A selection of English ESL surf printables

To help my students write on their christmas routine. They have to use frequency adverbs and make sentences about the way they usually spend their christmas holiday. 

The objective of the worksheet: writing. 



Routine

The series "For or Against" is intended to stimulate discussion for advanced students. Before the teacher gives the students the worksheet, they should make a list together on the board. Then they can discuss in pairs, or in small groups, the statements of the worksheet. There is always a page that brings vocabulary to discuss and argue.

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For or against - Couchsurfing

Instructions :

Draw	:  one big ship =  XXX / Two average ships= XX / Three small ships = X

Horizontal and vertical, the ships don’t touch each others.

Useful Vocabulary : 	Miss !		Hit ! 		Hit and sunk !

Example sentences :

Student A : « I would fancy flying a kite. »

Student B : « Miss ! My turn ! I would rather go scuba diving than fly a kite. »

Student A : « Hit » « I would prefer to kayak rather than to go scuba diving »

Student B : « Miss, I prefer surfing to kayaking » 





Preferences in English

This is the ideal song and video to study the Australian stereotypes ! My students love it and can't stop singing it once they have studied the lyrics.



4 different activities :

1) your students listen to the song and fill in the lyrics with the missing words

2) they locate the essential parts of Australia on a map

3) they match british English expressions to australian English ones

4) they surf the web and identify typical photos delaing with civilisation



Have fun !

STRAYA ( parody Hey Ya ! Outkast )

Read the story for comprehension. Have each student prepare an idiom expression to share with the class. With a partner, students ask and answer questions about the story and about each other.

A1 | Remembering Eddie Aikau

Half of the Moon’s surface is always illuminated by sunlight. However, just how much of that light we can see from our point of view on Earth varies every day and this is what we refer to as a Moon phase.

Phases of the Moon

A VPN ("Virtual Private Network") is a tool to hide your IP and browse incognito. It is a networking technology that can connect one or more computers to a private network securely and remotely. This keeps your security and privacy when you are surfing the Internet, allowing you to change your virtual geographic location, regardless of where you are physically located. Anyone who connects to the Internet on a relatively regular basis should have access to a basic understanding of what "VPN" means and how a VPN service works.



There are many reasons why a VPN can be a very useful tool, even for those who use the most basic elements of the Internet world. In this article, we tell you more about the definition of VPN so that you can understand the importance of using a VPN and the relevance it has for your everyday virtual life.



How does a VPN work?



VPN helps people to get access to restricted content, for example, Disney is blocked in some countries: https://www.vpnservice.com/blog/best-vpn-to-watch-disney-plus-from-any-country/



The definition of "VPN" is Virtual Private Network. To understand what a VPN is, you need to know what an IP address is as well. An IP address ("Internet Protocol") is a unique and unrepeatable number that identifies a computer connected to the Internet



The number in your IP address is made up of four number combinations that refer to the country you are in or the type of network you are using (for example "124.28.16.180"). This would be like the zip code on your computer or phone.



An IP address is required to circulate information over the Internet, but unfortunately, it is this IP address that causes your geographic location to be shared with any website you try to access.



That's why VPN is important: VPN providers have servers located in different parts of the world, which makes it possible to redirect the flow of virtual information. This way you can use another IP address from those servers and thus hide your original IP. In other words, a VPN will allow you to navigate incognito. For example, you can unblock Netflix or unblock YouTube.



At the same time, a VPN service encrypts your data traffic, i.e. it applies encryption (such as a password) to the flow of your information. This protects your information and guarantees your virtual anonymity.

Is it important?

Word search, random vocabulary according to students book "Move it 3", review of units five, six, seven, eight and nine. ANCIENT

ASPIRIN

BIKINI

BITCOIN

BUS STOP

COUGH

DENTIST	

EIFFEL

ENDLESS

GAMING

LAUNDRY

MEDICINE

MICROSCOPE

NETWORK

NIAGARA

NOTEBOOK

SCARED

SKIING

SNEEZE

STUDY

SUNBATHING	

SURFING

SURPRISED

TRAFFIC

UMBRELLA

VACUUM

WHEELCHAIR

WIKIPEDIA



Word search random (Move it 3) review Units 5-9

To be used in conjunction with 'Comparing Tablet PC Spec' wksht

Microsoft Surface

cr surfer

In Shadow – A Modern Odyssey is a provocative and thought-provoking short film written, directed & produced by Bulgarian-born Lubomir Arsov in 2017. It comes across rather dystopian, and downright depressing at times, but ends on an uplifting and enlightening note.



