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.
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I have climbed highest ...
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Keywords: gap-fill, grammar, irregular-verbs, listening, past-participle, past-simple, regular-verbs, song, U2
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Task 1
You will hear en excerpt from “Animal Farm” by Geaorge Orwell. Answer the questions:
What is the thesis statement of the speech?
Who is the speaker?
What animals does the speaker mention?
How do humans exploit animals?
What solution to the problem does the speaker suggest?
Task 2
You will hear the recording once ...
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Lead-in
Play a fragment of Jamiroquai's When You Gonna Learn. The instrument that you can hear in the first 15 seconds of the track is didgeridoo. Play the song and ask Ss to identify the instrument. They won't probably know the name of it, but they might be familiar ...
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Keywords: advanced, australia, didgeridoo, listening, multiple-choice, musical-instrument, synonyms
Shared by Julia
Tasks
Orientating yourself: There are ten short conversations and one example. As you listen, complete the table to show who the speakers are and why they are speaking.
Seeing beyond the surface: You will hear conversations. Answer the questions below. Write Yes / No.
Identifying main ideas: You will hear ...
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Read the four stories to your students and ask them to invent plausible explanations.
As simple as that :) If you know any other "lateral thinking" situations drop them here at www.eslhandouts.com.
The Plane Crash
Susan watched her husband get on the 8.15 p.m. flight from Toronto to Chicago. She ...
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Keywords: advanced, fun, lateral-thinking, listening, speculating
Shared by Just
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Can I borrow a newspaper?
Has anyone got a pencil?
Chris has just got a parking fine.
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What's the matter? Look at the pictures. Write the correct name to start each sentence.
So what do they need? Can you guess which of the things they need? (There is one thing extra.)
How do ...
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Keywords: adults, borrow, dialogues, elementary, give-back, grammar, listening, verbs
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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 ...
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Keywords: grammar, health, intermediate, listening, pronunciation, vocabulary
Shared by P.
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Clothes. Listen and say which one is missing. Play the same game with a friend.
What colour? What colours could these things be?
Read these sentences first. Then listen to the recording. Find the sentence and write in the correct colour.
Write the correct verb: ’s, is or are.
Choosing colours. Listen ...
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The British Parliament have voted to end almost 700 years of fox-hunting in England and Wales and a total ban on hunting with dogs will come into force. Pro-hunt supporters promised a series of protests against the decision. 1,000 people demonstrated outside Windsor Castle [..]
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Keywords: collocations, fox-hunting, listening, pictures, reading
Shared by Keith
Why are people obese? What can be done to fight obesity? Why is it the western world that suffers from obesity? Pretty typical problem, but a not-so-typical solution.
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Keywords: collocations, food, listening, matching, obesity, vocabulary
