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Reading Comprehension Riddles
These are ten riddles to test students� reading comprehension. Vocabulary is varied. I made it for my group of 6th graders. Answer Key provided.
Note: I allow students to write the answers in their native language if they don�t know them in English--after all, I am grading reading comprehension, so if they understand the description, that�s g...
Level: elementary
Age: 11-14
Type: reading
Downloads: 25
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Dictation, Present Perfect Emphasized
Twelve sentences (or pairs of sentences) to be dictated to students to reinforce the use of the present perfect with some of its accompanying terms: just, ever, still, yet and already. Have the students correct their own sentences in English (one person can go to the board).
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: Choose
Downloads: 4
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Reading Comprehension Riddles
Here are ten written riddles to be used for an exam to evaluate written comprehension. The vocabulary is quite varied. Answers provided.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 22
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Washington, D.C.
This is an original text with information about the capital of the United States. It can be used to generate conversation about Washington, D.C., or travelling in general. The teacher might make some follow-up questions or ask the students to write their own questions about it, as if they were the teachers. There could be some explanation about ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 17
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Passive Structure with Have/Get
This is for older students to practice the special passive structure using Have/Get, used mostly to communicate when something is professionally done for a person. Ten sentences/situations are given and must be rephrased using the required structure. Answer Key included.
Level: advanced
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 15
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Present Perfect Practice--Dictation
This can be used to review several tenses, although the emphasis is on the present perfect, so students can get a feel for it before they have to use it. There are twelve sentences (some are pairs of sentences) to be dictated to students. One student goes to the blackboard while the rest copy the sentences into their notebooks. When each student�...
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: Choose
Downloads: 8
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Purpose Clauses
This is a fill-in-the-blank worksheet to practice the purpose clauses using to, in order (not) to, so as (not) to, and so + subject + present, future or conditional. It could also be used as an exam. There are 11 sentences, twice (the same ws is repeated on the first page in order to make fewer copies). Answers are given on the second page.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 14
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Used to, be used to, get used to
These are 7 situations which must be completed with a form of �used to�. The exercise is short and there are two on the page. Answer key provided.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 35
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Future Fill-in
These situations are slightly more difficult than the other fill-in worksheet I�ve submitted on the future. Students must fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb, be it using Shall, Will, To Be Going to, Present Simple or Present Continuous.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 24
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Professions/Jobs -- Riddles
These are lengthy descriptions of four professions to be read aloud in class for pronunciation practice and for comprehension. Students must discover which occupation each riddle describes. As a follow-up, I have students write their own description of different professions.
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 26
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