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baiba
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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American writers
It was hard to choose only 16 American writers for this worksheet but I could not squeeze more on one page. Matching task with pictures, writers� life time and their most famous works. May be given as pair/group work or as homework. With KEY. My worksheet on English writers http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=341767#thetop
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 353


 
The Great Fire of London
Reading worksheet about the Great Fire of London - a passage about a day in Samuel Pepys� family. (He is the author of the famous diary where he described the fire.) There are 2 tasks and KEY.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 216


 
English poets
Matching task about the most famous English poets with their portraits, years of their life and most popular works. Suitable for upper-intermediate to advanced level. Can be given as homework/individual work or used as group/pair work before/during the lessons of literature. With KEY.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 269


 
Word stories: Cold
Most popular expressions and idioms that contain the word COLD. There is an exercise to check students� understanding of these phrases + KEY.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 159


 
Twilight: the book and movie
Reading text about the hottest book and movie Twilight, perfect for Valentine�s Day lesson. Teachers can ask the students to visit the websites that are given on the worksheet and report on what they have found. There is also a worksheet with 2 reading tasks.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 62


 
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


 
Word stories: Dutch
This is the first worksheet in the series about interesting words and phrases in English. There is a list of the most popular expressions and a task that checks students� understanding.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 83


 
Downshifting
When teaching about consumer society, you may have come across the term �downshifting�. It is getting more and more popular and it reflects changes in modern society. The text gives a short description of this process. There is a gap-fill task with KEY.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 125


 
History of Braille
The story about how the Braille alphabet was invented and who did it. The alphabet is given as an illustration. There is a gap-fill task with KEY.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 196


 
History of ICE CREAM
Very concise history of how the most famous dessert ICE CREAM developed and spread in the world. The text has gaps which have to be filled with the right word. While reading the text, enjoy the pictures!
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 317