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Using Infinitives In Context
In this using infinitives in context worksheet, students read an article containing infinitives, then interactively complete 8 sentences with immediate online feedback.
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Celebrate the U.S.A
Pupils, working in teams of four, take on the role of marketers hired to promote one state in the U.S.A. Each team researches their state in order to create a brochure highlighting its most intriguing features. Groups give a 25 minute...
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War and Remembrance: St. Crispin's Day speech from Henry V
Students discuss their opinions about war. In this political science lesson, students use a video about war to analyze their own ideas about war. They discuss the terminology Shakespeare used in reference to war, and examine the...
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English Exercises: Countries and Nationalities
In this online interactive English worksheet, learners respond to 19 fill in the blank questions that require them to use English vocabulary appropriately. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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English Exercises: Present Continuous
In this online interactive English worksheet, learners respond to 40 fill in the blank questions that require them to use the present continuous form appropriately. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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English Exercises: Irregular Verbs
In this online interactive English worksheet, learners respond to 94 fill in the blank questions that require them to use irregular verbs appropriately. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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"At" and "In" Exercise
In this grammar skills activity, students respond to 22 fill in the blank and short answer questions regarding the use of the prepositions "at" and "in."
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Descriptions
Students describe things using sensory words. In this adjective lesson, students practice conversations describing items they touch. Students use words to describe properties of items such as size and texture.
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Presentation Blogs
Students create an audio/video blog for units of study for language skills, vocabulary, grammar patterns, idioms and body language. In this presentation blogs instructional activity, students select a topic from a unit of study and a...
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Choose Your Path
Learners identify the plot and theme of cartoons. In groups, they discuss and compare the written and movie versions of popular fairy tales. Individually, they write their own fairy tale and share them with the class. They write their...
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Literature-based Skill Building: Holes by Louis Sachar Chapter 14
In this literature response instructional activity, students answer 20 short essay questions about Chapter 14 of the book called Holes by Louis Sachar.
Scholastic
What’s the Good Word? Etymology Project Guidelines
Who named the shapes, or the days of the week? Should words be removed from the dictionary if they're no longer commonly used? Are there too many words in the English language? Language arts students explore these and additional...
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Predicate Adjectives
Focus on identifying predicate adjectives in sentences. Use the first sheet to review adjectives and predicate adjectives. Several examples are provided along with brief explanations. Then, move on to the second sheet to put this...
Grammar Net
Past Simple v. Past Perfect Simple
Help English learners tell the difference between the past tense and the past perfect tense with a grammar worksheet. As kids read twelve sentences, they change the given verbs to the correct tense based on context clues.
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Today We Will Learn About Prefixes: non- not
Nonverbal, nonfat, nonfiction. The prefix non- (meaning not) is the focus of this affixes presentation that concludes with a check for understanding.
Film English
Missing U
Explore the relationship between U and I with a video and related activities. First, pupils have some fun with the alphabet and discuss text message language. Next they practice coming up with words that have the same sound a I and U....
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Keeping It Quiet
Students consider ways in which countries use censorship to control information. They examine China's recent abridgement of a politician's speech and consider China's recent history with other nations to better explain why censorship is...
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Martin Luther King Jr. Lesson Plans
Martin Luther King Jr. lesson plans can provide a way to delve into history and a discussion of what it takes to make a difference.
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Book Cover Design
Young scholars design book covers. In this graphic design lesson, students are introduced to designing book covers. Young scholars develop skills on how to promote their designs to clients. Students then create their own book covers.
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Using Words to Work Things Out
Students explore classroom community building. In this character development and community building lesson, students listen to Hands Are Not for Hitting and generate a class list of positive ways to handle classroom conflicts. Students...
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How Does Power Affect Conflict?
Students use several short stories to analyze different types of power. While discussing the role of power in these short stories, students will practice communication skills essential to conflict transformation, specifically attentive...
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Having the Last Word
Students discuss the influence of foreign languages in their everyday speech after reading an article from The New York Times on language legislation in Brazil. Students are divided into 4 groups in order to research languages spoken...
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A Very Short History of the English Language
Students apply their knowledge of world history to research major influences on the language that has become the English we speak today; develop timeline of events in Britain and explain contributions of various invading groups to the...
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I'm Number One!
Fourth graders complete a unit of lessons on the first seven presidents of the U.S. They conduct research, write a four-paragraph essay, and create posters and speeches for a simulated campaign convention.