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Icebreaker questions »

Shared by anonymous If you could have an endless supply of any food, what would you get? If you were an animal, what would you be and why? What is one goal you’d like to accomplish during your lifetime? When you were little, who was your favourite super hero and why? ... more »
 

Teachers in this school always lie… »

This is another version of a well known task based on the idea that there are two people/groups. One of which always lies whereas the other always tell the truth. All you need to do is read to your students the following story and give them some time to come ... more »
 

“New Year” – Simply conversations »

Shared by kalinagoenglish@yahoo.com Prep Print/photocopy question prompt sheet on to coloured card (laminate if desired), cut. Download/print copies of the Conversation ControlTM sheets from here. Print/photocopy SimplyQuestsTM. Check for supportive materials in the SimplyC.wikiTM. Pre-task Brainstorm vocabulary for the topic (draw a circle on the board, elicit relevant words and phrases). Check students understand important ... more »
 

“AIDS” – reading text »

Shared by tagoreluz The full heading of this reading is "AIDS: don't die of ignorance". It answers the following questions: What is AIDS? How do you beecome infected? How can you protect yourself from AIDS? What should you do if you think you are infected? What about things that pierce the skin? What can’t you catch the ... more »
 

“Ellie’s Diary part 3″ – reading comprehension »

Shared by English Teachers Database » Task 1 Answer the questions: Describe Rafael’s pajamas. Why did the people in Rafael’s audience shoot each other? Does Ellie like her toes? Why does Rafael sleep in the living room? Excerpt Apparently, when he swallowed the cod some people in the audience were so excited they took out their guns and fired ... more »
 

“Ellie’s Diary part 2″ – reading comprehension »

Shared by English Teachers Database » Task 1 Answer the questions: What does Rafael do with the fish? What does “on an impulse” mean? How did Rafael learn to swallow big fish? How do you pronounce “regurgitate.” Excerpt Then one day, on an impulse, he reached into the tank, grabbed a small blue fish and swallowed it. He ... more »
 

“Diary” – reading comprehension »

Shared by English Teachers Database » Task 1 Answer the questions: Ellie is an English teacher and Lucretia is a ... ? Why do you think Lucretia was chopping up toads and frogs? What is a crystal ball? Explain the meaning of the following phrasal verbs: look up, chop up, pick up. Excerpt You know what the great ... more »
 

“Animal Farm” – listening comprehension »

Shared by Thomas 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 ... more »
 

“Who am I?” – speaking and grammar practice »

Shared by SalesRep The idea has been exploited to the most. Here goes another version. Tasks Choose one of the famous people described below. Do not show the information to Student A. Prepare questions to ask Student B about the famous person they chose. Examples: Where was your famous person born? Answer Student B’s questions. ... more »
 

“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 »