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Tom Lehrer "Pollution" dvd
A totally hillarious song by Tom Lehrer that your students are bound to love. Suitable for exam classes and generally upper-levels, connected to the topic of environment in a humorous way :-)
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 10


 
The Hobbit
Hi, Here is a movie handout for more advanced - FCE level (B2) students devoted to The Hobbit, gerunds and infinitives (in the form of transformations) and vocabulary (describing personality). All this with some discussion questions. The worksheet was originally inteneded to accompany the new Complete First for Schools, but I guess it can be used w...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type: others
Downloads: 50


 
CAE Advanced grammar auction
Another way to revise some tenses, gerunds and infinitives (mainly) in a fun way with your CAE group. Initially designed for Complete Advanced coursebook in mind. Gambling rules ;-D
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type: others
Downloads: 41


 
Urban legends film worksheet
This is a worksheet exploring an urban legend about a "cooked bride" (as a result of tanning bed overuse). The 7 min. long film can be downloaded from youtube.com (link included), there are both questions stimulating discussion about urban legends and personal appearance (and how far would you go to improve it). Enjoy!
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 32


 
Martin Luther King Assassination conspiracy theories
Yet another CAE worksheet this time on MLK assassination conspiracy theories. Link to the documentary included, so is the key. Hope it�ll stirr a discussion in your class!
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 20


 
Pictionary - vocabulary regarding weather and change
This is an advanced vocabulary pictionary game (your students have to draw the things on the cards, without drawing numbers or letters, their team has to guess the word within a minute) concerning weather and words describing change. Fun and different way to revise vocab! Designed with CAE Objective students in mind, but will suit any advanced leve...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: others
Downloads: 3


 
True Confessions of a Shopaholic documentary
This is a handout accompaning the youtube downloadable documentary showing a shopaholic $ 280 k in debt for buying clothes. At the end you will find a collaborative speaking task (FCE/CAE students oriented) giving students further exam oriented practice. Enjoy!
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 96


 
The Hobbit "riddles in the dark"
Here is a worksheet for the "riddles in the dark" scene from The Hobbit movie, link to youtube included. You will be better off with a dvd with English subtitles, though, as Gollum lisps heavily, which may be a problem for elementary students. It includes an activity on riddles as a warm-up which should be fun in class and a key, just in case. Enjo...
Level: elementary
Age: 10-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 30


 
The unreal past game
That�s a fun way for all yours "if only, I wish, I�d rather, it�s high time" practice. You need a coin to toss and students can only move when they produce a logical and grammatically correct sentence. Accept anything plausible in a described situation. If two students land on the same square, they should produce a different sentence. Have fun play...
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: others
Downloads: 50


 
FCE GRAMMAR AUCTION
Here is a more fun activity to review and practice FCE Use of English (it was created with the coursebook Ready for FCE in mind but can be used for any other). Distibute handouts with 20 questions and divide your class in pairs/small groups so that they feel safe and eventually, ask them to bid on sentences they think they can do. If they answer co...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 65

 


PLURALS GAME
If you are - like me - teaching these plurals (and spelling rules) again to beginners, this presentation will help you out there in the practice stage. Rules to review at first, examples next. Hope you like it :-) Clicking the right clue will make the answer show up under the picture.

Level: elementary
Age: 5-12
Downloads: 74


GERUNDS OR INFINITIVES BOMB GAME
Hi again! This time it�s gerunds and infinitives on the menu, I used it to practice with a CAE group. It�s the Bomb game, so divide your group into teams, explain that they�ll have to put in gerunds or infinitives (sometimes bare) in the gaps and if they are successful something is going to pop up -...

Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Downloads: 63


PAST TENSES and PRESENT PERFECT WHACK THE MOLE PART 2
Here is PART 2 of the game, you just have to download both and put the presentation back together. The game practices PAST TENSES and PRESENT PERFECT in a fun way, the aim is to clear a plot from a mole by inserting the correct verb form. Answers, instructions, animation and sound included. Too b...

Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Downloads: 34


Too much or too many? Crossing chickens game
A different way to practice too much/too many for elementary+ learners. This is a variation of snakes and ladders game, but with a twist, you only have one pawn which has to be clicked in order for it to move. Unfortunately answers will not show up (they are in the notes for the presenter) so you�ll...

