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“vacation and holidays” - vocabulary and speaking lesson plan »

Shared by Marek from Poland Yet another attempt at making back to school classes a little bit more interesting. You'll find more holiday lessons at www.eslpdf.com. more »
 

Passive Voice Game »

Shared by phoneware This beautifully crafted board game will allow your students to practise forming passive voice sentences. The game consits of 34 sentences that need to be transformed into passive voice. Traditionally, introduce the dice and set a goal of finishing the game as soon as possible...  Excerpt Your performance surprised her. They ... 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 »
 

“Easter” - intermediate lesson plan »

Shared by Anonymous Excerpt Pancakes are the favourite food on this day. For this reason it is often referred to as Pancake Day. Historically, both meat and eggs were forbidden throughout Lent, so the tradition was to eat all meat on Monday and all eggs on Tuesday before it started. The eggs ... more »
 

“The Law is an Ass” - reading and speaking »

Shared by Mike Case 1 WOMAN ARRESTED ON RIO BEACH A young woman was arrested yesterday for using only one part of her two-part bikini. Brazilians are famous for their love of the beach, and wear very small bikinis but topless sunbathing is still not allowed. Police used to have a "look the ... more »
 

“Valentine’s Day” - intermediate lesson plan »

Shared by Anonymous Excerpt 1 According to one legend, Valentine was a Roman priest who lived in the 3rd century in Rome. The emperor at that time, Claudius II, decided that unmarried young men made better soldiers. That's why he banned marriages! However, Valentine secretly continued to perform marriages for young couples. ... more »
 

Phrases with “on” - collocations »

Shared by Mike Excerpt 1 on business on the increase on the radio on fire on his mind on sale on foot on his on strike on guard on the phone on time Excerpt 2 The staff threatened to go .................. if the management did notmeet their demands. It looks as if the whole building is .................. . There are flames everywhere. On the other hand, he ... more »
 

Phrases with “in” - collocations whopper! »

Shared by Mike Excerpt 1 in spite of this in very good condition in common in a moment in public in charge of in exchange for in fact in the past in tears in love in piece in time in public in common in very bad shape in a hurry in order to in the end in pain in silence in ink Excerpt 2 In the exam you must write your answers .................. , not ... more »
 

Phrases with “out of” - collocations »

Shared by Mike Excerpt 1 out of breath out of luck out of reach out of control out of order out of sight out of date out of practice out of tune out of doors out of the question out of work Excerpt 2 She’s been .................. for over a year now and she’s almost given up hope of ever finding a job. I’mafraid ... more »
 

“Health” - lesson plan »

Shared by Romeo Procedure What are the typical symptoms of a cold? Give answers under the pictures. Begin with the words “She's...” or “She's got...” You will hear a story about a “modern” illness that children suffer from. Complete the table below. Complete the sentences with correct words. Look at the underlined letters in these ... more »