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So How were the Noughties for You?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners survey the first decade in 2000. In this activity, students read an article that highlights the beginning of the 2000 time era, then complete numerous activities that reinforce the reading, such as a vocabulary assignment, class...
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Using News Broadcasts in Japan and the U.S as Cultural Lenses

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students view archives of news broadcasts in order to create a context of cultural understanding. They compare and contrast the news broadcasts in Japan and the United States.
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Estuary Interviews

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students role play as newscasters to highlight the lives of estuary animals. In this estuary animal lesson, students watch local new shows to examine how interviews take place. They research the lives of animals that live in estuaries...
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Using the News in Class

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students listen to international news stories. Students use context clues to determine the meaning of vocabulary words from context, then complete a matching exercise to see if their vocabulary definitions were correct. Students...
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BBC Learning English, Reading (Chris)

For Students Higher Ed
For this reading comprehension worksheet, students brainstorm a list of advantages and disadvantages to working abroad and identify any that appear in the passage provided. Next students respond to six true/false questions that require...
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Reading and Vocabulary Comprehension

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this reading and vocabulary comprehension instructional activity, students read the passage "A Cold Day" and answer multiple choice questions. Students answer nine comprehension questions.
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Etiquette Lessons for Students

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners explore the meaning of good manners and proper etiquette.  In this behavior lesson, students read an article that explains manners in the social setting and workplace, then complete several activities that reinforce the...
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Homophones - Quiz 11

For Students 4th - 5th
In this inactive homophone quiz worksheet, students choose the best homophone to fit in each of 12 sentences. They pick from the  two or three choices, and check their answers using the drop down menu.
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders participate in a variety of math and language arts activities based on chocolate.
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Let the Pyramid Be Your Guide

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students chart foods on the food guide pyramid and design nutritional food plans that include all the food groups.
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Present Perfect Game

For Students 6th - 12th
In this grammar game worksheet, students will play a speaking game in groups of 3-5 students using this game board, dice and counters. The spaces on the game board elicit conversation using the present perfect tense.
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Adjective + Preposition Class Activity

For Students 4th - 5th
In this language arts worksheet, students practice using adjectives and prepositions by collaborating with classmates on this activity. Students receive one half of a sentence on a card. Everyone stands and tries to find the other half...
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Fun With Verbs

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this vocabulary worksheet, students read 15 sentences about a variety of topics. Students underline the correct -ing word to complete each sentence.
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How To Get From Bed To Work

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this grammar worksheet, students rewrite 16 sentence about getting ready in the morning. Students change each underlined verb from the past simple to the present simple tense.
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Grammatical Items

For Students 7th - 10th
In this grammatical items worksheet, learners write a short sentence for each of the twenty terms listed and underline the particular grammatical item in each sentence.
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Christmas Present Simple Present Continuous Mimes

For Students 7th - 11th
In this performing acts worksheet, students, working with a partner, choose one of twenty-eight actions to mime for their partner and see if they can say the sentence of what their partner is doing.
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Future Predictions for Xmas

For Students 8th - 11th
In this seasonal worksheet, students choose a year in the future and make a prediction associated with Christmas in that year and the other students try to guess what year is being predicted from clues given to them.
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The Past

For Students 3rd
In this past tense worksheet, 3rd graders, working with a partner, read and edit fifteen sentences in order to separate the correct ones from the incorrect ones.
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Present Simple Routine Vocabulary

For Students 1st
In this daily routine worksheet, 1st graders practice combining words from three different columns of words to create and write ten sentences describing their daily routines.
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BBC Learning English, Determining Missing Dialogue

For Students Higher Ed
In this dialogue worksheet, students determine what words are missing from the conversation between Ellie and Alice. This exercise tests English language learners' contextual language skills.
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Synonyms

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this vocabulary review activity, students determine the meaning of words in sentences. Students answer eight multiple choice sentences.
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Worksheet 1: Reading: Lara's Blog

For Students 3rd - Higher Ed
Because of its interesting subject matter, this reading passage about one person's experience during a hurricane is compelling. In the 14 question activity students are exposed to rich vocabulary and thought-provoking material. It could...
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Thanksgiving: Simple Present Tense Review

For Students 1st - Higher Ed
This Thanksgiving-themed activity provides learners a way to practice using the correct verb. With 8 fill-in-the-blank questions students have to identify the meaning of the sentence in order to choose the correct verb form.
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Past Events

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this recognizing past events worksheet, students change present tense verbs to the past simple of regular verbs, write a simple narrative of past events, and turn interrogative sentences into past tense statements Students write...