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INDIRECT QUESTIONS -- WORKSHEET TO USE WITH OR WITHOUT MATCHING PPT
This worksheet is designed to be paired with the ppt found here: http://www.eslprintables.com/powerpoint.asp?id=99294#thetop
However, it can also be used independently. There is a simple A/B conversation. The B answer is provided. This is designed to be pair-work, and the pairs work together to write what the "A" question must be in order to ge...
Level: elementary
Age: 15-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 16
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INTERMEDIATE BUSINESS ENGLISH - GOING GLOBAL - LESSON 2 OF 2
This is Lesson 2 of 2 of my Business English unit "Going Global". This portion focuses on speaking practice utilizing the homework assignment from Lesson 1. This will actually end up being a 4-part section, as the next unit is schedule to be "Going Global II", and will focus on building & using some basic vocabulary for international trade, and wil...
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 17
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ADVANCED BUSINESS ENGLISH - GETTING THE INTERVIEW - PART 1 OF 2 (RESUME WRITING)
Latest installment in my Business English series --
This lesson uses sourced material (credit given within the document) to facilitate discussion on what makes an effective resume for use in an international environment. I teach in China, so this worded around my current environment. HOWEVER! This is *easily* adapted for any country.
This...
Level: advanced
Age: 18-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 21
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SENTENCE BUILDING DICE GAME
This lesson uses dice and word lists numbered 1-6, student rolls, then makes a sentence out of that word. Sounds easy? But wait! When they get a little to comfy, you slip in another list and a second die. Then a third, fourth, fifth. Then suddenly change lists in the middle of a sentence. Or change partners. Anything to keep them thinking really fa...
Level: elementary
Age: 14-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 28
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INTERMEDIATE BUSINESS ENGLISH - AIR TRAVEL AND HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS - LESSON 1 OF 2
This is the next in my Business English series -- HOWEVER!! This can also be used in a NON-business teaching environment. It is focused more on the vocabulary aspect and less on the business aspect. The tie-in to a business context will come in the Part 2 of 2. That part should be ready within the next day or so. This lesson is extremely heavy on s...
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 24
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CLOTHES AND FASHION
For this lesson you will need to collect some pictures from fashion magazines or other sources where you can see fully the clothes the people are wearing. Obviously, color pictures work best. Be sure to collect a wide variety including various colors, patterns, styles, functions. This lesson is very heavy on Student Talk Time - easily 80+ percent -...
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Type: lesson-plan
Downloads: 33
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ADVANCED BUSINESS ENGLISH - WHAT MAKES AN EFFECTIVE LEADER (LEADERSHIP)
This is the next in my Business English series -- Because of the structure of the project I�m creating this for, this is in the form of 2 lesson plans that make up a 2-part unit. There�s homework between the first and second lessons, but this is certainly optional and easily omitted with little to no impact on the class. The activities here will ea...
Level: advanced
Age: 18-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 54
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INTERMEDIATE BUSINESS ENGLISH - WHAT DO YOU DO? 1 OF 2
This lesson is designed to facilitate describing jobs and job responsibilities. To enable students to talk about their duties and their coworkers� duties. To discuss work and life balance. To introduce new work-related vocabulary and provide opportunity to use it. This segment has the option to be paired with a companion segment that will be upload...
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 32
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APARTMENT HUNTING
I teach adult learners in Beijing, China. So 99 of my materials will always be in that context. But they are easily changed for other frames of reference. This one focuses on a recent college graduate getting his/her first apartment and the decision process involved. It introduces prioritizing, amenities, choices, advertising, calling for informati...
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 20
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INTERMEDIATE BUSINESS ENGLISH - MAKING ARRANGEMENTS - LESSON 1 OF 2
This is the next installment in the Business English course I am designing. This is Lesson 3, Part 1 of 2. This lesson introduces phrasal verbs to be used in making arrangements and travel plans. Then students work together to create dialog with target vocabulary, then present it in a competition format. Homework assignment optional, but will be us...
