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DANCE & WHAT PARENTS EXPECT
This is part 4 of my collection of songs and socially important texts. It�s based on Lee Ann Womack�s song I Hope You Dance, and it deals with what our parents expect from us and what we think they do. It contains a lyrics ws, a writing task and a wonderful text to read and discuss. I hope you find it useful, especially for teenagers and high schoo...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 89
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THE PAST SIMPLE TENSE - ESSENTIALS
I actually created this grammar guide/practice for my adult students, because they like to have everything in one place - rules, basics, and basic practice. They found it very useful, and I still use it with adults and teenagers when I want them to concentrate seriously.
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-17
Type: grammar-guide
Downloads: 47
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MY COUSIN VINNY - advanced ws for the great comedy
A great comedy with Joe Pesci and Marisa Tomei - both wonderfully charming, unforgettable scenes... I did it with teenagers, because it�s about 2 teenagers who get into some serious trouble, and linked it to our court/crime lesson, because a lot of it takes place in court. The ws requires a lot of active writing, but they don�t mind, because they r...
Level: advanced
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 9
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TALES ABOUT TAILS - animal stories with writing activities
There are 2 animal stories with morals here, both with follow-up activity cards (not wss, so you can save some paper and toner), and then several activity cards for a writing workshop to inspire your sts to write in pairs or small groups. It can be fun. I hope you like it.
Level: elementary
Age: 7-12
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 144
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ADAM LAMBERT, THE X-FACTOR AND 15MINS OF FAME - ws with lyrics and additional reading
This is part 6 of my collection of song lyrics and related texts on various social topics. The ws contains sts� wss, links and teacher�s key. Since the song is by Adam Lambert,the X Factor winner, I chose some additional texts about that topic, and fame. There are listening, reading, writing and speaking tasks. I hope you find it useful.
Level: advanced
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 54
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CUTE ANIMALS - stories and worksheet
This is a collection of my 6 new, educational short stories about cute animals. Each story is on a separate card and has its own educational moral, so you can use it for a class discussion as well. The stories are about lying, being new, being different, being envious, etc. There is also a ws included, both in colour and b&w. You can use just this ...
Level: elementary
Age: 7-12
Type: Choose
Downloads: 159
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LOVE ACTUALLY - British humour & great movie story
One of the most charming movies ever, in my book, deserved an extensive ws(Liam Neeson, Rowan Atkinson, Emma Thompson, Hugh Grant, Alan Rickman...). I watched it with adults and highschoolers (watch it before you do it with sts), and it was fantastic - we did it at Christmas time (or you can do it for Valentine�s day. The ws requires a lot of vocab...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 95
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ASSOCIATION GAMES - COCKTAIL NO.4
This is a new set of association games (part 4 in the �cocktail� set) - if you haven�t played them yet, you don�t know what you�re missing. These are games useful as warm-ups, revision, vocab-boosters, with kids and adults, beginners and advanced groups. These are fully editable (and if you check the templates, there are even free ones as ppts), so...
Level: intermediate
Age: 7-17
Type: others
Downloads: 152
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The Prince of Bel Air - a teenage play
This is a short teenage play based on the sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel Air (remember Will Smith�s early years). It was made up for a group fo teenagers who got the chance to perform it in the theatre in front of their parents and guests, but we only had about 5 lessons to write it and rehearse it. It is therefore very simple, funny, revolves arou...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-14
Type: reading
Downloads: 54
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LITTLE TEDDY�S BEDTIME RHYME - story in rhyme
This is a story in rhyme I wrote for my preschool advanced group, inspired by my son who never wants to go to bed. The whole lesson plan is included - you can read it for kids, role play it with them, use it for a show, do it in steps, etc. My sts loved it, they learned to finish my lines and to tell the key rhyme by themselves and we had lots of l...
Level: elementary
Age: 7-10
Type: Choose
Downloads: 51
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THE SNOW QUEEN (poem) - creative writing ppt
Adding this to my Snow Queen project, I�ve created this ppt for my advanced groups based on a poem by F. Letras (with his permission - thanks, Frank). It contains a poem inspired by the Snow Queen story, two vocabulary task slides and a creative writing task which can be done individually or in pair...
Level: advanced
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 49
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CUTE ANIMALS - short stories about animals
This is a ppt linked with my ws also called Cute Animals. The ppt contains 3 of my new stories with a follow-up activity for each, plus three suggestions for the sts to invent their own stories (so you can also use it with intermediate sts). You can use the ppt alone, or accompanied with the ws wher...
Level: elementary
Age: 7-12
Downloads: 77
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THE SNOWFLAKE AND THE RING - interactive story for kids
This story was inspired and commissioned from me by my son. It�s a fairytale with parts which are unfinished, so you need to interact with your sts to get them to complete it. I�ve tried it with various age groups and levels, andit really works. It�s fun and creative and expands their vocabulary...
