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Yes We Can- Will.I.Am
Song activity with Will.I.Am�s version of Obama�s "Yes, I Am" speech. There are three types of activities and a key on page two. Thanks.
Level: elementary
Age: 14-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 13


 
Listening: British Council podcast: "Charities"
Instructions: Listen to the British Council magazine podcast �Charities� and answer the questions below about the charities mentioned. The podcast is available online or for mp3 download from: http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/magazine/charities There is a different task available online. Thanks.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 21


 
Phrasal verbs: Travel
A two worksheet activity to introduce or practice phrasal verbs related to travel. There are teacher�s notes with a key on page 3. Elise
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 9


 
Video: Troy Davis execution- race vs rights- listening
Students do the pre-watching activity as a warm up to the topic of the death penalty. Then they listen and complete the blanks. There is a vocabulary activity afterwards. There is a key on the second page. This could be used in tandem with my reading activity about Tory Davis execution and the protests on Twitter: http://www.eslprintables.com/pr...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 26


 
Listening: Clip from Friends- gap fill
A short listening activity with the following clip from Friends: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_ESeEZD_OY The clip is only 2:30 minutes, so I used this as a warmer for my class, before talking about how friends support us and then going on to talk about affixes, with the word "friend" as a starter. Thanks.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: others
Downloads: 18


 
Treasure hunt- alphabet & have got
A treasure hunt, based on the battleships game, to review "have got" questions and short answers. It also reviews the 20 most frequent letters of the alphabet. Thanks.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 3


 
Passive voice- newspaper article
A lesson plan for a reading exercise looking at the passive voice. The article is from the Daily Mail newspaper (UK) about the arrest of a TV soap opera star. The lesson plan focusses on the usage of the passive rather than structure and form. Thanks.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 84


 
How to avoid apostrophe catastrophes!
The worksheet uses photos (page 2) of real life mistakes using apostrophes. Students work through the exercises to match the mistakes with the apostrophe rules, thereby discovering some of the rules for apostrophe usage.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 3


 
Vocab: Crime vocabulary pairs crossword
A pairs crossword activity to revise crime vocabulary. There�s a key on page 2. Thanks.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 1


 
Book report- writing lesson plan
A lesson plan outline focussing on a book review. It starts by looking at the book "Three Cups of Tea" (details included on pages 3 and 4), moving on to writing a synopsis of the first page, then discussing book review content before crafting the book report. This lesson format is taken from Tricia Hedge�s book "Writing"- I have chosen a differe...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: lesson-plan
Downloads: 10

 


Word formation- prefixes
A powerpoint including an intrdouction to prefixes and suffixes before focussing on prefixes. Here is a game to practice these prefixes: http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=571838#thetop I created a handout as well, based on the advice here: http://www.onestopenglish.com/support/ask-...

Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 50


Relative clauses
A power point presentation about relative clauses, using Vincent van Gogh as the concept. This was created for an upper intermediate class, so some of the language might need to be re-graded for lower levels. The presentation includes defining and non-defining relative clauses. Thanks.

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 28


Have- causative verb
A presentation with examples and practice for have as a causative verb. Hope it helps.

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 21


Word formation 2
There is a general introduction followed by a specific focus on suffixes -ful, -less and -able/ible and the prefixes for the opposites of adjectives. Thanks.

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 21


Modal verbs
A presentation with examples (and notes with details) about modals for: 1. Ability and possibility 2. Degrees of probability 3. Polite requests/permission/prohibition 4. Suggestions and advice Thanks and hope it helps.

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 33


Present Time: present simple, present perfect and present continuous review
Updated powerpoint. Students recall present tenses, then look at the images to write present tense sentences. The notes on the powerpoint include notes as to the usage of the correct tense.

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 12


1st, 2nd and 3rd conditionals
A presentation with examples explanation and practice for 1st, 2nd and 3rd conditionals. Includes examples with unless and alternatives for "would". Hope it helps.

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 29


Like and as for similarity
A presentation with examples to express similarity with like and as.

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 25


Introduction to the Passive Voice
An introduction to the passive using celebrities who commit crimes as the context (Hugh Grant and OJ Simpson). The presentation includes notes (quite detailed as I like a script!). Please excuse the references to Brazil, where I teach. Hope it is helpful.

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 6


Adverb position
Powerpoint outlining the rules for adverb position, including when there is more than only adverb in a sentence. Practice included at the end. Thanks.

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 170

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