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 22
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NEGOTIATIONS -- BUSINESS ENGLISH
Hi, all -- This is an activity to promote the language of negotiations. There�s useful phrases, vocabulary, discussion points for pair work. And it all wraps up with a role play to incorporate it all. I hope you like it.
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Downloads: 24
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WEATHER, SEASONS, TIMES OF DAY, TEMPERATURES - PART 3 OF 5
First, let me apologize for there being 5 parts to this. Once again, the file limits have bitten me in the backside! This lesson is a format I�ve been using for about 4 yrs, and it has always worked well for me. I usually just do it on the board, but decided to put it into a ppt for larger classes. ...
Level: elementary
Age: 13-100
Downloads: 14
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WELCOME TO BURNING MAN -- TEACHING VOCAB VIA CONTEXT - PART 5 OF 6
First, let me apologize for there being SO many separate ppts. The file limits are harsh sometimes. I used this with a group of Chinese students to teach vocabulary in context via an introduction of Burning Man. My students really got into it and asked a ton of questions. Towards the end, I divided ...
Level: advanced
Age: 18-100
Downloads: 11
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ART IMITATES LIFE, LIFE IMITATES ART - ADVANCED DISCUSSION - PART 1 OF 2
This is Part 1 of 2 -- Presentation of the concepts of Life Imitates Art and Art Imitates Life. First half introduces the two ideas, what each side believes, and the origins. The second half introduces assorted art pieces for description. Lastly, a group discussion activity to express their own bel...
Level: advanced
Age: 18-100
Downloads: 36
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WEATHER, SEASONS, TIMES OF DAY, TEMPERATURES - PART 1 OF 5
First, let me apologize for there being 5 parts to this. Once again, the file limits have bitten me in the backside! This lesson is a format I�ve been using for about 4 yrs, and it has always worked well for me. I usually just do it on the board, but decided to put it into a ppt for larger classes. ...
Level: elementary
Age: 13-100
Downloads: 14
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REVIEW OF REGULAR/IRREGULAR VERBS, AS/WHEN/WHILE, PAST PROGRESSIVE, PAST TENSE, BEGINNER, INTERMEDIATE, LOW INTERMEDIATE,
I prepared this (21 slides) as a review of the grammar points taught from Beginner to Lower Intermediate Level. These are things that all students SHOULD know and be able to accurately use by this point.
There�s an exercise to match present verbs with their irregular past tense. There�s a compl...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Downloads: 36
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COMPOUND NOUNS & COMPOUND ADJECTIVES
This presentation helps students identify and use both compound nouns and compound adjectives. The first part illustrates how compound nouns and compound adjectives can (and usually do) replace more complicated grammar that uses dependent clauses. Then students practice identifying the right compou...
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-100
Downloads: 58
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VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT - UPCYCLING - PART 1 OF 2
This PPT introduces the concept of upcycling and teaches a lot of new vocabulary via context. I used it for an English Corner with a mixed group -- everything from beginner to advanced -- and encouraged discussion of what they like, don�t like, ways to make the ideas better, etc.
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Downloads: 21
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VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT -- WEATHER -- TORNADOES -- PART 2 OF 2
I don�t know about other countries, but in China we foreign teachers are forevermore tasked with "English Corner" -- it tends to be an hour-long dog & pony show about pretty much anything we choose. I often use mine to teach vocabulary in context and to do cultural exchange.
This PPT is about t...
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-100
Downloads: 24
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WELCOME TO BURNING MAN -- TEACHING VOCAB VIA CONTEXT - PART 6 OF 6
First, let me apologize for there being SO many separate ppts. The file limits are harsh sometimes. I used this with a group of Chinese students to teach vocabulary in context via an introduction of Burning Man. My students really got into it and asked a ton of questions. Towards the end, I divided ...
Level: advanced
Age: 18-100
Downloads: 10
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