Fairy Tale Gone Bad by Sunrise Avenue (song)

Posted on 31/10/2011 by argavalaki

Listen to the song on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUyfQLd3bCs&ob=av2e

Here’s a worksheet based on the song Fairy Tale Gone Bad by the rock band Sunrise Avenue. The students listen to the song and put the pictures in the right order according to the lyrics. Then they listen again and fill in the missing words.

 Download: http://www.scribd.com/doc/71014610/Fairy-Tale-Gone-Bad-by-Sunrise-Avenue  


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Personality Adjectives

Posted on 17/10/2011 by argavalaki
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A look back at the life of Steve Jobs

Posted on 10/10/2011 by argavalaki
Watch the video here:

 

Here’s the worksheet I made on the NBC News video about Steve Jobs’ life. It contains a gap-fill exercise, a vocabulary matching exercise and a reading comprehension exercise where students are asked to fill in the key dates in the timeline of Steve Jobs’ life. 

 

 Download: http://www.scribd.com/doc/68129896/A-Look-Back-at-the-Life-of-Steve-Jobs

 

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Greek protester explains why she is against the austerity measures in Greece

Posted on 05/10/2011 by argavalaki

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/15190124
European leaders meet over Greek debt crisis 
Here’s a worksheet based on the following Al Jazeera news video. It contains a cloze text and a set of comprehension questions.

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/europe/2011/10/2011103105748646237.html

Download: http://www.scribd.com/doc/67366886/European-Leaders-Meet-Over-Greek-Debt-Crisis

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Would – used to – be used to – get used to

Posted on 29/09/2011 by argavalaki
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Troy Davis Execution

Posted on 26/09/2011 by argavalaki
Troy Davis execution goes ahead despite serious doubts about his guilt.
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Is the euro crumbling? The US economy: A lost decade?

Posted on 21/09/2011 by argavalaki

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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 an online version here:  http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=6763

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9/11 Ten Years Later

Posted on 11/09/2011 by argavalaki

TRANSCRIPT:
The English Blog 
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Today in History for September 6th

Posted on 06/09/2011 by argavalaki

Today in History for September 6th

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