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32 rather intellectual small talk questions
in the German edition of Vogue magazine there�s always a page dedicated to a designer etc who presents herself/ himself via the questions she/he asks the readers, these 32 questions have been translated and adapted for classroom use; I�m indebted to Jen Roberts and Josep Font (originally published in the November and December issues of Vogue)
Level: advanced
Age: 15-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 43
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48 questions about Christmas holidays
glue and cut to produce a pile of 48 talking cards; students ask questions (solutions on the reverse side)
Level: elementary
Age: 10-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 17
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asking mixed questions (only present simple/progressive and past simple)
fold back the answers and the let the beginners compare themselves
Level: elementary
Age: 9-100
Type:
Downloads: 17
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Christmas game 2nd attempt
lots of questions about Christmas customs and personal preferences, fold, glue and cut the cards, small groups of students can easily talk for about 15-20 minutes
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 7
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discussion questions + pros and cons on reading (e-readers, real books, audio books etc)
I ask my students to discuss the questions in small groups and then with the whole class, the pros and cons list is the result of the discussion
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 28
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discussion questions on recycling
cut the cards and put them face down, groups of 3-4 pick up a card and discuss the questions;
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 42
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Draw the pirate
beginners complete texts about pirates (and draw them), then they draw their own pirate and describe him/her; solutions to be folded back for self-check;
Level: elementary
Age: 8-100
Type:
Downloads: 0
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Food: Article (RC + Discussion questions) on "Roadkill" (& roadkill cuisine)
authentic article (from www.theguardian.com) which should hopefully make your students want to talk about a widespread phenomenon of what is to be done with animals killed on the road + an authentic Irish recipe ("roadkill potatoes"from www.shockinglydelicious.com)
Level: advanced
Age: 15-100
Type:
Downloads: 17
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interview your partner after the semester holidays, mixed tenses
10 minute warm up talk, pair work and then I ask the class to tell us about really interesting things that come up in their discussions, fold back the solutions but make them check, I think there can�t be enough practice forming questions....
Level: elementary
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 15
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Mixed pronouns (I, my, me, you, your, you....) The girl from Petrovka
Perhaps you�d like your students to talk about coincidences (I found a list of 10 coincidences on youtube); I chose one coincidence and made a pronouns gap-fill task. Enjoy!
Level: elementary
Age: 5-100
Type:
Downloads: 22
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