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ADVERTISING 2nd part: Project
The second part of two wss about advertising. The sts. are requested to develop a project (pairwork activity) on this topic. After picking out a commercial, they will analyse it following the guidelines provided, and will present it to their classmates. Simultaneously, each student in the class will have a record sheet (2nd page)to write down and k...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 330
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CARNIVAL CELEBRATIONS
Some short, concise texts concerning the most well-known Carnival celebrations in the world. Quite appropriate for this time in February when Carnival is being held before Lent.
Tasks: reading, comprehension activity, true or false, vocabulary exercise and personal writing. Key.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-15
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 297
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RELATIVE CLAUSES
Intermediate to upper-intermediate level. Defining and non-defining relative clauses: definition and explanation through two charts, where you can understand when and how to use the various pronouns in their contexts. Omission of the relative pronoun. Difference between �what� and �that�. Some exercises on page 1 and plenty of them on page 2. Key
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-17
Type: grammar-guide
Downloads: 282
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REPORTED SPEECH: DIALOGUES
This worksheet deals with reported speech for conversations. 3 parts: 1. A practical example to show how to change a short dialogue from direct to reported speech.
2. Some tips to remind sts. of key features when using reported conversations and finally 3 tasks (2 direct speech and 1 indirect speech) for sts. to apply all the rules and put them i...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 269
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THE LANDLADY by Roald Dahl
This is the final passage of �The Landlady�, a short story by Roald Dahl. The aim of the wss is to encourage the sts to read the whole story (or maybe some others different from the ones they must have read when children, such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory or James and the Giant Peach).The Landlady is a motivating, intriguing story that leav...
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 253
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THE SOUNDS OF ENGLISH
Good pronunciation is essential to master or, at least, be good at a foreign language. But most students tend to think that phonetics is a boring, arid topic.That�s why I�ve started to create some worksheets to show my sts. that you can have a (reasonably) pleasant time when practising sounds in English. This is my aim, if I get good results, I�ll ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-15
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 229
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THAT�S A LAUGH!
Humour, laughter, jokes : an interesting, pleasant topic. The wss offers some strategies to understand jokes in English and the context where they occur. A great variety of exercises on the topic: reading, writing, speaking... with different tasks for each of them. Key.
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-16
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 214
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EXAMS FEVER
A reading about the pressure that exams/tests put on most of the students when they face them. The text also offers some good tips/ advice to help them tackle the different situations that anxiety provokes.
Several tasks related to: vocabulary, comprehension of the topic and written production. For upper-intermediate sts. Key provided.
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 212
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EXTREME ADJECTIVES
Explanation of the concept and what these extreme adjectives are used for. Some exercises to understand their positive or negative meaning (and compare to native language). Use of intensifiers. Practice of small dialogues. Pronunciation practice of the stressed syllable of these adjectives. Key provided.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-15
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 207
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PUNCTUATION MARKS THROUGH LITERARY QUOTES
Upper-intermediate sts. are shown the rules to use the various punctuation marks through a literary quote that belongs to a title of an outstanding writer of the English/Irish/American literature.The practice with punctuation comes through 1) an extract taken from W. Faulkner�s masterpiece "The Sound and The Fury",2) some famous, well-known riddles...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 202
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