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"At seventeen" song lesson - relative clause focus
Here�s a lesson on Janis Ian�s song "At seventeen". Students study vocabulary in the song, listen for main ideas, specific lines, and relative pronouns. The lesson ends with a discussion of the themes in the song.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 67
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Grammar reference: quantifiers
This resource contains a chart which organizes quantifiers into those used with count nouns, non-count nouns, and both. Quantifiers are arranged from large quantity to small quantity. On the second half of the page are charts clarifying the differences between some commonly confused quantifiers.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: grammar-guide
Downloads: 14
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Song Lesson: Song for a Winter�s Night
This is a beautiful song and a good one to use in the wintertime when you don�t want to play a Christmas song! The lesson starts off with a pre-listening discussion, then students listen for missing words, then there is a discussion of themes in the song, and finally there is a general discussion about students� attitudes toward winter!
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 4
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Pronunciation: "th"
Here�s a worksheet for practicing the pronunciation of the �th� sounds. Students practice individual sounds, have conversations using the sounds, and try to distinguish words with �th� from similar sounding words. It is best to have a set of mirrors for the first activity, but it can be done without.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 33
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Driving maze: stress in compound nouns
This is a fun activity to practice stress in compound nouns. Why do you stress the first word in "stop sign" but the second word in "green light"? Because "stop sign" is a compound noun and green light is just an adjective and a noun! Students practice stress in compound nouns in the context of driving by attempting to "drive home" through the m...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 16
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Food idioms lesson
Here is a full communicative lesson on food idioms. Students match the name of the food to the idiom, walk around the room to find the definitions, and practice the idioms in speaking and writing. Pictures of the food are provided for students who might be unfamiliar with some food vocabulary. Enjoy!
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: lesson-plan
Downloads: 8
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Gerund and Infinitive Maze
This is a game to study and practice verbs that are followed by gerunds and infinitives. First students must trace a path through the maze stopping on only verbs that are followed by the infinitive. Then, in the next activity, the game is adapted so that students get speaking practice using those verbs!
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 5
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Money Verbs and Prepositions
Why do you pay $50 FOR a pair jeans but spend $50 ON a pair of jeans? Many money verbs are used with specific prepositions. This worksheet starts with a discussion, then presents some of these verb-preposition collocations, gives students some focused practice, and then ends with a partner interview for freer practice!
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 43
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Relationship Phrasal Verbs (full communicative lesson)
This is a great lesson on phrasal verbs leading up to Valentines Day! The students start with a dialogue about relationships containing 10 phrasal verbs. Then there is discussion, self-discovery of meanings and phrasal verb type (separable, inseparable, intransitive), a fill-in-the blank activity which can be a launch for an interesting discussio...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 15
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Conversation board game
Here�s a fun game that promotes conversation. It also brings out interesting stories, and students learn more about each other. Page 1 is the board game and page 2 contains the instructions.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 6
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