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Space Oddity
This worksheet begins with an exercise to fill in the blanks of David Bowie�s song. It then moves on to some comprehension exercises on the contents that help ss better understand the two perspectives on space exploration (how Ground Control sees it and how Major Tom truly feels it).
Once the song is clearly understood, it�s time for critical read...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: others
Downloads: 19
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Mirror, mirror, on the wall
Sally is a very insecure teenager who sees a very distorted image of herself when she looks in the mirror.
Ss are asked to reflect upon it and then very briefly describe her (in one or two sentences), both physically and psychologically. In a second exercise, they are asked to read a text about beauty as a social construction in order to spot and ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 17
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Media history timeline
This media history timeline should help make ss aware that the evolution of the media has been going on for a very long time, and has played a central role in the way we perceive the world.
Projecting one event at a time enables the teacher to elicit discussion from ss regarding not only the changes that event caused, but also its the relevance fo...
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-100
Type: others
Downloads: 16
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I, Robot
This worksheet about the movie "I, Robot" (based on Isaac Asimov�s novel and starring Will Smith) consists of a few during-viewing activities.
Ss are asked to identify and then very briefly characterise some of the main characters. A vocabulary exercise is also included at the end, to make sure they understand some phrases in the context they are ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 12
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Food domino - A
This is the first file (out of 6 - the original file was huge, so I had to divide it into smaller pieces, to meet the criteria we have to abide to) of a food domino.
Each page displays a table with six pieces which are to be separated from each other (the three columns have to be separated from each other, and then cut at the line between lines tw...
Level: elementary
Age: 6-14
Type: others
Downloads: 12
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Classroom language
This worksheet helps to promote English as the classroom language, as it provides students some of the language they will need to communicate in specific situattions that often occur and, when necessary, to take the initiative to do so.
Level: elementary
Age: 8-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 12
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Save Miguel - Guidelines
Save Miguel (www.savemiguel.com) is a campaign (by an environmentalist organization and by a cork industry) meant to promote the usage of cork (instead of plastic - cork is not only natural and recyclable, but it also promotes a very large absortion of CO2) and to protect cork oak forests, which are a natural habitat for many endangered species.
T...
Level: elementary
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 9
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The Shawshank Redemption + present simple
This is a while-viewing and after-viewing worksheet on the movie "The Shawshank Redemption" for teenagers with a very low level of English.
Pupils are asked to register some personal data about the main characters and to describe the type of person the characters are as they view the film.
After the viewing, pupils are asked to use the present si...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7
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Writing exercise - at the restaurant
Ss are here asked to write the dialogue between Mrs. Johansson and the waiter in the restaurante, John Dingle.
Take-turning is very well defined here and ss are told exactly what to order, how much to pay, etc.
This dialogue was created to have ss apply the contents of a powerpoint I gave them in which the specific linguistic exponentes to be use...
Level: elementary
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7
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Wag the dog
This is a "while wachting" worksheet which helps students reflect on the ethics of the media - it focuses not only on the role that politics plays / may play in manipulating the media, but also on how much one should rely on information that is not checked by the usage of different means.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 5
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Comparison
What is the difference between comparative and superlative of adjectives? How are they formed, and what are they used for?
Level: elementary
Age: 12-100
Downloads: 22
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How to join sentences using relatives
This powerpoint shows pupils how to look for the common thing in two sentences that will allow him/her to join them by using a relative pronoun and how he/she should do it.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 17
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Language in use - verb tenses referring to the past
A practical example of how present and past tenses (both simple tenses and perfect tenses) differ in meaning and are to be used.
Level: advanced
Age: 16-100
Downloads: 17
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Phrasal verbs with turn
Powerpoint with phrasal verbs made from "turn" - the most common meanings are explained with a clear definition and a practical example of how each can be used.
Verbs with similar or opposite meanings are grouped in the same slide to help ss compare and contrast them as to meaning and usage.
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-100
Downloads: 15
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Present Simple tense
A detailed powerpoint explaining how the present simple tense is formed - in the affirmative, negative and interrogative forms.
It is a good tool for teenagers / adults.
Level: elementary
Age: 14-100
Downloads: 13
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The inner structure of a traditional piece of news
This is a short powerpoint presentation to show the three most common parts of a traditional piece of news - headline + lead paragraph + text. It can be used to guide ss in writing when working on the topic news / media. For obvious reasons, pictures and the subtitlies that go with them are not dea...
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-100
Downloads: 9
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Fashion Quiz
This powerpoint consists only of one slide, which works as a quiz on students� awareness of fashion (mostly, on their awareness of who was important in creating things that are now a part of their everyday-life).
It�s a soft way to introduce the topic "Fashion" / clothes.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 8
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Questions on TV programmes
These questions are meant to have ss start talking about different types of TV programmes and discuss their preferences; as ss name their favourite TV programmes, the teacher can register (on the board) the name of the programme and the type of show it is, and from here other types of programmes can...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Downloads: 7
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Meet the Clarksons
This is a game which ss play by clicking on the correct answers; if they do so, they move on to the next question until they get to the end of it. If they click on a wrong answer, they will be given a second chance.
The questions include the adequate means of transportation for the Clarkson family ...
Level: elementary
Age: 7-12
Downloads: 4
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