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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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Australian animals - internet exercise
This is an activity for the kids to do by researching the information on internet (they can find almost all, if not all, the information on wikipedia. The kids love these sheets and it gives them a chance to learn more about other English speaking countries.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 22


 
Creating a soap opera
I used this worksheet with a teen group to help them structure their project which was to write and perform a ten minute sketch of a soap opera scene. We brainstormed typical soap opera plots first and had previously done work on the past simple and on emotions which we included in the plays. The group really got into it and produced some great...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: lesson-plan
Downloads: 4


 
Shop dialogues
Just a simple reading exercise for very young learners. They can join the fruit to the right dialogue and then practice them. I suggest introducing the dialogue structure (maybe with �Can I help you?�) and getting them doing mini roleplays before introducing the sheet.
Level: elementary
Age: 4-6
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 8


 
Snow White
This worksheet uses a familiar fairytale. It provides a short reading which highlights the typical phrases found in fairytales (the ultimate idea is that you can use this to form a template for the students to write their own story). It also highlights some new vocabulary and there is a reading comprehension which encourages the students not simp...
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 28


 
idioms of personality
This is a fun worksheet to practise some common British idioms about personality. Sorry about the layout of the pictures. I can�t quite get it to upload right but you should be able to change them so they don�t cut any sentences in half! The next sheet is a (slightly polemic) text about what our idae of a hero is that you can use as a reading an...
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 16


 
Cry - Rihanna
This is a simple exercise on the Rihanna song �Cry� - a specific request from my students. I�ve just done a simple gap fill, focusing mainly on verbs and some other words that I�m working on with my students, and a true and false exercise. Hope it�s useful
Level: elementary
Age: 11-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 6


 
Daily routine
This is a sheet in three parts: vocab work, listening and speaking. At the end of the sheet the students should be able to tell you about their daily routine.
Level: elementary
Age: 14-17
Type: lesson-plan
Downloads: 10


 
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


 
Sport in Australia
This is another of my passport sheets. This one is to get the kids familiar with some sports that are popular in Australia and some competitions that Australia participate in. The sheet is a mix of reading, investigation and vocab work. I hope it comes in useful!
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 33


 
Creature vocab dominoes
This is a worksheet which I have used to accompany my ghost stories worksheet. I use it to preteach the vocabulary about animal parts. It�s really just a simple game of dominoes. Enjoy.
Level: elementary
Age: 9-14
Type: others
Downloads: 1

 

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