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Total English Upper Intermediate: Using "If"
In this using if worksheet, students practice using if and can do statements as they complete 8 sentence starters using if and their own ending. Students also work in pairs to write a diary entry of 100 words following the provided...
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Total English Upper Intermediate: Obligations and Explanations
In this expressing obligations and can do statements, students correct the mistakes in 8 sentences and then choose 2 items listed and explain how to do them.
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Total English Upper Intermediate: Question Time!
In this relationship key vocabulary worksheet, students unscramble 8 groups of words to form questions, write a description of an unusual place, and write 6 questions about the place they chose.
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Total English Upper Intermediate: Making Comparisons
In this making comparisons activity, students expand 8 prompts as they write complete sentences that make comparisons. Students also use comparative and superlative adjectives to compare the places the describe.
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Stand Up
To stand up can have many different meanings. Examine the different usages in English and relate one of these meanings to a short film about homophobic bullying. Class members view and discuss the film as well as a short reading passage...
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Upper Intermediate Review Quiz
In this language arts worksheet, students read 5 sentences which have missing verb phrases. Students choose the best answer to fill in the blank and make the sentence complete. This is intended for ESL students.
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Saint Patrick's Day
Students read an article about Saint Patrick's Day and answer short answer questions about what they read. In this Saint Patrick's Day lesson plan, students answer 17 questions total.
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Teaching English: Consumer Society - Consumer Items
Students read an article about consumer society. In this consumer lesson, students read an article for information in order to argue a point. They talk about their opinions, or how they feel about consumer society/consumer items. They...
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Reading Lesson: The Time Machine by H. G. Wells - Excerpt
Students read an excerpt from H.B. Wells' The Time Machine, and use it as the basis for a reading comprehension activity. They utilize a worksheet imbedded in this plan to guide them through the comprehension activity.
Film English
Missing U
Explore the relationship between U and I with a video and related activities. First, pupils have some fun with the alphabet and discuss text message language. Next they practice coming up with words that have the same sound a I and U....
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The Man Who Planted Trees
Grow an understanding of short story with a well-sequenced plan built around an Academy Award-winning short film. Class members explore the elements of an effective short story, and practice writing their own. They also watch the short...
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Modals and Their Meaning in Context
By focusing on an oil-related theme, learners answer questions using context clues. They assign meaning to each highlighted modal in an example sentence from a word bank of choices. (Examples of meaning choices include impossibility...
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Upper-Intermediate English Grammar Review # 3
DUPLICATE learners complete grammar worksheet.
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Parody Hilarity
Upper grade and middle school writers study the art of parody. In this language arts instructional activity, learners study the work of Lewis Carroll, read and discuss parodies from the book, Alice in Wonderland, and construct their own...
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Changes In Town
In this ESL reading learning exercise, students read a passage about the changes and improvements that have been made in a fictitious town. Students answer 8 true/false questions about the passage.
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Working Collaboratively in the College EFL Classroom
Students focus on the three stages of reading, the pre, while and post reading stage. They apply these to a reading and participate in a post reading discusion.
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Water Cycle Worksheets
A website links you to several water cycle worksheets geared toward an upper elementary or middle school level. Diagrams, word search, crossword, and fill-in-the-blank worksheets are available. As an added bonus, there are links to...
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Formal and Informal Letters - Change of Register
In this formal and informal letters worksheet, ESL students read a friendly letter. Then students substitute more formal expressions in the same letter, choosing phrases from the world bank.
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Verbal Boxing
Students debate issues. In this debate instructional activity, students are presented topics to debate. Working in small groups, students compete in one minute boxing rounds. Resources are included.
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The Run-On Sentence
Explore grammar rules by completing a worksheet. In this sentence structure instructional activity, kids define run-on sentences and read sample sentences to determine whether they are complete or incomplete. There is also a space for...
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Susan Boyle's at No. 1 - 'I Dreamed a Dream'
Students reflect on the overnight success of Susan Boyle, a contestant on "Britain's Got Talent." In this lesson, students read a short history of the rise of the star, then complete numerous activities that reinforce their...
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Relative Clauses Worksheet--Defining and Non-Defining
In this relative clauses activity, 4th graders review how to write relative clauses and then read eight questions to utilize prompts to write one sentence answers for each question with a relative clause.
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Much Ado About Nothing
Students read and analyze the works of Shakespeare. In this "Much Ado About Nothing" lesson, students deicper the play and research Shakespeare's works. Students create a quiz based on his life and re-enact a scene from the play.
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Numbers, Time, Dates, and Prices
In this reading numbers worksheet, students say a series of varying numbers. Students practice saying ordinal numbers, time of the day, dates of the year, fractions, and prices. Students also write numbers for their address, birthday,...