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The Raven by Poe - Worksheet
A worksheet on Poe�s ballad "The Raven" illustrated with the awesome engravings by Gustave Dur�. The tasks contain all kinds of language work from interpretation to finding symbols in the text and encourages the students to write their own ballad in Poe�s style - something my students enjoyed greatly. Have fun.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 55
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The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle - Listening Comprehension
A listening comprehension exercise based on an Arthur Conan Doyles "Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle". As this is the most "festive" of all Holmes Stories and there is a beautiful free audio play by The Network Theatre (link to file is included in the worksheet), I hope you and your students will have a merry, Christmas themed lesson with this class...
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 53
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A Story for Halloween - Part VI
Another year, another �scary� mixed grammar for Halloween. This time it is based on an old folk tale about a mother�s revenge on her daughter�s murderous husband. Key is included. Enjoy
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type:
Downloads: 47
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Adjective or Adverb - Exercise
An exercise where the students have to decide whether to use adjectives or adverbs. Then there is also a writing task based on the exercise. The students have to write a letter to the editor.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 47
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Mixed Bag - Anecdotes about Queen Victoria
Since Britain celebrates the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II this year, I thought it might be useful to remind your students of another queen whose reign was equally long. I put together a few anecdotes that illustrate Victoria�s character and made them into a mixed grammar exercise. The text could also be used for reading purposes.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 46
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Halloween Stories V - Mixed Bag Exercise
Another year, another set of Halloween stories. As always three "scary" stories in the form of a mixed bag exercise where the students have to put in the correct form of the word in brackets as well as provide words of their own for the ???. A key is included.
Happy Halloween everyone.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 39
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Modal Auxiliaries and One and Ones
A dialogue between two brothers. The students have to add different modal auxiliary verbs as well as one or ones. I used the worksheet as a way to check whether everyone had understood the topic.
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 36
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Picture Based Creative Writing for Halloween
It is always hard to find good ideas to engage students in creative writing tasks. Since we are approaching Halloween I thought I might get out my camera and shoot a few eery photos as a basis for a writing worksheet. This is what turned up. Every one of the three picture comes with a little flavor text and a few questions to get the creative juice...
Level: advanced
Age: 15-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 35
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Test about an advice website
This is an exercise I used with my senior class students to help them prepare for their final exam. It contains different kinds of exercises including reading comprehension, vocabulary work, mixed grammar and two guided writing exercises all based around the topic of "Youth".
Sources for the texts and pictures have been named. I mostly took them f...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 34
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Christmas Recipes
Two simple recipes for lovely Christmas treats. A warming spiced apple punch and some delicious chocolate and spice slices, to either make with your class or use as a starting point to talk about the classic tastes of Christmas. The punch recipe is from a dear friend�s grandma, who used to make it with apple cider instead of juice, this is of cours...
Level: elementary
Age: 9-100
Type: others
Downloads: 34
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