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Matthew@ELSP
Matthew Standley
Japan



I live and teach in Japan. I hope you find my print-outs useful. Have a good day :)

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I am pleased to meet you. (adjective + to + verb)
P1: conversation; words-box; secret sentence; short sentence writing practice. P2: Sentence Bingo. I am [pleased][to][meet] you. / I am [surprised][to][hear] that. / I was [sad][to][see] that... etc. P3: Teacher notes. P4: blackboard poster for bingo game. Black and white. Editable. A4. Please enjoy.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 11


 
Intermediate - Conversation about my new motorbike
Warm-up: Gap-fil. Conversation: My unfortunate choice of motorbike. Questions: 8 questions about the conversation, with model answers on a separate page. Intermediate to upper intermediate. True story (October 2018) A4 editable.
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type:
Downloads: 31


 
Reading Comprehension - Learning a language
About learning Japanese, and repeating my first term in the school as I had poor listening comprehension. All in past simple. Questions sheet, answer writing sheet and teacher�s answer sheet included. Editable. A4. I have put this in "elementary" level, as it is all in past simple, but I would call it upper-elementary. ___________________________...
Level: elementary
Age: 12-17
Type: Choose
Downloads: 62


 
Listening - Minimal pairs (B)
Ss practice the 8 words with the teacher. Teacher says 4 words in sequence. Ss draw a line or circle a picture to follow the teacher�Ls "path". The word-pairs are 2 similar-sounding words (or "minimal pairs"), so the Ss must listen carefully. Aim, to encourage careful listening. More of these will be uploaded as I make them over the next few weeks,...
Level: elementary
Age: 6-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 36


 
DIRECTIONS - Conversations and maps - lower intermediate level (trains)
(1) Ss do a model conversation to ask and receive directions going by train (2) Ss do a similar guided conversation. Ss can choose their own destination or the teacher may want to do that for them. Fully editable. A4 colour but fine in BW - there are notes for that in the file. Please enjoy and comment :)
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 69


 
Phonics - 3 letter words (CVC) - Writing -OT / -UT
3 letter words. Writing sheet with pictures. (1) Use the flashcards, say the word for each picture. (2) Use the 3-letter word cards with Ss for word-building . (3) Ss finish the exercise by writing the first letter of each 3 letter word on this sheet. A4 colour but OK in BW Editable. Please enjoy and comment/suggest. NOTE: For the flashcards and wo...
Level: elementary
Age: 6-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 19


 
My birthday is...... Interview activity (beginner)
(1) Ss practice months / days of the month with the teacher (2)Ss get a card and use it to (very simply) complete 4 sentences with dates (3) Ss interview one another to complete their activity card. Key sentence: "My birthday is (month) (day)". Teacher�s instructions / suggested use on page 2. A4 BW fully editable, please enjoy :)
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 16


 
Reported speech simple starter (1)
Very simple "reported speech" starter page. Example conversation -> breakdown of the rules for reported speech -> simple practice section. Black and white A4 fully editable. Please enjoy and comment.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: grammar-guide
Downloads: 10


 
Phonics - 3 letter words (CVC) - Flashcards -IN
(BIN / TIN / WIN / FIN / PIN) "-IN". 3 letter words. Part of a bigger set - details in the file itself and up-to-date links below. A4 in colour. Please print in colour for most effective use. Please enjoy/comment. NOTE: Many of my flashcard sets are BOTH landscape and prtrait so you may not see all pages in the preview, but I can promise you that t...
Level: elementary
Age: 6-17
Type: flash-card
Downloads: 14


 
If I go / went / had gone there (supposition and counterfactual review)
Review sheets for present and past supposition / counterfactual. 2 pages. Each (1) begins with a model conversation to give the grammar some context (2) follows the model conversation with a brief grammar explanation and example (3) finishes off with a short gap-fill practice including a hints box. A4 black and white, editable. Answer key included....
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 35

 


Boardgame - animated PowerPoint (includes instructions)
An all-purpose animated boardgame. Made simply with PowerPoint menus and commands. Easily editable. Good for all-purpose English games. Click the small grey number to make a game marker appear. Click the game marker to make it disappear. Instructions and suggestions on final slide (slide 4). Slide o...

Level: elementary
Age: 3-100
Downloads: 14

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