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Abstract Role Play
"I believe that the *imaginary* is stronger than *science*, that *myth* is more convincing than *history*; that *dreams* are more powerful than *facts*; that *hope* has always triumphed over *experience*; that *life* is the only remedy to *worry*, and that *love* is stronger than *death*."
In this highly unusual exercise (which works very well wit...
Level: advanced
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 6
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Who Owns the Zebra?
In this reading and discussion exercise, students try to solve this brain teaser in pairs. If students have trouble working out the answer, suggest they make a grid (like in the solution). (I got this brain teaser from elsewhere, but I changed most of the nationalities, all the drinks to healthy juices, and replaced their filthy smoking habits with...
Level: elementary
Age: 11-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 88
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Building an Airport
Using the flow chart on page 2, students discuss in small groups how to organize the building of an airport in the Himalayas. (The preview version of page 2 appears to be black, but the flow chart is perfectly visible on a white background when it is downloaded. But if you have any problems, send me a personal message, and I will e-mail you a pdf v...
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 5
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Conditional Snakes & Ladders
In this grammar game, students have to determine which sentences are correct and which need to be changed. The full instructions are given on page 2. I used the font Zeal for the arrows in the squares on the left and right sides of the game board. (Inspired by "Grammar Games" by Mario Rinvolucri, CUP.)
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 18
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Interrogative Snakes & Ladders
In this grammar game, students have to determine which questions are correct and which need to be changed. The full instructions are given on page 2. I used the font Zeal for the arrows in the squares on the left and right sides of the game board. (Inspired by "Grammar Games" by Mario Rinvolucri, CUP.)
Level: elementary
Age: 11-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 11
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Present Perfect Snakes & Ladders
In this grammar game, students have to determine which sentences are correct and which need to be changed. The full instructions are given on page 2. I used the font Zeal for the arrows in the squares on the left and right sides of the game board. (Inspired by "Grammar Games" by Mario Rinvolucri, CUP.)
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 20
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NASA Exercise
This group discussion exercise was used by NASA in the past as one of their tests to select astronauts. Today it is used by companies to prove that working in teams (usually!) produces better results than working individually. Here I have reformatted the exercise so that students can easily calculate their individual scores and their group�s score....
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 14
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Chairing a Conference
This is a helpful list of expressions and tips for people chairing an academic conference, extensively adapted from handouts (and reformatted) from the CRAPEL at the University of Nancy II, France.
Level: advanced
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 15
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Asking Questions at a Lecture
This is a helpful list of expressions and tips for people attending academic conferences, extensively adapted (and reformatted) from a handout from the CRAPEL at the University of Nancy II, France.
Level: advanced
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 6
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Short Answers
Short answers to questions are very complicated in English. Here is a summary of short answers and an interactive pairwork exercise that I extensively adapted, especially the practice part, where students have many, many choices in the questions that they ask.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 6
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