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“Ask the right question” – speaking game »

Shared by Michael This simple activitity will allow your students to practice asking questions in a fun way. I've included a blank worksheet for you to write your own words by hand. You can vary the difficulty of this game by changing the words. You don't even have to restrict yourself ... more »
 

Personalised dictation »

Shared by Krystyna Most of us think of dictation as the boring blast from the past but there are ways of making it a little bit more interesting. more »
 

“Illness – Symptoms – Cause” cutouts »

Shared by Anonymous Nothing extraordinary. Some cutouts that can be of use when you decide to get your students familiar with health vocabulary. Just cut them out and ask Ss to match them together. more »
 

“Dialogue rewrite” – punctuation »

Shared by Barbarian Students are presented with a simple dialogue which has been stripped off any punctuation. They provide the punctuation to create meaning. The fun part is that there are at least a few ways of doing this. The meaning of the dialogue can be completely changed with punctuation. When ... more »
 

“It’s a long story” extensive reading »

Shared by Kate Excerpt Judy Parker is twenty-two. She is a medical student. Judy is intelligent and very pretty, with a good sense of humour. She is a nice woman. Her boyfriend's name is Sam Watson. Sam is twenty-seven. He works in a bank as assistant manager. He is good-looking, but he ... more »
 

“Superstitions” first conditional practice »

Shared by Marek from Poland Task Students complete sentence beginnigs with words and phrases from the table to form superstitins in the first conditional. The exercise is followed with a gap-fill practice. more »
 

“What’s her job?” reading »

Shared by Marek from Poland Excerpt Joanna has a very unusual but exciting job. Although it's hard and very (2) ___________ , she loves it. She's travelled a lot in her job and has been to [...] more »
 

“Dress code” reading »

Shared by Marek from Poland Excerpt Worcester Public Schools Students' Dress Code Students' clothing should not distract from the schools educational process. more »
 

“Mystery pictures” – guessing lesson plan »

Shared by Just Excerpt These are all funny views of things you probably have at home. They are not all the right size. In real life, some are bigger, much bigger; some are smaller. What do you think they are? Find one thing that is likely to be in the hall or ... more »
 

“Common Verbs” – elementary lesson plan »

Shared by Just Excerpt read a newspaper, look up a word in a dictionary, look at a map, forget someone's name, give an answer, listen to the radio Tasks Which action? Write a suitable verb (action) on each line. After work… After lessons… Complete these sentences about yourself. Use any phrase from the list. Add ... more »