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Match the names of games with pictures. I printed, coloured and laminated them and I am using them for many things. Young learners can match them, learners can also develop speaking by picking out ...
Normally you do not know how to evaluate an oral presentation or oral test. Well, here you have an evaluation chart that I created based on information I got from different places, so that you ca ...
I made these tests to check my students general knowledge. They are not standardized and include cloze and multiple choice exercises. Some did well,some didn't. It checks their knowledge of both l ...
It's a chart to paint or glue some stars depending on the homework done. It can be used by the teacher to have more control of the students' homework and you can also give a reward to the st ...
A quick mind map about the Edward the Confessor, the Norman Invasion and the battle of Hastings. The map shows just "headlines" with relevant vocabulary, so students are reminded of the main sub-t ...
This power point consists of adverb collocations exercises, synonyms of words and some vocabulary exercises as well as preposition exercises. It has 10 slides and is connected to the third unit of ...
it is pretty important to stablish rules in a classroom. Here, you can find this flashcard that invites students to be quiet in class. It is useful for classroom management. Also, it can be u ...
A set of flash cards for daily routines and actions. Put together with clip art and drawings from Google images. The actions are not written on the cards. Can be used for teaching daily acti ...
Flashcards about environmental issues, like water pollution, air pollution, endangered species, landfills, domestic waste and more. These pages are ready to print. It is a Word document . You ca ...
This is a worksheet based on an interesting and a very informative video "How to Recycle in New York City" instructing New Yorkers on the process of recycling. The worksheet contains two exercises ...
This is a complete worksheet for grade 7 midterm test. It covers several topics such as simple present tense, present continuous tense, and simple past tense, preposition of time (in, on, at ...
This worksheet its about a funny elephant that says "hello" showing a smile, then it says "good bye" showing its backwards. It is perfect to be used with very young ESL learners in their fir ...
This is a test worksheet that I did for my students after two years of studying English. I think it's pretty easy, and could be also great as as a test after summer holidays. There are vocabulary ...
This article details my personal approach to teaching IELTS listening by breaking it down into five strategies which can be applied to all parts of the test. This should be a useful introduction ...
It's a beginning diagnostic test of the school year for the elementry students. It's a general and complete test that lets them have a general revision of three years English learning. It's ...
Praising our pupils and students is very important, but sometimes we are stuck for words or use the same ones over and over again. Here is an inspirational list. Just download this page, print and ...
This worksheet contains a weekly study plan for your students. It covers all the essential skills they need to practice. There are QR code with links for websites they can use in their studies. It ...
The file contains 35 questions about Beowulf plot. The questions are not too detailed, they provide a general outline of the story. I use them for final revision. Suits high school literature stud ...
This is for children who are having behavior issues in the classroom. The teacher fills in the circles at the end of each day and at the end of the week, depending on their behavior, the child ca ...
This is a PP presentation for revising opposites, colours, animals, feelings and family relationships at a very elementary level. I made it as a revision before young learners' first test but you ...
This is a game that I've designed for my elementary level/ orientation session. It includes different questions that students are supposed to know. It includes different items, like animals, ...
I designed this game for the first session of my pre-intermediate class. It includes different questions that students have learned in elementary level. The instruction for the game is included. H ...
This is game for reviewing different subjects including daily routines, animals, jobs, and five senses. It is designed for elementary level. Write numbers 1-20 on the other side of each card. Pin ...
If you need a placement test,it is suitable for the students who are from A1 to C1 levels. Besides that you can use an oral test to find the exact level. It is useful for the teacher to decide on ...
Cute cards with pizza slices on them that will help you to divide your class into three (or two if you eliminate one of the pizza types) groups quickly and in a fun way. Afterwards you can al ...
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