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No Offense Intended - Relative Clauses - Social Offense and Correctness (2pages)
An article on social offense which students complete by choosing the correct relative pronoun - WHO/WHICH/WHEN/WHERE/WHOSE/THAT. It discusses an award-winning children�s book based on The Three Little Pigs which was unfairly criticised for potentially offending builders and muslims.Starts off with a multiple choice exercise to introduce the topic, ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 389
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True Survival Stories + Modals of Ability
Four true survival stories, each with many multiple choice options for students to practice ability modals and expressions. How these people survived after becoming lost at sea, without a parachute, after a camping trip gone very wrong, and after a plane crash, is sure to interest all readers... Companion worksheet to "Shipwreck Survival" id=422206...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 340
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Tense Review - Australia: Your New Home - All Tenses: Past/Present/Future
An article about Australia from the perspective of a new migrant, with a focus on some of Australia�s problems. Students fill in the gaps with the correct tense. Great for FCE and CAE students, or for testing yourself;) This is what I start most new courses off with, along with my rules worksheet. Leads to interesting discussions about the student�...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 909
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Unhealthy World Cup Sponsors Criticised + Modals Reviews - World Cup Problems
An article about the world cup and the recent criticism of World Cup sponsors such as McDonald�s, Coca-Cola and Budweiser for being unhealthy. This is a modal review exercise, where the student fills in the gaps with the appropriate modal verb. Looks at the impact of advertising, as well as other problems the World Cup could have. Companion workshe...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 171
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The LOVE Game - Love and Relationship Matchmaking Activity
Students run a dating agency, but first need to create "people" by filling in a row of information, then folding it and passing it onto the next person to fill in, resulting in a number of unexpected combinations. I have tried it with all levels from elementary to advanced and it has been fantastic every single time, the students will be dying to s...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 288
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Economy Hits Kids Pockets - Past and Present Tenses - Pocket Money
Article about kids pocket money and how it is affected by recession. Students complete the gaps by choosing the appropriate past and present tenses. Leads to conversation about giving and receiving pocket money, teaching kids about money and the economy, gender inequality, financial and parental responsibility, etc. Answers included...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 245
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Higher Pay Equals Meaner Bosses - Prepositions - Jobs and Business
An article about how the more money bosses earn, the meaner they are to their employees! It is an open cloze which students complete by choosing the correct prepositions. Good for FCE and CAE students, or for testing yourself;) Leads to discussions about employment, workplace satisfaction, your boss, executive pay and bonuses, quality of bosses and...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 117
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Vanity - As/Like/As If - As Vain As A Peacock
Three short articles regarding vanity, with gaps to be filled using like/as if/as though/as/such as - Survey showing Brazilian are vainest in the world, an interview with the UK�s vainest man, and the role of vanity in preventing skin cancer. Really interesting articles that lead to a lot of discussion. Given it�s about the uses of like and as I li...
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 115
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The Power Of Names - Articles (A/An/The/Zero) - Names and Brands
A worksheet on branding which looks at articles and the grammar rules for using them, as well as some idioms with �name�. Students put the 15 words at the top back into the text, then match each of these with one of fifteen rules for using either A/An, The or the Zero article. Leads to much discussion about brands and their influence on people, adv...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 197
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Extreme Sports Discussions + Intensifier exercises - Very/Quite/Really/Extremely etc.
A worksheet on EXTREME SPORTS, which includes an exercise on intensifier adverbs for gradable and non-gradable adjectives, such as VERY/REALLY/QUITE/RATHER/EXTREMELY/TOTALLY/COMPLETELY etc, and a number of activities and questions sure to create a lot of discussion. Companion worksheet to "Totally Extreme Record" id=418957. Answers included...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 466
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