Showing posts with label Vocabulary. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vocabulary. Show all posts

Friday, December 2, 2016

Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Grammar and Vocabulary Jeopardy Game (powerpoint)

Game categories:
  • Present Simple or Continuous
  • Present Tenses: Stative Verbs
  • Personality Adjectives
  • Word formation: Negative prefixes
  • Phrasal Verbs with Up


You can also download the game here.

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Britain hit by 100-mile band of snow

Here is a short video to help you revise some weather vocabulary.
Jan 17. A band of snow and ice brings freezing temperatures to Britain. Report by Conor Mcnally.

For full screen view click here.

Monday, November 30, 2015

Christmas Vocabulary

Here is a fun activity to revise some Christmas vocabulary.

For full screen view, click here.

Friday, March 13, 2015

Holidays (game)

Play the game below to revise vocabulary related to Christmas, Easter, Halloween and Thanksgiving. Drag and drop each word into the correct bin.

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Natural Disasters (Quizlet / Word Dynamo / Worksheet)

Fun games and activities to study or revise Natural Disasters vocabulary

Click View this study set if you prefer to do the activities on Quizlet

 

 

Alternatively, you can try the activities below.


http://dynamo.dictionary.com/495174/natural-disasters

Natural Disasters | Word Dynamo



Natural Disasters Crossword Puzzle Worksheet 



To download the Natural Disasters worksheet click here .
http://www.scribd.com/doc/222337508/Natural-Disasters


Photos of Natural Disasters 

National Disasters and Weather - National Geographic
Natural Disasters Pictures - Discovery Channel
20 Amazing Photos of Natural Disasters - ODDEE

Monday, May 5, 2014

Natural Disasters: Afghan Landslide (video listening)

Afghan Landslide Site Declared Mass Grave By Authorities 

May 3 - Afghan officials have declared the site where landslides buried thousands of people a mass grave, saying it's impossible to recover those trapped.


Watch the video and answer the following questions. 

  1. When did the tragic disaster occur?
  2. What caused the landslide?
  3. What happened to the villagers who rushed to the scene to help?
  4. Why have rescuers given up hope of finding any more survivors?
  5. How many people have been displaced by the disaster?

Vocabulary

  • to pummel (v): to cause a lot of damage to a place e.g. Hurricane Mitch is pummeling the Atlantic coast. 
  • debris (n): the pieces that are left after something has been destroyed e.g. After the earthquake, rescuers began digging through the debris in search of survivors.
  • wreckage (n):  the broken parts of a vehicle, building, etc., that has been badly damaged or destroyed e.g. The pilot was trapped in the wreckage for almost seven hours. 
  • death toll (n): the number of people who die in an accident, disaster, war, etc. e.g. The death toll has now risen to 200.
  • to wreak havoc means to cause great damage e.g. The virus wreaked havoc on my computer. 
  • rubble (n): broken pieces of stone, brick, etc., from walls or buildings that have fallen e.g.
    Rescue workers managed to pull two injured people out of the rubble.


 SOURCE: http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2014/05/afghanistan_landslide_rescuers_give_up_hope_o.html

Afghan Landslide (Vocabulary) crossword

Solve the crossword using key words from the video.


Related articles

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Weather Vocabulary Crossword



If the crossword doesn't appear, you should configure Java to allow this application from http://icrossword.com

Related Posts 

Weather Vocabulary (worksheet)

Sunday, February 24, 2013

Oscar Pistorius Granted Bail (sntv video)

Feb 22, 2013

Watch the video and answer the questions.
  1. What charges does Oscar Pistorius face?
  2. How long did the court hearing last?
  3. How did the magistrate justify the decision to release Pistorius on bail?
  4. What does Pistorius claim regarding his girlfriend's shooting? 
  5. When will the next hearing in the case be?
  6. What is one important condition of Pistorius bail? 

Try the following quiz (either before or after viewing) to review/study some vocabulary related to crime and justice.


Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Animal Idioms (worksheet)

The aim of this worksheet is to practise some animal idioms. The students first complete the idioms with the correct animal words and then they match the idioms to their definitions. Finally they use the same idioms to complete some sample sentences.




You can also find an online version here: http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=8321

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Weather Vocabulary (worksheet)

The aim of this worksheet is to revise some weather vocabulary, such as ´blizzard´, ´hurricane´, ´drought´ etc. It contains a crossword puzzle and a gap-fill exercise. B/W copy and Answer Key provided.



You can also find an online version here:  http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=7969
 
Weather Quiz
Test your knowledge of weather vocabulary with this fun quiz.

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Crime and Punishment - The Justice System

This is a set of two separate worksheets (not to be used in the same lesson), whose aim is to practice vocabulary related to the justice system and the trial process. There is a crossword puzzle in the first worksheet. The second contains a matching exercise and a cloze exercise.


Download: http://www.scribd.com/doc/62362506/Crime-and-Punishment-the-Justice-System 

You can find an online version here:  http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=4573

Monday, August 15, 2011

The 8 secrets of success

This worksheet is based on a TED Talks video (Richard St. John´s 8 secrets of success). It contains three exercises. 1. The students listen for the 8 secrets of success and write the words in the spaces provided. 2. They fill in the gaps with the missing words 3. They match the people with their occupations.


Download: http://www.scribd.com/doc/62345395/The-8-Secrets-of-Success 

You can find an online version here:  http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=3178

Grammar and Vocabulary Jeopardy Game

This is a game I've created using Flash Jeopardy Review Generator

Game categories:
  • Present Simple or Continuous
  • Stative Verbs
  • Personality Adjectives
  • Word Formation (Negative Prefixes)
  • Phrasal Verbs with Up

Click on the picture below to play the game.

https://www.superteachertools.us/jeopardyx/jeopardy-review-game.php?gamefile=399734#.VfK4Tn02FIE  

Monday, July 18, 2011

Crime and Punishment - The Death Penalty

Apart from an article based on a true story, the worksheet contains a set of comprehension questions, two vocabulary exercises, a roleplay task and some questions for class discussion.



Download: http://www.scribd.com/doc/60253812/Crime-and-Punishment-The-Death-Penalty

Sunday, July 17, 2011

Personality Adjectives

This is a worksheet to revise personality adjectives (ambitious, arrogant, generous, etc.). It contains a crossword and a gap fill exercise for extra practice.


Download: http://www.scribd.com/doc/61515173/Personality-Adjectives 

You can find an online version here:  http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=3220