I have been teaching English in Asia for 6 years so far and loved every second of it.
My expertise includes IELTS, IGCSE English as Second Language and AS Language and Literature.
A great amount of my time is spent in the preparation of engaging lessons. Therefore, I hope my resources can be of some help to all my fellow teachers.
I have been teaching English in Asia for 6 years so far and loved every second of it.
My expertise includes IELTS, IGCSE English as Second Language and AS Language and Literature.
A great amount of my time is spent in the preparation of engaging lessons. Therefore, I hope my resources can be of some help to all my fellow teachers.
Riddles are a great and challenging bell ringer especially for middle and high school students. All the riddle in this package are of medium difficulty and include keys. These riddle bell ringers can be used both as openers or as finishers of your lessons.
→RIDDLES: BELL RINGERS←
This resource includes 40 slides each with a different riddle. All slides have a similar design but they all present different backgrounds, colors, fonts and frames.
They are great as bell ringers or class finishers. Ask your students to copy them on their notebook and discuss in pairs or think about them on their own.
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1. Preview
2. Cover page
3. Terms of Use
4. Instructions
5-84. Riddles
85. Credits
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RESOURCE 1. SHERLOCK HOLMES. DETECTIVE LIKE ACTIVITY. CLUES HUNT.
This lesson is a very engaging activity which can best serve as introduction to teaching Sherlock Holmes or, in general, to talking about crime, detectives and similar. The activity covers one lesson (it might get a bit extended depending on the the size of the class and how many times you show the videos). The package includes a pdf file with instructions and a worksheet for students and a ppt. Students work either in pairs or in small groups. Detailed instructions are provided.
My students loved it and got pretty excited during the whole process. It was a great introduction to a reading activity about Sherlock.
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PDF: Detective Hunt - FIRST4PAGES+WORKSHEET
1. Cover page
2. Terms of Use
3-4. Instructions for the teacher
5. Links for the video (Instructions for downloading)
6. Main worksheet (color)
7. Main worksheet (black&white)
PDF: Detective Hunt - SherlockPPT
1-5. Introduction to the game
6. Intro page to Trailer 1 “The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)”
7-11. Questions for Trailer 1
12. Intro page to Trailer 2 “Sherlock Holmes (2009)”
13-20. Questions for Trailer 2
21. Intro page to Trailer 3 “Sherlock-TV series”
22-27. Questions for Trailer 3
28-31. Instruction for after having watched the trailers
32-37. Answers for Trailer 1
38-46. Answers for Trailer 2
47-53. Answers for Trailer 3
54-56. Result and praise for students
RESOURCE 2. FACTS ABOUT SHERLOCK HOLMES. MINI UNIT OF WORK.
These 7 pages of engaging activities will make your students learn new vocabulary words and interesting facts about Sherlock and its author Doyle. They are all created as challenges so it might be more appropriate to make your students work in pairs or small groups in order to complete the activities. The final activity will engage your students into creating a code and writing a coded message.
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1. Cover Page
2. Terms of Use
3. Table of Contents
4. Instructions
5&6. Random facts. Form sentences from wordles.
7. Fact 1. Unscramble words.
8. Fact 2. Decode words.
9. Fact 3. Find antonyms.
10. Fact 4. Solve a crossword.
11. Write a coded message
12-18. Black and white version
19-27. Answers + Large Wordles
28. Credits
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Quote of the day is a great and powerful bell ringer especially for middle and high school students. All the quotes in this package are meant to inspire and motivate your students. These quotes can be used both as openers or as finishers of your lessons and can even bring to long discussion.
→QUOTE OF THE DAY: BELL RINGERS←
This resource inclues 40 slides with a different quote. All slide have a similar design but they all present different photos, backgrounds, colors and frames.
They are great as bell ringers or class finishers. Ask your students to copy them on their notebook and think about them.
They are all meant to motivate and inspire them.
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1. Peview
2. Cover page
3. Terms of Use
4. Instructions
5-44. Quote of the day
45. Credits
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Mini ESL unit about natural disasters. Students will discuss in pairs and as a class with two different speaking activities. They will learn 20 different types of natural disasters. Two reading activities with comprehension questions about earthquakes and floods are then followed by a writing task.
►LEARNING OUTCOMES◄
Students will learn plenty of new vocabulary words through engaging and challenging activities. They will work individually, in pairs or in small groups to include variety in lesson dynamics.
