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  1. Volcano Game, Past Simple and DirectionsVolcano Game, Past Simple and Directions
    This ppt is a good game for your students to review past simple and directions. Divide your class into 2 teams. Students are going to choose letters by chance. Each question has got a point and if it is a volcano, they'll lose all their points. Finally, the team with more points is the winner. I hope you enjoy it. It's very interesting!
  2. At the AirportAt the Airport
    This worksheet has been designed for young learners of English and it's way to have fun while recycling vocabulary related to airport. This worksheet is a mixture of different activities and games . It also enables all pupils to write a dialogue between a customs and a passenger . Hope it helps :)
  3. Song Worksheet: Twas the Night Before ChristmasSong Worksheet: Twas the Night Before Christmas
    This is a famous poem by Clement Clarke Moore called "A Visit from St. Nicholas" or more commonly known as "Twas The Night Before Christmas". The worksheet is a poem with pictures and translation of some words. Translation is into Russian, however you can change it into the language you need. While working with this poem you can also watch a video with this poem. Merry Christmas!
  4. Movie Worksheet: Sports in BritainMovie Worksheet: Sports in Britain
    This worksheet is devoted to the topic “Sports in Britain”. The first page includes 4 questions that can be discussed after the first viewing, the second one represents a multiple-choice task which consists of 6 statements and 3 options to choose from. This worksheet is good for vocabulary consolidation and developing listening and comprehension skills.
  5. Game, DebatesGame, Debates
    Give each students two cards, agree & disagree. Read aloud a controversial statement, and have each students hold up his/her paper stating whether they agree or disagree. Choose one student from each side to explain his/her position and participate in a short debate.
  1. Linking Words - Mixed Review 1Linking Words - Mixed Review 1
    This worksheet introduces students to common linking words and shows them in context. Students need to match the linking words to their functions, and then fill the gaps with the correct linking word. There is a teacher's guide with the answer key on the second page. This worksheet has been carefully graded for second language learners and has been created by a trained, experienced language te ...
  2. Internet Safety RulesInternet Safety Rules
    Here is a presentation about Internet safety rules. Our students are exposed to cyber dangers every day, so I decided to create this ppt to inform them. I hope it helps us to draw our students's attention to the matter. I added an activity about high frequency internet vocabulary.
  3. Physical Appearance & PersonalityPhysical Appearance & Personality
    Here is a worksheet about appearance and personality. It includes 4 different activities. Activity 1: Students are going to try to find the suspects according to clues about physical appearance.  Activity 2: Let's classify adjectives (appearance or personality).Activity 3: Finding true personal adjectives.Activity 4: Finding synonyms and antonyms. Hope you enjoy it.
  4. Song Worksheet: Joel the Lump of Coa by The Killers (Christmas)Song Worksheet: Joel the Lump of Coa by The Killers (Christmas)
    The worksheet is based on the 2014 Christmas song of the American rock band The Killers. It's the perfect song to engage teenagers and adults as well - it's not a classic, the animation is funny, the song is catchy. Comprehension + vocab activities - the key is included.
  5. Greetings Card - Happy Hanukkah (with Dreidels)Greetings Card - Happy Hanukkah (with Dreidels)
    Kids can write their own message in this greetings card or use it as an extra resource when learning about Hanukkah! Hanukkah is also known as the Festival of Lights and Feast of Dedication, and is an eight-day Jewish holiday.This greetings card was created by PrimaryLeap.co.uk
  1. Talk for a MinuteTalk for a Minute
    This ppt is a good game for your students to practice speaking for one minute on one of the topics that they are going to choose by luck, it is appropriate for a conversation class ( beginner- intermediate), I hope you enjoy it, it 's very interesting.
  2. Verb Tenses BoardgameVerb Tenses Boardgame
    Here's another board game I made to get your students into verb tenses. I've used the present simple and present continuous/past simple and past continuous but you can of course use all tenses, it's up to you. I made a rule that one student tells they other student in which tense he/she has to make a sentence. Play it the way you want and of course it's fully editable!Let me know if you spot a ...
  3. Songs To Study English 2Songs To Study English 2
    This Teacher's resource pack contains 16 songs to study (and - I hope - to speak) English. I used them during my lessons, made some corrections and finally decided to share. The structure of the pack is: Teacher's notes for a song followed by a students' page (worksheet). Unlike Songs To Study English 1, you can use more games and other activities with songs. That's why Appendix was added. I ...
  4. Christmas Materials Package 2010: Tons of ActivitiesChristmas Materials Package 2010: Tons of Activities
    Here's a huge 41-page Christmas materials package kindly provided by www.learnwell.fi (also publicly available from their website) that is filled with dozens of ready-to-print Christmas materials, seasonal exercises on vocabulary and grammar, Christmas dialogues and more. Download it and see for yourself - and you won't be disappointed! Merry Christmas! Activities include: Christmas board game ...
  5. Christmas BookletChristmas Booklet
    In this booklet designed for my primary school pupils, who study English for five years, there are some of the most beautiful Christmas songs (Oh Christmas Tree, Jingle Bells, Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer, We Wish You a Merry Christmas, White Christmas, Happy Christmas) and fun activities (color by number, riddle, crossword puzzle, write a letter for Santa, Christmas acrostic write, read and ...

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