Level: elementary
Age: 8-100
Downloads: 61


PAST TENSES and PRESENT PERFECT WHACK THE MOLE PART 1
After you have laboriously taught them narrative past tenses (Past Simple/Continuous, Past Perfect/Continuous plus Present Perfect/Continuous), it�s time for some fun practice! Animation and sound included, so are the answers if you click on the slide again. Instructions are provided in the first sl...

Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Downloads: 47


THAT�S ENTERTAINMENT! TV shows and films vocabulary :-)
The exercise contains pictures and puzzles to review vocabulary related to TV and movie industry. Double click on the right clue and the answer will appear under the picture. Best to everyone and special thanx to Latvija for the template :-)

Level: elementary
Age: 10-100
Downloads: 69


Present Continuous with future meaning and Present Simple Football Game
Here is a game for Present Continuous for future arrangements v. Present Simple. You click on the name of the footballer and it takes you to the question, the arrow at the bottom will take you back to the first page. Clicking on crosses (bad answer) or ticks (good one) will show points. Play in two ...

Level: elementary
Age: 10-15
Downloads: 49


Past Simple Mystery Box
Team game to consolidate Past Simple. Divide the class into any number of groups you want. Students of a team answer one question. If the answer is correct, they get 20 points. Then they must decide whether to open the mystery box (then they are not getting the 20 points), stay with the points they ...

Level: elementary
Age: 12-16
Downloads: 106


To be going to and Present Continuous bomb game Part 1
Forever grateful to foreverjinxed for the template ;-) Yes, you�ve encounteres these two in one of the cousebooks and are missing a fun exercise to practise? I give you plenty of examples for Present Continuous and to be going to, ideally to be played in teams with you keeping the score. To have ...

Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Downloads: 46


To be going to and Present Continuous bomb game Part 2
That�s the follow up to P1 of the game with the same title. Enjoy:-)

Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Downloads: 31


EXPRESSIONS OF THE FUTURE
Activate these future expressions with the advanced students! Give them your tired : bound to, on the point to, about to, due to, is to etc. Spice these up with some future tenses and voila... Use and enjoy!

Level: advanced
Age: 14-100


MODALS and EXPRESSIONS OF POSSIBILITY and CERTAINTY
Dear tired teachers ;-) Something to help you review these modals/perfect modals and other expressions like bound to, (un)likely to, little likelihood etc. Definitely for advanced students - I had my CAE guys in mind. Hope you enjoy it and have fun!

Level: advanced
Age: 14-100


CONDITIONAL I AND II GAME :-)
Conditional 1 and 2 review game! Fastest finger - let the best man/woman win the virtual bucks ;-) The game practises the aforementioned conditionals initially in affirmative sentences, then in questions. Always a part of the sentence with a verb is given to make it a bit easier. This game works!

Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100


Illnesses and injuries
Another way to review or recycle vocabulary tied with health and illnesses. To make guessing a bit easier there are funny pictures to help out ;-) Let the best man/woman win!

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100


Phrasal verbs
This is a game to practise phrasal verbs from English File Pre-Intermediate and their word order. Something less dull than a drill - enjoy :-)

Level: elementary
Age: 14-100


Snakes and ladders regular verbs
My first online exercise, hopefully will work now after corrections. Something I have been looking for myself, as it is both practice of vocab/verbs and regular verbs in Past Simple for elementary students. Enjoy!

Level: elementary
Age: 8-100


Snakes and ladders review conditionals, relative pronouns and prepositions
This is a review exercise for pre-intermediate students. Will help you to review Conditionals I and II, relative pronouns which/who, and finally adjectives with prepositions (e.g. interested in, keen on, fond of, terrified of etc.). All in multiple choice format. Enjoy!

Level: elementary
Age: 11-100


Clothes vocabulary hangman
Perhaps a warm-up for your class devoted to describing people or just a practice exercise for A1 students? Enjoy :-)

Level: elementary
Age: 6-100


TOO MUCH TOO MANY snakes and ladders
Dear Colleagues, here is an exercise to practise too much/too many with fairly easy vocabulary (A1/A2 level), designed with a Your Space 2 cousebook in mind, but can be used with anything else. Use and enjoy, sharing feels good :-)

Level: elementary
Age: 10-14


PAST SIMPLE OF "TO BE" GAME
Fun practice of the verb "to be" in Past Simple in all shapes and sizes (was, wasn�t, were, weren�t). For A1/A2 students, suitable rather for younger students (not adults). Have fun :-D

Level: elementary
Age: 9-100