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Poetry brainteaser
It can be partially taught at "Conditionals" grammar lesson, but I sometimes give it to students just before we start learning and analyzing some poetry. It deprives them from saying "Poetry is soooo boring". Well, it sometimes does. :)
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7
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Everything is poetry
We had this activity while learning "Introduction to poetry" by Billy Collins. Actually, it can be used at any literature lesson, because the aim of activity is to expand students� borders in understanding poetry, I wanted them to realize that poetry is not really a weird hobby, and everybody can find something in a poem to identify with. Before d...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 5
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Volunteering
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type:
Downloads: 54
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She went to sleep and woke up 30 years later
The text is not mine, I found it somewhere in the Net many years ago, simplified it, modified the post-reading questions, added mine together with competitive group activity which my high school students like.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 77
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Describing appearance. Stereotypes.
This activity is not really mine, our university teacher conducted something similar many years ago. I just simplified the activity and adapted it for my school students. After we learn the appropriate vocabulary, I divide the class into 2 (or more) groups and give them one of the pages with the task. While discussing and writing they aren�t allowe...
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 14
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The Giving Tree
Try it as your first lesson with class, it worked well with my high school students.
Level: intermediate
Age: 6-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 44
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The fisherman and the businessman
I accidentally found this text, liked it and decided to make a discussion lesson (for the junior high students) based on it. So, sharing here, to whom it may concern.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 47
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PEER PRESSURE
I use it with my 10-11-graders as an opening to the topic "Peer Pressure". After we read the article we have a discussion and they usually get really involved in it.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 37
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"INFORMATION PLEASE" be Paul Villard
Some time ago I accidentally ran into the text on the Internet, liked it and decided to make a lesson based on it.
So, here it is.
This is the link to the online "book" I created: http://www.storyjumper.com/book/showframe/61705975/5bf848132204e#page/1
If you don�t like it online, you may just print the text: http://www.telephonetribute.c...
Level: advanced
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 12
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Funny newspaper mistakes
Good for advanced high graders or adults.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 55
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