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Christmas Shopping
One of a series about festivals in Britain. This is my own original text and is not available in any textbook, anthology or website.
The series was originally intended to serve two purposes:
1. to familiarise Chinese students intending to study in Britain with aspects of the culture. It should also be relevant to students in other Asian cou...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 2
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Summarising from Reading
One of a series of articles about UK culture designed to develop reading skills as well as prepare students intending to study or work in the UK. It focuses on integrated skills of reading and speaking. Useful for TOEFL,GAC etc classes.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 7
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Amazing Animal analogies
An introduction to similes,metaphors and idioms used for comparison. It is aimed at students preparing for Cambridge FCE, IELTS, TOEFL, BED etc who need to cope with similes, metaphors and idioms in reading passages.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7
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Remember, Remember the 5th of November
The 2nd in a series aimed at students intending to study or live in Britain. Useful for practising the use of contextual clues for decoding new vocabulary.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 15
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British Culture: Superstition
Another in my series of self written articles about aspects of British life and culture intended for students aiming to study, work or live in the UK. Focuses on the reading skill of prediction and includes an integrated writing task.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 29
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Emergencies
The second in a series of worksheets for pre inter and inter travel English classes. this one deals with emergencies on holiday; situations, emergency vehicles, responses etc. I hope it is useful.
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 29
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Celebrating Love
This is the 3rd of a series of reading passages intended for students planning to study or live in the UK. It also provides practice in vocabulary building techniques from reading.
Caution! Not suitable for use in cultures where discussing relationships in class may cause embarrassment.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 1
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Modals: May and Might
Multi page worksheet intended for upper elementary or lower intermediate students. Could suit any age but originally written for middle school students. Focuses on the communicative function of the modals may and might.
Level: elementary
Age: 11-14
Type: grammar-guide
Downloads: 59
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Describing Personality
Do your IELTS students struggle to describe personality in anything but the simplest terms? Here is a worksheet designed to develop more sophisticated vocabulary and give students practise in using it. The worksheet is designed for IELTS preparation classes but may be useful for other advanced courses as well.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 46
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Grammar for Making Generalisations
Grammar handout intended to raise awareness of common mistakes in academic writing when making generalisations. Useful for IELTS, TOEFL, GAC etc courses
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: grammar-guide
Downloads: 11
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