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Video: �Steve Coogan on media surveillance� - Guardian
Some activities to introduce and use whilst watching the very short interview with Steve Coogan about media surveillance. There is a debate activity too. Link is included on the document, as well as a key. Thanks.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 34


 
Reading and Webquest: Artist Van Gogh and the Museum
A reading and webquest article. Student must first find the art related vocabulary in the text, then look at the van Gogh museum website to fill in the paragraph headings and find out other information about the museum. Links and key included. Thanks.
Level: advanced
Age: 13-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 16


 
Reading: Measuring the Efficacy of the World�s Managers (Harvard Business School)
An authentic article from Harvard Business School (unabridged), including pre-reading activities, vocabulary building, while reading comprehension and after reading opinion questions. The article starts on page 3. Thanks.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 7


 
Changing the subject
A lesson plan for practising changing the subject. The activity includes pair discussions about friendship and a listening. Thanks.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: lesson-plan
Downloads: 3


 
Reading: "Too much information" Celebtiry memoirs
An abridged article from MSN website about celebrities� memorirs. There is a picture match, vocabulary building match and then students read about the memoirs and match to the celebrity who wrote it. The content is a bit �real� in some situations so perhaps only for 18+ students. Thanks.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 7


 
Passive voice- newspaper article
A lesson plan for a reading exercise looking at the passive voice. The article is from the Daily Mail newspaper (UK) about the arrest of a TV soap opera star. The lesson plan focusses on the usage of the passive rather than structure and form. Thanks.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 84


 
Sports vocabulary gap fill
A gap fill activity for upper intermediate and above students. The subject is the Brazilian football league so might be of interest to those students living in Brazil or with an interest in the Brazilian football league. Thanks.
Level: advanced
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7


 
Verbs of feeling
Students fill in the vowels in the verbs of feelings, before matching to the definitions. Thanks.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 32


 
Prefixes game
To practice word formation- prefixes. I have uploaded a powerpoint that explains these in detail (http://www.eslprintables.com/powerpoint.asp?id=49327#thetop). Instructions: By adding the appropriate prefix to the words in the box create a new word. For example, if the word is �read� and in the brackets under is written �(again)�, you need to wr...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 67


 
Employment words- pairs crossword
Students work in pairs to describe the employment related words (responsibility, development, salary etc) in their crosswords to their partners in order to complete their crossword. Hints are included on page two if students need support. Thanks.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 7

 


Reported speech
A presentation about reported speech including: - introductory verbs - tense changes and no tense changes - pronoun changes - changes to place and time - modal verbs - reported questions - indirect commands & requests & suggestions Thanks.

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 9


Adverbs
An overview of adverbs including: Adverbs modifying advectives, past participles etc. Adverb formation Spelling rules Adverbs and adjectives with same form Adjectives with an adverb form Adverbs with two forms Adverb form in informal English. Goes well with this game: http://www.onestopeng...

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 34


Present Time: present simple, present perfect and present continuous review
Updated powerpoint. Students recall present tenses, then look at the images to write present tense sentences. The notes on the powerpoint include notes as to the usage of the correct tense.

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 12


Make and do
A simple presentation to elicit the phrases for make and do, to illustrate the rules at a basic level. Thanks.

Level: elementary
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 43


Introduction to the Passive Voice
An introduction to the passive using celebrities who commit crimes as the context (Hugh Grant and OJ Simpson). The presentation includes notes (quite detailed as I like a script!). Please excuse the references to Brazil, where I teach. Hope it is helpful.

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 6


Have- causative verb
A presentation with examples and practice for have as a causative verb. Hope it helps.

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 21


Past expressing present or future time
A powerpoint slide outlining the use of past tenses with a present or future meaning for: I wish/If only Second conditional As if/as though It�s (about/high) time There are some practice activities at the end. Thanks

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 18


Word formation 2
There is a general introduction followed by a specific focus on suffixes -ful, -less and -able/ible and the prefixes for the opposites of adjectives. Thanks.

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 21


Reported speech: Introductory verbs of reporting
A powerpoint with a quick review to reported speech, followed by introductory verbs of reporting (agree, insist etc.) and the verb patterns with which they are used. Thanks.

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 76


Adjectives and adverbs: gradable & ungradable
A powerpoint showing gradabale and ungradable adjectives and the adverbs of degree and intensity that can be combined with them. Thanks.

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 30

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