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Feelings vocabulary
Students complete the gaps in the sentences, then complete some follow up activities (page two) in pairs to practice dialogues and look at opposites.
Level: elementary
Age: 8-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 29


 
Future conversation cards
Conversation prompts to be used with a desk of playing cards. There are two pages. This activity is intended as a review of all future tenses. Cards 2-6 should elicit sentences with will. Card 7 should elicit a sentence with won�t Cards 8-9 should elicit a sentence with �going to� Cards 10 & �jack� should elicit a sentence with the future perfe...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 59


 
Find the people- countries and nationalities activity
Students complete an activity to match the countries to the flags then write the nationalities. They then, in pairs, play a version of battleships with people "hidden" in their grid to practice asking questions and short answers. Thanks.
Level: elementary
Age: 11-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 5


 
Reading: France 24 website article about French and American views about the Dominique Strauss-Kahn case
A gap-fill article from the France 24 website about American and French views in the wake of the Dominique Strauss-Kahn case. I used this as a lead in to a discussion about sexual harassment and cultural differences. This could be used in tandem with the video activity about his accuser: http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=574786#thetop ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 12


 
Video: Dominique Strauss Kahn�s accuser speaks out- reported speech activity
Students watch the youtube clip and complete the spaces with a reporting verb of their choice, in the correct tense, and write that or -. This could be used in tandem with my article about French/American differences in relation to Dominique Strauss Kahn: http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=572238#thetop Thanks.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 5


 
Reading: 10 management practices to throw overboard (Bloomberg Business Week)
Reading article with before reading activities (opinion writing and vocabulary) and after reading questions. Thanks.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 4


 
Reading: Why teenagers find learning a drag
Printable includes: activity plan, cards to cut out and match (activity lead-in), tasks for students (true/false, prediction, word-definition match and debate) and abridged article. This is an ESA reading activity which takes about 30 minutes. Thanks.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 13


 
Body Language: A Key to Success in the Workplace: Bloomberg Business Weekly
Authentic, unabridged article with pre, while and after reading activities. Thanks
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 27


 
Song: Don�t worry be happy
Three task to go with the video on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-diB65scQU&ob=av2e There is a key on page two. An oldie but a goodie! Thanks
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 6


 
Video: Marley and me
Before, while and after watching activities for the clip where the dogsitter looks after Marley. From the film (full movie avialable on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lE0JRHJSC7A) go to 44.20 mins for the while watching and 48.39 mins for the after watching. Thanks.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 9

 


Vocab: Famous crimes
A powerpoint to elicit the famous crimes. Each example gives the crime, verb and criminal. I teach in Brazil so have given three local examples that would need to be substituted. Or, if anyone knows an international example for: drug trafficking, mugging and rape, let me know and I�ll edit it. ...

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 13


Word formation
This presentation focusses on prefixes and suffixes in general, before looking specifically at forming nouns from verbs and adjectives. I have included my notes on the presentation. Thanks.

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 39


Reported speech
A presentation about reported speech including: - introductory verbs - tense changes and no tense changes - pronoun changes - changes to place and time - modal verbs - reported questions - indirect commands & requests & suggestions Thanks.

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 9


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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