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Accidental Inventions and Discoveries

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
Accidental Inventions and Discoveries
In a group work, learners re-order the sentences using the past continuous for long actions and the past simple for short actions and then learners write a report about the inventions and discoveries that happened accidently.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-16
Type: worksheet

 


 
Inventions

Level: intermediate
Age: 11-15
Type: lesson-plan

 


 
Crossword about ingenious inventions

Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
Passive for Inventions
This worksheet is a good resource for stundets to develop their ability to make sentences in the Past Passive about Inventions.
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-100
Type: worksheet

 


 
Past Predictions in Technology & the Future�s Flying Car
This is a quick overview of technological predictions made in the past (Da Vinci, Verne, Asimov, etc.) tied in with the T-FX: the so-called flying car. The worksheets include reading, True & False exercises, & a gap-fill activity. It is accompanied with a VOA audio link and a promotional video on youtube (links provided). I have attached the script...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet

 


 
A great inventor
Reading about a great inventor.
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-100
Type: worksheet

 


 
mid term test 3 (listening) 4th form
a third term test for 4th form tunisian students, listening only with the listening text
Level: advanced
Age: 16-100
Type: others

 


 
Zero, first, second and third conditional exercises
A conditional worksheet for teens. Includes the standard conditionals.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet

 


 
HUMANS tv series chapter 2
This worksheet uses chapter 2 of the TV series "Humans", to talk about future, inventions.(WITH ANSWERS) The TV series takes place in a parallel present where the latest must-have gadget for any busy family is a �Synth� - a highly-developed robotic servant that is so similar to a real human that it is transforming the way we live.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet

 


 
inventions listening comprehension
This is a listening quiz I used with my students to talk about inventions that have changed the world. There is a vocabulary activity beforehand and a chart in which they have to complete. The link to the video is at the bottom of the page. I hope you find it useful
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet

 


 
CLEVER GADGETS
1. Look at the pictures below and try to deduce what these gadgets are for. Which do you think is the most useful? Absolutely unnecessary?
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
Science and Technology. Inventions.
Some texts for reading comprehention and vocabulary practice exercises
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: reading

 


 
development of solar energy
the short passage helps you and your students to follow the evolution of solar energy from past to today. the concerning exercise forces you to think carefully whilst reading the sentences again in order to make a correct selection or answer.
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-100
Type: reading

 


 
5 Christmas Inventions and their Surprising Origins
This worksheet is based on the article by Ilya Leybovich (link is inside) about top Christmas inventions. The task is to put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple form. I hope it will be useful.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet

 

 


inventions
it talks about some inventions and what tused fhey are used for
Level: elementary
Age: 5-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Inventions and inventors
it can be used to teach discoveries and inventions, and it can also be used to teach the passive voice .
Level: elementary
Age: 10-14
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Subject questions jeopardy
It�s a game where all students take an active part. They work in pairs. Each pair tries to write a correct question and answer. For each correct question and answer they get the indicated points (thus they can get up to 50 pts in one round.) Enjoy.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


The First Eyeglasses (asking questions)
This lesson uses a 10 word song by Hank from nerdfighters.com. You can listen to it on YouTube (the link is in the ppt) or you can buy it on iTunes. My students love it~
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


the ________is used to ____________
this structure helps you to say what each invention is use for. Ex. "the washing machine is used to wash your clothes".
Level: elementary
Age: 10-12
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


inventions and discoveries part 6
matching inventors to inventions
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-14
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


inventions and discoveries part 5
matching inventors to inventions
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-14
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


inventions and discoveries part 3
matching inventions with inventors
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-14
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


inventions and discoveries part 2
matching inventions with inventors
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-14
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


inventions and discoveries part 1
matching inventions with inventors
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-14
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Inventions
A simple slide show designed for the purpose of sparking a conversation about inventions we often take for granted. The students should first discuss inventions then investigate some less famous designs which should help them to design an invention of their own.
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


active passive
this is a CLIL topic on inventiors ans inventions and you can also practice active passive question and answer
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Useless inventions?
To make the power point lighter I had to get rid of some images of very funny "useless" inventions. I advise you to look for some in the WWW and make your students laugh before teaching them grammar.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Inventors and inventions /passive voice
This powerpoint presentation is just a motivation for the work with The Language aspect "Passive voice". The teacher will elicit the answers from the students and will then show them the power point version. Further practice will be necessary.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Inventions and inventors
Do your students know who invented television, telephone and other things?
Level: elementary
Age: 11-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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