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“My career” - interactive reading »

Shared by Anonymous Excerpt You now have the capital you need. The manufacturer makes our wallpaper, and it looks very good. People seem interested in it, and want to see your price list. You have to decide how much you’re going to sell your wallpaper for. What are you going to do? a ... more »
 

“Ways of saving money” - the list »

Shared by Anonymous Excerpt 7 Put your telephone in an uncomfortably noisy place. 8 Form a group with other people to share the shopping—you won’t have to drive to shops so often, and you’ll save money by buying in bulk. 9 Invite people to tea or coffee instead of dinner. 10 Borrow books from public ... more »
 

“A dream couple” - reading and grammar »

Shared by Anonymous Excerpt Andrea didn’t really love Jack and she knew he didn’t really love her, either. So it didn’t bother her at all when, two weeks after their wedding, she saw Jack kissing a young man on his yacht. His name was Howard. That was another reason Jack needed her. ... more »
 

“Telephone English” - gapfill »

Shared by Anonymous Excerpt SUE: No. I really ought to stay in tomorrow. It’s ages since I washed my hair. JOE: What (8) the day (9) tomorrow? SUE: No, I’maway then. Look, Joe. I’mreally a bit short of time (10) days. I’ve got a whole lot of work to finish by the end of ... more »
 

“Jobs in Japan” - reading comprehension »

Shared by Kate Excerpt ON WEEKENDS Hamto Kawaguchi becomes a very modern Japanese father. He cooks. He cleans. He plays with the kids. But come Monday, Haruto crawls back into the role of an oldstyle Japanese employee. Rising at 4 a.m., he leaves his wife, Hisako, and three children and dutifully boards ... more »
 

“Appearance and character” - classifying exercise »

Shared by Kate Task The words below are adjectives describing one's physical appearance or personality. Put them in the correct circles on the right. Some of the words can be used in referrence to both the looks and the character. [...] Adjectives sensible kind plain self-sufficient outgoing faithful optimistic narrow broad ambitious brave insecure deep immense cautious wide nervous efficient generous attractive determined sound sloping deaf skinny Download adjectives_character_looks.pdf more »
 

“Dominoes game” - professions and numbers »

Shared by Gloria Pai The dominoes game is just like any other dominoes'. The words should match the pictures, the numbers should match the written ones and the setences should match their translations. You can either give the same number of cards to each or throw a die or play rock, ... more »
 

“U2 - I still haven’t found…” - the song »

Shared by Gloria Pai As the title suggests. The exercises are based on the song by U2: "I still haven't found what I'm looking for". If you're not familial with the song I suggest that you take a look at the following music video as it's a classic.    Excerpt I have climbed highest ... more »
 

“Iggieboogie brain teaser” - reading and extras »

Shared by eslpartyboy This is the well known "one guy always lies, one guy always tells the truth" brain teaser - reproduced as a reading with several additional activities (crossword and general knowledge questions). It's a fun, humorous and employs lateral thinking. Follow it with activities such as - action ... more »
 

“Active vs passive” - instruction and practice »

Shared by Goodness Task Now write these sentences in the passive. Pay attention to the tense. She finished her work by nine o'clock. Most students speak English in this class. They showed me the cathedral. Someone will give you a new notebook. Did anyone answer your question? Download PassiveActiveForm.doc more »