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The Butterfly Color Song- colours
Students watch the video of the butterfly colour song (link included on page two- you tube video) and complete the activities, they then sing the song and draw their favourite butterfly. This is a nice colour review, there is a number activity as well. My students love this song, it�s very relaxing P.s. If, like me, you don�t have a colour print...
Level: elementary
Age: 5-11
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 3


 
Listening: British Council podcast: "Charities"
Instructions: Listen to the British Council magazine podcast �Charities� and answer the questions below about the charities mentioned. The podcast is available online or for mp3 download from: http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/magazine/charities There is a different task available online. Thanks.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 21


 
Listening: Clip from Friends- gap fill
A short listening activity with the following clip from Friends: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_ESeEZD_OY The clip is only 2:30 minutes, so I used this as a warmer for my class, before talking about how friends support us and then going on to talk about affixes, with the word "friend" as a starter. Thanks.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: others
Downloads: 18


 
Phrasal verbs: Travel
A two worksheet activity to introduce or practice phrasal verbs related to travel. There are teacher�s notes with a key on page 3. Elise
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 9


 
You read, I write: weddings, marriage and relationship vocabulary
Students take it in turns to read their text to their pair. Demonstrate that the students need to say blank or mmm to indicate where there is a gap. If students did not hear or understand the word, they should ask their partner �can you repeat that please?� or �can you spell that please?�. Arrange the class into pairs: A and B. Ask pairs A and B to...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 18


 
Adele- Hometown Glory
Listen to the song and delete the extra words. Key: Line 5- to Line 7- then Line 9- the Line 11- I�m Line 13- so Line 15- that Line 17- our Line 19- the Line 21- will Line 23- is Line 25- not Line 27- us Line 29- big Line 32- have Thanks.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 9


 
Phrasal verbs: Friends
Phrasal verbs activity working with definitions. Teacher�s notes are on page 3. Thanks.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 4


 
Body Language: A Key to Success in the Workplace: Bloomberg Business Weekly
Authentic, unabridged article with pre, while and after reading activities. Thanks
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 27


 
Find the people- countries and nationalities activity
Students complete an activity to match the countries to the flags then write the nationalities. They then, in pairs, play a version of battleships with people "hidden" in their grid to practice asking questions and short answers. Thanks.
Level: elementary
Age: 11-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 5


 
Reading: Troy Davis execution and Twitter
A reading activity about the execution of Troy Davis and the protests on Twitter. This could be used in tandem with my video activity about Troy Davis execution- race vs rights: http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=574787#thetop Thanks.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 12

 


Adjectives and adverbs: gradable & ungradable
A powerpoint showing gradabale and ungradable adjectives and the adverbs of degree and intensity that can be combined with them. Thanks.

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 30


Adverb position
Powerpoint outlining the rules for adverb position, including when there is more than only adverb in a sentence. Practice included at the end. Thanks.

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 170


Reported speech
A presentation about reported speech including: - introductory verbs - tense changes and no tense changes - pronoun changes - changes to place and time - modal verbs - reported questions - indirect commands & requests & suggestions Thanks.

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 9


Past expressing present or future time
A powerpoint slide outlining the use of past tenses with a present or future meaning for: I wish/If only Second conditional As if/as though It�s (about/high) time There are some practice activities at the end. Thanks

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 18


Relative clauses
A power point presentation about relative clauses, using Vincent van Gogh as the concept. This was created for an upper intermediate class, so some of the language might need to be re-graded for lower levels. The presentation includes defining and non-defining relative clauses. Thanks.

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 28


Pronunciation: word formation- suffixes
A powerpoint linked to this one: http://www.eslprintables.com/powerpoint.asp?id=47827#this Powerpoint reviews syllables and stressed syllables before looking at the pronunciation changes made by certain suffixes (as in the powerpoint) above. Thanks

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 43


Make and do
A simple presentation to elicit the phrases for make and do, to illustrate the rules at a basic level. Thanks.

Level: elementary
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 43


Word formation 2
There is a general introduction followed by a specific focus on suffixes -ful, -less and -able/ible and the prefixes for the opposites of adjectives. Thanks.

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 21


1st, 2nd and 3rd conditionals
A presentation with examples explanation and practice for 1st, 2nd and 3rd conditionals. Includes examples with unless and alternatives for "would". Hope it helps.

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 29


Idioms with by
A powerpoint to practice the authentic use of idioms with by: By choice, by heart, by mistake, by ear, by name, by far, by sight, by chance. The contexts are newspaper and website headlines. Key: 1. heart 2. name 3. mistake 4. sight 5. chance 6. ear 7. far 8. choice Thanks.

Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 22

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