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Antonio Oliver

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teaching English in Spain

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What were you doing...? NASTY QUESTIONS
Are your students usually unresponsive? Do they tend to "switch off" halfway through a lesson? I�ve got a group of 10-year-olds whose concentration span is comparable to that of a frozen squid ring! I�ve learnt that ugly, dirty things often call their attention. Here�s a fun way to teach Past Continuous, hope it�s not too offensive!
Level: elementary
Age: 4-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 32


 
Birdy - Wings
Fill in the gaps with prepo�s, re-writing, half-sentence matching, rhymes & a bit of practice on feet & inches. Varied!
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 20


 
Screamin� Lord Sutch - All black & hairy
Go through the vocabulary (past simple) with your students, then let them listen to this ravin� looney tune. Far out!
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 26


 
Subject questions
Clear grammar rules & oral practice on subject questions - Past Simple
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 94


 
understatement
Train your students on the fine art of always looking on the bright side! Special thanks Spinney, Petpet & altjamessmith
Level: advanced
Age: 10-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 76


 
adjective + preposition
Happy at or happy with? Nice to or nice of? Is there a way to get the prepo right?
Level: intermediate
Age: 7-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 46


 
actions card match
All little ones like this activity. Do it either as a warm-up or at the end of a lesson, when their concentration fades
Level: elementary
Age: 4-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 48


 
Julia Michaels - Issues
Conditionals 0, 1 & 2 plus person/object swap with Julia Michaels�s radio hit
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 69


 
The mummy - opening scenes
Opening scenes of famous film, great for making students participate from minute 1. You can play the sequence with audio off and ask them to tell you what�s happening, then do the written exercises before, during or after watching. Enjoy it!
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 20


 
ESL bank notes
When I 1st uploaded this it was only a reward for good students� performance and/or a prize in classroom competitions, so it got reported as non-ESL material. Quite rightly. I�ve added some info on famous British people and hopefully it now serves the purpose. Thanks for your interest, Valodra! Print on both sides of a sheet of paper & cut out
Level: elementary
Age: 4-100
Type: others
Downloads: 34

 


person + infinitive musical multiple choice (part 3)
Learn to use WANT, ASK, BEG, TELL etc + person & infinitive with song fragments from the Beatles through to Rihanna

Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Downloads: 17


hard to say
An assortment of phrases with pronunciation problems: S+T/D, TION, CIAL, V, Y... Students just listen and repeat, teacher corrects & insists on the most difficult ones

Level: advanced
Age: 10-100
Downloads: 19


person + infinitive musical multiple choice (part 5)
Learn to use WANT, ASK, BEG, TELL etc + person & infinitive with song fragments from the Beatles through to Rihanna

Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Downloads: 18


Noughts & crosses intermediate
Divide your SS in 2 groups; decide which group is starting and have them choose Xs or Os. If they list the 10 vocabulary items in the time allowed, they "win" the square and you fill it by clicking on the corresponding symbol. Enjoy it!

Level: intermediate
Age: 8-100
Downloads: 14


relative clauses for beginners
Defining relative clauses -THAT only. A simple view for adults.

Level: elementary
Age: 10-100
Downloads: 38


Hong Kong True or False contest - 1 of 3
2 teams play. Each answers a True/False question about Hong Kong. If correct, they get 50 points and can either move on to next question or open the Fortune Cookie, but careful -there could be good or bad news inside!

Level: intermediate
Age: 8-100
Downloads: 25


Harry Potter What�s the question? game -2 of 4
2 teams try to give valid questions for each answer, they get 50 points if correct and can either open Harry�s bag or move on to next slide. If wrong, the turn passes to the other team. Starting with basic name, age & nationality questions, the difficulty increases: present simple (routines) & a qui...

Level: intermediate
Age: 8-100
Downloads: 36


intonation & rhythm
Want to get your students to talk like native English speakers? Easy! All you need is a few limericks...

Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Downloads: 30


Hong Kong True or False contest - 3 of 3
2 teams play. Each answers a T/F question about Hong Kong. If correct, they get 50 points & can either move on to next question or open the Fortune Cookie, but careful -there could be good or bad news inside!

Level: intermediate
Age: 8-100
Downloads: 23


QUANTITY WORDS with supeheroes (1)
Part 1 of 2, contains Grammar schemes -enjoy it!

Level: elementary
Age: 12-100
Downloads: 19


Intermediate level multiple choice test - 3
compound sentences, quantifiers, phrasal verbs, idiom phrases, personal, possessive & reflexive pronouns, special difficulties

Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100


Basic level multiple choice test - 2
simple tenses, word order, personal & possessive pronouns

Level: elementary
Age: 10-100


Intermediate level multiple choice test - 9
passive voice, prepositions, tag questions, idiom phrases & phrasal verbs

Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100


Basic level multiple choice test - 6
simple tenses, word order, personal & possessive pronouns

Level: elementary
Age: 10-100


Intermediate level multiple choice test - 7
irregular verbs, conditionals, tenses, phrasals, prepositions, "so vs. such"

Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100


Basic level multiple choice test - 4
simple tenses, word order, personal & possessive pronouns

Level: elementary
Age: 10-100


Intermediate level multiple choice test - 4
tenses, relatives, "so do I" & "nor do I", quantifiers

Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100


Advanced level multiple choice test 6
so & such, had better & would rather, verb+prepo collocations, impersonal passive, special difficulties

Level: advanced
Age: 10-100


Advanced level multiple choice test 9
subject questions, Word order, words often confused, MAKE vs DO, special dicciculties

Level: advanced
Age: 10-100


Basic level multiple choice test
20 multiple choice questions: basic tenses, tag questions, pronouns...

Level: elementary
Age: 10-100