The Phantom of the Opera
A complete plan to work with this reader. Activities to do before your students read the book, after reading the introduction, after reading each section (chapter 1-3, 4-6, 7-9, 10-12), and after...
View ArticleLondon 2012 Olympic Games Reading Comprehension
Reading text about the 2012 London Summer Olympic Games with a multiple choice about the text.Then the students have to match some of the sports mentioned in the text,complete sentences using the...
View ArticleHistory of the Teddy Bear
The handout consists of two exercies reading comprehension (true or false) and listening exercise based on an article from about.com History of the Teddy Bear and Presley's son Let me be your teddy...
View ArticleExcerpt Reading Comprehension - Cradle and All by James Patterson
One of several practice Excerpt Reading Comprehension worksheets that I created to strictly follow the format of the BAC English exam in France for my French native speaking high school students. I...
View ArticleExcerpt Reading Comprehension - Animal Farm by George Orwell
One of several practice Excerpt Reading Comprehension worksheets that I created to strictly follow the format of the BAC English exam in France for my French native speaking high school students. I...
View ArticleInventions
I usually divide this activity into 3 parts. The first is to hand out the sheet of images and have the students try to guess the object and either its origin or use or both. They have a lot of fun...
View ArticleYellow Spotted Lizards
The text is taken from the novel Holes, written by Louis Sachar. It is a chapter where the author describes the yellow spotted lizard, an animal invented for the book. After the reading there are three...
View ArticleOlympic Song: This is 2012
First, students watch the video "This is 2012" by the Glory Boys and listen to the song. They have to use the lyrics to solve the activities. In order to understand this song it is necessary to look...
View ArticleLanguage Learning Olympic Style
This activity uses Olympic training tips and traits of athletes to help students learn English. Upper intermediate or advanced students will read, write, and discuss learning skills that can motivate...
View ArticleMr. Jones and the Canine Tragedy
Well, I provide this unique description in the video I recorded and posted on You Tube. I'm sorry that the light in the room wasn't exactly bright enough to give it a professional look, but I'm sure...
View ArticleReading Comprehension: Animal Farm
This is a short matching quiz containing ten words in Orwell's "Animal Farm". It can be used to see if students have read the book with understanding. I used it as a pop-quiz after school vacation....
View ArticleTattoo Art: Reading Comprehension Worksheet
A reading comprehension worksheet on tattoo art. It has got an article followed by four exercises: A) true or false; B) multiple choice; C) word search (vocabulary); D) word search (reference words)....
View ArticleVocabulary Domino for the Text "Eye Contact"
This is an activity I designed for pre-teaching some vocabulary from the text "Eye Contact". The text is found in the textbook Cambridge English for Business Communication (Professional English...
View ArticleRoswell UFO Reading, Vocabulary & Speaking
The text is from the NY Times Learning Network and I created a vocabulary exercise using 10 words from the text. To introduce the article I used the title, The Roswell Incident, as a hangman sentence...
View ArticleReading worksheet - Did you know? - TORONTO
This is a worksheet containing two short exercises on reading. The tasks are: true / false sentences and matching the words with their definitions.The text is short and easy and the exercises are not...
View ArticleReading Worksheet - Did You Know? - CURIOSITY
This is a worksheet containing two short exercises on reading. The tasks are: true / false sentences and matching the words with their definitions.The text is short and easy and the exercises are not...
View ArticleReading Worksheet - Did You Know? - TEXTING CHAMPION
This is a worksheet containing two short exercises on reading. The tasks are: true / false sentences and matching the words with their definitions. The text is short and easy and the exercises are not...
View ArticleReading Worksheet - Did You Know? - MOON TRIPS
This is a worksheet containing two short exercises on reading. The tasks are: true / false sentences and matching the headlines with the paragraphs. The text is short and easy and the exercises are not...
View ArticleReading Worksheet - Did You Know? - STINKY FLOWER
This is a worksheet containing two short exercises on reading. The tasks are: choosing the best answer / gap filling, opposites. The text is short and easy and the exercises are not time consuming. You...
View ArticleReading Worksheet - Did You Know? - MICHAEL PHELPS
This is a worksheet containing one short exercise on reading. The tasks is:true / false sentences. The text is short and easy and the exercises are not time consuming. You can use it as a test or...
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