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Matthew@ELSP
Matthew Standley
Japan



I live and teach in Japan. I hope you find my print-outs useful. Have a good day :)

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Can I open the window? ("can" - permission / polite request)
Ss practice an example conversation, using "can" for both permission and polite request. Ss then fill the gaps, using words from an options box, to complete a very similar conversation, which they can practice using different options. A4 BW Fully editable, please enjoy.
Level: elementary
Age: 12-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 46


 
I should have done less work ( regret / advice )
Regret - past action. I should (not) have... / I wish I had (not)... / I regret __ing. Page 1: Review of sentence patterns and verb changes. Pages 2: [1] Your partner regrets something. Give some advice. [2] You regret something. Tell your partner. Page 3: Make a conversation about your regrets. Includes: Answer sheet with hints. Model answer sheet...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 15


 
Listening and reading comprehension with gapfill - Intermediate - 5 activities
(1) Students listen to the short story which includes blanks. (2) Students read silently and listen. (3) Students read with the teacher. (4) Students read and listen and give the best word from the list when they reach a blank space. Teacher��s page included for each activity. I would suggest these for 15-30 minute short activities. Includes all pr...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: reading
Downloads: 49


 
Reported speech simple starter (1)
Very simple "reported speech" starter page. Example conversation -> breakdown of the rules for reported speech -> simple practice section. Black and white A4 fully editable. Please enjoy and comment.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: grammar-guide
Downloads: 10


 
Listening and reading comprehension with gapfill - Intermediate and Advanced - 9 activities
(1) Students listen to the short story which includes blanks. (2) Students read silently and listen. (3) Students read with the teacher. (4) Students read and listen and give the best word from the list when they reach a blank space. TeacherLs page included for each activity. I would suggest these for 30-45 minute short activities. Incl...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: reading
Downloads: 58


 
I my me mine / You your you yours (subject pronoun / possessive / object pronoun) simple starter
Simple starter for.... I my me mine / You you you yours / He his him his / she her her hers / Jon Jon�s Jon Jon�s etc etc.... (1) Ss do example sentences with the teacher looking at the pics (2) Ss review the rules (3) Ss do a page of fill-the-gaps exercises (4) each team (or each student if you like) gets 12 small cards with which to make 6 senten...
Level: elementary
Age: 12-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 24


 
PREPOSITIONS review: from to / over under / with without / on off
(1) Ss review the prepositions in context with pictures (2) Ss do short simple fill-the-gaps exercises for each pair of prepositions (3) Ss choose from a list of prepositions to complete a handful of sentences. A4 in colour but OK in BW. Fully editable. Please enjoy. NOTE - this is part of a series for reviewing prepositions. ___Prepositions_worksh...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 101


 
Actions - What do you do on [Monday]? (Subjects)
Interview activity. Ss ask one another: What do you study/do on [day]? If both Ss do the same thing on the same day, they can sign one anothers� sheets. 4 different sheets. A "who does what and when" sheet on page 5. Editable A4 in colour. I will upload the corresponding flashcards (subjects) soon, and I will post the link in this description.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 22


 
DIRECTIONS - Conversations and maps - lower intermediate level (street) map 2
I use this with 12 and 13 year-old students in big classes in middle school in Japan. PAGE 1: blank map with letters. PAGES 2&3: map A and map B. PAGES 4&5: activity cards A and B. PAGE 6: Four example conversations. PAGES 7-10: Place-name cards - I use these on a poster-sized version of the blank map. A4 editable (all art-work is simple groups of ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 30


 
Actions - Classroom words - small pic & word cards
Instruction words often used in the classroom. Small cards. A4 in colour. Editable. (re-uploaded on 2013-01-24, removed on 2013-01-23 - I had used images from the "mes-english" site, without knowing. My sincere apologies to Mes-English�s admin).
Level: elementary
Age: 8-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 132

 

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