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THE HORROR WEEK PROJECT
This HWP is quite appropriate for these days of late October. It needs at least 5 school periods and some of the investigation work on the net should be done at home. I provide detailed explanations of how to carry it out on the last page of this contribution. Nevertheless, in short, the steps to be followed are these:
1) Presenting a list of evil...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-15
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 106
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CARNIVAL CELEBRATIONS
Some short, concise texts concerning the most well-known Carnival celebrations in the world. Quite appropriate for this time in February when Carnival is being held before Lent.
Tasks: reading, comprehension activity, true or false, vocabulary exercise and personal writing. Key.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-15
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 295
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EXTREME ADJECTIVES
Explanation of the concept and what these extreme adjectives are used for. Some exercises to understand their positive or negative meaning (and compare to native language). Use of intensifiers. Practice of small dialogues. Pronunciation practice of the stressed syllable of these adjectives. Key provided.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-15
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 206
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THAT�S A LAUGH!
Humour, laughter, jokes : an interesting, pleasant topic. The wss offers some strategies to understand jokes in English and the context where they occur. A great variety of exercises on the topic: reading, writing, speaking... with different tasks for each of them. Key.
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-16
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 214
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I WISH/IF ONLY
A clear, detailed grammar chart with the rules to use I wish/If only in different situations and express different ideas. Quite a few examples to illustrate. Some tasks for practice. Key.
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-16
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 333
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EXAMS FEVER
A reading about the pressure that exams/tests put on most of the students when they face them. The text also offers some good tips/ advice to help them tackle the different situations that anxiety provokes.
Several tasks related to: vocabulary, comprehension of the topic and written production. For upper-intermediate sts. Key provided.
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 212
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DUSTY, THE KLEPTO CAT (video watching activity)
A relaxing video watching activity just for some entertainment and a little fun in class. Two different videos (basic and extension). Several tasks: pre, while and after watching activities concerning some reading, vocabulary, comprehension and writing. Key included and the script of the first video as well.
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 75
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SONGS OF THE PAST: THE STREETS OF LONDON by Ralph Mctell
Ralph Mctell�s song was recorded in 1974, almost 40 years ago, but it�s still a classic. Have a look at the video (link provided), where both a young and an aged Ralph Mctell sing, and also explains interesting things about the history and the topic of the song (the homeless, the lonely, the aged, the forgotten...) 3 different exercises (vocabulary...
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 131
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THE LANDLADY by Roald Dahl
This is the final passage of �The Landlady�, a short story by Roald Dahl. The aim of the wss is to encourage the sts to read the whole story (or maybe some others different from the ones they must have read when children, such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory or James and the Giant Peach).The Landlady is a motivating, intriguing story that leav...
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 253
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WORD ASSOCIATION 3
This is the last wss of a set of 3 (from upper-intermediate (1&2) to advanced level (3)) to revise or learn new words, which should be related in groups of three, according to the semantic field they belong to. They should try and explain, afterwards, the common link among the words of the same group. They can be used as a whole or separately as a ...
Level: advanced
Age: 16-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 160
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