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Speaking tips: Describing pictures step-by-step (plus B&W)
Students easily learn how to talk about pictures, giving all the necessary info. They also learn about strategies needed in speaking (hesitation strategies, using various adjectives, adverbs, verbs). For pre-intermediate students. Hope you find it useful. Have a great summer break!
Level: elementary
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
PRESENT CONTINUOUS - Worksheet, Talking activity, Lesson Plan
3 Pages!! Student A, Student B, and Teachers Notes for at least 45 minutes of talking and writing!! Present Continuous form, then some practice, suggestions for talking, and a type of gap fill to help them communicate. I made this because I want them to TALK!!
Level: elementary
Age: 9-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
DESCRIBING PEOPLE 2 (men) *speaking activity*
There are 15 picture cards with different men to describe. Student have to use the words given in the boxes to talk about the pictures (Yes/No questions, Wh-questions, Present Continuous). Hope U find it useful.
Level: elementary
Age: 8-17
Type: activity-card

 


 
Picture-Based Discussion (6): Movies
Pictures and questions stimulate dicussion about movies. Suitable for students preparing for oral exams. An additional word bank is given to teach/revise vocabulary.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
Let�s talk about MUSIC
This worksheet contains 18 conversation cards and two vocabulary exercises (matching exercise and favourites) plus clip art. The cards can be cut out if desired and be used as conversation questions. Can be used with both young learners and adults (elementary to intermediate).
Level: elementary
Age: 8-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
English-speaking countries board game
This board game helps to revise the general info about the English-speaking countries in an enjoyable way. Each colour corresponds to a particular country (yellow squares - questions about Australia, green squares - the USA, purple squares - the UK, pink squares - Canada, blue squares - New Zealand). ANSWERS: Australia: Canberra - aborigines - p...
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
Picture-Based Discussion (17): Money and Banks
Pictures and questions for discussions about money and bank activities. Suitable for students preparing for oral exams. A word bank is added to teach/revise vocabulary related to the topic. Thanks for your inspiring comments on my P-B D series.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
Past Simple - Speaking Cards (2/2) ** fully editable** Instructions Included
A second set of cards to practice the past simple. Suggested instructions are included in both printables. Have a great week (:
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: activity-card

 


 
Dialogue series - "What are you doing today?" - Focus on Present Continuous Tense-- Upper Elementary and Intermediate students
Another of my dialogues series. Students choose a verb from the bubble and complete the dialogue using the Present Continuous tense. Then they roleplay the dialogue. Black & White Version Included + KEY. Have a nice Day/evening! Hugs, mena :))
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
LET�S TALK ABOUT MYSELF (SPEAKING SERIES 75) NEW VERSION
I needed a speaking worksheet as revision for the first classes after the long summer holidays and I created this. Students can ask and answer the questions about themselves in pairs or the teacher can make the questions to the whole class as a warming up activity. I think it is a good way to brush up their English after a long break. It can be als...
Level: elementary
Age: 7-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
LOST IN THE SKY - survival game - speaking and discussing in a group and as a class
This is a group activity similar to the "Shipwrecked" game. *** Imagine you are in a hot air balloon with a group of people. But the balloon has a tiny hole and is going to crash within the hour. You have a chance of surviving, if you keep reducing the balloon�s weight. Your only option is to sacrifice people one by one. Who is going to be pushed o...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
YES OR NO GAME -- ELEMENTARY VERSION (good for adults, too) -- A VERY EFFECTIVE METHOD TO MAKE YOUR STUDENTS TALK! -- SUCCESS GUARANTEED
These game cards will definitely turn your classroom into a magic place, because your ss will have no other choice but to answer lots of questions. They are not allowed to reply to any of the questions by just saying "yes" or "no". You can make this activity even more challenging and exciting by telling your ss that they have to answer every questi...
Level: elementary
Age: 8-17
Type: activity-card

 


 
Picture-Based Discussion (22): Driving
In this part of my P-B D series I concentrated on cars and driving. Suitable for students preparing for oral exams. Thanks a lot for your encouraging comments.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
10 DIFFERENT "USED TO" SPEAKING CARDS + BW (fully editable)
Although the preview of the BW page may seem weird, I have downloaded it and it is perfect!! Free Cliparts from PhilipMartin and edigg.com. Font in the title: Mail Ray Stuff at http://www.1001freef onts.com/
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: activity-card

 


