Category Archives: Animals

Denis the ‘cat burglar’ from Luton (reading + video listening worksheet)

Posted on 23/09/2012 by argavalaki

This is a worksheet based on the story of Denis, the ‘Cat Burglar’. On the first page there´s a relevant article from the BBC News followed by a True/False exercise and a vocabulary crossword. On the second page there´s a … Continue reading →

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Denis the ‘cat burglar’ from Luton (BBC video)

Posted on 23/09/2012 by argavalaki

Sept. 20 – A Bedfordshire cat has been stealing clothes and other items from neighbours.Denis, a two-year-old black and white cat, has stolen underwear, shoes, shirts, paintbrushes and even a doll. He brings them all back to his embarrassed owner … Continue reading →

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Steve Gustafson, Florida Grandfather, Wrestles With Alligator To Save Dog (video)

Posted on 20/09/2012 by argavalaki

Sept. 19 – A grandfather wrestled a 130-pound alligator to save his beloved dog, the Orlando Sentinel reports. (Read more about this story here and here.)   Watch the video and answer the questions. What was the man doing when … Continue reading →

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Animal Idioms (worksheet)

Posted on 24/07/2012 by argavalaki

The aim of this worksheet is to practise some animal idioms. The students first complete the idioms with the correct animal words and then they match the idioms to their definitions. Finally they use the same idioms to complete some … Continue reading →

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Soup Ladle Stops Tiger Attack (reading + passive voice)

Posted on 14/09/2011 by argavalaki

This worksheet is based on a BBC news article. It contains a True / False comprehension exercise, a crossword puzzle, two exercises on passive voice, a cloze test to practise articles and a roleplay task. Download: http://www.scribd.com/doc/64985579/Soup-Ladle-Stops-Tiger-Attack  You can find … Continue reading →

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Croc-wrestling granny wins award

Posted on 13/07/2011 by argavalaki

This is a reading comprehension worksheet. The exercises are based on an article taken from CBBC Newsround. There is a pre-reading activity, a gap-fill grammar exercise on the past tenses, a true / false comprehension exercise, a vocabulary matching exercise … Continue reading →

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Bear Guilty of Stealing Honey

Posted on 12/07/2011 by argavalaki

This worksheet is based on an article taken from CBBC Newsround. There is an exercise on prepositions, a true / false comprehension exercise, a vocabulary matching exercise and a phrasal verbs exercise. Download: http://www.scribd.com/doc/59884781/Bear-Guilty-of-Stealing-Honey  You can find an online version … Continue reading →

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