. is Fully editable. Enjoy :)
Level: advanced
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 43


 
FUTURE TENSE �FRIENDS� VIDEO ACTIVITY
Fun, useful 15 minute starter activity which reinforces the subtle differences between �going to�, �will� and �shall� in the simple future. Teacher plays extract from Friends episode �The One With Ross�s Tan� (download from Youtube) and pauses the video at the indicated times (you�ll need to practice this before the class or, as I do, note down exa...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 40


 
Cloze exercise based on Chile earthquake, 2010
This worksheet is a good reading comprehension but also contains challenging cloze exercise practising discourse markers and sentence openers.
Level: advanced
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 39


 
Song �Cell Block Tango� (Chicago): listening, crime vocab and writing
A really fun way to kick-start a unit on crime and crime writing. Students listen to the song (or watch the video off youtube) �Cell Block Tango� from the musical Chicago. As this is for advanced students, they fill in the blanks (focusing on idioms and phrasal verbs like �hit it off�), but they also must answer the word-formation and comprehension...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 36


 
BODY VERBS; TWO AND A HALF MEN VIDEO CLIP
This is an 8/9 minute starter activity designed to work with a unit on the body/physical description for intermediate to advanced students. The students watch the extract from comedy show �Two and a Half Men� and re-order the actions as they appear in the clip. Additionally, they need to invent appropriate adverbs to go with the actions. The clip c...
Level: advanced
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 21


 
BODY AND CLOTHING IDIOMS MATCH
A worksheet where students match the image with the idiom, with an answer key which explains the origins of these common idioms. I also read out other idioms orally with gaps (eg "pull your ......up") and the students point to/shake the corresponding body part. Even advanced students love this for idiom practice!
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 21

 


INTO THE WILD powerpoint>music, images
A powerpoint of images and music from the film �Into the Wild� (with some biographical info about the protagonist) to go with the Use of English worksheet.

Level: advanced
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 39


Having Just participles trashball game
Students complete the �having just� sentence and thus have the right to throw a softball (or scrumpled paper) at the trashcans which carry different points. The team with the highest points wins!

Level: advanced
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 38


GHOST STORY POWERPOINT
The powerpoint that goes with the whistling ghost listening and multiple choice. Get students to line up in 2 teams (if you have a biggish class) on either side of the board. They have to run, in relay, to write an adjective on the board they predict might be popular in ghost/horror stories. Give th...

Level: advanced
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 28


ADJECTIVES POWERPOINT
A powerpoint designed to reinforce comparative/superlative adjectives when comparing things. It uses controversial images from photographer David La Chapelle..the image can be changed obviously to suit the level you are teaching. It also includes adverts which use comp/super adjectives. I then get t...

Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 10

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