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Participles used as adjectives: cards
A set of adjectives ending in -ed or -ing for students to use to create random sentences. Good plenary or warm-up activity.
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-100
Type:
Downloads: 10
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Easily confused words: back, again, re-, more
An overview of the subtle differences between back, again, re- and more. These are illustrated through examples and are to be practised with exercises. Answers provided on the last page.
Level: advanced
Age: 10-100
Type:
Downloads: 10
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all but, anything but, everything but, nothing but
A guide for advanced learners explaining the often confusing structure "all but" as well as anything, everything and nothing but.
The sheet includes an explanation of each structure, then examples taken from real-life sources (newspapers and literature) for learners to analyse.
Level: advanced
Age: 13-100
Type:
Downloads: 9
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Could video games help treat depression?
News article about video games and the ways in which they could help those with mental health conditions. Questions are true/false/not in text, vocabulary and synonyms, and open conversation questions.
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-100
Type: article
Downloads: 63
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Suggestions and advice: role plays
8 role plays to practise the structures for giving suggestions and advice.
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 63
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Use of �s for possessive and for "is"
Very simple explanation of use of �s for possession (singular only) and for "is". (Does not cover �s for has.) A first introduction to this topic for young pupils. Exercise requires pupils to determine whether the sentence uses �s to mean "is" or as a possessive.
Level: elementary
Age: 7-12
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 22
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4 short news stories from BBC Newsround + questions
4 short news stories.
Task 1: match the headlines and pictures to the stories - this requires pupils to read quickly for key words only.
Task 2: answer the "w" questions about each story (who/what/when etc.) - this requires pupils to summarise and to show they can read for gist.
Task 3: answer the mixed questions (answers provided in key) - this...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 68
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Reading exercises: animals
3 articles from BBC Newsround for children. All 3 are about animals. The articles seem long but the questions only require learners to read for the key information.
Level: elementary
Age: 7-100
Type: reading
Downloads: 22
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Reading comprehension - 2 stories about NZ animals
2 articles from the BBC. One is about people replacing sheep at rodeos; the other is about the kokako, a bird in New Zealand thought to possibly be extinct.
Exercises cover "wh" questions, vocabulary, gist reading, reformulation, and creative writing tasks.
Level: advanced
Age: 10-100
Type: reading
Downloads: 46
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World records: superlatives
Pupils match the pictures to the world record and then deduce the rules for forming superlatives by analysing the sentences.
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 8
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