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Michael Hughes
Malaysia



Used to work as a lecturer in Linguistics in China, then opened my own language school. Got kicked out of China and came to Malaysia to work on Teacher Training Projects and finally as a lecturer in Sunway University. For the last two years I have been retired and mainly helping develop ideas to teach classes for refugees who cannot attend regular school and needed to learn online.

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How to automatically insert the reference of your document
This is another instruction sheet to show you how you can automatically insert the reference of your document in to the footer. This is for those who print worksheets and sometime later wonder �where on earth did i get that from?� If you have never had this problem, then this is not for you. The instructions are quite detailed and may frighten s...
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-17
Type: lesson-plan
Downloads: 56


 
Writing - Round Robin
Arrange the class into small groups of 3, 4 or 5, sitting in a circle round a table and give each one a copy of the worksheet. Tell them to each fill out the beginning section of the sheet with their own ideas. Then when all have completed the first section, pass all the sheets to the right and each one complete the next section. Keep repeating ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 9


 
Limericks Jigsaw
This worksheet is for intermediate / advanced students and helps them understand the rhythm of limericks. The first and third line of the limerick are given on the right, whilst the other lines are mixed up on the left. They have to know the rhythm and rhyme of limericks to complete them. Good luck!!
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 36


 
heroic failures
A discussion worksheet for intermediate and above learners of English. All the examples are of people who have tried to do something and failed. All of the examples are completely true and taken from the book Heroic Failures.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 9


 
Animal Matching
A simple matching game. Cut out the flash cards, divide the class into small groups and match the characteristics to the animal
Level: elementary
Age: 6-12
Type: flash-card
Downloads: 8


 
Loch Ness Monster - Speaking activities
This worksheet is a result of Frenchfrog�s plea for integrated skills. It is an adaptation of a chapter from an old ESL book called �A Case for English� which is no longer in print. I have completely changed the role cards and number of participants. It is a complete scenario where the class have to act out and deal with the problem of a monster...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 114


 
Newspaper misprints
This is a series of sentences that are grammatically correct, but one of the words is a �typo� mistake that changes the meaning of the sentence. Some of the sentences are quite amusing. Page 2 gives all the answers to the mistakes (in case you can�t find them yourself!!!!). Not sure where I got this from, so if anyone has claim on this I would b...
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 23


 
Can�t live without it
This worksheet should be given out in pairs and each pair has to decide what is expensive, important and useful. For modern kids/people this may be a life threatening issue!!! It raises some awareness about what they regard as important in their lives. Full instructions how to conduct the worksheet are given on page 3. (There is a twist to the ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 109


 
Idioms - the ultimate board game
This board game consists of the players making up their own similes and guessing the meaning of idioms. Full instructions how to play are contained on page 2. The meanings to all the idioms are also given. Due to size restraint, I have excluded many of the pictures that can be used to illustrate idioms and similes, but it is still worth playing....
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 119


 
The Queue
This is a series of 36 cards which states the place where a person is standing in a queue (line up). This is ideal as a warmer, or ice breaker. Each student has to find their place in the line by finding what the person in front and behind is doing. Full instruction on how to stage manage this are given on the first page. (Not sure if this is o...
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 45

 


Fruit - kim�s game
This is a �kim�s game� activity where the pupils are presented with 10 different pieces of fruit, then move down the slides and two of them are missing. They have to remember the fruit and say which is missing. This makes extensive use of PowerPoint triggers prepared in Office 2003. Click on the n...

Level: elementary
Age: 6-12
Downloads: 68


Verbs - PowerPoint Wordsearch
This is a wordsearch that can be used online or in class. It consists of two slides - the first one has the words on the right and you simply click on the word to reveal its place in the grid. The second one is exactly the same format except the words are pictures and so they have to work out the w...

Level: elementary
Age: 7-12
Downloads: 10


Adjectives - matching
This introduces all the adjectives used in other Kim�s Game presentations. The pictures and words are mixed up. Get the class to match the words with the picture. The correct words can be matched by clicking on the number or letter next to the picture. These can be selected at random. Enjoy!!!

Level: elementary
Age: 7-14
Downloads: 47


Intelligence Test for students who think they are really clever!!!
Do not be deceived at the plain look of this presentation in the view window, you cannot see the content until you download it. This is a �light hearted� set of questions that will have your class saying "duh!!! I knew that!!!!) Try it yourself before trying it on the kids. This uses triggers, so...

Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Downloads: 104


Fruit - Introduction - Matching
This introduces all the items of fruit used in other Kim�s Game presentations. The fruit and words are mixed up. Get the class to match the words with the picture. The correct words can be matched by clicking on the number or letter next to the picture. These can be selected at random. Enjoy!!!

Level: elementary
Age: 6-12
Downloads: 21


fruit - anagrams2
This is an activity where the pupils are presented with the names of 20 different pieces of fruit, but the words have been jumbled to make anagrams. Arrange the class into small groups and have them unscramble the anagrams. Move the cursor over any of the words and when it turns into a small hand,...

Level: elementary
Age: 6-12
Downloads: 40


pelmanism - prepositions
This is a PowerPoint used to play the game of pelmanism or matching words with pictures or meaning. It can be used online for teaching or in a classroom. I also have a PowerPoint tutorial that shows you how to use the game effectively. This can be downloaded for free as it is a tutorial.

Level: elementary
Age: 8-100
Downloads: 22


custom animation in PowerPoint
This is an introduction and tutorial about the versatility of custom animation in PowerPoint. It demonstrates some of the colourful effects that anyone can add to their presentations. It also shows you how to arrange �timings� of your animations. Most of the effects cannot be seen in this preview...

Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Downloads: 175


Fruit - Kim�s game 2
This is the second of a �kim�s game� activity where the pupils are presented, this time with 20 different pieces of fruit, then move down the slides and three of them are missing. They have to remember the fruit and say which is missing. This makes extensive use of PowerPoint triggers prepared in ...

Level: elementary
Age: 6-12
Downloads: 81


Pelmanism - euphemisms
This is a PowerPoint used to play the game of pelmanism or matching words with pictures or meaning. It can be used online for teaching or in a classroom. I also have a PowerPoint tutorial that shows you how to use the game effectively. This can be downloaded for free as it is a tutorial. This power...

Level: advanced
Age: 12-100
Downloads: 17

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