While studying this mini unit, they will get their juices flowing while discussing about reasons behind natural disasters and what can be done to solve them. They will also learn about earthquakes and floods around the world through gap filling activities and a number of comprehension questions. They will, then, engage in descriptive piece of writing to describe a possible catastrophic scenario. The unit will be concluded with a revision crossword which will bring them back to the very first activity to review the vocabulary words learned in it.
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1. Cover page
2. Terms of Use
3. Table of content
4. Instructions
5. Speaking activity 1. 8 questions.
6. Speaking activity 2. Brainstorming.
7. Match words with pictures
8. Reading Comprehension 1, (Earthquakes)
⇒ Activity A. Find the meaning of unknown words
⇒ Activity B. Fill the words in the right gaps
9. Reading Comprehension 2, (Floods):
⇒ Activity A. Find the meaning of unknown words
⇒ Activity B. Fill the words in the right gaps
10. Reading Comprehension Questions
11. Writing prompt: "Choose a natural disaster and write as if you were directly affected by it. Describe the environment around you, people's and your behaviour, and how you feel."
12-18. Black&White version of all the worksheets
19. Detailed answers
20. Credits
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You might be also interested in my Natural Disasters 20 Flash Cards for future revision. You can find the link below:
■ Natural Disasters 20 Flash Cards
Mini ESL unit about transportation. Students will discuss in pairs and as a class with two different speaking activities. They will learn 40 different vehicles through words and pictures matching. They will discover 5 amazing facts about skateboarding through wordle sentence formation. Students will then fill the blanks and read an article about the history of hot-air ballooning. The unit will conclude with a writing task.
►LEARNING OUTCOMES◄
GENERAL: Students will learn plenty of new vocabulary words through engaging and challenging activities. They will work individually, in pairs or in small groups to include variety in lesson dynamics.
SPECIFIC: While studying this mini unit, they will get their juices flowing while discussing about advantages and disadvantages of different modes of transport and by talking in pairs about transportation in general. They will also learn 40 different types of vehicles thanks to clear pictures. They will, then, engage in forming sentences to discover interesting facts about skateboarding. After that, students will fill the gaps and read an article about hot-air balloons. The unit will be concluded with writing task.
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1. Preview
2. Cover page
3. Terms of Use
4. Table of content
5. Instructions
6. Speaking Activity. Discuss 8 questions.
7. Speaking Activity. Brainstorming.
8. Match words with pictures. A-J.
9. Match words with pictures. L-Y.
10. Wordles. Skateboarding. 1-5. Sentence formation.
11-12) Reading Comprehension. History of hot-air ballooning.
13) Writing task.
14-21) Black and white version
22-27) Answers and Large Wordles
28) Credits
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If you enjoyed working with this product please have a look at my similar resources. You can find a few links below:
■ Transportation. 40 Flash Cards.
■ Modes of Transportation (ESL). Vocabulary Puzzles.
☼☼☼ END OF YEAR AWARDS FOR TEENS ☼☼☼
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These 200 varied end of year awards will work perfectly with your teen ESL students. These superlative awards include a fun meme each to make your teens even more engaged. From most to best to most likely to, these end of year superlative offer an array of prizes to fit any kind of student.
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1. Cover page
2. Terms of Use
3-102. 200 Awards (half page each)
103-122. Lists of awards (to be used for voting)
123. Credits
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If you enjoyed working with this product please have a look at my End of Year Memory Booklet. It is great for the final weeks of school as it will make your students engaged until the very last days of school. Here is the link:
■ ESL End of year – Memory Booklet
Mini ESL unit about types of crimes and criminals. Students will engage in a number of vocabulary related activities as well as in reading short passages. They will learn 18 different types of crimes and criminals through words and definitions matching and a challenging crossword. They will also speak and write about crime.
►LEARNING OUTCOMES◄
GENERAL: Students will learn plenty of new vocabulary words through engaging and challenging activities. They will work individually, in pairs or in small groups to include variety in lesson dynamics.
SPECIFIC: This mini unit is based on the theme of crime. The initial stage is based on two speaking activities: a conversation and a brainstorming activity to get your students to talk and to assess their knowledge of the topic. These activities are then extended to a whole class discussion and even into a writing task. The second stage sees students learning 18 types of crimes by matching words with definitions. They will also learn how to call the different kinds of criminals who commit the 18 crimes mentioned through an engaging crossword. Both matching and crossword can be done either in pairs or small groups. The third stage requires students to engage in reading short stories and guessing the type of crime. This activity is important not only to practice their reading skills but also because it serves as a sample for the writing activity which will follow. The final step will get your students creating a short crime story. There is a guideline on the structure of the story that your students can follow. The students should not make the crime evident because once they are done they will read their stories and the rest of the class will guess the crime. These activities can cover a week or even more of teaching depending on the pace and the choices you make (suggestions are provided in the instructions).
