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THE SOUNDS OF ENGLISH 2
My second worksheet on phonetics, phonemes and sounds. This one is for practising with the vowel phonemes /ʌ/ and /�/, sounds which are rather difficult, at least for Spaniards. The wss consists of some tasks: 1) a detailed explanation of how to pronounce both of them, position of the mouth, spelling and examples. 2) quite a few short, differ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 162
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CARNIVAL CELEBRATIONS
Some short, concise texts concerning the most well-known Carnival celebrations in the world. Quite appropriate for this time in February when Carnival is being held before Lent.
Tasks: reading, comprehension activity, true or false, vocabulary exercise and personal writing. Key.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-15
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 297
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EXTREME ADJECTIVES
Explanation of the concept and what these extreme adjectives are used for. Some exercises to understand their positive or negative meaning (and compare to native language). Use of intensifiers. Practice of small dialogues. Pronunciation practice of the stressed syllable of these adjectives. Key provided.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-15
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 207
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THE LANDLADY by Roald Dahl
This is the final passage of �The Landlady�, a short story by Roald Dahl. The aim of the wss is to encourage the sts to read the whole story (or maybe some others different from the ones they must have read when children, such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory or James and the Giant Peach).The Landlady is a motivating, intriguing story that leav...
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 253
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THE HORROR WEEK PROJECT
This HWP is quite appropriate for these days of late October. It needs at least 5 school periods and some of the investigation work on the net should be done at home. I provide detailed explanations of how to carry it out on the last page of this contribution. Nevertheless, in short, the steps to be followed are these:
1) Presenting a list of evil...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-15
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 106
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SIMPLE PAST OR PRESENT PERFECT
A worksheet for upper-intermediate students to revise in depth these two tenses they have come across and studied so many times before. Both the past simple and the present perfect are analysed with their respective signal words(ago/for/since/ever/never/just/already/yet)by means of some graphics to explain the timeline.The second page offers quite ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: grammar-guide
Downloads: 340
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William & Kate/Charles & Diana: Comparing the relationships
Two adapted articles about recent events in the history of The British Monarchy.Tasks:scanning for information to fill in a chart;quick/short questions about both articles; some writing in the readers� opinion section; group discussion about monarchies
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 166
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Dear Mr. President by P!NK
A beautiful song to work nicely with: it is quiet, slow and the words are not difficult to understand; furthermore, it deals with some controversial, recent events of the social and political life in the USA. 3 vocabulary exercises (missing words, matching and crossword), 1 task intended to find evidence of the several messages sent to the audience...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 134
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MY BEES
Elementary level. A simple reading about bees and producing honey.
Two comprehension exercises(finding the right word and multiple choice), and a picture-based vocabulary exercise. Key.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-12
Type:
Downloads: 38
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PUNCTUATION MARKS THROUGH LITERARY QUOTES
Upper-intermediate sts. are shown the rules to use the various punctuation marks through a literary quote that belongs to a title of an outstanding writer of the English/Irish/American literature.The practice with punctuation comes through 1) an extract taken from W. Faulkner�s masterpiece "The Sound and The Fury",2) some famous, well-known riddles...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 202
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