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Dorothy G
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Proverbs
This is a simple proverbs matching exercise, designed by myself. The pictures have been taken from the internet. Some proverbs are given and a situation where the proverb can be used is also given. Students have to understand the situation and match it with the correct proverb.
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 11


 
Revision on word formationa and articles and prepositions
This is a revision exercise I made by adapting newspaper articles to test students on their articles, prepositions and word formation. Hope it is useful.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-16
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 20


 
Notes on Past Perfect
This is a notesheet on the Past Perfect. It explains why, when and how we use the Past Perfect. It can be given as notes for the students or it can be used as notes for the teachers. Students find this useful when revising for tests.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 2


 
Dead Birds Rain from sky
This is a comprehension exercise. The article is an authentic, unadapted one and the worksheets have been designed around it. The worksheets mainly focus on some of the vocabulary found in the article. They are useful. You are free to adapt the exercises if you like.
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 3


 
My Diary
This is a short comprehension that highlights the differences between present participle and past participle (-ed and -ing) adjectives. It is often a problem for Asian students. The exercise in the worksheet where students have to find out what the -ed/ -ing adjective is describing normally helps them notice a pattern in the usage.
Level: elementary
Age: 9-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 18


 
Is Hong Kong Haunted?
An open cloze exercise I made from an authentic article in the newspaper. The original article is attached. Hope you find it useful!
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-15
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 13


 
Brave New World
A worksheet to get students to think critically and from different perspectives on the use of Soma in the book and also to get them to think in relation to the world today.
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-17
Type:
Downloads: 4


 
Proofreading - Golden Hand
This is a proofreading exercise I made from the original story. Normally, students find it a bit challenging. The original story and the proofreading version is given. Hope it is useful for you.
Level: advanced
Age: 15-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 11


 
Of Mice and Men: Understanding Lennie as a character
This is a worksheet I made for the book Of Mice and Men. It is based on the character Lennie. Students can use this worksheet to analyse the character when they reach the end of the book. Hope it�s useful!
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 3


 
Vocabulary Exercise
This is a worksheet I designed for using words in context. Students have to change the form of the word to use it correctly. Hopefully it helps students to figure out how to use words in a context and helps them learn new vocabulary. The first part can be used as a cloze passage too.
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-14
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 11

 


Elements of a Short Story: Creating Suspense and Good Endings
This is a powerpoint on elements of a short story. This powerpoint focuses on creating suspense and writing good endings to a story. Students can learn what is needed to create suspense in a story, why they need to create suspense, how they can create suspense and also how to write good endings. Hop...

Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 55


Descriptive Writing
Based on Chapters 10-12 from The Crooked Sixpence, this powerpoint teaches about descriptive writing. There is a worksheet to go along with it. Hope you find it useful!

Level: intermediate
Age: 12-15
Downloads: 10


Phrasal Verbs: Run & See
This a powerpoint I made on phrasal verbs that use �run� and �see�. Hope you find it useful.

Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Downloads: 30

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