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Recycle Speaking Boardgame

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Recycle Speaking BoardgameThis board game generates conversation about recycling, and also has students thinking about related vocabulary. Is a very useful followup to any recycling focused lesson. Includes giving synonyms, listing things to be recycled, talking about issues et al.

Prefixes In- & Im- Double Puzzle

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Prefixes In- & Im- Double PuzzleA puzzle for the use of prefixes in- and im-Original words: imperfect, indecent, impolite, impatient, incorrect, inhumanFinal word or phrase: ImpressiveCreated using our FREE Double Puzzle Creator. Create one yourself!

Negative Prefixes Word Search

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Negative Prefixes Word SearchThis is a Pre-Intermediate/Intermediate word search puzzle for teaching and revision of the prefixes used to form a negative form of an adjective.List of words used in this word search: IMPOLITE, INFORMAL, IMPATIENT, INEFFICIENT, DISHONEST, DISSATISFIE ...

Word Families Worksheet

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Word Families WorksheetIt is a comprehensive worksheet on the word families and is best for the students of intermediate level and above. It also helps practise the formation of nouns, adjectives, adverbs and verbs from the root words. The worksheet also aims at teaching the ...

Crossword Puzzle on Homographs

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Crossword Puzzle on HomographsA crossword puzzle on homographs (homonyms) I did on my own. In the first task, the students need to find the words as described below. In the second task, they need to find the other definitions to the words in the puzzle using dictionary or based on ...

Say it Again!

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Say it Again!This is a game show from the 80s adapted into a class game to practise vocabulary of any kind with your students. There is a full explanation of the procedures and game rules and an example of cards that can be customized in order to focus on the vocab ...

Synonyms - Antonyms Worksheet

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Synonyms - Antonyms WorksheetSynonyms - Antonyms Worksheet for elementary students. This worksheet has both synonyms and antonyms test with multiple choice questions. The purpose of this test is to check for students' understanding in these subjects or to use as a synonyms - ...

Word Formation Worksheet

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Word Formation WorksheetThis is worksheet on word formation. It is a writing activity. Students work on their own or discuss it in pairs. SS should rewrite the word in brackets by adding prefixes or suffixes so that it fits the context. It encourages students to think about d ...

Adjective Formation Worksheet

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Adjective Formation WorksheetA 2-page worksheet, suitable for intermediate students, on adjective formation.It includes explanations and example sentences at the top of the page followed by 3 exercises in which students are asked to add prefixes to the adjectives, form adjectives ...

Words That End In -GRY

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Words That End In -GRYIt's about very rare word ending that appears in only a couple of words in the English language. We have stopped counting how many times we have received this question by email…"There are three words in English ending in -gry. I only know hungry ...

Work

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WorkThere are 5 activities: 1- complete the paragraph using the words from the box 2-match the jobs with the places 3-read the sentences and choose the right word 4-read and match the two halves 5-complete the sentences using the right form of the wor ...

The Greek or Latin Roots for -ped- Quiz

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The Greek or Latin Roots for -ped- QuizA vocabulary quiz using the Greek or Latin root (-ped-) for decoding some of our English words, for example: biped, tripod, pedicure, peddler,pedal, pedestrian,impediment, quadruped, centipede, and millipede. The quiz is a matching activity that you wi ...

Song Worksheet: Indian Outlaw by Tim MaGraw

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Song Worksheet: Indian Outlaw by Tim MaGrawTaught this song in conjunction with a unit about Native Americans and the wild west. Short synonym matching included. Students had fun trying to sing along. Prior to teaching the song students learned where each tribe mentioned in the song is lives wi ...

Why Learn A Foreign Language

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Why Learn A Foreign LanguageA worksheet about the reasons for learning foreign languages. Students discuss some quotes on this subject, then read the text (word formation) and discuss why they are learning English.

Adjectives [OPPOSITES] Worksheet

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Adjectives [OPPOSITES] WorksheetYou can use this presentation to teach adjectives and how to use them with verb to be. I show my kids the slides and ask them to make sentences about the adjectives. You can also use this presentation to teach comparatives and superlatives.

Opposite Adjectives Mini-Book

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Opposite Adjectives Mini-BookThis is a lovely opposite adjectives mini-book for beginners.There are 12 adjectives to be learnt : big-small, fat-thin, clean-dirty, wet-dry, full- empty; clean-dry.The mini-book is available in both colour and black and white version.

Song Worksheet: Consider Me Gone by Sting

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Song Worksheet: Consider Me Gone by StingI designed this worksheet when I was training my students at word formation for one of the first modules of a CAE coursebook. It was meant as a follow-up to the activities for word formation at FLO-JOE. The second part of the song has very rich images ...

Song Worksheet: Affirmation by Savage Garden

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Song Worksheet: Affirmation by Savage GardenThis is a word formation exercise I used with my PreFCE and FCE students. I used it at the beginning of the year and it lead to an interesting discussion about beliefs and values, and it created a very positive atmosphere. They hadn't heard the song be ...

Word Formation Worksheet 2

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Word Formation Worksheet 2This is a 2-page worksheet for teaching or revising word formation.There are simple explanations followed by a simple activity in which students are asked to form new words using the suffixes and the prefixes and the words given and then order them ac ...

Vocabulary Learning Strategies

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Vocabulary Learning StrategiesA slideshow for students on vocabulary building strategies. the presentation includes answers to questions on what is vocabulary, why should we learn more words and what words are best to learn. the learning strategies include discovery, cognitive and ...
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