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Michael Hughes
Malaysia



Used to work as a lecturer in Linguistics in China, then opened my own language school. Got kicked out of China and came to Malaysia to work on Teacher Training Projects and finally as a lecturer in Sunway University. For the last two years I have been retired and mainly helping develop ideas to teach classes for refugees who cannot attend regular school and needed to learn online.

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Newspaper misprints
This is a series of sentences that are grammatically correct, but one of the words is a �typo� mistake that changes the meaning of the sentence. Some of the sentences are quite amusing. Page 2 gives all the answers to the mistakes (in case you can�t find them yourself!!!!). Not sure where I got this from, so if anyone has claim on this I would b...
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 23


 
Tutorial - How to reduce size of pictures using PAINT
This is uploaded in response to the numerous questions about How to reduce the size of illustrations. I show how to reduce a 9mb photograph to 16kb using Microsoft Paint. This method is not foollproof and there are other programs that can probably do it better, but everyone has Paint and so everyone can try it. Enjoy.
Level: elementary
Age: 3-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 559


 
Silly advice problems
This is a series of cards which contain fairly ridiculous ideas that may happen to people. Classes should form small groups of five or six, place the cards upside down in the middle of the table and take turns at turning over a problem and the others have to contribute their solutions to the problem. The one one with the best/most original/funnie...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 84


 
rules of English writing
For all the grammarians out there who like to know the rules of writing in English, look no further. Here is a comprehensive guide and examples of all that is necessary (well some of it anyway) to master written English. See if you can work out the solution yourself before giving it to your students, and if not there is an answer sheet on page 3....
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: grammar-guide
Downloads: 37


 
Sniglets - Words that don�t exist but probably should!
This worksheet is a collection of �sniglets� which are words that demonstrate the flexibility and creativity of the English language to generate words that do not exist but can give a specific name to concepts, events and things that have never been named before. They are usually the combination of one or two other known words that describe the ne...
Level: advanced
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 23


 
handwriting exercise
This worksheet is designed to demonstrate how good handwriting is important for students when writing essays and assignments. The first part should be completed by the student and then passed on to a neighbour to complete the next part. Keep passing the worksheet on to different neighbours so as to get a good representation of different handwritin...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 11


 
Idioms - the ultimate board game
This board game consists of the players making up their own similes and guessing the meaning of idioms. Full instructions how to play are contained on page 2. The meanings to all the idioms are also given. Due to size restraint, I have excluded many of the pictures that can be used to illustrate idioms and similes, but it is still worth playing....
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 119


 
heroic failures
A discussion worksheet for intermediate and above learners of English. All the examples are of people who have tried to do something and failed. All of the examples are completely true and taken from the book Heroic Failures.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 9


 
Animal Matching
A simple matching game. Cut out the flash cards, divide the class into small groups and match the characteristics to the animal
Level: elementary
Age: 6-12
Type: flash-card
Downloads: 8


 
Animal Habitats 2
This shows a number of common animals with pictures of their natural habitat. The children should write the names of the habitats next to the picture and the name of the animal next to its picture, then draw lines to match which animal belongs to which habitat. This is worksheet 2 of 2.
Level: elementary
Age: 8-12
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 24

 


pelmanism - matching game - antonyms
This is a PowerPoint used to play the game of pelmanism or matching words with pictures or meaning. It can be used online for teaching or in a classroom. I also have a PowerPoint tutorial that shows you how to use the game effectively. This can be downloaded for free as it is a tutorial.

Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Downloads: 24


pelmanism - clothes
This is a PowerPoint used to play the game of pelmanism or matching words with pictures or meaning. It can be used online for teaching or in a classroom. I also have a PowerPoint tutorial that shows you how to use the game effectively. This can be downloaded for free as it is a tutorial.

Level: elementary
Age: 8-15
Downloads: 20


Pelmanism - plants
This is a PowerPoint used to play the game of pelmanism or matching words with pictures or meaning. It can be used online for teaching or in a classroom. I also have a PowerPoint tutorial that shows you how to use the game effectively. This can be downloaded for free as it is a tutorial.

Level: intermediate
Age: 9-100
Downloads: 15


Pelmanism or matching game - adjectives
This is a PowerPoint used to play the game of pelmanism or matching words with pictures or meaning. It can be used online for teaching or in a classroom. I also have a PowerPoint tutorial that shows you how to use the game effectively. This can be downloaded for free as it is a tutorial.

Level: elementary
Age: 10-100
Downloads: 25


How to Make Flash cards with Word
This presentation is inspired from FrenchFrog�s excellent introduction to making stylised boxes as flash cards. This gives a simple introduction how to make a template that can be used over and over again to insert your own pictures or text. All the boxes will be the same size and so can be cut ou...

Level: intermediate
Age: 7-17
Downloads: 66


Fruit - kim�s game
This is a �kim�s game� activity where the pupils are presented with 10 different pieces of fruit, then move down the slides and two of them are missing. They have to remember the fruit and say which is missing. This makes extensive use of PowerPoint triggers prepared in Office 2003. Click on the n...

Level: elementary
Age: 6-12
Downloads: 68


Comparisons and Superlatives - Introduction
This is a simple introduction to comparisons, contrast and superlatives with both written and illustrated examples.

Level: elementary
Age: 7-17
Downloads: 267


Adjectives - matching
This introduces all the adjectives used in other Kim�s Game presentations. The pictures and words are mixed up. Get the class to match the words with the picture. The correct words can be matched by clicking on the number or letter next to the picture. These can be selected at random. Enjoy!!!

Level: elementary
Age: 7-14
Downloads: 47


Adjectives - Kim�s Game
This is a Kim�s game where a number of adjectives are presented in both picture and word form. The class should be divided into small groups and told to remember as many as possible, then move on to the next slide where 3 are missing. Click on any of the numbers to reveal the missing words. Enjoy...

Level: elementary
Age: 7-14
Downloads: 89


Fruit Kims Game Pictures
This is a �kim�s game� activity where the pupils are presented with 20 different pictures of fruit - no words, making it a little more challenging, then move down the slides and two of them are missing. They have to remember the fruit and say which is missing. Click on the next button to move from o...

Level: elementary
Age: 6-12
Downloads: 8

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