It poses many questions through an epic quest into the darkness of Western civilization, and addresses many controversial, taboo, perhaps ‘conspiratorial’ topics, which are frequently considered uncomfortable and, perhaps, censorious by many. These 'hot' topics include: hyper-sexualization & rape culture, materialism, narcissism, celebrity worship, the Military-Industrial Complex, corporate lobbying, child abuse, exploitation, tech addiction, substance abuse, to name but a few - all woven in a tapestry of complex and vivid symbolism and story-telling through this short film (13 minutes long). It asks poignant questions, such as, “What happens when we drop our masks of identity and return to our human core?” and "What really fulfills us?"



In Shadow - A Modern Odyssey

surf's up

Culture, intercultural communication, cross-cultural communication

Adjectives to describe feelings, emotions

Adjectives to describe personality and character

Adjectives: Gradable / Non-gradable adjectives

Articles: Definite or indefinite article (a, an or the)

BE + infinitive structures (e.g. he was to become famous)

Clauses of contrast (e.g.  although, while)

Clauses of purpose (e.g. in order to, so that, so as to)

Clauses of reason (e.g. because, because of, due to, as, since)

Cleft sentences (e.g. It's Joey we're looking for)

Comparison: Comparative adjectives and structures

Comparison: Superlative adjectives and structures

Conditional 2 (second conditional) - would

Conditionals: Conditional phrases (e.g. unless, provided that, as long as)

Conjunctions (aka connectives, e.g. and, but, or, so, then)

Contractions (shortened forms, e.g. don't, aren't, etc.)

Determiners (words that can come before nouns)

Formal and informal English (politeness or colloquial language)

Future perfect continuous (progressive) tense

Future perfect simple and continuous (progressive) tense

Future phrases (e.g. be about to, bound to, likely to, due to, set to + INF)

Homonyms (two words with the same pronunciation - homophones and homographs)

It as preparatory subject (e.g. it's raining, it's nice of you to)

Linking verbs (aka copulas, e.g. I am a student)

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how to accuse somebody of something in English

how to apologize, say sorry, forgive and express regret in English

how to ask for information and make inquiries in English

how to ask for something, make requests in English

how to blame somebody for something in English

how to defend yourself from criticism in English

how to deny or admit something in English

how to describe things or people in English

how to emphasize important things in English

how to encourage or discourage people in English

how to evaluate people or progress in English

how to express agreement /disagreement in English

how to express approval and disapproval  in English

how to express cause and effect in English

how to express interest in something in English

how to express likelihood, probability in English

how to express likes and dislikes in English

how to express sequence and chronology in English

how to express shock and disbelief in English

how to express sympathy and condolences in English

how to give permission, authorization in English

how to inform somebody about some news in English

how to interpret what was said in English

how to keep a conversation going in English

how to make guesses about something in English

how to make, accept and refuse offers in English

how to order or make a booking in English

how to persuade, convince people in English

how to praise people and express appreciation in English

how to reassure somebody of something in English

how to refuse and object to something in English

how to remind people of something in English

how to rephrase, paraphrase what was said in English

how to say thank you, express gratitude in English

Nouns: Collective nouns (team, class, family, committee)

Nouns: Proper nouns (names of people, cities, companies)

Oxymorons (phrases with words of contradictory meaning, e.g. living dead)

Participles: Past participle (e.g. HAVING DONE)

Participles: Present participle (e.g. DOING)

Parts of Speech (aka word classes, e.g. nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs)

Past perfect continuous (progressive) tense

Phonetics (pronunciation, IPA, phonetic symbols)

Plural nouns: regular plurals with S ending

Prefixes (e.g. A, UN, IM, DIS, MIS, EN, etc. )

Prepositions vs adverbs (e.g. before me, saw him before.)

