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Students circle real vs invented verb forms, choose the correct verb tense in multiple-choice sentence-completion items, and complete a verb-tense-themed crossword puzzle; an answer key page is provided.
Includes: real-vs-invented-word verb form exercise · 28+ multiple-choice verb tense sentence-completion items
Fill blanks with the present perfect form of given verbs, complete sentences with the present perfect, choose between present perfect and past simple, write the past participle of listed verbs, write questions in the present perfect matching given answers, and answer open-ended questions using the present perfect.
Includes: fill-in-the-blank present perfect exercise (10 items) · sentence completion exercise (5 items) · present perfect vs past simple verb-form exercise (5 items)
Free download Read a sentence, identify which pronoun type/word is needed, and select or write the answer; in the digital PDF slideshow quiz, use arrow keys to reveal the correct answer after responding.
Includes: Mixed Quiz - Personal Pronouns Digital Fill-in-the-Blanks Quiz (44pp) · Object Pronouns - Digital Fill-in-the-Blanks Quiz (44pp) · Personal Pronoun Chart (black & white and colored, 1pp each)
Working in teams (A/B/C), listen to multiple-choice vocabulary questions (e.g. identifying a fruit, an animal sound, an edible item, a color), raise a hand to answer, then check the answer on the following slide and perform a movement (high-five, dance, clap, jump) as a reward for a correct team answer.
Includes: instructions/rules slide for a team-based quiz game · a sequence of multiple-choice vocabulary question slides each followed by an answer-reveal slide with a movement-based team reward · delivered in two layout versions (standard size and widescreen), each as its own PDF export of the original PowerPoint
Replace the word get with more precise alternatives in English practice exercises.
Fill blanks with 'do' or 'does' and with 'don't' or 'doesn't', rewrite sentences with a new subject applying correct verb agreement, add 's', 'es', or 'ies' to base verbs, write questions using do/does matching given answers, and answer open-ended questions using present simple.
Includes: do/does fill-in-the-blank exercise (10 items) · don't/doesn't fill-in-the-blank exercise (10 items) · sentence-rewriting-with-new-subject exercise (5 items)
Students answer pre-listening warm-up questions, record new vocabulary words and their meanings, complete a while-listening main-idea checklist and notes, answer speaking/discussion questions, and complete three writing activities (a reflective paragraph, a summary, and a creative response) about the TED Talk.
Includes: pre-listening warm-up questions (talk metadata + prior knowledge) · vocabulary log (10 new words + their meanings) · while-listening main-idea checklist and key-points notes
Students self-check their listening strategies via a checklist, take notes while watching a video twice, learn new vocabulary (chuckle, spilt, embarrassed, awkward, situation, defence, contagious), discuss the video with a partner, and answer written comprehension questions about laughter (e.g. why we laugh when embarrassed, why…
Includes: listening-strategy self-check checklist · note-taking space for a two-time video viewing · new vocabulary list (chuckle, spilt, embarrassed, awkward, situation, defence, contagious)
Match adjectives with suitable nouns in an English vocabulary check.
Students fill in blanks with correct past simple verb forms, complete sentences, rewrite negative sentences as positive, write past simple forms of listed verbs, write questions in the past simple, and answer personal questions using the past simple.
Includes: fill-in-the-blank correct word choice section · complete-the-sentence section · rewrite negative sentences as positive section
Answer identification questions about the talk (when/where held, speaker, topic), discuss pre-listening warm-up questions with a partner, complete post-listening comprehension/response items, and write a short creative-response speech reacting to the speaker's ideas.
Includes: identification questions (when/where held, speaker, topic) · pre-listening warm-up discussion questions · post-listening comprehension/response section
Watch an embedded/linked news video (from the BTN website) twice, use a listening-strategies checklist, take notes during the second viewing, and complete related activities/questions.
Includes: listening-skills strategies checklist · notes section for second video viewing
Watch the "Turtle Issues" news video, identify effective listening behaviors from a checklist, take notes during a second viewing, and find dictionary definitions for key vocabulary words (epic, climate, trivial, incubate, genes, hatchlings, extinct).
Includes: listening-skills self-check checklist · note-taking section for a second viewing of the video · vocabulary list requiring dictionary lookup (epic, climate, trivial, incubate, genes, hatchlings, extinct)
Students answer pre-listening warm-up questions, record new vocabulary words and their meanings, complete a while-listening main-idea checklist and notes, answer speaking/discussion questions, and complete three writing activities (a reflective paragraph, a summary, and a creative response) about the TED Talk.
