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Daily Routine (Present Simple, Student A/B) This is a pair worksheet where students can revise the Simple Present tense by asking and answering several qestions in order to complete someone's routine. (Just in case) Please note that where there is a blank before a verb, a frequency adverb must b ... 2013-06-08 03:27:43 Like Similar
Movie Worksheet: 8 Secrets of Success (with PPT) This is a PPT based on a 3-min video called "8 Secrets of Success" on TED.com. It is useful for practicing speaking skills, especially discussion about topics and behaviours related to success; answering questions; learning some vocab about success; an ... 2013-06-08 03:19:43 Like Similar
Song Worksheet: Speak Now by Taylor Swift I used this worksheet to introduce the topic of marriages around the world. The song has a lot of vocabulary related to the topic (e.g. bride, vows, preacher, etc.). The worksheet contains a couple more activities, involving vocabulary and speaking, fo ... 2013-06-04 23:24:13 Like Similar
Movie worksheet: Die hard (1988) It's a movie worksheet with a lot of screenshots and subtitles to discuss the main characters and the plot of the film including curses and lexis on terrorism and hostages. I used it for an after-watching discussion at an online lesson and the worsheet ... 2013-06-04 23:16:25 Like Similar
Top ESL Reading Strategies: Choral Reading vs. Reading Out Loud As ESL teachers, we know that ultimately any student’s goal is to learn to speak English. Very few students want to focus mainly on writing. Even fewer will take an ESL course just to improve reading comprehension. Yet, reading is an activity th ... 2013-06-04 04:31:40 Like Similar
Song Worksheet:Thank You by Dido This is a 2-page worksheet for the song of Dido, the first page is a teacher's copy with all the answers.This worksheet is a simple fill-in exercise with some new vocabulary for students and a multiple choice exercise for prepositions and finally some ... 2013-06-04 04:02:03 Like Similar
Movie Worksheet: Cast Away This worksheet should be used with the film Cast Away. Several scenes have been selected and others removed. I have included a summary and a description of the deleted scences. The aim of this document is to introduce ss to the American accent as well ... 2013-06-02 03:40:46 Like Similar
Linking Words/Connectors This worksheet is aimed at pre-intermediate students and it deals with linking words/connectors. The worksheet includes a chart with some common linking words. There's a columm with the linking word, its use and an example of how the linking word ... 2013-05-31 04:53:12 Like Similar
Movie Worksheet :Chronicles of Narnia ( Trailer and PPT) This worksheet is for pre-intermediate students to develop the listening comprehension skills when talking about films and books. It was very useful when I did it with my students. It's a PPT, but you can use it also as a worksheet, to avoid the use of ... 2013-05-29 05:01:32 Like Similar
Movie Worksheet: Despicable Me Suitable for young teenagers. After watching the animated film Despicable me, students are asked to match the names of the characters with the picture. The second part of the worksheet asks students to fill in the blanks of the plot with given words th ... 2013-05-29 04:35:28 Like Similar
Movie Worksheet: Finding Nemo (Vocabulary and Writing) Beginner level, suitable for young children (age 4 - 6 yrs old). After watching the animated film Finding Nemo, children are asked to match the names of animals and other related vocabulary with the appropraite pictures. Kids can then colour the pictur ... 2013-05-29 04:33:43 Like Similar
Relative Pronoun Speaking Practice I use this game as additional practice for my FCE-level students to review the use of the 7 relative pronouns, after we have done several classroom exercises. I put the students in groups of 4-5, depending on class size and give each group an envelope ... 2013-05-26 03:06:57 Like Similar
Reading Comprehension: My Future Plans and Expectations This is a reading comprehension text.I used it as a test after teaching future plans,conditional type 1 and time conjunctions. My laerners are asked to read the text and to do some activities related to it.The last one is to write a paragraph in which ... 2013-05-26 03:04:23 Like Similar
Song Worksheet: Total Eclipse of the Heart by Bonnie Tyler This is a worksheet which introduces Bonnie Tyler to students who don't know about the Welsh songstress! There is a short and simple reading exercise about her life and then a listening exercise involving the song Total Eclipse of the Heart which has w ... 2013-05-21 21:20:56 Like Similar
Modal Verbs of Advice Worksheet This is a worksheet for revising modal verbs of advice at pre-intermediate level.There's a brief explanation followed by an activity in which students are asked to fill in the blank spaces with the appropriate modal verb.The answer key is included. 2013-05-20 03:34:10 Like Similar
6 Survival Tips for Multi-Level Classes Some of the most difficult classes I have taught in my ESL career are those with students at multiple levels. I have taught conversation classes, vocabulary classes, TOEFL prep classes, movie classes and several others that are made up of students fro ... 2013-05-16 20:35:39 Like Similar
Movie Worksheet: Captain America: The First Avenger The worksheet includes three activities. It aims at developping reading and listening skills. Using the movie as a support, students should anticipate and fill in the gaps. The missing words are given in this sheet. you can take them off if you feel yo ... 2013-05-16 01:50:44 Like Similar
Movie Worksheet: Rise of the Guardians There are two tasks in this worksheet: 1) who said (students have to write whose words are these); 2) writing task (write 7-10 sentences descrings most interesting episodes from the movie). If you need to check listening comprehension of your students ... 2013-05-16 01:33:03 Like Similar
Coordinating Conjunctions This is a PowerPoint presentation on coordinating conjunctions (a.k.a. FANBOYS). A quick overview of the function of conjunctions is offered, as well as a look at individual conjunctions. The presentation includes a variety of examples and exercises. 2013-05-16 01:27:36 Like Similar
Song worksheet: Let Her Go by Passenger This worksheet is meant to practice listening through focus on rhyming words and phonemic sounds.First, I divide the class in pairs and give students one card with the phonetic transcription of the title of the song and they have to find it. After that ... 2013-05-11 04:51:21 Like Similar