Prepositions: Double prepositions (e.g. out of)

Prepositions: Participle prepositions (e.g. pending, concerning)

Prepositions: Phrase prepositions (e.g. by means of)

Present perfect continuous (progressive) tense

Present perfect simple or present continuous tense

Present simple tense: S for third person singular verbs

Present simple vs continuous (progressive) tense

Pronouns: EACH OTHER, ONE ANOTHER (reciprocal pronouns)

Pronouns: Possessive pronouns (e.g. my, mine)

Pronouns: Reflexive pronouns (e.g. myself, yourself))

Pronouns: SOMEBODY, ANYBODY, EVERYBODY, NO ONE, NOTHING, etc.

Pronouns: THIS, THAT, THESE, THOSE (demonstratives)

Pronouns: YOU and THEY to talk about people in general

Quantifiers (e.g. some, many, much, any, few, little)

Questions: WH questions (open-ended questions)

Reported speech: reported questions (indirect questions)

There is / there are / there was / there were / there will be, etc.

Verbs: Transitive or intransitive verbs (words that can or cannot stand with objects)

Working with Paragraphs: ordering, titling

Role play, miming, drama activity or improv game

Pictionary (picture dictionary) or picture matching

Writing an opinion essay (persuasive essay)

Learners who are Pre-A1 have just begun learning English and will first learn how to:<ul><li>Say the letters in the alphabet and numbers</li><li>Say hello, talk about names and age</li><li>Name the colors and dates, express likes and dislikes</li></ul>

Absolute beginners who have begun to learn the letters and numbers

Learners taking the A1 Elementary exam should be able to:<ul><li>Introduce themselves and ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, things he/she has, people he/she knows.</li><li>Communicate using very basic phrases as long as the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: common adjectives & adverbs of frequency, going to, how much/how many, imperatives, I'd like, 's – possessive, common prepositions of place and time, present simple & continuous, there is/are</li></ul>

A very basic tourist level, which is enough for buying food and a bus ticket

Learners taking the A2 Pre-intermediate exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand sentences and frequently used expressions (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment).</li><li>Complete tasks that are routine and exchange information about familiar matters.</li><li>Describe matters of immediate need in simple terms.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: countable/uncountable nouns, adverbs of frequency, future will/going to, much/many, present perfect, past simple, past continuous, common phrasal verbs, common modals: can/should</li></ul>

A tourist who can do basic conversations about the past, present and future

Learners taking the B1 Intermediate exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand points regarding family, work, school or leisure-related topics.</li><li>Deal with most travel situations in areas where the language is spoken.</li><li>Create simple texts on topics of personal interest.</li><li>Describe experiences, events, dreams, and ambitions, as well as opinions or plans in brief.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: question tags, intensifiers: too/enough, future tenses, past tenses, modals, conditionals, wh-questions in the past</li></ul>

Learners who can deal with both familiar and routine situations, in friendly and work contexts

Learners taking the B2 Upper-intermediate exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialization.</li><li>Interact with fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without difficulty for either party.</li><li>Produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain an opinion on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: perfect tenses, mixed conditionals, modals in the present, phrasal verbs, reported speech, wish, relative clauses</li></ul>

The level where you can be a tour guide for your foreign friends and talk about a lot of topics, even abstract ones, with ease and fluency

Learners taking the C1 Advanced exam should be able to: Express ideas fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions. Use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes. Understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts. Produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, using linking phrases (=words that connect ideas between sentences). Main grammar points to know: inversion, mixed conditionals, modals in the past, all passive forms, phrasal verbs (all patterns), wish/if only for regrets

Learners who can smoothly communicate in every walk of life, read long texts and write well

Learners taking the C2 Proficient exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand almost everything read or heard with ease.</li><li>Summarize information from a variety of sources into a coherent presentation.</li><li>Express themselves using precise meaning in complex scenarios.</li><li>Can express him/herself spontaneously, very fluently and precisely, differentiating finer shades of meaning even in the most complex situations</li></ul>

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