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Exam: Comment Writing on Summerhill School
This is an exam I developed for my 12th graders. It consists of a reading comprehension part with true/false sentences and a text production section. They have to write a comment on the concept of Summerhill School, limited to 200 words, to make sure they write concise English and get right to the point. This exam is meant for intermediate to advan...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 36
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Michael Moore�s Bowling for Columbine: Comprehension Questions, Part II
Part II of the comprehension questions on Michael Moore�s disturbing documentary. The questions are asked in the same order as the answers are revealed during the film. The students can answer the questions in key words while the movie is shown, so that you can have a discussion about it afterwards. Sorry, for having to split the file in two parts ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 129
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Relative clauses 3 pages
Short and simple grammar guide plus 2 pages of exercises: One page of blank space exercises and another with a matching exercise in which the students have to assemble their own sentences. First page grammar explanations can also be drawn at the blackboard if you don�t want to hand them out as photocopies. Simple but effective.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 23
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Revision of passive voice
Short grammar revision of passive voice plus two pages of exercises that drills students on the grammatical structure in different tenses plus a translation exercise. Used in vocational school in 11th and 12th grade (on intermediate to upper intermediate level. I revise passive voice sometimes in connection with the topic �crime�. That�s why the t...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 26
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A guide to summary writing in 5 steps
A five step guide to summary writing that can also be used as a checklist after the students have written their summaries. For intermediate to advanced learners.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 56
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Written Exam: Our True Hero
Written exam on a slightly adapted newspaper article about the death of a British soldier in Afghanistan. Tasks include a short summary, an analysis of stylistic features and an assessment of the readers� comments. I created it for my 12th graders, definitely for advanced learners. Maybe it�s of use for some of you ;-)
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 43
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Exam: comment writing on the subject of environment
This exam for 12th graders asks the students to write a comment: Would they be willing to accept much higher airline prices when travelling as tourists instead of on business?? The comment has to be written according to a rigid structure and is limited to 150 to 200 words (+/- 10 per cent) to force students to express their ideas without beating ar...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 16
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Revision Passive voice: Introductory worksheet
May be used as an introductory worksheet to revise passive voice to students whose English is advanced enough to recognize the difference between active and passive voice in two otherwise identical texts. Put it up on the overhead projector,let them read the two texts and ask them to find out what the difference is. Once they have found out, they c...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 16
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