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Hi all the enthusiastic teachers. I am here again with a miming game. There are 23 simple sentences written. You can cut them and give the students who volunteer to mime :) The question is " ...
These sets of cards can be used for warm-up activities or to prepare memory games. The topics include: animals, actions, food, toys, clothes, parta of the house, housework, community helpers (jobs ...
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 t ...
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, ...
Study Skills -- What is a Syllabus? Introduces what a syllabus is, and how to use it. This PowerPoint is a good orientation tool for incoming students. It is intended for college freshmen, but cou ...
A fun activity which allows kids to be creative as well as find words to describe themselves better. As an added activity the picture can be colored or kids can make sentences out of the adjective ...
Here you have some prepared flashcards used for practicing antonyms with your elementary class students. There are 42 words there together with their opposites. You can ask your students create se ...
This is a full lesson about clothes. There is a mini dictionary followed by 7 different exercises and a set of flashcards at the end. I advise to start with introducing the topic with flashcards, ...
This is a test based on the extensive reading "The Happy Prince" by Oscar Wilde.(level 2 or 3) It includes reading comprehension and vocabulary exercises and it can be used after the study of it ...
Visually interesting graphic which explains different types of adverbs and puts them in context. Very useful to hang in class or as a tool for revision as flash cards. Even the movie below can be ...
A nice trick to remember all conjunctions. The graphics are also very interesting and activities can be made around it. Either it can be hung in class or a b/w print-out can be taken and students ...
This document consists of 22 flashcards of different fruit. Each card has a picture of each fruit included and the name of that fruit so your students will have a visual aid when trying to memoriz ...
A coloring activity which will helps kids to distinguish verbs from nouns. Elements of fun as well as learning. This can be accompanied with the verb song to either reinforce the concept or as an ...
Flashcards to present or review the vocabulary related to clothes .To present the vocabulary you can just show the pictures and elicit the vocabulary. Playing cards is also good practice. In ...
Flashcards to present or review the vocabulary related to the clothes .To present the vocabulary you can just show the pictures and elicit the vocabulary. Playing cards is also good practice. In g ...
I created this worksheet for my teens class, I usually have them working in groups and at stations so that they can feel more independent about their learning. This sheet allows them to see all of ...
This is a set of cards for teaching or revising body parts related vocabulary. Each card contains illustrations and the corresponding words and they can be used for teaching new words or as conve ...
Critical thinking skills have a lot to do with succeeding. That's why many teachers keep Bloom's Taxonomy in mind when developing questions for class discussions, tests, journal prompts, and reade ...
The worksheet consists of 24 sentences to practise mixed rephrasing dealing with vocabulary related to the environment & environmental problems. The key to the sentences is included. Thanks Ph ...
This is a set of high-quality flashcards for teaching or revising clothes related vocabulary. They can also be used as memory games, conversation cards, oral test, group work or classroom posters.
Here is a detailed graphic organizer for Intermediate/Advanced ESL students that are just beginning to learn the structure of the Argumentative Essay. This blank outline is intended to serve as a ...
This is a progress test for elementary students to revise illnesses. They have to complete the sentences according to the picture they see. Apart from the vocabulary involved, they are encouraged ...
This a great warmer you can use to recycle any vocabulary or grammar structures I once read while diving on the Internet for ideas. The game is called Bankrupt. Collect the vocabulary flashcards y ...
Flashcards about nationalities. A simple worksheet about the topic: Nationalities. It can be used for a speaking activity to practice questions and answers about people's nationalities. The teac ...
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