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cunliffe

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RC: That�s life!
This is an adaptation of a short story �Tea� by HH Munro. They answer the questions and debate the story.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type:
Downloads: 41


 
RC: Percy from Percy Street
A story about a young man who gets a cat. It is a true story and that boy is my son. Percy is a nasty little cat that bites and scratches, but Michael loves him. Key provided.
Level: elementary
Age: 11-16
Type:
Downloads: 51


 
RC: The Strange Man on the Train
This is an adapted version of a short story �The Mouse� by Saki. I have included a link to the original. They read it and answer the questions. Key included. It is an example of a tale with a twist - a surprising ending.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type:
Downloads: 45


 
RC: Always together, best friends forever!
This reading will give present simple tense practice. They read about the friends, then complete the true or false exercise and answer the questions. A full key is provided.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-16
Type:
Downloads: 78


 
Reading comprehension exercise with key.
A short reading comprehension about a bad night out. They have to put the verbs into the past simple, do the T/F and answer the questions. Key provided. Yvonne is my cousin and this is a true(ish) story:-) I hope it will be useful.
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-16
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 61


 
RC: Lost in translation
A RC about a boy whose grandad tells him about an incident in his past. His Latin teacher set him 100 lines as a punishment, but he had to write them in Latin! Key included.
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-14
Type:
Downloads: 54


 
RC: that�s not fair! Or is it?
This is a reading comprehension, which discusses the content of a newspaper article. The claims made by the newspaper - that only in English is there a word for �fair� - is a contentious one. Key included. Link to original article included.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type:
Downloads: 39


 
A fable: Gertie the Lazy Goose
This is a shortened version of a previously uploaded ws. T/F and comprehension questions. Thank you to karagozian for encouragement and images. There is a key included.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-14
Type:
Downloads: 47


 
Queen Elizabeth II (the second)
A reading comprehension of pretty basic information about the Queen. Answers included.
Level: elementary
Age: 11-100
Type:
Downloads: 64


 
Reading Comprehension exercise
This reading will give practice on the past continuous forms USED TO and WOULD. I heard this story on the radio - a fellow saying he always used to measure the heads of any boyfriends his daughters brought home and it made me laugh out loud! Can you believe it? ;-)
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 49

 


Mona Lisa vs Medusa
Making comparisons/ drawing analogies is a great way to teach EAL. This made a great lesson and so I continued with more comparisons: Harry Potter vs Gandalf, Batman vs Jack Sparrow etc. Great fun, great for language development.

Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Downloads: 4


Harry Potter vs Gandalf
This powerpoint compares Harry with Gandalf. There are a number of activities: two clozes - missing words and missing vowels, a true or false and pictures that can be used for memory games/guessing games or splat. (I�ve had to reduce picture size to get in the limit, but you can easily enlarge them....

Level: intermediate
Age: 9-17
Downloads: 15


Mr Bean goes swimming
The ppt is to go alongside the famous Mr Bean Goes Swimming (clip on Youtube). There are pictures of swimming things, which can be used for description/guessing games/picture splat. The cloze exercise can be used for practice of present simple or past simple. Can be printed off and used for sequenci...

Level: intermediate
Age: 9-17
Downloads: 26


Creatures from Harry Potter
This powerpoint contains images of creatures from Harry Potter. The first slide models the activity - description. Good as starters, or for group work.

Level: intermediate
Age: 8-17
Downloads: 27

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