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Idioms with numbers
One of the forms of measuring the importance of a subject in a culture is to check the role it plays in the production of new vocabulary items. This is what happens to NUMBERS. They have always been a valuable cultural asset in the English language � IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS departing from numbers are being used in contexts apart from the one of the m...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 21
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Writing paragraphs (Writing Activity)
A quick activity when teachers want to stimulate their elementary students to write a small paragraph. After doing the two first activities, students have to write about themselves. They feel excited (specially teens)because they feel secure about their learning ("I can write a paragraph!" "I know how to write in English!").
Level: elementary
Age: 3-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 14
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Career Paths - Listening exercise (video)
A listening exercise to start up the discussion on the dream job and career choices. The link to the video, on Youtube, is https://youtu.be/-VasGrFLqW8 .
Level: elementary
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 14
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FAMILY TIES - TIC-TAC-TOE
An interesting game to stimulate students in the reviewing of family relationships and the possessive case. Students love it!
You can add many other itens to it!
Level: elementary
Age: 3-17
Type: lesson-plan
Downloads: 12
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FRIENDS -
It�s another incredible Friends� episode. It�s great to discuss the difference between (scientific) fact and opinion, as well as to discuss the boundaries of our beliefs. I have included the script so that you can find the scenes, between Ross and Pheebs mainly, easily.
The title of the episode is "The One Where Heckles Dies".
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 12
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Future Arrangements
A video activity to introduce the notion of future arrangements for the Present Continuous Tense.
Level: elementary
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 11
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Diagnosis- review (for beginners)
Every year, in the first class, we usually give our students a diagnostic test, in order to see what they have really learned last year. Based on the problems I observed in their tests, I prepared these review exercises to be done and correct in class, in only one class.
So, if your students have the same problems, it�s a good suggestion to work ...
Level: elementary
Age: 12-14
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 9
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Used to, Chris Daughtry (song activity)
I used this song last year with my intermediate students. Chris Daughtry was not the winner from one of the editions of American Idol, but I liked his voice and his style. So, as I had to review the structure �used to� recently taught, I decided to use a song and also work with reading comprehension and improve the students� vocabulary. To my surpr...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 8
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Biography - Noel Rosa
I was teaching biography and I decided to add something of our Brazilian culture. I wrote a short biography for Noel Rosa, one of the most famous Brazilian singers and composers - a remarkable name in the Samba tradition. I hope you enjoy it!
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 8
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PASSIVE VOICE - MEANING AND USE
I`ve created this activity to make students think about why the passive voice is chosen in some contexts - my intention was to show them it has a meaning and a function and not only a form.
They loved it!
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 6
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