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Ugly Fruits and Vegetables
This is a 3 page lesson dealing with a change in the law that now allows for ugly produce to be sold. The first page contains the story from the Times newspaper, the second page contains questions and the third page contains teaching suggestions and additional activities.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: article
Downloads: 11
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fast food taboo game
This is a card game I play with students when we discuss food. For lower level students, have the students read the 3 words on the card and have other students guess the food. For higher level students (or after playing it the easy way), tell the students that the 3 words on the card are taboo/cannot be used and that they must explain the food u...
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 25
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Christmas Taboo Cards with backsheet
These taboo cards can be used in two ways. First, students can play the game by taking a card, saying all 3 words and having other students guess the title word. Second, students can play like regular taboo by NOT using the 3 words, therefore using other words and having other students guess the title word.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 34
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verb practice game
Print a copy of the sheet for each student. Set the timer for 5 minutes. Students take turns rolling dice. The first roll of the die determines the place in the top row. Notice there is no 6; if 6 is rolled, the student loses that turn. The second roll of the die determines which row. For example if the student rolls a 2, and then a 5, the st...
Level: elementary
Age: 9-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 6
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Christmas Quiz
A fun Christmas quiz to do with students.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 14
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Fireworks
This is a reading I made for students. The vocabulary can be put onto cards and pre-taught to students. It is a challenging reading, but if desired the passage can be made into a cloze passage, either putting spaces for all the vocabulary or making it into an A/B activity.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 9
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The New Craze - Bacon!
Hurry, hurry! It�s almost International Bacon Day (Sept. 5th for 2009). Here�s a story from the Globe and Mail Newspaper, edited by yours truly. Included is a short story of the bacon craze, a few questions, some true/false questions, idioms, and a space for students to create their own questions about the topic.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: article
Downloads: 16
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Vampire Test
Here is a fun activity to do with students during the Halloween season. I based my activity on similar ones I�ve used from the site �Lanternfish�. My activity is different from the ones on that site and my activity also has a point system, whereas the activities on Lanternfish did not. I am thankful to that site for providing me with the insprir...
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 31
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iPad
I think a new category is required to hold lessons relating to electronics. This is a 4-page printable, involving topic prediction, reading, vocabulary, and discussion. An answer sheet is also provided. A couple of the questions refer to Japan, where I live, but those questions can either be deleted or altered to suit your particular country. E...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 56
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Hatsune Miku - a 3-D Pop Star
Hatsune Miku is a new type of pop star, one that is 3-D. Read this article from the L.A. times, watch the YouTube video, then using the attached questions, discuss the topic with your students. You will probably get a wide range of opinions on this subject matter.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 6
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