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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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Urban legends: Buried alive
I am teaching mysteries and strange tales these days, so I made another worksheet about urban legends which are great for this purpose. There is a true/false task and word search task. With key.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 282


 
Word stories: FOOL
Expressions and phrases with the word FOOL. There is a task which checks students� understanding + KEY
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 208


 
Revision of all past tenses
B/w worksheet for revision of all PAST tenses - simple, continuous, perfect, perfect continuous. 2 tasks with KEY.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 95


 
The worst jobs in history
Reading w/s about some of the worst jobs people had to do in the past. Difficult words are explained. Students have to do a gap-fill task. With KEY.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 212


 
Jamie Oliver - the Naked Chef
Reading + gap-fill task about the English celebrity chef Jamie Oliver whose nickname is the Naked Chef. With KEY.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 227


 
Morse code
Worksheet on the Morse code with 6 coded messages for students to decipher. The messages are jokes. After they learn the code, they can write coded messages themselves.
Level: elementary
Age: 11-14
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 95


 
Tenses in jokes 2
A fun way to revise tenses while reading jokes. Various tenses but not complicated. KEY provided. My first worksheet Tenses in jokes is also available.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 323


 
Clipboard template
You can add or remove text boxes, format them and add whatever else you want.
Level: elementary
Age: 3-17
Type: template
Downloads: 0


 
Collocations with DO, HAVE, MAKE, GET
The most popular collocations with these verbs. There is a task and key.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 50


 
Carbon footprint
Reading and discussion worksheet on such environmental issues as carbon footprint, carbon coach, carbon calculator and carbon diet. W/s gives explanations of the terms and suggests ways of reducing global warming.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 83

 


Present Simple
Animated ppt presentation about the Present Simple tense with rules, examples and exercises for young learners (10 pages)

Level: elementary
Age: 10-14
Downloads: 63


Creative writing: Diamond poems
Diamond poems or diamantes are 7-line / 16-word poems written in the shape of a diamond. They have to be written according to the pattern and they are perfect for revising the parts of speech. Suitable both for younger and older students.

Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 118


Reported questions
Rules, examples and practice tasks (with pictures) on reported questions.

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 26


Creative writing: Limericks
This presentation explains what a limerick is and how to write it. There are examples and tips for writing. Great fun in the classroom!

Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 218


Accident on the Road
Students look at the pictures and make up a story about an accident that happened on the road. Depending on students� age, you may add more complicated words for them to use.

Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 160


Rules and practice on the Reported Speech
Students learn the rules, see the examples and then practice making sentences in the Reported Speech. Pictures help a lot.

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 48


Picture description
Students practice describing a painting by Marie-Fran�ois Firmin-Girard En Vacance. Useful words and phrases are given. Suitable for intermediate to advanced level.

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 28


Creative writing: Mini sagas
Writing mini sagas is a way to develop students� creative skills. Can be used with elementary students up to advanced - there are no age restrictions.

Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 67


Writing task Life Story
Suitable for high-elementary to intermediate level. Students write a story based on the pictures. Useful words are given. The task can also be used for speaking practice.

Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Downloads: 16


Passive from Active
This presentation shows the students how an active sentence can be turned into passive. They see the examples and then make their own sentences.

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 29


Living in England
Two interviews - one is listening and a gap fill task, the other is reading and matching questions with answers task - with people who describe living in England, its problems and good points. The tasks give valuable information about the way of life in England.

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100


Saving tropical rainforests
The video presents the campaign for saving rainforests started by Prince Charles. Students have to complete the task about the protection of rainforests.

Level: advanced
Age: 14-100


Present Continuous and Present Simple
Students listen to the song Lemon Tree by Fool�s Garden and fill the gaps with the present participle they hear. There are 2 more tasks on Present Continuous tense (including special cases).

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100


How to make a paper fortune teller
The video gives instructions how to make a paper fortune teller. Pupils may like to listen to a boy who is telling about each step and showing the process. While watching the video, pupils complete the gaps in the exercise. (For those who have already seen this exercise - I�ve uploaded it a second t...

Level: elementary
Age: 11-14


Comparing life in England and Japan
For teaching cultural differences between England and Japan. I used an interview with an English woman who lives in Japan for the listening task. The reading task is based on the text taken from a blog of an Englishman living in Japan.

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100


Autumn song
Listening and singing task about autumn for younger kids. Pupils listen to a lovely song and write down the missing words. (The teacher can explain the most difficult words that are given there.) Then the pupils can listen to the song a second time and sing along.

Level: elementary
Age: 9-12


Vegetable idioms
A great video teaching idioms in a funny way. Students have to complete the gaps while watching the video, then do an additional task to consolidate their knowledge. (For those who have already seen this exercise - I�ve uploaded it a second time because the 1st got stuck.)

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100