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Marilyn Monroe mysterious death film worksheet FCE
A look into conspiracy theories surrounding Marilyn Monroe�s death. The 7.5 minute long film can be downloaded from youtube.com - link is included. It was created for FCE students (Objective FCE coursebook), that�s why it also has a cloze and transformations on top of comprehension questions related to the documentary.With key of course :-) Enjoy! ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 28


 
Frasier matchmaking game
Originally designed for a CAE group to encourage them to write a plan for a letter of complaint. Apart from this you will also find an exciting word formation exercise and viewing for detail ;-) The link to youtube included and so is the key. Enjoy!
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 11


 
We�re the Millers film
That�s a worksheet to an extended 6 minute feature to a hilarious this year�s comedy about a fake family to smuggle a smidge of pot through the Mexican border. Fun to watch by a late teenage to more adult audience. INCLUDED: worksheet, key and youtube link to the film. Really fun stuff!
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 22


 
The Hobbit "riddles in the dark"
Here is a worksheet for the "riddles in the dark" scene from The Hobbit movie, link to youtube included. You will be better off with a dvd with English subtitles, though, as Gollum lisps heavily, which may be a problem for elementary students. It includes an activity on riddles as a warm-up which should be fun in class and a key, just in case. Enjo...
Level: elementary
Age: 10-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 30


 
questions laundry (with your laundry clips ;-)
Cut out this worksheet and ask students in pairs to order the words to make questions. Alternatively, you may enlarge the worksheet, give students a string and laundry clips and ask them to hang the words like laundry to dry ;-) With a stronger group you may make it in one color.
Level: elementary
Age: 7-17
Type: others
Downloads: 5


 
The making of AVATAR
This is a worksheet to accompany the youtube link about the characters in the Avatar movie, with a special focus on a female character, Neitiri. The documentary lasts about 3 minutes. Key included. Enjoy :-)
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 13


 
To Fly or Not to Fly
This is a worksheet that will hopefully stir some discussion connected with flying experience of your students. First, they brainstorm some relevant vocabulary, then watch a youtube film (hillarious - link included) and answer comprehension multiple choice, which will hopefully lead them to writing a letter of complaint, followed by a wrap-up discu...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 8


 
Riverdance film worksheet
Life can be described as being BEFORE and AFTER seeing Riverdance live. The objective CAE coursebook has an article on one of its original dancers Michael Flatley, thus the worksheet. It is based on a 4 minute long interview with 2 lead dancers, intertwined with fragments of the show. The worksheet starts with a word formation exercise (well, CAE i...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 12


 
Tom Lehrer "Pollution" dvd
A totally hillarious song by Tom Lehrer that your students are bound to love. Suitable for exam classes and generally upper-levels, connected to the topic of environment in a humorous way :-)
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 10


 
Scared Shrekless Halloween movie
Hey, If you still need something different for your students for Halloween - here is an idea to use - a spinoff from Shrek - Scared Shrekless movie which you can download from youtube (link included). What can follow is a storytelling activity too :-)
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 54

 


GERUNDS OR INFINITIVES BOMB GAME
Hi again! This time it�s gerunds and infinitives on the menu, I used it to practice with a CAE group. It�s the Bomb game, so divide your group into teams, explain that they�ll have to put in gerunds or infinitives (sometimes bare) in the gaps and if they are successful something is going to pop up -...

Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Downloads: 64


PAST TENSES and PRESENT PERFECT WHACK THE MOLE PART 1
After you have laboriously taught them narrative past tenses (Past Simple/Continuous, Past Perfect/Continuous plus Present Perfect/Continuous), it�s time for some fun practice! Animation and sound included, so are the answers if you click on the slide again. Instructions are provided in the first sl...

Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Downloads: 47


THAT�S ENTERTAINMENT! TV shows and films vocabulary :-)
The exercise contains pictures and puzzles to review vocabulary related to TV and movie industry. Double click on the right clue and the answer will appear under the picture. Best to everyone and special thanx to Latvija for the template :-)

Level: elementary
Age: 10-100
Downloads: 70


PLURALS GAME
If you are - like me - teaching these plurals (and spelling rules) again to beginners, this presentation will help you out there in the practice stage. Rules to review at first, examples next. Hope you like it :-) Clicking the right clue will make the answer show up under the picture.

Level: elementary
Age: 5-12
Downloads: 74


Past Simple Mystery Box
Team game to consolidate Past Simple. Divide the class into any number of groups you want. Students of a team answer one question. If the answer is correct, they get 20 points. Then they must decide whether to open the mystery box (then they are not getting the 20 points), stay with the points they ...

