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INTERMEDIATE BUSINESS ENGLISH - MAKING ARRANGEMENTS - LESSON 1 OF 2
This is the next installment in the Business English course I am designing. This is Lesson 3, Part 1 of 2. This lesson introduces phrasal verbs to be used in making arrangements and travel plans. Then students work together to create dialog with target vocabulary, then present it in a competition format. Homework assignment optional, but will be us...
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 22
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INTERMEDIATE BUSINESS ENGLISH - MAKING MY MOVE (STARTING A BUSINESS) - LESSON 1 OF 2
HI! This is lesson 12-A of my Business English series. This lesson facilitates practice moving quickly and accurately between verb tenses in the context of deciding what kind of business to go into. There�s a mind map exercise for pairs, then pair work to review a sample resume and make recommendations of what kind of business that person should op...
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 19
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ADJECTIVES -- WHAT DO THEY HAVE IN COMMON??
In this game, a student draws a random card with an adjective on it. The student must then list items that this adjective describes. The first student in the group to guess the adjective gets a poker chip. The student with the most poker chips in the end wins. This works GREAT with mid to high intermediate students. I HAD originally tried this wit...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 15
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LESSON & ACTIVITY PLANNING OVERVIEW/SEMINAR - PART 2 OF 2
I was recently invited to give a 3-hour summary/overview seminar on activity/lesson planning to a group of newly minted ESL teachers. I was asked to fill 3 hours of time, including practice time. The end result is the attached lesson plan with handouts. I�m not sure if anybody can use this -- maybe some of you are supervisors who occasionally need ...
Level: advanced
Age: 18-100
Type: others
Downloads: 13
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INTERMEDIATE BUSINESS ENGLISH - PRESENTING A COMPANY - LESSON 1 OF 2
This is Lesson 4-A in the Business English series I am creating for use in the Beijing area. This unit focuses on summarizing information about a company and presenting it. The homework (optional) is to be used in Lesson 2 of 2. The second part of this (2 of 2) will be coming within the next day or so.
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 32
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FANTASY VACATION - PHRASAL VERBS
This activity uses the context of a fantasy vacation to teach phrasal verbs related to travel. In the first part, students see if they can identify which phrasal verb to use based on definition. In the second part, in pairs they plan a fantasy vacation and use as many of the phrasal verbs as possible. It is a competition. They can use them more tha...
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 35
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INTERMEDIATE BUSINESS ENGLISH - JOB AND WORK DETAILS -- LESSON 1 OF 2
This is the next segment in an entire Business English course I am designing for use in Beijing. This next lesson further builds on the last one. Last lesson focused on present simple. This one adds past simple, then gives practice moving correctly between the two. Also incorporated is summarizing information from a timeline in the form of past sim...
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 24
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HIGH INTERMEDIATE TO ADVANCED SALON - SPEED DEBATING
This is a very versatile format. There are a few dozen debate topics. Specific instructions included, but summary is: Two students are pitted against each other - one assigned "for", one "against". With no prep time, they must begin debating. They get a poker chip for each minute (up to 3) that they speak. If they stop talking for more than 10 sec...
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 20
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HIGH BEGINNER TO LOW INTERMEDIATE -- LARGE NUMBERS DICTATION
Nothing fancy here, just a simple (but effective) numbers dictation. I use this a LOT. Fold the sheet in half, Student A reads to Student B, Student B writes. Then reverse. The sheets have different numbers. I chose these numbers specifically with Chinese students in mind, because in Chinese they speak each number, even the zeros. And, of course, w...
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 22
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MINIMAL PAIRS - PRONUNCIATION PRACTICE
I teach adult learners in Beijing, China. The accent in northern China is much different than southern China (I also taught in Shanghai for 2 years.) This sheet requires Student A to read a list to Student B. Student B will write the numbers of the words that are a like in separate columns. For example: If the listening student thinks that words 1 ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 8
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POLITE REQUESTS -- STRUCTURE AND PRACTICE
This is a two-part activity -- The first part is this PPT. The second part is a worksheet that allows the students to continue with the grammar they have learned in the ppt. The slides present a breakdown of how polite requests are structured, and why. Then, the final slides provide an A/B convers...
Level: elementary
Age: 15-100
Downloads: 21
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WEATHER, SEASONS, TIMES OF DAY, TEMPERATURES - PART 5 OF 5
First, let me apologize for there being 5 parts to this. Once again, the file limits have bitten me in the backside! This lesson is a format I�ve been using for about 4 yrs, and it has always worked well for me. I usually just do it on the board, but decided to put it into a ppt for larger classes. ...
Level: elementary
Age: 13-100
Downloads: 19
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COMPOUND NOUNS & COMPOUND ADJECTIVES
This presentation helps students identify and use both compound nouns and compound adjectives. The first part illustrates how compound nouns and compound adjectives can (and usually do) replace more complicated grammar that uses dependent clauses. Then students practice identifying the right compou...
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-100
Downloads: 58
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VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT - UPCYCLING - PART 1 OF 2
This PPT introduces the concept of upcycling and teaches a lot of new vocabulary via context. I used it for an English Corner with a mixed group -- everything from beginner to advanced -- and encouraged discussion of what they like, don�t like, ways to make the ideas better, etc.
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Downloads: 21
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FOOD & COOKING: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO RECOMMEND A RESTAURANT
This 14-slide presentation introduces vocabulary of cooking methods & kitchen appliances, then elicits discussion about different types of restaurants. After that, there�s discussion & description of the interior of restaurants. Next comes a restaurant role play. All of that then combines to invite ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-100
Downloads: 68
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WELCOME TO BURNING MAN -- TEACHING VOCAB VIA CONTEXT - PART 3 OF 6
First, let me apologize for there being SO many separate ppts. The file limits are harsh sometimes. I used this with a group of Chinese students to teach vocabulary in context via an introduction of Burning Man. My students really got into it and asked a ton of questions. Towards the end, I divided ...
Level: advanced
Age: 18-100
Downloads: 11
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WELCOME TO BURNING MAN -- TEACHING VOCAB VIA CONTEXT - PART 1 OF 6
First, let me apologize for there being SO many separate ppts. The file limits are harsh sometimes. I used this with a group of Chinese students to teach vocabulary in context via an introduction of Burning Man. My students really got into it and asked a ton of questions. Towards the end, I divided ...
Level: advanced
Age: 18-100
Downloads: 16
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MYTHS ABOUT AMERICANS - CULTURE AND VOCAB IN CONTEXT
I�ve taught ESL only 2 places -- USA & China. (this can be used elsewhere) Here in China, there is a *massive* amount of crazy stuff Chinese people believe to be absolute fact about Americans. There�s so much consistency to it, in fact, that I put together this ppt to try to figure out why. Turns o...
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Downloads: 70
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ART IMITATES LIFE, LIFE IMITATES ART - ADVANCED DISCUSSION - PART 1 OF 2
This is Part 1 of 2 -- Presentation of the concepts of Life Imitates Art and Art Imitates Life. First half introduces the two ideas, what each side believes, and the origins. The second half introduces assorted art pieces for description. Lastly, a group discussion activity to express their own bel...
Level: advanced
Age: 18-100
Downloads: 36
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BLUE COLLAR VS WHITE COLLAR - SOCIAL ISSUES & VOCAB IN CONTEXT - PART 2 OF 2
Suitable for high Intermediate to Advanced. This is a 2-part ppt (sorry, the pictures killed me) on the topic of Blue Collar Vs. White Collar jobs in America -- pros & cons of each, stigmas, history, trends. I teach in China, so there is one single slide (easily removed) tying the topic to China, bu...
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Downloads: 22
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