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3 Steps to Writing a Speech or Essay
In Japan, a lot of junior high and high school students are expected to write and give English speeches. But what I�ve found is that they lack an understanding of the writing process, and end up either having their teacher basically write it for them, or with a very messy, ineffective end result. These worksheets include the first 3 steps of the ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 32
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"Hocus Pocus" Writing Exercises
"Hocus Pocus" (1993) is a great film for showing what American Halloween is like, and also for the kid-friendly story. This WS includes a vocabulary section for BEFORE watching, a fill-in-the-blank for DURING, and a paragraph writing section for AFTER. Includes answer key and is fully editable.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 121
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Write About Yourself
This is a great way to either cap off a year of grammar (as an overall review) or begin a new year (as a refresher of last year�s grammar). Students first try to think of as many words as possible that are related to themselves (p.3). Then, they convert those words into full-on sentences, which they write into the boxes on the "Sentences About Me...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 15
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Reading Skills Worksheet
This is a great way to teach students *how* to read longer texts, whether for tests, practical situations, or pleasure. Students will learn about 4 reading styles (skimming, scanning, intensive, extensive), practice skimming and scanning, and learn how to use context clues to understand a text. With these techniques, students will be able to appr...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 44
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Lyrics Worksheet: Sk8er Boi by Avril Lavigne
These 2 pages contain a "Before Listening" section in which students match phrases from the song to their meanings, a "Listening" section in which students fill in the blanks, and an "After Listening" section in which students summarize the story contained in the song. The bolded line numbers indicate the parts of the song important for understand...
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 21
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"Super Size Me" Worksheet Answer Key
The answer key to both the Pre-Viewing and Viewing/Post-Viewing worksheets. Sorry I didn�t add it to the other files...created it separately before I thought better! I�ll try to update the original worksheets to include it in a day or so.
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 120
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Love Clinic
Perfect way to combine a Valentine�s Day theme with the "should" modal. I recommend using 2 periods for this. First, have students read a letter from an advice column about romance. This would be a good time to introduce romance-related vocabulary. (Sorry, no handouts for this, yet.) Then, have students write their own fictional "love problem"...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 5
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Think & Discuss: The Radio
This WS is a warm-up to a project in which students will make their own radio shows. For this activity, students answer questions such as, "How often do you listen to the radio?" and "What programs do you listen to?" and "What are the differences between TV and radio?" Then, students discuss in groups, and at the end, share with the class.
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 20
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"My Radio Show" Project
This is a great project for generating creativity, using a variety of learned English, and possibly giving shy students a chance to present without as much pressure. In groups, students think of an idea for a radio show or commercial. Then, they write a script (first and final draft). Last, they record. In my case, our school has a computer lab ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 46
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New Year Resolutions: Listen,Write, & Speak (Part 1)
These handouts are perfect for a comprehensive lesson about New Year�s resolutions. First, students listen to a dialogue (2x without handout, and 1x with handout) and fill in the blanks. Then, they learn how to write a resolution using future tenses "will" and "going to" and verbs such as "start ...ing" and "quit ...ing". After that, students wri...
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 38
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