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ROUTINES: Whodunnit reading comprehension (Solve the crime)
The idea behind this is that someone has broken the classroom window, but no one will admit to it. This exercise contains written versions of the interviews with the suspects in which they explain their daily routine. It is the job of the English language learners to work out who broke the window. They can do this by comparing the suspects� daily r...
Level: elementary
Age: 6-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 21
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Beatles - Should have Known Better (Pronunciation and weak forms)
This beatles song can be used to raise students� awareness of weak forms and contractions, introduce them , or revise them. For example, you could use this to teach the schwa sound (for example ev-ry-thing not ev-er-y-thng and contractions like should-u and should-of (rahther than should have), gimme, gonna.
It can be used with elementary, but ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 30
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Imagine� Song - Part One
Listening Comprehension to the song Imagine. I like to add variety, so I included exercises for the original song by John Lennon as well as a cover version by Avril Lavigne. This also gives students the opportunity to discuss and compare both versions. There are some vocabulary exercises on the next page.
I used this song as part of a series of...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 122
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�The Korean American Success Story� Article and Reading Comprehension
Reading comprehension for upper-intermediate and advanced students on the �Korean American Success Story.� BBC News article.
You could use this as a stand-alone lesson, or use it to lead into a discussion of immigration. I used it together with a discussion worksheet, (uploaded seperately) which worked well. The immigration discussion questions ...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 38
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Chores Battleships Game - Do you have to....?
Chores: sweep the floor, walk the dog, take out the trash (rubbish), make the bed, cook, do the laundry (washing)
This is a battleships game for students to work in pairs and practise asking closed questions related to chores and days of the week, such as "do you have to walk the dog on Saturdays?" The game has the advantage that the students wi...
Level: elementary
Age: 7-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 19
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Discussion: Home (Conversation Questions)
Discussion questions about the meaning of home for intermediate and advanced adult students.Since there are many other conversation questions on the topic available on the internet, I wanted to make something new and original for the students, so I focused mainly on quotes and proverbs.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 30
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Thanksgiving (Teens and adults) listening reading and speaking
Here are some materials I made for an adult intermediate class on Thanksgiving. It would also be suitable for advanced students. The class is 2.5 hours, so there�s a lot of material here. It starts off with a youtube video about the history of Thanksgiving and its traditions http://www.youtube.com/v/xL9HrFIedtg&feature=youtube accompanied by listen...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: others
Downloads: 90
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DISCUSSION �Imagine� Song by John Lennon - Part Three
INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED
I used this song as part of a series of lessons - the previous two lessons were a listening comprehension (to accompany the song) and a reading comprehension about the controversy around the song. The first time I heard ��Imagine�� it seemed like just a simple, idealistic and rather sugary song: I couldn��t have been mo...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 207
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Classroom Language: Communicative Board Game. (Requests and Permission)
A communicative language game to practise asking for permission and makng requests; for example: "Please may I stand up?" This is an effective and engaging way to teach and practise classroom language. I changed the usual board game procedure to ensure that the success of the game is dependent on students speaking, thus creating a genuine need to c...
Level: elementary
Age: 5-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 47
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Listening and singing:
This listening exercise is designed to accompany a song that can be found on the internet very easily: the link to the song is included in the printable. After completing the listening exercise, students may sing the song. I have included the lyrics in my printable.
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Students will need...
Level: elementary
Age: 7-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 8
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