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Bonfire Night
A reading passage on Bonfire Night, with vocabulary, comprehension and grammar (conditionals) exercises. Answer Key provided.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 46
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The King Who Listened / Ivar�s Story
A story from the Heimskringla (History of the Kings of Norway) telling how a wise King cures a friend of lovesickness by giving the greatest gift in his possession.
Students will answer Reading Comprehension questions and complete exercises on Prepositions, Literary Language, and Reported Speech.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 45
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Dinosaurs
Information on Dinosaurs via True or False questions, a quiz, and widgits [(c) Widgit Software 2010]. Students will practise the superlative while forming questions, and will then create follow-up questions.
Level: elementary
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 45
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David Livingstone (Pages 1-3)
The first part of a reading passage on David Livingstone, one of the greatest Britons (well, Scots), which exceeded 1MB and so had to be split in two. Students will do vocabulary and paraphrase exercises, answer True/False and comprehension questions, and write their impression of Livingstone�s character. The English in the passage is adapted from ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: reading
Downloads: 44
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Top Trumps Countries
Top Trump Cards to give students practice with English numbers while they learn about other countries. 36 countries are included, and the categories are: Population; Size; Number of Borders; *Safety; Life Expectancy; Highest Point; Average Age; and *Famous Food. (For *, see the Teacher�s Notes on page 7.)
All statistics given are the most recent a...
Level: elementary
Age: 12-17
Type: others
Downloads: 43
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David Livingstone (pages 4-6)
The second part of the worksheet on David Livingstone, including the Answer Key (pages 5-6).
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: reading
Downloads: 38
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How the Kiwi Saved the Forest
A Maori story of self-sacrifice. The passage can be read quickly and easily. Students will answer comprehension questions (relating to apposition and inference) and consider the stylistic features of oral cultures.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 31
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The Mirror of Matsuyama
This is an old story from Japan about mirrors and a mother�s love. Various versions exist: the one here is that of Grace James.
Students will answer comprehension questions, find the correct preposition, and reflect on questions about mirrors, living in the countryside, and stepmothers. They are also asked to make critical and moral judgements.
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Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 29
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Spain Quiz 2
The second of two quizzes on Spain. The list of famous people is slightly subjective; please feel free to make any improvements you consider necessary.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 26
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Spain Quiz 1
The first of two quizzes on Spain (geography, history, language, literature, art, architecture, film). Many of my students have started to learn Spanish as a third language, and they often show more interest in their new language than in English. So, to ride the wave of their enthusiasm, I wrote these quizzes.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 25
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