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Planning- Writing to argue- Article
We all know how crucial planning is in writing. This is a very useful resource to help students plan their ideas when writing an article.
An example task is given: To write an article for the school newspaper arguing about the positives and negatives of distance learning. Students are taken step by step through the task. It�s useful to revise purp...
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 53
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The Iron Man - What shall I eat?
This activity sheet on what the Iron Man eats has 3 activities: Fill in the gaps with vowels; Group things into 4 categories (food, animals, made of metal, around the house) and an Odd One Out task.
It is based on The Iron Man book, by Ted Hughes.
Level: elementary
Age: 7-14
Type:
Downloads: 11
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Neutral Tones poem - by Thomas Hardy
Who says Hardy is boring and difficult to read? Listen to the poem read on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s2Cl64zYzA.
There is so much feeling (suffering) in a poem meant to show neutrality of a relationship. There is symbolism, pathetic fallacy, metaphors and more. However this worksheet has a copy of the poem, some quotes to match and a though...
Level: advanced
Age: 11-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 31
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Adjectives
What are adjectives - types and examples and a focus on using vivid adjectives for description. The examples are colour coded to make grouping easier. It could be used for displays, as a help-sheet or simply for teaching about adjectives.
For some reason, when you preview, it shows incomplete text boxes. It�s fine though when you download. Enjoy!
Level: elementary
Age: 9-100
Type: grammar-guide
Downloads: 19
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Nouns
What are nouns - types and examples and a focus on using senses and adjectives to add detail to descriptions. The examples are colour coded to make grouping easier. It could be used for displays, as a help-sheet or simply for teaching about nouns. For some reason, when you preview, it shows incomplete text boxes. It�s fine though when you download....
Level: elementary
Age: 9-100
Type: grammar-guide
Downloads: 14
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Short Vowels and CVC Words Mat
A word mat containing words with all short vowels.
Level: elementary
Age: 4-12
Type:
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Refugee Boy - Chapters 2-3 Vocabulary Match
A words and definitions match on chapters 2-3. Answers included.
Level: advanced
Age: 10-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 3
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Describing a neutral setting
What�s neutral? Students are given a neutral setting image with descriptions and are asked to sort out the literary devices into a table.
This could be used on its own or it could be used with the poem Neutral Tones by Thomas Hardy (or a similar one, where nature mirrors the feelings from the poem). I also uploaded a worksheet on the poem here htt...
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 30
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Persuasive Techniques
Mix and Match definitions to technique.
Fill in the gaps with the technique.
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-100
Type:
Downloads: 22
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The Iron Man by Ted Hughes- Chapter 4
Chapter 4 of Iron Man simplified and shortened with glossary. Activities include a matching of lines from the text to the corresponding pictures and also matching literary devices. The level of work is slightly higher than in the other chapters as it has lots of language features.
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-14
Downloads: 19
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The Iron Man by Ted Hughes- Chapter 1
This is a Iron Man, by Ted Hughes lesson on Chapter 1. It includes a simplified version with visuals, vocabulary work and some practice on past tense verbs. Solutions are included.It is very useful for making reading more accessible to beginner readers. It definitely helped my Year 7 EAL pupils to...
Level: elementary
Age: 7-14
Downloads: 17
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The Iron Man by Ted Hughes- Chapter 5
Chapter 5 - the final one of The Iron Man. This time I included comprehension questions on the text.
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-14
Downloads: 15
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Holiday: At the Seaside
A Seaside Pictionary!
Level: elementary
Age: 7-16
Downloads: 42
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Refugee Boy-Chapter 6 vocabulary
A list of vocabulary with definitions from Chapter 6, followed by a Fill in the Gaps Task to test understanding of new words.
Level: advanced
Age: 10-100
Downloads: 4
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Vowel U word mat
A word mat to help with those words containing vowel U in the the middle
Level: elementary
Age: 4-12
Downloads: 18
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Spelling Strategies
A list of useful spelling strategies with examples. How we apply some of these spelling strategies to remember �necessary�, �disappointed�, �accommodate� �beginning�, �know�. I used this as part of a spelling intervention program in a London secondary school.
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-100
Downloads: 19
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Animal Farm -By George Orwell- Persuasive Speech- Writing PEE
Identifying Persuasive Techniques in The Old Major�s speech extract and writing PEE paragraphs. As usual, I included a glossary, a writing frame and a model paragraph, both colour coded. There is also Past Simple practice. Animal Farm is a very interesting allegory that uses animals to illustrate c...
Level: advanced
Age: 13-100
Downloads: 32
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Vowel I word mat
A word mat that supports learning of words with mid vowel I. You can use it for display, pupil reference, teaching or testing.
Level: elementary
Age: 4-12
Downloads: 18
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Covid-19 article comprehension and writing tasks
An article adapted from TheDay.co.uk with a list of words to check meaning, a quiz for comprehension and possible writing tasks. I hope you like it.
Level: advanced
Age: 11-100
Downloads: 48
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