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Talk for a minute starting with....
Laminate and cut the sheet into strips. Give each student a strip. The students have to each talk for a minute on their subject starting with the given lead-in (not stating the theme). The rest of the group try to guess the title of the given speech. (Idea taken from Keep Talking by F. Klippel)
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 119
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Tchibo Advert from the Daily Mail Newspaper. Comprehesion Questions and language elements.
An authentic advertisement from a daily newspaper.Possible new words are highlighted, questions are asked on the text and beyond the text. Matching phrases an their use in other sentences have been added as well as a focus on prepositions used in the text all around the theme of energy saving.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 158
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Tea Drinking
Using an authentic book text on tea drinking, students have to sift out the facts and, using the imperative, write down the stages of making a cup of tea. Some questions beyond the text have been added as well as some interesting facts and quotes about tea.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 70
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Teasmade. A British Invention.
This device is a British peculiarity! An alarm wakes you up to an "already made" cuppa! (Hence the name.) Who else could have felt the need to invent a machine to do such a thing? After falling out of favour in the 1990�s, the Teasmade is now enjoying a revival. I�ve added a set of language exercises,comprehension questions and talking points.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 31
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Tesco advertisement is banned for misleading its customers.
An authentic text from the Daily Mail newspaper about a recent advert for a large grocery chain in Britain. The three papagraphs have been treated differently with a different focus on each. The worksheet is rounded off with questions about advertising in general.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 102
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Text for beginners with a Christmas touch.
Two simple exercises making use of the same text but which have a different language focus. It is suitable for children and adults alike and has a seasonal touch!
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 97
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The "School Run"
The school run has always caused problems in most parts of Britain. Birmingham is trying to tackle it in its own way. However there seems to be another, underlying problem about the school run which has nothing to do with traffic congestion at all! An authentic text (slightly adapted) with FIVE EXERCISES - comprehension, language, conversation/disc...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 136
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The Best of British Quirks (2)
A second set of British peculiarities which will bring a knowing smile to any native and insight to everyone else into some of the little things which all add up to being British. They a glimpse into what "Britishness" is all about. I�ve added exercises to each text with an answer key.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 115
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The cat sat/sits/has sat /had sat on the mat!
The same basic sentence written "convincingly" in each of the present and past forms complete with signal words in italics. Each of the tenses have been given a colour code which could be changed and/or taken over and applied to other sentences.It is meant as a form of recap after the tenses have been looked at. The basic sentence "The cat sat on t...
Level: elementary
Age: 8-17
Type: grammar-guide
Downloads: 32
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The Cultural North of England
These two pieces of art, to be found in the north of England, have already attracted thousands of visitors to the British shores. Discussion questions have been added.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 71
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