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fairytale riddles - part 1
This is the first part of a collection of fairytale riddles and pictures to match. They are all in rhyme and all about fairytale characters, such as a witch, a dragon, etc. Part 2 also contains ideas on how to use the riddles to expand the activity. I hope you like it.
Level: elementary
Age: 7-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 145
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pink - don�t leave me - lyrics and rhyming
A great summer hit by Pink - you�ll keep singing it, whether you want to or not... The worksheet is a simple fill-in, but the aftertask requires rhyming skills and vocabulary/spelling in pair work. Rhyming is a great "game" to improve your students� listening skills and spelling - it teaches them to distinguish between sound and written symbol, so ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 32
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THE INKHEART PROJECT - the book
If you�ve always loved fantasy stories like I have and were looking for one for your teenagers, Inkheart might be really interesting for you. I�ve used both the book and movie in class, and they�re really interesting - having the gift to read out things and characters from books into real life, who wouldn�t want that? However, "with great power com...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 114
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SIMON AND GARFUNKEL - poetry or songs???
I decided to look for songs that are borderline poetry and remembered Simon and Garfunkel. I wanted something recognizable but not sth my sts hear on the radio every day. I didn�t want many wss or a lot of work for the sts to do, I wanted to create short breaks from double-lessons, or as intro or end to lessons. This is urban poetry with music, and...
Level: advanced
Age: 12-17
Type: lesson-plan
Downloads: 137
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READING FUN - JUMBLED TEXTS
This is an idea on how to get your students to read through different texts at more advanced levels. It�s a game for groups - simple assembling various topics texts in jumbled paragraphs, but the texts are not that easy to deal with. The instructions are inside, and you can edit if you want.
Level: advanced
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 127
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project 1 - English around the world
This is part 1 of 3 projects I�m posting today. This one deals with countries and languages around the world, and where and for what purpose English is used. It�s a combination of language, geography and basic culture. It includes several pages of lesson ideas, with speaking, writing, listening, etc. You can do each project separately, or all toget...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: lesson-plan
Downloads: 384
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THE PAST SIMPLE TENSE - ESSENTIALS
I actually created this grammar guide/practice for my adult students, because they like to have everything in one place - rules, basics, and basic practice. They found it very useful, and I still use it with adults and teenagers when I want them to concentrate seriously.
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-17
Type: grammar-guide
Downloads: 47
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THE INKHEART PROJECT - the book - part 3 INKDEATH
If you�ve always loved fantasy stories like I have and were looking for one for your intermediate and advanced teenagers, Inkheart might be really interesting for you - having the gift to read out things and characters from books into real life, who wouldn�t want that? This part of the project is based on part 3 of the book, called Inkdeath, and yo...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 70
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Imagine - Lennon�s all time classic
This is the text for Imagine with discussion questions in the task part. I used it one year for New Year�s Day, last year for Earth Day, sometimes I just do it because I feel my sts need sth for the soul. The lyrics themselves can be printed in a bigger format, cut into lines and jumbled, and then let sts put them in the right order while listening...
Level: advanced
Age: 12-17
Type: others
Downloads: 61
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WORD GAMES - writer motivators
This is the third and last part of this word game collection. This one focuses on writing, and contains 14 writer-motivator games, explained on elementary, intermediate and advanced levels. Just like the other two projects, these games can be used with any vocabulary, at any point during the lesson, and they are compiled from various sources and my...
Level: intermediate
Age: 7-17
Type: others
Downloads: 412
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upper-intermediate revision games
This can be used for revision with upper intermediate students, and, as always, you can turn revision into team games, and later use the same or similar exercises to prepare an actual test for them. It covers conditionals, gerund vs. infinitive, modals,past tenses, word formation. I�ve even used it ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 32
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SILLY ENGLISH - how easy is it to translate things?
This is a ppt I prepared for my advanced teenagers who got just a little bit overly self-confident as far as their knowledge was concerned. It is based on an e-mail I got with ridiculously translated hotel and other signs around the world. It�s really funny, but the task for the sts is to say it in ...
Level: advanced
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 82
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VALENTINE�S DAY - WORD GAMES
This is a ppt created to play team word games with sts in class. It�s fun, nothing difficult, playing with words (5 games with key), but can be used at the beginning or the end of the lesson. It can be done in writing or as speaking activities. The tasks are also available in printable form as a ws ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-17
Downloads: 82
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HOLD MY HAND - song ppt with vocabulary tasks
I know we have many wss with this song already, but I simply couldn�t resist this song, so I made this ppt for my students to sing along with and afterwards do some vocabulary and discussion tasks (also has a ws with lyrics&discussion points, and project ideas for teachers, but can be used separatel...
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-17
Downloads: 96
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AN IMAGINARY PLANET - reading, speaking and writing for intermediate students
I have created this ppt for my internediate kids (9-10 yrs old), as follow-up for space and astronauts (a text in Chatterbox 4). It�s a reading text about an imaginary planet, a speaking activity about Earth, and a writing task to create their own planet. (There�s also a matching worksheet available...
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-12
Downloads: 49
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