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Sandra Vieira
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Working in catering
This is a reading comprehension worksheet on a very specific job (catering) which is now becoming more and more popular. It refers to different things involved in the job, and is particularly adequate for ss in vocational schooling, as it helps them to better describe what they do.
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-100
Type: reading
Downloads: 58


 
Dependent prepositions - practice exercises
These are practice exercises on dependent prepositions in very short texts referring to jobs. Answers are included at the end of the file (page 2).
Level: advanced
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 24


 
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


 
Exercises on possessives - determiners and pronouns
Two very simple exercises to have students practice the different usages of possessive determiners and possessive pronouns.
Level: elementary
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 22


 
Defining and non-defining relative clauses - practice exercises
Practice exercises on defining and non-defining relativa clauses - ss are first asked to insert the adequate relative in each sentence, and then they move on to having to combine two sentences in one, using a previously chosen relative pronoun. Once these have been done, ss are then directed to more specific topics, for which they need to know the...
Level: intermediate
Age: 17-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 49


 
Word search on jobs
A word search activity that requires students to find 30 jobs - jobs that consist of more than one word (e.g. - computer technician) have the two words shown one right after the other, with no separation in between them.
Level: elementary
Age: 8-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 28


 
Prepositions of time and phrases to go with them
The boxes with time expressions are to be cut and distributed by ss. They should then come to the board, one at a time, and stick the card(s) they have under the adequate preposition (which had been previously cut and stuck there, causing three columns to appear). An alternative, for someone working with few ss, may be to give out to each pupil a c...
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Type: others
Downloads: 4


 
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


 
Space exploration timeline
This worksheet presents a basic timeline of how space exploration has developed since the late 1950�s. It can be used as na introduction to the topic "New Worlds to be discovered / explored" and it is also a good starting pointo to have students think about how tachnology has evolved during this period and how fierce the competition in this area w...
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 22


 
Noughts and crosses
This printable is to be covered (digitally - with the black highlighter - which instead of highlighting anything, covers it - or merely with some post-it notes, if you work with an overhead projector) so that the teacher can control that ss only see one question at a time. A noughts and crosses scheme is to be drawn (on the board, on a very large ...
Level: elementary
Age: 6-17
Type: others
Downloads: 5

 


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


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


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


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


Defining and non-defining relative clauses
A powerpoint presentation on the basic differences between defining and non-defining relative clauses regarding meaning and form.

Level: intermediate
Age: 15-100
Downloads: 29


Passive voice - present simple and past simple
A very simple PowerPoint presentation on the passive voice (usage and form) of sentences in the present simple tense and in the past simple tense. The examples shown make this powerpoint a good teaching tool to work with late teenagers / adults.

Level: intermediate
Age: 15-100
Downloads: 34


Reported speech
A powerpoint presentation showing the changes to be made from direct speech to reported speech - verb tenses, modal verbs, pronouns and adverbs (both time and place). The vocabulary used in examples focusses mainly on the topic "media", namely on Rageh Omar (the journalist).

Level: intermediate
Age: 15-100
Downloads: 37


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


Language in use - past simple vs. present perfect
Past simple tense (usage) vs. present perfect tense (form and usage).

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Downloads: 33


Expressing obligation - have to - must - mustn�t
A simple and easy way to draw students attention to the fact that both "must/have to" and "mustn�t" express obligation, and the "mustn�t" is not the negative of "must".

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Downloads: 31

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