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How to create a gap-fill exercise in 5 minutes »

Shared by Karolina Czurak Creating a gap-fill exercises is a tedious process. Deleting words is time-consuming and simply boring. And then, you never now what words to cut out! more »
 

Conceptual metaphors »

Shared by Karolina Czurak To show my students how unaware we are of our brain functioning I've created this little worksheet with examples of various conceptual metaphors and their explanations. more »
 

News-based Learning for Adults (21/12/2010) »

8 summarized news articles arranged on one side of an A4 sheet; updated weekly; suitable for upper-intermediate or advanced adults; read and discuss format; questions to facilitate conversation needed - open-ended clearly best (it helps to relate them to students own country of birth); format suits familiarity - lessons sluggish until students realize that they can take discussion wherever they wish; discussion best if roles reversed - student teaches teacher; typos and teacher errors common so please check before using; works with some, doesn't with others.   ... more »
 

13 free international business English lessons »

These international business English lessons are real business lessons which are designed to enable students to learn a subject, discuss it and then do a mini presentation on the subject. I have provided these lessons in word format for business English teachers so if you are not in China you can remove the Chinese translation pages.   ... more »
 

International business English »

International business English lessons which require students to do a spoken presentation. All a set of four time tense lessons. ... more »
 

Iceland – guessing game »

It is a simple yet fun guessing game. Read out these 5 sentences to your students. Tell them that they all describe one place. After you've read out each sentence pause for a few seconds so that your students can write their guess in their notebooks.   When you have finished, ask Ss to read out their 5 guesses. The person who guessed the correct answer earliest, is the winner. The answer is: Iceland.   Extra task: distribute the text and ask students to underline phrases refering to the future (I've underlined them for you below). ... more »
 

Public speaking – analyzing pictures »

What I am sharing with you are two pictures that you can use as a stimulation material for discussion about public speaking.   One picture presents Martin Luther King giving a speech. The other shows Adolf Hitler also giving a speech. The latter figure is generally considered to be a tyrant, mass-murderer and a negative person, so exercise caution when using the pictures!   I recommend that you use the picture with adult classes only. ... more »
 

“The Raven” – analyzing a poem »

Some exercises aimed to analazy "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe. I did not include the text of the poem itself so you'll have to find it on the Internet. ... more »
 

Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Caroll (cloze activities, extensive reading) »

These worksheets allow students to read longer texts & improve their readin skills. Tey also allow them to get to know a very important novel. ... more »
 

How To Choose A Flattering Pair Of Jeans »

This advanced level worksheet mixes womens fashion concerns with a grammatical explanation of conditional sentences in the simple present tense. It gives advice about choosing  a style of denim jeans based on body type. It gives an explain conditional sentences in the simple present tense.  It has a practice section for creating conditional sentences. ... more »