Level: elementary
Age: 12-16
Downloads: 106


Too much or too many? Crossing chickens game
A different way to practice too much/too many for elementary+ learners. This is a variation of snakes and ladders game, but with a twist, you only have one pawn which has to be clicked in order for it to move. Unfortunately answers will not show up (they are in the notes for the presenter) so you�ll...

Level: elementary
Age: 8-100
Downloads: 61


To be going to and Present Continuous bomb game Part 1
Forever grateful to foreverjinxed for the template ;-) Yes, you�ve encounteres these two in one of the cousebooks and are missing a fun exercise to practise? I give you plenty of examples for Present Continuous and to be going to, ideally to be played in teams with you keeping the score. To have ...

Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Downloads: 46


To be going to and Present Continuous bomb game Part 2
That�s the follow up to P1 of the game with the same title. Enjoy:-)

Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Downloads: 31


PAST TENSES and PRESENT PERFECT WHACK THE MOLE PART 2
Here is PART 2 of the game, you just have to download both and put the presentation back together. The game practices PAST TENSES and PRESENT PERFECT in a fun way, the aim is to clear a plot from a mole by inserting the correct verb form. Answers, instructions, animation and sound included. Too b...

Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Downloads: 34


Present Continuous with future meaning and Present Simple Football Game
Here is a game for Present Continuous for future arrangements v. Present Simple. You click on the name of the footballer and it takes you to the question, the arrow at the bottom will take you back to the first page. Clicking on crosses (bad answer) or ticks (good one) will show points. Play in two ...

Level: elementary
Age: 10-15
Downloads: 49


UNREAL TIME PRACTICE - if only, conditionals, it�s time, I�d rather, I wish
How to make the practice of more complex structures more sexy? You�ve already drilled your conditionals, if only, it�s time, wish, I�d rather and the like and there is still something missing... Well, again, thanx to eslprintables for the format of snakes and ladders ;-) Emotion is the key to rememb...

Level: advanced
Age: 14-100


Snakes and ladders regular verbs
My first online exercise, hopefully will work now after corrections. Something I have been looking for myself, as it is both practice of vocab/verbs and regular verbs in Past Simple for elementary students. Enjoy!

Level: elementary
Age: 8-100


Illnesses and injuries
Another way to review or recycle vocabulary tied with health and illnesses. To make guessing a bit easier there are funny pictures to help out ;-) Let the best man/woman win!

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100


-ed and -ing adjectives practice
Hi again, Well, it�s this time of year again to practice -ing and -ed adjectives (interested/interesting). Hope you find it equally useful as I did when I created it ;-) The vocabulary and topics are generally suitable for teenagers or adults, overall intermediate level. Enjoy!

Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100


Advanced collocations game CAE level working version
This is a review game for collocations with nouns and adjectives. Definitely for advanced students, like the ones preparing for CAE / Cambridge Advanced. Actually, the game is supposed to complement unit 1 of Ready for CAE. This way you practice vocabulary like: major/daunting challenge, total/disma...

Level: advanced
Age: 14-100


CONDITIONAL I AND II GAME :-)
Conditional 1 and 2 review game! Fastest finger - let the best man/woman win the virtual bucks ;-) The game practises the aforementioned conditionals initially in affirmative sentences, then in questions. Always a part of the sentence with a verb is given to make it a bit easier. This game works!

Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100


Present Simple Continuous Past Simple Continuous game
One Million Pound Drop Game to review Present Simple/Continuous and Past Simple/Continuous in a fun way.

Level: elementary
Age: 10-100


PAST SIMPLE regular and irregular verb forms
Here is an activity to review and consolidate Past Simple that all of us have taught at some point. Hope you find it useful too ;-)

Level: elementary
Age: 10-14


TOO MUCH TOO MANY snakes and ladders
Dear Colleagues, here is an exercise to practise too much/too many with fairly easy vocabulary (A1/A2 level), designed with a Your Space 2 cousebook in mind, but can be used with anything else. Use and enjoy, sharing feels good :-)

Level: elementary
Age: 10-14


PAST SIMPLE OF "TO BE" GAME
Fun practice of the verb "to be" in Past Simple in all shapes and sizes (was, wasn�t, were, weren�t). For A1/A2 students, suitable rather for younger students (not adults). Have fun :-D

Level: elementary
Age: 9-100