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Auxiliary verbs Do or Does or the verb To Be in confirmation questions
Auxiliary verbs is a difficult concept to grasp when students don�t have them in their native language. I developed this material to contrast the use of Do, Does, Is and Are in confirmation questions. After the questions are completed and corrected, students interview each other, turning the task into a conversation activity.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-100
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Downloads: 24
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Why do we fall in love?
This is an interview concerning a research about how and why we fall in love. The questions for the interview have been removed and scrambled, and students have to match the questions to the corresponding answers. After this task is completed and corrected, students will answer questions expressing their own opinios about the topic. As a follow up,...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 23
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Arguments against the use of animals in experiments
This worksheet has two parts: The first part is an article that provides counterarguments to some of the most common arguments in favor of using animals in experiments. Students are supposed to place the headings for each paragraph where they belong, and change the highlighted passive sentences into active ones. The second part of the assignment p...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
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Downloads: 32
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Just say No
This is a reading activity based on an essay published at www.thisibelieve.org, which is a great source of essays on many different topics. In this particular one,the author talks about choosing to say no to some of our modern world "must-haves": a car, a cell phone, pierced ears...there are two pre-reading activities, which include a discussion an...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 31
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Count on me by Bruno Marz
One word in each verse of the lyrics was scrambled; students should be able to unscramble the word by guessing from context what the correct word is. The first letter is always kept in its right place. It is a cute, slow song that can be used even with upper elementary students.
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 5
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Numbers in the world cup
To raise students� curiosity to read the text, a fill-in-the-blanks exercised is suggested, in which they will test their general knowledge concerning the history of tournament, as well as this year�s championship in South Africa and the next edition of the World Cup, which will happen in Brazil in 2014. Only after doing that will they read the tex...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 10
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Which season?
Vocabulary and reading activity I created for the last lesson of Kids Web 4, but it can be used whenever seasons is the topic being covered. The objective is to review and develop vocabulary.
Level: elementary
Age: 8-11
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 6
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Christmas symbols
This is a reading activity which revises or consolidates Christmas vocabulary. I made it for my 10-year-old students, so I tried to keep the vocabulary as simple as possible. The first letters of each term or expression is a hint to help them pick the right word.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 35
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Personality Test
A friend posted this personality test on Facebook and I turned it into a reading, conversation and vocabulary development activity. Several personality characteristics are mentioned and highlighted in the text, so it may come as a fun complement to lessons which deal with this topic.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: reading
Downloads: 112
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olors in English
Students have a reference for the names of colors to help them answer questions about colors and about the resulting colors after they are mixed.
Level: elementary
Age: 7-10
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 3
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