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Breaking News English: World Cup: Slovakia 3 Italy 2

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, learners read an article about Slovakia v. Italy in the World Cup and then respond to 1 essay, 10 fill in the blank, 12 short answer, 20 matching, and 10 spelling...
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Breaking News English: World Cup: Portugal 7 North Korea 0

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read an article about Portugal v. North Korea in the World Cup and then respond to 1 essay, 10 fill in the blank, 12 short answer, 20 matching, and 10 spelling...
Worksheet
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Breaking News English: World Cup: Brazil 3 Cote d'Ivoire 1

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read an article about Brazil v. Cote d'Ivoire in the World Cup and then respond to 1 essay, 10 fill in the blank, 12 short answer, 20 matching, and...
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Breaking News English: World Cup: Slovenia 2 USA 2

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read an article about Slovenia v. USA in the World Cup and then respond to 1 essay, 10 fill in the blank, 12 short answer, 20 matching, and 10 spelling questions...
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Breaking News English: Children Learn Social Skills in Web World

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Children Learn Social Skills in Web World," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
Lesson Plan
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Experience the Challenge of Being Pete Gray

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Learners view films, photographs and engage in an empathy-building exercise to become familiar with Pete Gray, the first one-armed major league player. They read an interview and write an essay about Gray's career.
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Newspapers

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students work together in pairs to classify types of information that can be found in a newspaper and where to find them. They examine the contents of several newspapers and discuss the paper's organization.
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Breaking News English: Paraguay 0 Spain 1

For Students 5th - 10th
For this English worksheet, students read an article about Spain v. Paraguay in the World Cup and then respond to 1 essay, 10 fill in the blank, 12 short answer, 20 matching, and 10 spelling...
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Breaking News English World Cup: Spain 1 Portugal 0

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read an article about Spain v. Portugal in the World Cup and then respond to 1 essay, 10 fill in the blank, 12 short answer, 20 matching, and 10 spelling...
Worksheet
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Breaking News English: China Aiming to ‘Breed’ Wimbledon Champ

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "China Aiming to ‘Breed’ Wimbledon Champ," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
Worksheet
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Breaking News English: Microsoft Launches Bing Decision Engine

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English activity, students read "Microsoft Launches Bing Decision Engine," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 10 true or false questions about the selection.
Worksheet
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Breaking News English: Iraqi Shoe-Thrower Trial Postponed

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Iraqi Shoe-Thrower Trial Postponed," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
Organizer
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Breaking News English: Television Shoes

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read " Television Shoes," and then respond to 1 graphic organizer, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
Interactive
Other

Ello: Listening Games

For Students 9th - 10th
Listening games based on a range of every day, "authentic" themes: making a sandwich, hair, getting and giving directions, taking a phone call, holidays, etc. Listen to an audio description, then pick the picture that matches it. Geared...
Unit Plan
BBC

Bbc Skillswise: Types of Listening

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
As part of the BBC's Skillswise unit on listening, this site focuses on the various types of listening. As learning tools, the site includes a factsheet, a worksheet, a quiz, and a game.
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BBC

Bbc: Skillswise: Listening for Specifics

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This Skillswise site focuses on listening for specifics. Included are a video about why learning how to do this, fact sheets and worksheets for instruction, quizzes on the information presented, and games to practice the skill. The...
Website
Other

Elllo: English Language Listening Lab Online

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is an extremely useful place for the improving listening skills of English language learners. Contains numerous listening exercises, such as dialogues, games, interviews, songs, news broadcasts, and more. Each activity has a number...
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Charles I. Kelly and Lawrence E. Kelly

Many Things for Esl Japanese Version

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the Japanese version of the well-known Interesting Things for ESL site (the authors are professors teaching in Japan). The Japanese site has many of the same features as the English Only version in fact, it usually goes to the...
Website
Other

Voice of America: Special English Programs

For Students 9th - 10th
Special English is a Voice of America broadcast devoted to helping English language learners learn English. You'll find scripts of previous broadcasts, with audio files so that you can read along with programs as you listen. A revolving...
Website
Ingles Mundial

Ingles Mundial: Intermediate Level

For Students 9th - 10th
Improve English language proficiency at this comprehensive ELL (English Language Learner) site for Spanish-speaking students. It is subdivided into eight areas of language development: vocabulary, grammar, listening comprehension,...
Unit Plan
Ingles Mundial

Ingles Mundial: Beginning Level

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Improve English language proficiency at this comprehensive ELL (English Language Learner) site for Spanish speaking students. This section is subdivided into eight areas of language development: vocabulary, grammar, listening...
Unit Plan
Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences

Powerhouse Museum: Sydney 2000 Olympic Games Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
An exciting online exhibit presenting hundreds of objects created specifically for the 2000 Sydney Olympics. See interactive collections of broadcast materials (manuals, media kits, passes), posters, banners, costumes, souvenirs,...
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Other

Zut!: Interactive French Activities

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site provides activities for teaching and learning French organized by level. Basic lessons include learning to talk about oneself and numbers; more advanced lessons cover contemporary France, immigration, the distribution of wealth...
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Other

Esl Independent Study Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a great resource for ESL/EFL students; it presents a collection of more than 250 sites where you can find reading and writing exercises, games, vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar, and more. Rather than present a straight list,...