Includes: pre-listening warm-up questions (talk metadata + prior knowledge) · vocabulary log (10 new words + their meanings) · while-listening main-idea checklist and key-points notes
Students answer pre-listening warm-up questions, record new vocabulary words and their meanings, complete a while-listening main-idea checklist and notes, answer speaking/discussion questions, and complete three writing activities (a reflective paragraph, a summary, and a creative response) about the TED Talk.
Includes: pre-listening warm-up questions (talk metadata + prior knowledge) · vocabulary log (10 new words + their meanings) · while-listening main-idea checklist and key-points notes
Students answer pre-listening warm-up questions, record new vocabulary words and their meanings, complete a while-listening main-idea checklist and notes, answer speaking/discussion questions, and complete three writing activities (a reflective paragraph, a summary, and a creative response) about the TED Talk.
Includes: pre-listening warm-up questions (talk metadata + prior knowledge) · vocabulary log (10 new words + their meanings) · while-listening main-idea checklist and key-points notes
Complete a listening-skills self-check before watching a video; take notes during a second viewing; look up 8 new vocabulary words in a dictionary and record their meanings; discuss understanding of the story with a partner; answer 8 comprehension questions about the video's news story (Australian drowning statistics, the role of Surf…
Includes: Listening-skills self-check checklist · Note-taking space for a second video viewing · New-vocabulary list (8 terms: highlights, dams, institution, training, furiously, resuscitation, CPR, compressions) with dictionary-lookup instruction
Students answer pre-listening warm-up questions, record new vocabulary words and their meanings, complete a while-listening main-idea checklist and notes, answer speaking/discussion questions, and complete three writing activities (a reflective paragraph, a summary, and a creative response) about the TED Talk.
Includes: pre-listening warm-up questions (talk metadata + prior knowledge) · vocabulary log (10 new words + their meanings) · while-listening main-idea checklist and key-points notes
Students answer pre-listening warm-up questions, record new vocabulary words and their meanings, complete a while-listening main-idea checklist and notes, answer speaking/discussion questions, and complete three writing activities (a reflective paragraph, a summary, and a creative response) about the TED Talk.
Includes: pre-listening warm-up questions (talk metadata + prior knowledge) · vocabulary log (10 new words + their meanings) · while-listening main-idea checklist and key-points notes
Students answer pre-listening warm-up questions, record new vocabulary words and their meanings, complete a while-listening main-idea checklist and notes, answer speaking/discussion questions, and complete three writing activities (a reflective paragraph, a summary, and a creative response) about the TED Talk.
Includes: pre-listening warm-up questions (talk metadata + prior knowledge) · vocabulary log (10 new words + their meanings) · while-listening main-idea checklist and key-points notes
Students answer pre-listening warm-up questions, record new vocabulary words and their meanings, complete a while-listening main-idea checklist and notes, answer speaking/discussion questions, and complete three writing activities (a reflective paragraph, a summary, and a creative response) about the TED Talk.
Includes: pre-listening warm-up questions (talk metadata + prior knowledge) · vocabulary log (10 new words + their meanings) · while-listening main-idea checklist and key-points notes
Students answer pre-listening warm-up questions, record new vocabulary words and their meanings, complete a while-listening main-idea checklist and notes, answer speaking/discussion questions, and complete three writing activities (a reflective paragraph, a summary, and a creative response) about the TED Talk.
Includes: pre-listening warm-up questions (talk metadata + prior knowledge) · vocabulary log (10 new words + their meanings) · while-listening main-idea checklist and key-points notes
Students answer pre-listening warm-up questions, record new vocabulary words and their meanings, complete a while-listening main-idea checklist and notes, answer speaking/discussion questions, and complete three writing activities (a reflective paragraph, a summary, and a creative response) about the TED Talk.
Includes: pre-listening warm-up questions (talk metadata + prior knowledge) · vocabulary log (10 new words + their meanings) · while-listening main-idea checklist and key-points notes
Students answer pre-listening warm-up questions, record new vocabulary words and their meanings, complete a while-listening main-idea checklist and notes, answer speaking/discussion questions, and complete three writing activities (a reflective paragraph, a summary, and a creative response) about the TED Talk.
Includes: pre-listening warm-up questions (talk metadata + prior knowledge) · vocabulary log (10 new words + their meanings) · while-listening main-idea checklist and key-points notes