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Extreme Records - 13-Year-Old Climbs Everest + Intensifiers, Gradable/Non-Gradable Adjectives
A worksheet about the 13-year-old boy who climbed Mount Everest, and the 15-year-old girl who sailed around the world solo. Starts off with an activity matching gradable and non-gradable adjectives, which leads into the intensifiers and modifiers connected with each group. In the article the student chooses the correct intensifier or modifier depen...
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 289
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Too Much Love - Comparatives + Too/Enough/So/Such/Very - Love and Relationships
Students discuss love and relationships while practicing comparative/superlative forms of adjectives and adverbs, as well as so/such/too/enough/very. A number of proverbs about love introduce the topic, followed by a letter to an Agony Aunt and it�s response, and some grammar exercises to finish. Leads to discussions about age differences in relati...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 232
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Passives Flashcards Pt. 2/2 - Inventions/Discoveries/Creations
Set of flashcards for practising the passive voice - split into two separate sheets to fit under 300kb. Following each set is a list of possible examples. I leave the cards face down and students take turns to pick a card a say a passive sentence and hold onto the card, but if they aren�t able to, other students get a chance to "steal" the card...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: flash-card
Downloads: 104
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The LOVE Game - Love and Relationship Matchmaking Activity
Students run a dating agency, but first need to create "people" by filling in a row of information, then folding it and passing it onto the next person to fill in, resulting in a number of unexpected combinations. I have tried it with all levels from elementary to advanced and it has been fantastic every single time, the students will be dying to s...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 288
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Passives Flashcards Pt. 1/2 - Inventions/Discoveries/Creations
Set of flashcards for practising the passive voice - split into two separate sheets to fit under 300kb. Following each set is a list of possible examples. I leave the cards face down and students take turns to pick a card a say a passive sentence and hold onto the card, but if they aren�t able to, other students get a chance to "steal" the card...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: flash-card
Downloads: 123
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Unhealthy World Cup Sponsors Criticised + Modals Reviews - World Cup Problems
An article about the world cup and the recent criticism of World Cup sponsors such as McDonald�s, Coca-Cola and Budweiser for being unhealthy. This is a modal review exercise, where the student fills in the gaps with the appropriate modal verb. Looks at the impact of advertising, as well as other problems the World Cup could have. Companion workshe...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 171
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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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Ground Rules - Sheet For Introduction
Some ground rules I use for my classes, will need to be slightly configured to fit your context, such as substituting your details.
Makes students feel a lot more comfortable, encourages questions and their participation, and let�s you reference them in the future eg. "remember your rules, there�s no such thing as a stupid question" etc...
It use...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 116
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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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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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