ESL resources
biography
Biography
How Donald Trump got rich - a tale of three Trumps
Lead-in: the Trump family. Jigsaw reading (graded English): Donald Trump, Fred Trump (father), Frederick Trump (grandfather). Grammar follow-up: participle clauses. (Advanced version).
Lead-in: the Trump family. Jigsaw reading (graded English): Donald Trump, Fred Trump (father), Frederick Trump (grandfather). Grammar follow-up: participle clauses. (Advanced version).
Jerry Yang - co-founder of Yahoo! - gap fill
Short biography of Jerry Yang (c 300 words / 14 gaps) adapted from Wikipedia (November 2011). Gapped for verb tenses (past simple, past continuous) and other biography-related words.
Short biography of Jerry Yang (c 300 words / 14 gaps) adapted from Wikipedia (November 2011). Gapped for verb tenses (past simple, past continuous) and other biography-related words.
Module 1 Past and present Pages 6 - 7 past and present
Listening and speaking: life circles. Listening and speaking about 10 important dates, places, people etc. in your / someone's life.
Listening and speaking: life circles. Listening and speaking about 10 important dates, places, people etc. in your / someone's life.
Straightforward Advanced Student's Book
1C Growing Up Pages 10 - 11 Growing up on television
Longer piece on Granada Television's 7-up programme following the lives of 14 seven-year-olds from 1964 to the present.
Longer piece on Granada Television's 7-up programme following the lives of 14 seven-year-olds from 1964 to the present.
Grammar Games and Activities One
35 - Life stories Pages 95 - 96
Ss in pairs each have a short biography. They ask and answer questions to find 12 differences.
Ss in pairs each have a short biography. They ask and answer questions to find 12 differences.
Just Listening and Speaking Upper Intermediate
Listening 3 - What photographs remind us of Pages 12 - 13
Four pictures (3 of them abroad), four speakers. Match picture with speaker. Vocabulary matching activity - disparate words and phrases.
Four pictures (3 of them abroad), four speakers. Match picture with speaker. Vocabulary matching activity - disparate words and phrases.
Listening 13 - Diana's story Pages 34 - 35
Interview with Diana Hayden (1997 Miss World).
Interview with Diana Hayden (1997 Miss World).
Listening 18 - In an art museum Pages 47 - 48
Soundtrack for self-guided tour of the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. Includes (1) short biography of Van Gogh and (2) descriptions of two exhibits - self portraits.
Soundtrack for self-guided tour of the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. Includes (1) short biography of Van Gogh and (2) descriptions of two exhibits - self portraits.