Key words: arson, shoplifting, burglary, homicide, blackmail, fraud, robbery, assault, pickpocket, bribery, smuggling, forgery, kidnapping, mugging, hooliganism, vandalism, hijacking, trespassing.
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1. Preview
2. Cover page
3. Terms of Use
4. Table of contents
5-6. Instructions for the teacher
7. Conversation in pairs. 8 questions
8. Brainstorming. Whole class discussion
9. Writing task 1.
10. Crime vocabulary words: Meaning checking
11. Match crimes with definitions
12. Crossword: Types of criminals
13-14. Short stories reading: Identify the crime
15. Guided writing: Instructions for the teacher and students
16. Writing practice
17-25. Black&White version of all the worksheets
26. Detailed answers
27. Credits
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20 flash cards with different natural disasters to use for vocabulary teaching and revision. From avalanche to blizzard to desertification and so on. All you have to do is either laminate them or glue the vocabulary word at the back of the picture.
►LEARNING OUTCOMES◄
GENERAL: Students will learn vocabulary with visual aids and will have the chance to review over the year.
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1. Preview page
2. Cover page
3. Terms of Use
4-13. 10 pages with 20 flash cards
14. Credits
Keywords: avalanche, blizzard, desertification, drought, dust storm, earthquake, flood, hail (storm), heat wave, hurricane, landslide, lightning, sinkhole, solar flare, storm, tidal wave, tornado, tsunami, volcanic eruption, wildfire.
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If you enjoyed working with this product please have a look at the related resource with reading comprehension and writing activities. You can find the link below:
■ Natural Disasters for ESL students
Mini ESL unit about summer holidays and tropical destinations. It includes 5 reading passages about summer holiday destination (Mauritius, Fiji, Tenerife, Greece, Madagascar). Students will read but also solve vocabulary puzzles and write postcards. Very engaging but also full of content.
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GENERAL: Students will learn plenty of new vocabulary words through engaging and challenging activities. They will work individually, in pairs or in small groups to include variety in lesson dynamics.
SPECIFIC: This mini unit is all about spectacular holiday destination. The 5 articles are about Mauritius, Fiji, Tenerife, Greece and Madacascar. Students will learn about tourist attractions and the beauties of such places. They will engage in 5 different activities to learn new vocabulary words. After that they will write postcards.
I have organized my class into 5 teams around 5 stations, having one article each. Students had between 10 to 15 minutes to complete one task before moving to the next stations. My students have really enjoyed this activity and it turned quite competitive after the first round!
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1. Preview
2. Cover page
3. Terms of Use
4. Table of content
5. Instructions
6. Reading text 1. Mauritius
7. Reading text 2. Fiji
8. Reading text 3. Tenerife
9. Reading text 4. Greece
10. Reading text 5. Madacascar
11. Activity 1. Mauritius. Match words with definitions
12. Activity 2. Fiji. Find antonyms
13. Activity 3. Tenerife. Crossword
14. Activity 4. Greece. Unscramble words and find synonyms
15. Activity 5. Madacascar. Word search.
16. Writing task. Write a post card from Mauritius
17. Writing task. Write a post card from Fiji
18. Writing task. Write a post card from Tenerife
19. Writing task. Write a post card from Greece
20. Writing task. Write a post card from Madacascar
21-35. Black&White version of all the worksheets
36-40. Detailed answers
41. Credits
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■ Summer Holidays Items Flash Cards
Mini ESL unit about music. Students will discuss in pairs and as a class with two different speaking activities. They will learn 18 different types of music. They will find out facts about music through wordles, crosswords and other puzzles. A pre-reading and reading activity about the history of reggae music is included. The unit ends with a small research and writing task.
►LEARNING OUTCOMES◄
GENERAL: Students will learn plenty of new vocabulary words through engaging and challenging activities. They will work individually, in pairs or in small groups to include variety in lesson dynamics.
SPECIFIC: While studying this mini unit, they will get their juices flowing while discussing about music and how important it is in our life. They will discover 8 amazing facts about music and learn 18 different music genre. They will also learn about reggae and Bob Marley through unscrambling and gap filling activities. They will, then, engage in a descriptive piece of writing to describe their favorite music genre.
