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Media history timeline
This media history timeline should help make ss aware that the evolution of the media has been going on for a very long time, and has played a central role in the way we perceive the world.
Projecting one event at a time enables the teacher to elicit discussion from ss regarding not only the changes that event caused, but also its the relevance fo...
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-100
Type: others
Downloads: 16
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Exercises on possessives - determiners and pronouns
Two very simple exercises to have students practice the different usages of possessive determiners and possessive pronouns.
Level: elementary
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 22
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Food Domino E
This is the fifth file (out of six) of a domino game on food.
If you are curious about how to turn these pictures / text into domino pieces and of how it is meant to be played by ss, look for the description I wrote (in this box for comments) on the two first files - Food Domino A and Food Domino B.
To make this specific file ( Food domino E) sma...
Level: elementary
Age: 6-14
Type: others
Downloads: 5
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Mirror, mirror, on the wall
Sally is a very insecure teenager who sees a very distorted image of herself when she looks in the mirror.
Ss are asked to reflect upon it and then very briefly describe her (in one or two sentences), both physically and psychologically. In a second exercise, they are asked to read a text about beauty as a social construction in order to spot and ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 17
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Word search on jobs
A word search activity that requires students to find 30 jobs - jobs that consist of more than one word (e.g. - computer technician) have the two words shown one right after the other, with no separation in between them.
Level: elementary
Age: 8-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 28
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Food Domino D
This is file four out of six.
If you are curious about this, look for the files Food Domino A, Food Domino B and Food Domino C - preparation and usage are explained there.
This specific file is differentr from all the previous ones because I had to remove some of the pictures that are meant to be there, in order to make the file small enough to ...
Level: elementary
Age: 6-14
Type: others
Downloads: 3
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Flashcards - House and home
These flashcards can be used with the name of the object printed right underneath it (so, just print it as it is) or they can be used to revise some vocabulary (CD, TV, sofa, ...) and introduce other items, as well.
An interactive approach to them may be achieved by separating the names from the pictures; the names are randomly distributed by the ...
Level: elementary
Age: 10-14
Type: flash-card
Downloads: 46
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Food domino B
This is the second file out of six that are needed to complete the game "Food domino"
If you are curious about what this is or how it works, look for the file Food Domino A (I explained it all there) - there �s just one little thing I forgot: after having the pieces cut, I glued each one of them to a piece of cardboard and covered them in adhesive...
Level: elementary
Age: 6-14
Type: others
Downloads: 2
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Space Oddity
This worksheet begins with an exercise to fill in the blanks of David Bowie�s song. It then moves on to some comprehension exercises on the contents that help ss better understand the two perspectives on space exploration (how Ground Control sees it and how Major Tom truly feels it).
Once the song is clearly understood, it�s time for critical read...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: others
Downloads: 19
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I, Robot
This worksheet about the movie "I, Robot" (based on Isaac Asimov�s novel and starring Will Smith) consists of a few during-viewing activities.
Ss are asked to identify and then very briefly characterise some of the main characters. A vocabulary exercise is also included at the end, to make sure they understand some phrases in the context they are ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 12
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Passive voice - present simple and past simple
A very simple PowerPoint presentation on the passive voice (usage and form) of sentences in the present simple tense and in the past simple tense.
The examples shown make this powerpoint a good teaching tool to work with late teenagers / adults.
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-100
Downloads: 34
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Expressing obligation - have to - must - mustn�t
A simple and easy way to draw students attention to the fact that both "must/have to" and "mustn�t" express obligation, and the "mustn�t" is not the negative of "must".
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Downloads: 31
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Quiz on Space Exploration
This PowerPoint consists of ten multiple choice questions on different stages of space exploration. It is a nice way to introduce the topic of space exploration - students choose the answers they consider correct and then compare them to the key that comes at the end, to check their score.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 43
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Informal letters
This powerpoint characterises informal letters. It clarifies who they are to be written to, the type of language they should contain and the tone to be used in them.
It contains practical examples of informal language (namely, of contractions, informal words, slang, colloquialisms), the structure t...
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Downloads: 27
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At the restaurant
In this powerpoint presentation I show pupils the different stages that are included in a situation in the restaurant (greeting, ordering food and/or drinks, asking for the bill, leaving a tip, ...) and I present them several specific examples of how they can actually perform in each situation (some...
Level: elementary
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 72
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Meet the Clarksons
This is a game which ss play by clicking on the correct answers; if they do so, they move on to the next question until they get to the end of it. If they click on a wrong answer, they will be given a second chance.
The questions include the adequate means of transportation for the Clarkson family ...
Level: elementary
Age: 7-12
Downloads: 4
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Past Simple Tense
Clear and detailed explanation on how to form the past simple tense (in the affirmative, in the negative and in the interrogative), and on spelling changes of regular verbs in the affirmative.
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Downloads: 38
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Language in use - past simple vs. present perfect
Past simple tense (usage) vs. present perfect tense (form and usage).
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Downloads: 33
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Phrasal verbs with turn
Powerpoint with phrasal verbs made from "turn" - the most common meanings are explained with a clear definition and a practical example of how each can be used.
Verbs with similar or opposite meanings are grouped in the same slide to help ss compare and contrast them as to meaning and usage.
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-100
Downloads: 15
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Modal verbs
This PowerPoint explains the most common usage of modal verbs, giving specific information about the limits to the usage of each one of them and illustrating the contents with specific examples (whenever necessary, the sentences in which modals are used come as a part of two- or three-long sentence ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Downloads: 49
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