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Five Witches for Halloween
Five pictures with a variety of exercises. Be careful! This is a re-worked version of a ws I uploaded previously, so you might already have it. I have deleted the previous one.
Level: elementary
Age: 8-14
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 93
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Harry Potter and Friends
There are two sheets, each with a picture of harry with friends. There are true/false,gap fill, questions and ideas for extension. Not linked to any particular HP film - good as starter or to reinforce present tense/ description / prepositions.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 11
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Describing photos: autumn images
Essentially, a reading exercise. They match the descriptions to the pictures.
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-100
Type:
Downloads: 26
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Play with 14 parts
This is a play (8 pages)with 14 parts, lasting about 12 minutes after practice, that I have written for my group (aged 12-14). It�s based on the legend of the Norse god, Balder. I�ve tried to make it funny and upbeat. Hope some of you can use it.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 17
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RC: that�s not fair! Or is it?
This is a reading comprehension, which discusses the content of a newspaper article. The claims made by the newspaper - that only in English is there a word for �fair� - is a contentious one. Key included. Link to original article included.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type:
Downloads: 39
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Beautiful Alice
A short passage with activities, including �true or false� on page 2. The language focus is repeated action in the past (used to/would). Mam is northern English for mum and a pit is a coal mine.
Level: advanced
Age: 11-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 49
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Naughty Ginger!
Two pages, focus past simple and the emergency services. Thanks to Ravensburger Puzzles for permission to use the picture. I hope you will find this useful.
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-14
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 109
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Gertie the Goose
A short story in the form of a fable. I ask the student to think up suitable morals. True or false and comprehension questions.
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-14
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 13
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COP26
This is a brief description of COP26 which hopefully will help students understand what is going on in Glasgow this November 2021. They have got some T/F sentences and some comprehension questions.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-16
Type:
Downloads: 61
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RC: The Tasting of the Marmite!
A straightforward reading comprehension. They read the story and answer the questions. Key included. I have tried to remain objective, but Marmite is really very tasty and students should be given the strongest encouragement to eat it:-)
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Type:
Downloads: 44
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The Five Keys to Success
Five inspirational posters based on the five keys to emotional and social success.
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-16
Downloads: 19
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What did Anne Boleyn, unfortunate wife of Henry the 8th, look like?
I have just returned from a visit to Hever castle, birthplace of darling Anne Boleyn. She was so badly done to, poor soul, by that foul monster Henry the 8th. All portraits of her were destroyed after her fall from grace. I think these two images - a miniature and a sketch, are her!
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Downloads: 17
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Describing Pictures
21 slides, each with an image or images and exercises. I�ve prepared this for English GCSE students, but a lot of it is useful as an esl resource.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-16
Downloads: 84
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Mr Bean goes swimming
The ppt is to go alongside the famous Mr Bean Goes Swimming (clip on Youtube). There are pictures of swimming things, which can be used for description/guessing games/picture splat. The cloze exercise can be used for practice of present simple or past simple. Can be printed off and used for sequenci...
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-17
Downloads: 26
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Harry Potter vs Gandalf
This powerpoint compares Harry with Gandalf. There are a number of activities: two clozes - missing words and missing vowels, a true or false and pictures that can be used for memory games/guessing games or splat. (I�ve had to reduce picture size to get in the limit, but you can easily enlarge them....
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-17
Downloads: 15
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Bullying
Anti-bullying week is coming up. I have made this for native English speakers, but I think a lot of the activities will be useful for esl teachers. Thank you to Tony Wow for permission to use his heart warming story about Kyle.
Level: advanced
Age: 10-16
Downloads: 81
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From potatoes to potato crisps
I did this as a project in a Business Studies/Product Design class. The students enjoyed learning all about crisps and designing their own packets. This ppt was previously reported for watermarked images - I have removed them.
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-17
Downloads: 35
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Teaching adverbs in a subtle manner
I went on a course �Grammar for writing� which informs us that you should teach grammar, but in a covert sort of way. I made this little ppt, which will be a nice little starter for reinforcing adverbs.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-16
Downloads: 20
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How did you do this year?
It�s the end of the academic year in some parts and a chance for the students to have a bit of self reflection time. The language used is the language of assessment and although I have prepared this for native speakers, I hope it might be useful for some of you.
Level: advanced
Age: 11-15
Downloads: 25
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Brexit: the issues - should Brits vote to stay in the EU, or leave it?
12 slides on Brexit = British exit from the EU. A complex issue - here are some basic considerations with some match-up exercises and visuals to promote debate.
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-100
Downloads: 67
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