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Mine, by Taylor Swift
Students are asked to complete the lyrics with the words they think might fit in the blanks. If they need hints, the words that were taken out are listed, but in alphabetical order, not in the order they come in the song. Last, they listen to the song to check if their guesses were right.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 6
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Numbers in the world cup
To raise students� curiosity to read the text, a fill-in-the-blanks exercised is suggested, in which they will test their general knowledge concerning the history of tournament, as well as this year�s championship in South Africa and the next edition of the World Cup, which will happen in Brazil in 2014. Only after doing that will they read the tex...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 10
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olors in English
Students have a reference for the names of colors to help them answer questions about colors and about the resulting colors after they are mixed.
Level: elementary
Age: 7-10
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 3
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Osama Bin Laden Killed
Reading activity, with three tasks, based on an ABC news article. Answers and task instructions on the 2nd page.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 26
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Parts of speech
One aspect of English that can be confusing for students of the language is that the same word can be a noun or a verb, an adjective or a noun, a conjunction or a prepositition (etc.) depending on its position in the sentence. This material lists the 8 different parts of speech and their functions, followed by an exercise (with key).
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: grammar-guide
Downloads: 10
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Personality Test
A friend posted this personality test on Facebook and I turned it into a reading, conversation and vocabulary development activity. Several personality characteristics are mentioned and highlighted in the text, so it may come as a fun complement to lessons which deal with this topic.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: reading
Downloads: 112
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Pronoun Chart
This chart can be used to review personal (subject and object) pronouns, possessive pronouns, reflexive pronouns and possessive adjectives, which are not really pronouns but I added them to the chart to contrast them with possessive pronouns. Each column of the chart presents one of the pronouns separately (its use, examples and a set of exercises...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Type:
Downloads: 14
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Questions to ask yourself at the turn of the year
This is meant as a conversation guide, containing 20 questions which might be useful in assessing the year that is about to end. The questions can help students to reflect on what went wrong and what went well, at the same time they practice talking about their feelings, opinions, and past events.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 18
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Rehab by Amy Winehouse
Students are supposed to pick out the "alien" word in each verse of the song and unscramble it so as to turn it into a "real word". To make it more challenging, the alien words are not marked in any way, but to make it less frustrating, the first letter of each alien word was kept in its right place.
There is no need for an answer sheet because y...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7
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Rise - Theme song for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio
I wanted to work with the theme of the Olympic Games with my students, and decided to start with this song, because it portrays the olympic spirit of believing in yourself, doing your best and never giving up. It is a beautiful song and a beautiful clip, which goes very well with the Paralympics video "Yes, I can" at https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 26
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