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Logic In Gossip - Reported Speech Logic Game (5pgs inc. cards and solution)
Group activity: 20 cards with direct speech are handed out which the students "heard", and now need to change into reported speech and "gossip" about with other members of the group. They use logic regarding what they heard to complete the 7 people�s names, jobs, nationality, car brand and "juicy gossip". Practices all reported speech changes with ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 536
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Kids Having Kids - Too/Enough/So/Such/Very - Love and Relationships
Article about two recent and very public cases about teen pregnancy, a 13-year-old father from Britain and an 11-year-old mother from Bulgaria. Students practice using modifiers SO, SUCH, TOO, ENOUGH and VERY by filling in the gaps, and discuss topics such as the best age to fall in love, marry and have children, the effect of children on lifestyle...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 255
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Shipwreck Survival + Modals of Ability
Help complete the pirate castaway�s story of survival by doing this Key Word Transformation exercise based on ability modals and expressions. Also includes activities about being lost at sea and stranded on an island in the ocean. Companion worksheet to "True Survival Stories" id=421548. Answer Key included...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 181
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Your Future Family - Family Tree Game (Four Generations)
An activity for practicing all family member vocabulary, for all levels, great for this time of year:) Includes four generations, divorce and remarriage to include step-families, half-siblings and in-laws. Each student gets one of 6 cards, each of which has 5 pieces of information. In their groups, the students then complete the family tree. There ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 232
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No Offense Intended - Relative Clauses - Social Offense and Correctness (2pages)
An article on social offense which students complete by choosing the correct relative pronoun - WHO/WHICH/WHEN/WHERE/WHOSE/THAT. It discusses an award-winning children�s book based on The Three Little Pigs which was unfairly criticised for potentially offending builders and muslims.Starts off with a multiple choice exercise to introduce the topic, ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 389
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Vanity - As/Like/As If - As Vain As A Peacock
Three short articles regarding vanity, with gaps to be filled using like/as if/as though/as/such as - Survey showing Brazilian are vainest in the world, an interview with the UK�s vainest man, and the role of vanity in preventing skin cancer. Really interesting articles that lead to a lot of discussion. Given it�s about the uses of like and as I li...
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 115
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Leaders In Luxury - Passive Voice - Excess
Article about Kim Jong Il�s taste for luxury and excess, which students complete by filling in the gaps with the correct passive. Has a passives match-up to start with a few topics to discuss before the article about politicians, North Korea and Kim Jong Il�s love of brands. Good for discussing luxury, brands, politics, corruption, and North Korea ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 118
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Economy Hits Kids Pockets - Past and Present Tenses - Pocket Money
Article about kids pocket money and how it is affected by recession. Students complete the gaps by choosing the appropriate past and present tenses. Leads to conversation about giving and receiving pocket money, teaching kids about money and the economy, gender inequality, financial and parental responsibility, etc. Answers included...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 245
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Safety/Risk/Car Safety + Conditonals - Toyota�s Total Recalls
A worksheet about Toyota�s recent problems, as well as risk and safety. Starts off with a matchup activity regarding the four conditional forms, and a short explanation of the rules, then the article, where students complete the conditionals. The second page has some activities and more conditional exercises to do with risk and safety. Enjoy:)
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 127
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Bad Parenting? - Modals of Obligation/Necessity/Permission - Kids and Parenting
Two short articles about parenting, where students choose the correct modal of obligation/permission/necessity to fit each gap. The 1st is about rapper Sean Combs giving his son a $360000 sports car for his birthday. The 2nd is about a father who put his daughter up for sale on the internet as punishment for breaking school rules. Leads to discussi...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 175
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