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SEPTEMBER 11th 2001
Here is a short article about 9/11 for students to read. The first objective is a reading comprehension exercise. The second is about the difference between simple past and past continuous in a narrative.
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 29
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FILM NOIR (definition)
Here is a multiple-choice questionnaire about what a "film noir" is. A link is provided leading to the trailer of "The Maltese Falson" (1941) for the students to watch. Then they have to tick the answers corresponding to the genre. Answer keys provided. Enjoy.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type:
Downloads: 5
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WALL STREET CRASH 1929
Definitely a reading activity.This is a short text about the consequences of the crash of Wall Street in 1929 on a family. It includes activities like TRUE or FALSE, REPHRASING USING LINKWORDS, WRITTEN EXPRESSION (complaining and suggesting).
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 63
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Women�s rights
A webquest about the rights of women with weblink included.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 23
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BRITAIN�S GOT TALENT
Here is a worksheet I have created on the topic : "Never judge a book by its cover" or "The power of appearance". I wanted my pupils to listen, understand and then reformulate an extract of a song contest with Susan Boyle in their own words.
It was then followed by a debate : Is physical appearance so important ? Can we rely on it ?
The video li...
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 17
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A referendum about gay marriage in Ireland
A video from the BBC (keys included) about the referendum which was about to take place in May 2015. The questions go from B1 to B2 level and are open to any debate in class. At thend of the study, I asked my pupils to prepare a slogan (as seen on the lampposts in the video) to present their arguments for or against same sex marriage.
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 16
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ENGLISH IS A STRANGE LANGUAGE
A funny poem that most native English speakers can�t get very far without mispronouncing a word. Divide the class into 5 groups. The students in each group classify the words according to their sounds. Then they read aloud their paragraphs before their friends correct them or agree with their choices. At the end and as a homework, they have to be a...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 39
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British charities
A short gap-filling exercise to get to know a few famous British charities. My pupils liked it.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-14
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 8
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REORDERING WORDS
Different exercises where pupils have to order the different parts of speech.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 9
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SOUTH AFRICA�S PAVEMENT BOOKWORM
This is a listening exercise with grids to fill in, parts of the script to complete and about a piece of news on CCTV NEWS about Philani Dladla, a young man who wants to get out poverty in Africa by encouraging people to read books.
This activity is aimed at making pupils listen, take notes and reformulate what they have understood.
The link of ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 9
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