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How the Digital Age is Rewiring our Brains
An article from the Daily Telegraph on how the Digital Age is changing our thought and behaviour. The article is here abridged (and illustrated) and followed by Reading Skills exercises - True or False, Scan for information, Find the word which means etc. Finally, there are questions for discussion on the points raised.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type: reading
Downloads: 109
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Dinosaurs
Information on Dinosaurs via True or False questions, a quiz, and widgits [(c) Widgit Software 2010]. Students will practise the superlative while forming questions, and will then create follow-up questions.
Level: elementary
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 45
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Spain Quiz 2
The second of two quizzes on Spain. The list of famous people is slightly subjective; please feel free to make any improvements you consider necessary.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 26
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Spain Quiz 1
The first of two quizzes on Spain (geography, history, language, literature, art, architecture, film). Many of my students have started to learn Spanish as a third language, and they often show more interest in their new language than in English. So, to ride the wave of their enthusiasm, I wrote these quizzes.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 25
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Smartphone Zombies
An article on excessive smartphone use from The Japan Times, with vocabulary matching and completion exercises (collocations, verbs of movement), True or False and comprehension questions, a smartphone addiction quiz, and discussion questions.
Level: advanced
Age: 13-100
Type: reading
Downloads: 60
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Top Trumps Countries
Top Trump Cards to give students practice with English numbers while they learn about other countries. 36 countries are included, and the categories are: Population; Size; Number of Borders; *Safety; Life Expectancy; Highest Point; Average Age; and *Famous Food. (For *, see the Teacher�s Notes on page 7.)
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Level: elementary
Age: 12-17
Type: others
Downloads: 43
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The Greek Gods
A short description of each of the major Greek Gods, paying attention to their Roman names, their symbols, and, in particular, their characters.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 49
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Bonfire Night
A reading passage on Bonfire Night, with vocabulary, comprehension and grammar (conditionals) exercises. Answer Key provided.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 46
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The Little Prince (intensive reading)
A short extract from Chapter 2 of �The Little Prince� with a vocabulary exercise and comprehension questions. Attention is paid to synonyms. This is an introduction to paraphrase and to literary English. In some countries, such as Japan, stress is placed on TOEIC (business English) and students struggle to understand literature. The best introducti...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 117
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David Livingstone (pages 4-6)
The second part of the worksheet on David Livingstone, including the Answer Key (pages 5-6).
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: reading
Downloads: 38
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