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1. Preview
2. Cover page
3. Terms of Use
4. Table of content
5. Instructions
6. Speaking Activity 1. Questions.
7. Speaking Activity 2. Brainstorming.
8. Writing task 1.
9. Did you know? Part 1.
10. Did you know? Part 2.
11. Music Genre. Codes.
12. Music Genre. Crossword.
13. History of Reggae. Pre-reading.
14-15. History of Reggae. Fill the gaps.
16. Writing Task 2.
17-27. Black and white version
28-36. Answers and Wordles
37. Credits
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Mini ESL unit about chocolate. Students will engage in a number of pre-listening activities to prepare them to watch a video about the history of chocolate. They will learn 20 words related to chocolate with a word-picture matching activity. They will learn plenty of vocabulary words in the two worksheet that precede the listening tasks.
►LEARNING OUTCOMES◄
GENERAL: Students will learn plenty of new vocabulary words through engaging and challenging activities. They will work individually, in pairs or in small groups to include variety in lesson dynamics.
SPECIFIC: This mini unit is based around a listening activity (a video from Youtube) about the history of chocolate. Before students engage in listening, filling the missing gaps and answering questions, there are a few of pre-listening activities. The first one is a wordle which includes vocabulary words from the introduction of the video. Students need to form sentences by using such words. Another pre-listening activity is a matching exercise, where students need to match words with pictures. Two more worksheets with 4 exercises are included to practice finding synonyms, antonyms and definitions. All in preparation for the listening task. The mini unit concludes with a writing task.
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1) Preview
2) Cover Page
3) Terms of Use
4) Table of Contents
5) Instructions
6) Sentences from a worlde.
7) Match words with pictures.
8) Instructions for the teacher.
9) Pre-listening activities. Part 1.
10 Listening activity. Part 1. Gap filling.
11) Pre-listening activities. Part 2.
12) Listening activity. Part 2. Questions.
13) Writing Task.
14-21) Black and white version
22) Answers
23) Credits
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■ ESL Valentine's Day
40 Modes of Transport (Different types of vehicles) Flash Cards to use for vocabulary teaching and revision. All you have to do is either laminate them or glue the vocabulary word at the back of the picture.
►LEARNING OUTCOMES◄
GENERAL: Students will learn vocabulary with visual aids and will have the chance to review over the year.
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1. Cover page
2. Terms of Use
3-13. 20 pages with 40 flash cards
14. Credits
Keywords: airplane; ambulance, automobile (car), bicycle (bike), bulldozer, camper (mobilehome, rv), canoe, cargo ship, (horse) carriage, chopper, coach, ferry, fire engine, go-kart, golf cart, gondola, helicopter, hot-air balloon, jeep, jet, limousine, lorry/truck, motorbike, ocean liner (cruiser/cruise liner), pickup truck, quad bike, raft, rickshaw, sailboat, scooter, sled, submarine, subway, taxi, tractor, train, tram, van, yacht.
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☻☻☻ CHINESE NEW YEAR 2016 ☻☻☻
►LEARNING OUTCOMES◄
Students will learn plenty of new vocabulary words through engaging and challenging activities. They will work individually, in pairs or in small groups to include variety in lesson dynamics.
Before getting to read the texts, students can work in pairs to match words with pictures. Reading comprehension 1 is about the year of the monkey and the meaning behind it. Students can work on this text on their own or in pairs. For the second text, which is split in 4, I suggest to create 4 station and make students rotate in order to find out 10 facts about Chinese New Year through 4 different and engaging activities. They will, then, engage in a writing activity to compare Asian and Western traditions. The unit will be concluded with a revision crossword which will bring them back to the very first activity to review the vocabulary words learned in it.
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◘ Match words with pictures
◘ Reading Comprehension 1 (The year of the monkey)
Activity A. Find the meaning of words
Activity B. Fill the blanks
◘ Reading Comprehension 2. Part 1. (10 facts about Chinese New Year)
Activity A. Unscramble the words
Activity B. Underline them in the text
◘ Reading Comprehension 2. Part 2. (10 facts about Chinese New Year)
Activity A. Wordsearch
Activity B. Fill the blanks
◘ Reading Comprehension 2. Part 3. (10 facts about Chinese New Year)
Activity A. Match words with definitions
◘ Reading Comprehension 2. Part 4. (10 facts about Chinese New Year)
Activity A. Crossword
◘ Writing prompt. “Write a short article about similarities and/or differences between the Chinese New Year and a Western celebration of your choice.”
◘ Crossword to review vocabulary learned with the matching exercise.
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■ ESL The Chinese legend of Nian
■ ESL Amazing facts about ants
■ ESL Transportation (vehicles)