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A VIP - Present Perfect Simple and Continuous

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Here is an interesting way to teach the present perfect and present perfect continuous. Individuals practice these verb tenses as well as the simple past by asking a partner questions about an imaginary biography. The biography...
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Snowy Evening Poetry for ESL (Elementary, Literature)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars read Robert Frost's Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening, illustrated by Susan Jeffers (2001). This is a wonderful book with beautiful illustrations that go with each line of the poem.
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ESL: Intermediate Grammar 3

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this intermediate ESL grammar worksheet, learners type the correct tense of a given verb in a sentence, shown in parentheses. Students may click on a check answer an show answer button.
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Breaking News English: Rio Carnival Says "No" To Violence

For Students 5th - 7th
For this ESL reading comprehension worksheet, students read or listen to the passage, then complete a wide variety of warm-up activities, as well as before listening/reading, while listening/reading, after listening/reading, discussion,...
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A Personal Narrative on the Immigration Experience

For Teachers 9th - 11th
The learners create a personal narrative on their experiences with immigration. In this lesson, students are asked to read and understand examples of narrative writing as well as evaluate lyrics from Ben Folds Five to determine elements...
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Measurement Worksheet

For Teachers 8th - 10th
For this measurement worksheet, students fill in a chart with the proper SI units, measurements and symbols. They also practice converting from one metric unit to another. They express numbers in scientific notation.
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Conversation Lesson: Men and Women - Equal at Last?

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Learners engage in a debate about equality between men and women as a way to work on their conversational skills. The format of the debate is imbedded in this plan.
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Expressions with Give- Using Prepositions

For Students 4th - 5th
In this preposition worksheet, learners complete a set of 9 fill-in-the-blank questions, choosing the correct preposition. Each sentence uses the word "give" in relation to the preposition.
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Connecting Ideas Using Coordinating and Subordinating Conjuctions

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students in an adult ESL class practice using conjuctions. They write sentences using different conjuctions and combine sentences choosing the right conjuction. They review the concepts as a whole class.
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Introduction to the Visual Thesaurus

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine the basic functions of the online Visual Thesaurus, exploring how simple words may sometimes have multiple meanings. In small groups they select words and explore the Visual Thesaurus, and write a short play using the...
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How Do Portraits Communicate?

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students read a visual image very much like they would read words in a story. They write about portraits using new portrait vocabulary. They, in groups, use their written analysis to hypothesize about the story of the sitters in the...
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Schedule Changing Prepositions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss the appropriate and inappropriate reasons for requesting a schedule change at work. They create scripts for requesting a change that uses appropriate prepositions and prepositional phrases. Students practice using...
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Headline Poems

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed
Students create poems using selected newspaper headlines, magazines, on-line publications etc. They choose headlines and compose their poems using their selected material. They add punctuation, photos and/or drawings as desired.
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Two-Word Verb Exercise 5

For Students 4th - 5th
In this language arts worksheet, students read 10 sentences that have two-word verbs. Students rewrite each sentence and substitute a different verb. Example: The rain is letting up. (The rain is stopping.)
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Drama: Inferential Thinking

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students anonymously answer a set of questions listing favorite activities and preferences. They exchange papers and attempt to determine certain characteristics of their "mystery" classmate.
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Breaking News English: Britain's Sick Day Culture

For Students 5th - 10th
For this English worksheet, students read "Britain's Sick Day Culture," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Breaking News English: Where's That Smile From?

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Where's That Smile From?," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.