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Baiba Anderson
Latvia



It is amazing how many creative and talented people one can meet here, in this brotherhood/sisterhood of teachers. I am an English teacher in secondary school and a teacher trainer for web tools and technologies.

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Advertisements with a message
Worksheet to practice speaking/writing using advertisements. The aim is to guess what exactly is being advertised. Before you reveal the answer, make the students talk and discuss the ads. There are questions to help and, of course, the key. Shapes with numbers are hiding the solutions.
Level: elementary
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 87


 
Acronyms and abbreviations
A task on the most popular abbreviations and acronyms used in messages, documents, in everyday life. Students have to match the abbr or acr with its meaning. With KEY
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 311


 
Word stories: TIP
Expressions and idioms with the word TIP. Pictures should be used to make up sentences and there is Task 2 to check students� understanding. With KEY.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 182


 
Magic Squares
Pupils have to guess and write 3-letter words in the grid and discover that each word can be read both across and down. Key added.
Level: elementary
Age: 8-12
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 12


 
Rubik�s new toy
Good news - Rubik has invented a new toy! It is out in July 2009. It looks like it could be a new fad! Students can read its description and reviews. There is a gap-fill task with KEY.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 57


 
History of BICYCLE
Reading w/s about the main stages in bicycle evolution. Illustrations show the authentic bikes from the past till modern times. Internet source is provided (There is more to read!). There are 2 tasks and a key.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 212


 
Culture shock in Japan
There are 4 tasks based on the text about culture shock one can get in a foreign country - jumbled text and 3 writing tasks.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 143


 
Collocations: verb + preposition
A word cloud (Wordle) with verbs and prepositions which have to be paired off to make a collocation. Teacher�s notes will explain the details how to work with this handout. The word cloud can also be shown on the screen and students may look for the collocations in pairs or groups.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 121


 
Word stories: Life
Expressions and idioms with the word LIFE. There is a task to check the students� knowledge + KEY.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 203


 
Speaking cards
For upper-intermediate to advanced students. I prepared these cards for my students to practice for their national speaking exam. I printed the cards on hard paper, cut them and now use them as an individual task. There are 8 cards with 6 questions on each.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 92