New Zealand quake

http://www.newsy.com/videos/christchurch-quake-new-zealand-s-darkest-hour/

This worksheet is based on a short video about the New Zealand earthquake (Feb. 22, 2011). It contains a set of comprehension questions, a gap-filling exercise and a vocabulary exercise.

Download: http://www.scribd.com/doc/60209673/New-Zealand-Quake

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So-such-too-enough

I prepared this ppt to help my students understand clauses of result with so/such…that, as well as the use of ´too´ and ´enough´ (adverbs of degree). I tried to give some clear explanations with many examples. (11 slides)

Download: http://www.scribd.com/doc/60208373/so-%E2%80%93-such-too-enough

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Personality Adjectives

This is a worksheet to revise personality adjectives (ambitious, arrogant, generous, etc.). It contains a crossword and a gap fill exercise for extra practice.

Download: http://www.scribd.com/doc/61515173/Personality-Adjectives 

You can find an online version here:  http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=3220

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Perfect Prague

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FrXez7Xk0k

After watching the video the students are expected to number the attractions in the correct order and then to complete the answers to a set of comprehension questions.

Download: http://www.scribd.com/doc/60119637/Perfect-Prague 

You can find an online version here:  http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=3819

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Greece (European Languages Day)

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Gever Tulley teaches life lessons through tinkering

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/gever_tulley_s_tinkering_school_in_action.html

This worksheet is based on a TED video about a different kind of school. It contains a vocabulary matching activity (to be done before watching in order to enhance the students´ comprehension of the video), and a set of comprehension questions. After watching, the students are asked to complete the answers with the missing words or phrases.

Download:  http://www.scribd.com/doc/59979062/Tinkering-School 

You can find an online version here:  http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=3449

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Croc-wrestling granny wins award

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 and a roleplay activity.

Download: http://www.scribd.com/doc/59939915/Croc-Wrestling-Granny-Wins-Award

You can find an online version here:  http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=2222

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Lost without you – Delta Goodrem

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMYUYtsUGgg&ob=av2e

This song worksheet contains a gap-fill listening exercise, some vocabulary definitions – accompanied by a vocabulary exercise – and a few comprehension questions.

Download: http://www.scribd.com/doc/59927270/Lost-Without-You

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Bear Guilty of Stealing Honey

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 here:  http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=2349

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