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Poohbear
Petra U.
Germany



I teach 10-16 year-olds and am very thankful to be a part of this wonderful community - a permanent source of inspiration.

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Magic words - matching exercise
A matching exercise about magic words. You can also use them as flashcards. The solution is dragon - magician - invisibility cloak - spellbook - witch - crystal ball - potion - broomstick - owl - cauldron - spell - wand The ws is fully editable. Hope it is useful!
Level: elementary
Age: 8-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 11


 
Waltzing Matilda flashcards and wordsearch
These are the most difficult Australian words in the famous song "Waltzing Matilda". There are 9 flashcards to introduce the vocabulary, and a follow-up wordsearch exercise containing the same words. There is also a listening activity and a crossword puzzle in today�s free downloads to use it with.
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 1


 
Role play for beginners - Personal information
12 role play cards for beginners to elicit personal information, like name, age, pets or hobbies. Cliparts: Philip Martin.
Level: elementary
Age: 8-12
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 187


 
Flashcards materials clothes are made of
A flashcard with words to describe what clothes can be made of. There is also a matching activity in today�s free downloads. I use it for the Speaking exam where my pupils must describe pictures, usually with people on them. It enriches the quality of the description a bit :-) Hope you like it.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Type: flash-card
Downloads: 54


 
A case for Sherlock Holmes XVIII Follow-up: Exercises on the simple past
This is the follow-up on part 18 of my Sherlock Holmes series. The story is based on case 18 (http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=380521#thetop). Students always need practise... The ws contains six different exercises on the past simple, including positive and negative sentences as well as questions. I hope you find it useful.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 312


 
Sherlock Holmes case XIV Follow-up: Exercises on adjective or adverb
This is the follow-up on part 14 of my Sherlock Holmes series. The story is based on case 14 (http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=374027#thetop). Students always need practice... The ws contains different exercises on adjectives and adverbs and adverbs of degree. I hope you find it useful. The key is included.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 283


 
Christmas Eve and other stories - A combined listening and reading Christmas lesson - Trans-Siberian Orchestra
This is a combined Listening and Reading lesson for Christmas time. My favourite band, the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, tells a beautiful Christmas story, which I have adapted to practise reading skills (short answers and sequencing) and listening (error spotting and gap-filling); but mainly it is heart-warming and simply beautiful. The story never fa...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 59


 
Waltzing Matilda Song Lyrics
It is a listening activity on the famous "Waltzing Matilda". The KEY and some background information are included. 3 pages. There is also a crossword puzzle with the difficult words in today�s free downloads to use it with. And I have added a wordsearch with the most unusual words - just the blanks in this exercise! The preview looks a bit funny b...
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 27


 
Oneself or each other?
A short grammar explanation on the differences in use between the forms of the reflexive pronoun oneself and each other, with an additional gap-filling exercise. Have a great Friday!
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 233


 
At a garage sale - A role play game
This is a role play I did with my lower-intermediate students. They are buying and selling old things at a garage sale. The first part of the ws provides some useful phrases for the role play, part 2 contains different situations for practising these phrases. The students and I brought some props (old toys etc.) and it was a very lively lesson. Ful...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 85

 


A case for Sherlock Holmes: so, neither / nor
This ppt is the follow-up of my old Sherlock Holmes worksheet on so, neither and nor (http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=391505#thetop). I used it in class to explain the grammar rules on so, neither and nor. It contains both practise in agreeing with positive / negative statements and d...

Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Downloads: 183


A case for Sherlock Holmes - Reported speech
This is the follow-up of my old worksheet on reported statements (http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=368661#thetop and http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=374627#thetop). It contains the case, grammar rules on the changes in tenses, adverbials of time and place and pronouns, and...

Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Downloads: 545


Mother�s little helper - The Rolling Stones
A Power Point on the famous Rolling Stones song "Mother�s little helper" with different listening tasks, their solution and a follow-ip role play. Matching worksheet is here: http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=534749#thetop

Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 28


A case for Sherlock Holmes: Active and passive
This is the follow-up of my old worksheet on active and passive (http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=371167#thetop). It contains the case, simple grammar rules on active and passive and some exercises with solutions. Have a great Sunday. (P.S. Some members get a security message when ope...

Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Downloads: 502


Sympathy for the devil - The Rolling Stones
A Power Point on the famous Rolling Stones song "Sympathy for the devil" which goes with my printable (http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=531976#thetop). It includes 6 different exercises their solutions, a link to the video and a short follow-up role play. Hope you like it.

Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 29


A case for Sherlock Holmes: Zero, first, second conditional (if sentences 0-1-2)
This ppt is the follow-up of my old Sherlock Holmes worksheet on if-sentences 0-1-2 (http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=394199#thetop and http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=394198#thetop). I used it to revise the rules of the conditional sentences (zero, first second conditiona...

Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Downloads: 337


A case for Sherlock Holmes: First, second, third conditional (If sentences I-III)
This ppt is the follow-up of my old Sherlock Holmes worksheet on if-sentences I-III (http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=371166#thetop). I used it to explain the rules of the conditional sentences I-III. (Delete slides 2-8 if you don�t need a reminder of the case. Grammar starts on slide 9...

Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Downloads: 256


A case for Sherlock Holmes - Conditional sentences type 3 (if sentences III)
I am revising conditional sentences at the moment. This ppt is the follow-up of my old Sherlock Holmes worksheet on if-sentences type 3 (http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=369607#thetop and http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=393125#thetop). I used it to revise the rules of cond...

Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Downloads: 161


What am I? - 10 animal riddles
Originally I created this as a listening exercise, but the embedded wav.files made the ppt far too big. So I changed it into an elementary reading comprehension exercise. I used it on the open day and it worked well with beginners. Slide 1 can be used for revising the words. Cliparts: Philip Martin.

Level: elementary
Age: 6-12
Downloads: 407

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