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Idioms Beginning With L
In this idioms worksheet, students complete a 10 question multiple choice on-line interactive quiz about idioms that begin with the letter L.
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Idioms Beginning With S
For this idioms worksheet, students complete a 10 question multiple choice on-line interactive exercise about the meanings of idioms beginning with S.
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Idioms Beginning With B
For this idioms worksheet, students complete a 10 question multiple choice on-line interactive quiz about idioms beginning with letter B. Students read the idiom and choose the definition. Example: back down, back out, bat an eye.
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Slang Words Beginning With G
In this slang worksheet, students complete a 10 question multiple choice on-line interactive quiz about slang expressions that begin with letter G.
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Slang Words Beginning With U and V
In this slang worksheet, learners complete an 8 question multiple choice on-line interactive exercise about the meaning of slang expressions beginning with letters U or V.
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Using the Commentaries in Class
Young scholars examine language and communication by listening to a commentary radio show. For this communications lesson, students listen to Michael Josephson's radio broadcast using the Internet and analyze his words and their...
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Total English Elementary: The Best Thing is...
Given two nouns separated by an adjective, learners create eight sentences using the adjective in comparative form. Example: Jamaica/hot/UK, which becomes Jamaica is hotter than the UK. They then write the superlative form of eight...
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Slang Words Beginning With F
In this slang instructional activity, students complete a 10 question multiple choice on-line interactive quiz about the meanings of slang expressions beginning with letter F.
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BBC Learning English, Vocabulary
In this vocabulary learning exercise, students unscramble idiomatic expressions, define them, and then write an original paragraph using five of the six phrases. This learning exercise assesses English language learners' understanding of...
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Advanced Synonyms and Antonyms - Multiple Choice - Adjectives 3
In this grammar worksheet, learners learn the difference between synonyms and antonyms. They then answer 12 multiple choice questions in which they select the best synonym or antonym for a specific word.
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Adjectives and Their Opposites
In this ESL activity activity, students match the 11 adjectives to their opposites and then write nouns that could be described by them.
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Antonyms 5: Level 7
Canny/daft. Acquire/squander. Bolster the vocabulary of your middle schoolers with a 10 problem antonym worksheet. As an added bonus, the worksheet comes with an answer sheet that details strategies learners can use to determine the...
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President Ronald Reagan
At 69 years old, Ronald Reagan was the oldest man ever to be elected president in the United States. After reviewing a thorough history of Reagan's presidency, pupils read the main pro and con arguments to determine if he was a good...
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I Need Money...I Need a Job
Students discover how to use a phone book and the want ads to find a job, how to fill out a job application, and how to write/type a resume. They participate in a mock job interview.
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Beacon Lesson Plan Library: Formal or Informal?
Start talking trash with your elementary English class! Then lead a discussion comparing formal and informal language. Divide the class into groups to answer a questionnaire and analyze a set of sentence cards to analyze. This is a cool...
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Making Choices about Tobacco Use
Students examine the dangers associated with smoking. In groups, they discuss what it means to be addicted to a drug and how the media influences our decisions. After watching excerpts of films, they identify the use of smoking and the...
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Dialect Awareness in Literature and Life
Eighth graders realize the impact of dialect in literature as well as their own speaking and writing by reading selections from Frances O'Roark Dowell's novel, Dovey Cove.