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Connect 4 Irregular verb game for all levels and all ages
Connect 4 is a game where students try to win four squares in a row by giving all the parts of an irregular verb. Irregular verbs are a continual problem and need lots of revision. This game is revision while competing with each other to win the rows. ANSWER key for referee provided.Students downunder love it.Editable
Level: elementary
Age: 10-14
Type: Choose
Downloads: 95


 
The Eyes have it!
Wow, has this been a learning curve! This is the first time I have used borders, clipart, etc. I hope you have as much fun using it as I did creating it. Basically it is a matching exercise and a gapfill for learning about parts of the eye and some idioms with �eye�. It is best done in pairs so that there is communication regards problem solving. I...
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 16


 
Hints to help learners to avoid difficulties with some basic English constructions (editable)
Having explained points such as the difference between lend and borrow, bored and boring, think of and think about, etc, etc so many times I have compiled a few hints that seem to help. Here they are! There is a page of error corrections for practice included. I usually do a grammar auction with these sentences just to spice things up. ANSWER KEY i...
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 14


 
News Media
This board game is designed for mature ESL students who are studying the media, in particular newspapers. It could also be used for native speakers over 10 years old.Students work in groups of 3-5 with a dice and counters. When they land on a square they must answer the question. If the teacher wishes to slow the game down so that more conversation...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: Choose
Downloads: 17


 
The Ship/sheep dilemma- a practice activity for all levels.
Practice is necessary for perfecting sounds. Here is a pairwork activity to help students with the ship/ sheep sound. My students enjoy it. I suggest that they change partners several times.Two columns for answers have been included.A similar activity for word stress was uploaded :http://www.eslprintables. com/printable.asp?id=496843#thetop If you...
Level: elementary
Age: 7-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 77


 
Pairwork
This is a fun speaking and listening exercise to help students to hear differences between certain consonant and vowel sounds. The students work in pairs, reading one line at a time. The partner must differentiate between three similar words.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 3


 
How do I call this or what do I call this
Every day a student asks me "How do I call this?" and everyday they are practising a construction which will immediately define them as a non-native speaker. I have created this worksheet to help correct this anomaly. Perhaps many non-native teachers will also find it helpful for themselves. There is a description plus several exercises. ANSWER KEY...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 23


 
Silly Questions board game (editable)
This is a board game practising asking questions. The questions are quite crazy which appeals to students. Do it with counters and a dice. I found it in my archives and I�m not sure where the questions came from. I may have invented them myself but I can�t remember. I know the layout is one that can be found on the internet. If anyone recognises i...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 62


 
When I�m 64 The Beatles and collocations
This worksheet is based on the Beatles� hit "When I�m 64" There are 4 pages dealing with collocations, gap-fill, peer-teaching and listening. EDITABLE and suitable for elementary to intermediate. My students enjoyed it as part of a "Sixties" unit. Have fun from me downunder to you wherever.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 104


 
Prepositions for travel for elementary to intermediate
Several different types of exercises plus some rules to complete. Unfortunately I had to remove some images(Bummer!!)to keep to the allowance. The picture match and completion exercise is strange on the preview but downloads okay. Editable. Great to see a worksheet from downunder used somewhere in this great wide world. ANSWER KEY included.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 24

 


Either..or ...joke suitable for all levels
This is a very old Irish saying which I have converted into a powerpoint to be used when looking at �either/or� Even if you don�t use it in class it�s a fun philosophy for life. There are some exercises at the end (Pg 11 not in preview.) EDITABLE. Enjoy from downunder.

Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Downloads: 29


Linking words
A power point explaining when some linking words can be used. My students felt it helped a lot.

Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Downloads: 21


Absences
Absences driving you crazy? This includes a newspaper clipping from THE AUSTRALIAN (great for discussion) with a vocab matching exercise and comprehension questions. The article can be printed out for individual reading. The pictures of excuses is based on genuine excuses heard at my school. It is N...

Level: advanced
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 8


Dementia Test
This is an email that has done the rounds. I created a power point from it and use it as a fun reading. It challenges the students and helps them to appreciate that there can be several meanings to one word.

Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 10


Imaginary Possibilities
Just a quick power point outlining the second conditional

Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Downloads: 14


Everything you wanted to know about relative clauses and was afraid to ask!
All the main points of relative clauses are covered here with examples.Every student (intermediate - advanced) who has ever seen this has asked for a copy so it must work. EDITABLE The preview is not showing pages 9-14 but they do download. The chart has come from somewhere but I can�t remember wher...

Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 65


The Best jokes use Homonyms!
Homonyms can be boring but show this as a discussion starter and you will have an interested class.It consists of jokes with some though-provoking questions. There are 24 pages but although not all show in the preview they do download.Follow it up with any of the homonyms which are available through...

Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Downloads: 21

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