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HollyHirst
Holly Hirst
United Kingdom



I am an Englishwoman working in Russia. I teach mostly childrens classes but have a few adult classes in among! Previously, I worked in Spain.

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The Ugly Duckling
This is a very simple worksheet for young learners that I used after watching the Disney English version of �The Ugly Duckling�. The first exercise they have to match the family words to the picture and in the second they have to look at the picture and then colour in the �happy� or �sad� face and then orally make the sentence.
Level: elementary
Age: 4-6
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 5


 
Ghost stories
This is a reading exercise. I normally give different readings to different kids and they can then ask each other questions to get the answers. I�ve also done it as a �running reading� with the text put up in various places. I often start the lesson by cutting the stories in half and having the kids find the person with the other half of their...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 27


 
Robin Hood Dominoes
This is a very simple Robin Hood Domino game to practise the vocabulary with the kids.
Level: elementary
Age: 6-11
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 7


 
Summarising verbs
This is a speaking activity to practise using summarising verbs. The sheets should be cut out and then the students should match the summarising verb to the correct example. They should then use the verbs to report what was said. Suggested answers are included on the second sheet. Hope this is helpful.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 6


 
Star Signs
You can use this as a reading. There are some scanning questions attached to the end of the sheet. You can also work with the reading however you like. I asked students to decide who their perfect partner would be from the star sign descriptions and also if they agreed that their personality matches the supposed personality for their star sign.
Level: elementary
Age: 13-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 52


 
Fairytale descriptions 1
This worksheet uses the students uses to topic of fairytales to enrich and revise students� descriptive vocabulary. Each picture represents a character type (princess, prince, witch, wolf, monster, fairy (godmother), dwarfs and queens) and you should ask them to think about a typical example of this character or how these characters typically are ...
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 16


 
England listening/reading
This is a worksheet about Great Britain that can be used as a reading or listening. I generally use it as a listening. It makes the students answer questions, colour, learn how to describe flags. As far as I know, the information is accurate although the population may be a bit out of date when you use it! It�s worth checking. As for flags a...
Level: elementary
Age: 11-17
Type: lesson-plan
Downloads: 12


 
An �interview� with the Beatles
This is a worksheet I made for a VERY beginners class (who are doing New English File). It�s an �interview� with the Beatles...obviously bearing very little relation to reality except in the most basic details and I�m doing it as a listening exercise. (Teachers� copy on second page!) It�s mostly to practise �to be� and greetings. It has a little...
Level: elementary
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 6


 
All conditionals - Finish the sentence
This is a very easy speaking activity to get the students practising conditionaly sentences. They should finsih the sentences using the correct conditional form.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 11


 
Spiders
This is the second of my horror story worksheets. The story is an urban legend which you can find many versions of on the net. This has been adapted specially for my pre-intermediate class. It can be used for reading for pleasure or maybe by giving pairs of students a particular story and then putting one student from each pair or group in a big...
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 7

 

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