 
Speaking Time Series - About me... - Speaking Cards - To Be - GIRLS
Speaking Time Series - About me (To Be)- Children can learn how to speak about themselves, how to create sentences, make questions and a lot of other things. Personally I love using speaking cards as they are really multifunctional. It contains girl characters only.Boy characters are here: http://www.es lprintables.com/prin table.asp?id=730844# th...
Level: elementary
Age: 8-100
Type: worksheet

 

 


English Idioms- Work for peanuts
Idioms are an important part of any language. The more idioms you know, the more native-like you will sound. By learning idioms, you also learn about the English culture. Here you will find a helpful explanation together with some examples about the idom "to work for peanuts".
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


english spoken as mother tongue - clickable
I was looking for a map with english-speaking countries, one you could click on them so the pupils would have to guess the name first. As I couldn�t find a good one, I�ve decided to draw it myself. So it�s only one slide, but maybe you�ll find it useful.
Level: elementary
Age: 6-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


BRAIN TEASERS_ A SPEAKING ACTIVITY
Students in groups (3-4) discuss which the answer to the question is. They can also post question if it�s agreed with the tacher who can only answer yes or no. The group with the most point wins!!! Students love it!! There�s a lot of fun.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Christmas in English Speaking Counttries - part 2
This is the second part of my two-part powerpoint about Christmas in English speaking countries. I adapted the powerpoint from the book Swoosh7. Enjoy!
Level: elementary
Age: 10-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Describe a picture!
It�s an activity for students to practice oral production in class. They have some pictures and tips on how to describe them in a thorough, organized way. I hope you find it useful!
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Pronunciation - "th" Sounds
An excellent lesson to improve pronunciation of the "th" sound - very good for large groups. My students had a great time :)
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Word order in questions (speaking activity)
Here is a game to practise speaking skills on "Word order in questions". It was made to accompany English File Elementary (3rd edition), unit 3C, but you can use it with any textbook (vocabulary choice is quite basic). A student choose a number and then make a questions with the words in the centre and one verb from the circle (somehow the preview...
Level: elementary
Age: 7-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Pokemon Comparative & Superlative
In this fun and engaging PPT activity students practice how to use comparative and superlative forms using different Pok�mon virtual cards. Each pokemon card in the slide has each pokemon�s characteristics as: age, height, weight, and strength. With these pieces of information students will have to complete the blanks making comparisons between two...
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Christmas in English Speaking Countries - part 1
This powerpoint is the first part of two which show how Christmas is celebrated in some English speaking countries. I had to split it in two because it was too heavy. This part deals with Christmas in Australia and Canada. I adapted this powerpoint from the book Swoosh7. Enjoy
Level: elementary
Age: 10-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Let�s study and create a campaign ad (speaking activity) - Drinking and Driving
With answer keys/ideas. The 4 different parts of the ad will appear progressively. The students have to describe/interpret each of them and guess what is going to appear next. Finally, they have to create their own ad using the same pattern. I�m also posting the matching worksheet. Hugs from France : )
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Guessing game - Famous people, Animals, Sports and Hobbies, Famous places
Game to keep your students active and motivated! Some will enjoy speaking, miming or drawing, and making their classmates guess the word they are trying to "describe". Some examples are given but you can also ask your students to make their own cards... Have fun!
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


A calendar with lots of activities (4 seasons) to practise speaking/writing
Here are some ideas on how to use this calendar: As you can see, each month has three identical weeks and one different, which can be used for practising Present Simple/Continuous (e.g. I usually go to the swimming pool on Friday, but today I�m going to the skating rink.), Present Perfect (e.g. I have been to the cinema three times this mont...
Level: elementary
Age: 9-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


SPEAKING ACTIVITY 2: HANDS CAN TALK
Speaking activity for big groups and different levels. Here you�ll find several photos of hands.Students will suggest the message that the hands are expressing. Answers are provided as an example but there can be some others. You and your students will have fun with the different possible answers.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Animal riddles
The presentation works in three stages through animation: first, students read the definition and try to guess. They check with 2) the image -which will also help if they haven�t guessed. And in 3) at a click the word appears.
Level: elementary
Age: 12-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Questions_game
Students click on words in the correct order to make a question. When they finish the question they discuss it in pairs. There is a timer at the top of the slide which ensures that the students discuss the question for 1 minute. If the students click in the wrong place, it will appear in the pink box. To avoid an error on the second slide, start...
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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