Level: intermediate
Age: 7-12
Downloads: 39
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ALPHABET LESSON - SONG AND RHYME FOR KIDS
This is a rhyme I made up for my kids to add a word to each letter of the alphabet. They can perform it in front of the parents, adding signs for letters and movement for words, and you can add any alphabet song they like. My kids liked it a lot - I hope yours do, too.
Level: elementary
Age: 6-10
Downloads: 46
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SUMMER GAMES - fun stuff before summer vacation
This is a collection of activities which can be played as games before the summer vacation, concerning summer, sea animals and clothes. there�s even a story included, so that activities range from writing and memorising to reading and speaking. Each slide is one game, and its key is shown at the bot...
Level: elementary
Age: 8-14
Downloads: 386
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HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON - follow-up quiz
This is a follow-up quiz to play after watching How to Train Your Dragon. It has over 20 slides(all not visible in the preview), and each slide contains 2 mistakes in spelling, grammar or data, and, of course, accompanying pics to make it more fun. The final slides are the key and point assessment. ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-17
Downloads: 34
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GRAMMAR ASSOCIATION GAMES
This is a collection of 4 ppt association games (I used my own template - available in the free templates) for grammar revision. Each slide is one game and you can use all games at once to revise some grammar, or one by one as you introduce a certain topic. Hope you find it useful!
Level: advanced
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 190
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magic spells - reading and writing through magic
I created this ppt for a group game where I had mixed teams of preschool and teenage kids. It�s a very simple game of reading and then writing magic spells, using pictures and text. It�s easily printable (I used the printed version), but it�s useful because it makes kids use opposite adjectives (tur...
Level: intermediate
Age: 7-17
Downloads: 15
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HOLD MY HAND - song ppt with vocabulary tasks
I know we have many wss with this song already, but I simply couldn�t resist this song, so I made this ppt for my students to sing along with and afterwards do some vocabulary and discussion tasks (also has a ws with lyrics&discussion points, and project ideas for teachers, but can be used separatel...
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-17
Downloads: 96
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ELEMENTARY REVISION GAMES - kids� level 2
This is a ppt I use to revise at the end of the year with my level 2 kids. It covers numbers (ordinal and cardinal), months, days of the week, school subjects, to be and prepositions, and we usually do it as a competition between two teams. Hope you find it useful.
Level: elementary
Age: 8-11
Downloads: 122
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BORN FREE - OUR PLANET
I made this OE inspired by the video for Born Free, but the basis for the exercise is actually environmental care, enjoying the nature and preserving it, so it revolves around nature vocabulary. It contains two videos and several tasks - vocabulary, spelling, memory practice, fill-in... well, you�ll...
Level: advanced
Age: 11-100
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LET�S PLAY PIRATES!
I made this OE for my students who just love pirate stories, treasure hunting and pirate songs. It has a listening task (a very catchy pirate song), a reading task and a treasure hunt with prepositions. I hope you like it! AAAAArrrrgh!
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-12
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REPORTED SPEECH WITH HARRY POTTER
Another addition to our Grammar with HP project - started by moravc. This one, in addition to the ws, deals with direct and indirect speech. I hope you find it useful.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
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I WON�T GIVE UP - JASON MRAZ
I just couldn�t resist this song, the video and the melody. The tasks are rather simple (spelling, opposites and ordering by numbers), but the song is lovely and the video has a nice message. I�m planning to do it on Valentine�s Day, although the message is universal. I hope you like it.
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-100
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FISHING FUN
This is an OE based on a fun/funny dialogue between two boys about fishing (thank you, Frank, for your kind permission to use your text). It contains a reading task, two fun fishing videos, a preposition and a vocabulary task. I hope you find it useful and enjoy the dialogue.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
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FANTASY LAND 2
This is another part of my Fantasy Land collection (5 wss and another OE). This one is a bit more difficult - it requires reading and filling in the blanks from given options. Hope it�s of use!
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-14
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LIFE CHALLENGES
Our very own Victoria-ladybug posted this video in the cafe and I just wanted to make sth with it so it inspired me to make my first OE. It doesn�t focus on one particular grammar or vocabulary point, but it�s good for discussing problems, giving advice (should...) and motivating. The video is about...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
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PREPOSITIONS in idioms and phrases
This is my third OE. The graphics are simple, but it will be useful for my FCE students to revise some idioms and phrasal verbs. The tasks are fill-ins. I hope you find it helpful.
Level: advanced
Age: 12-100
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WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
This is a revision exercise I created for elementary students about jobs. It has several tasks, including a limerick at the end (which you may have to help them read, but limericks are great for rhythm). I hope you and your students find it useful and fun.
Level: elementary
Age: 6-11
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DEMONS - IMAGINE DRAGONS
Trying to find a new song that has a message and no lyrics I would have to censor, I came across this one. I think it has something to teach my teenagers about not being superficial, about being self-critical, but also about relying on the good in each other. I prepared some tasks with synonyms, ant...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
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