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Reading Comprehension Riddles
Here are ten written riddles to be used for an exam to evaluate written comprehension. The vocabulary is quite varied. Answers provided.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 22
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Connector Text
This is a description of a summer holiday written in the first person. It is to serve as an example of an essay with special emphasis on the use of conjunctions to make the writing more interesting. There are a great many conjunctions to be identified, explained and consequently used by the students. The second page is a question follow-up to be ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: Choose
Downloads: 21
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Dialogue: Going Out to Eat
A dialogue which can be used to practice normal English conversation. Students may be asked to give a summary (oral or written) after practicing it, or they might write their own dialogue using some of the vocabulary. I would follow up with a dictation and/or translation using expressions from the conversation in the next class.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 19
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Reading Comprehension Riddles
These are twelve descriptions (six per page) to read and comprehend. The vocabulary is quite varied as are the solutions. If the students understand the riddles, they will be able to provide the answers. Answer Key provided on the third page. The fourth page has an assignment for written expression where students must make their own description...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 19
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Used to, be used to, get used to
This is a guide to the 3 uses of "USED TO": used to, be used to and get used to.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: grammar-guide
Downloads: 17
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Blizzard Text
This is an original text about some kids on an excursion in a blizzard. I wrote it to help them practice the weather vocabulary with the past simple/continuous. There are questions for them to answer on the second page and they have instructions to make some of their own questions and write a summary as well.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 17
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Washington, D.C.
This is an original text with information about the capital of the United States. It can be used to generate conversation about Washington, D.C., or travelling in general. The teacher might make some follow-up questions or ask the students to write their own questions about it, as if they were the teachers. There could be some explanation about ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 17
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Passive Structure with Have/Get
This is for older students to practice the special passive structure using Have/Get, used mostly to communicate when something is professionally done for a person. Ten sentences/situations are given and must be rephrased using the required structure. Answer Key included.
Level: advanced
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 15
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Too, Enough, Few, Little EXAM
This is a fill-in exam (students will have practiced with other exercises prior to taking it) using too, enough, little, a little, few, a few, too many and too much in ten sentences. The answer key is included on the second page.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 14
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Purpose Clauses
This is a fill-in-the-blank worksheet to practice the purpose clauses using to, in order (not) to, so as (not) to, and so + subject + present, future or conditional. It could also be used as an exam. There are 11 sentences, twice (the same ws is repeated on the first page in order to make fewer copies). Answers are given on the second page.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 14
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