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This is a typical information gap speaking game based on the idea of speed dating. If you're not sure what speed dating is: a formalized matchmaking process or dating system whose purpose is to encourage people to meet a large number of new people (Wikipedia).
The idea is ...
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Keywords: dating, intermediate, matching, Polish, speaking, speed-dating
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Yet another attempt at making back to school classes a little bit more interesting. You'll find more holiday lessons at www.eslpdf.com.
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Keywords: gap-fill, holidays, intermediate, matching, speaking, vacation, young-learners
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You are going to read a newspaper article about a day in the life of a footballer. Choose the most suitable heading from the list A-I for each part (1-7) of the article. There is one extra heading which you do not need to use. There is ...
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Keywords: acting, advanced, book, completion, education, FCE, football, headings, matching, multiple-choice, reading
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We invited four leading naturalists to tell us about the wildlife classic that has influenced them most.
Linda Bennett: When I open the pages of Signals for Survival by Niko Tinbergen, I can hear the long calls of herring gulls, recall the smell of the guano in the hot ...
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Keywords: advanced, books, CAE, matching, reading
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There's yet another theory why February 14th was chosen as the holiday of love. People believed
that this was the time when birds started to mate.Since doves and pigeons mate for life, they came to symbolise fidelity. Based on the idea of the birds finding their mates, young ...
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Keywords: advanced, blind-date, jokes, love, matching, pairwork, poem, reading, speaking, valentines, vocabulary, wordsearch
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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. ...
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Keywords: agony-aunt, intermediate, love, matching, reading, valentines, vocabulary
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February 14th, Valentine's Day, is one of the happiest holidays. It is the time for people to exchange love messages. If there is someone you love or like, send them (1)to show your feelings. Remember that a traditionalvalentine doesn't have the name of the sender! Why not send ...
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Keywords: elementary, love, matching, poem, reading, valentines, vocabulary
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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
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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 ...
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Keywords: collocations, intermediate, matching, on, prepositions, vocabulary
Shared by Mike
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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
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In the exam you must write your answers .................. , not ...
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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
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She’s been .................. for over a year now and she’s almost given up hope of ever finding a job.
I’mafraid ...
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