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The silliest job titles
Funny elaborate job names which actually mean ordinary and well-known occupations of real people. The material is taken from BBC (the full address is given on the worksheet) Key provided.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 74
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Candies with a name
Reading w/s about some of the most famous candies - Skittles and M&M�s. A bit of history, the main facts and descriptions. There are 3 tasks with a key.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 156
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Morse code
Worksheet on the Morse code with 6 coded messages for students to decipher. The messages are jokes. After they learn the code, they can write coded messages themselves.
Level: elementary
Age: 11-14
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 94
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Urban legends: Killer in the backseat
3rd worksheet in my Urban legends series. T/F task, with KEY.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 327
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History of Braille
The story about how the Braille alphabet was invented and who did it. The alphabet is given as an illustration. There is a gap-fill task with KEY.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 196
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Edinburgh Tattoo
Reading worksheet on the spectacular and magnificent festival that takes place in Edinburgh in August. I witnessed one some time ago and I will never forget the sight. Students have to do a gap-fill task. With KEY.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 139
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Downshifting
When teaching about consumer society, you may have come across the term �downshifting�. It is getting more and more popular and it reflects changes in modern society. The text gives a short description of this process. There is a gap-fill task with KEY.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 125
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Carbon footprint
Reading and discussion worksheet on such environmental issues as carbon footprint, carbon coach, carbon calculator and carbon diet. W/s gives explanations of the terms and suggests ways of reducing global warming.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 83
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DO or MAKE
Simple task on DO/MAKE if you want to test your students� knowledge about these collocations.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 9
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Find the hidden treasure
I adapted this task from the Cambridge English Course published 25 years ago. It is good for any age starting from intermediate up to adults. It is a challenging task, students have to read the clues carefully and find the way to the hidden treasure. The teacher may prepare the "treasure" to give to the student who completes the task first.
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Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 296
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Writing task Life Story
Suitable for high-elementary to intermediate level. Students write a story based on the pictures. Useful words are given. The task can also be used for speaking practice.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Downloads: 16
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Reported questions
Rules, examples and practice tasks (with pictures) on reported questions.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 26
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Creative writing: Limericks
This presentation explains what a limerick is and how to write it. There are examples and tips for writing. Great fun in the classroom!
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 218
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Picture description
Students practice describing a painting by Marie-Fran�ois Firmin-Girard En Vacance. Useful words and phrases are given. Suitable for intermediate to advanced level.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 28
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Accident on the Road
Students look at the pictures and make up a story about an accident that happened on the road. Depending on students� age, you may add more complicated words for them to use.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 160
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Creative writing: Mini sagas
Writing mini sagas is a way to develop students� creative skills. Can be used with elementary students up to advanced - there are no age restrictions.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 67
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Present Simple
Animated ppt presentation about the Present Simple tense with rules, examples and exercises for young learners (10 pages)
Level: elementary
Age: 10-14
Downloads: 63
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Passive from Active
This presentation shows the students how an active sentence can be turned into passive. They see the examples and then make their own sentences.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 29
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Creative writing: Diamond poems
Diamond poems or diamantes are 7-line / 16-word poems written in the shape of a diamond. They have to be written according to the pattern and they are perfect for revising the parts of speech. Suitable both for younger and older students.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 118
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Rules and practice on the Reported Speech
Students learn the rules, see the examples and then practice making sentences in the Reported Speech. Pictures help a lot.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 48
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How to make a paper fortune teller
The video gives instructions how to make a paper fortune teller. Pupils may like to listen to a boy who is telling about each step and showing the process. While watching the video, pupils complete the gaps in the exercise. (For those who have already seen this exercise - I�ve uploaded it a second t...
Level: elementary
Age: 11-14
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Saving tropical rainforests
The video presents the campaign for saving rainforests started by Prince Charles. Students have to complete the task about the protection of rainforests.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
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Autumn song
Listening and singing task about autumn for younger kids. Pupils listen to a lovely song and write down the missing words. (The teacher can explain the most difficult words that are given there.) Then the pupils can listen to the song a second time and sing along.
Level: elementary
Age: 9-12
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Comparing life in England and Japan
For teaching cultural differences between England and Japan. I used an interview with an English woman who lives in Japan for the listening task. The reading task is based on the text taken from a blog of an Englishman living in Japan.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
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Present Continuous and Present Simple
Students listen to the song Lemon Tree by Fool�s Garden and fill the gaps with the present participle they hear. There are 2 more tasks on Present Continuous tense (including special cases).
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
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Living in England
Two interviews - one is listening and a gap fill task, the other is reading and matching questions with answers task - with people who describe living in England, its problems and good points. The tasks give valuable information about the way of life in England.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
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Vegetable idioms
A great video teaching idioms in a funny way. Students have to complete the gaps while watching the video, then do an additional task to consolidate their knowledge. (For those who have already seen this exercise - I�ve uploaded it a second time because the 1st got stuck.)
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
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