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I am the Head Teacher Of Maria International School Of Bucharest in Romania. I am also very keen at developing different TES teaching resources to discover what works well for different classes. I am constantly looking for new and exciting different ways of presenting and teaching different primary topics, especially maths topics.

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I am the Head Teacher Of Maria International School Of Bucharest in Romania. I am also very keen at developing different TES teaching resources to discover what works well for different classes. I am constantly looking for new and exciting different ways of presenting and teaching different primary topics, especially maths topics.
European Day Of Languages - Images and Creative Writing Prompts + 31 Fun Teaching Activities
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European Day Of Languages - Images and Creative Writing Prompts + 31 Fun Teaching Activities

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Are your students studying about languages or the diversity of different cultures represented in Europe? These creative writing prompts ask the students to look at each picture and use their 5 senses to describe the image. What can they see, touch, smell, taste, hear and feel in each picture? They then use these notes to write a fuller, more detailed description of the picture. This is a great way to prepare for the KS1 SATs tests and the KS2 SATs tests while still having a lot of fun! This pack contains a 31 Teaching Activity Teacher Guide using these photo flash cards. These activities are quick and fun to do and will improve both your students' memory and vocabulary skills. You could look at it directly as a presentation and discuss the different materials being shown in each of the photos. You could print off and laminate the photos to make an interesting, eye-catching display about the European Day of Languages. The students could also take the laminated photos and sort them into different European Languages. The students can then discuss what they think each one was saying or thinking. The photos could also be used as prompts for creative writing, factual writing or descriptive writing.
Photos about Autumn and Autumn Equinox + Creative Writing Prompt Using All 5 Senses
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Photos about Autumn and Autumn Equinox + Creative Writing Prompt Using All 5 Senses

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Are you studying the Autumn Equinox? This presentation is a great starting point, full of colourful images. It is a perfect discussion starter. Are your students studying about Autmun? These creative writing prompts ask the students to look at each picture and use their 5 senses to describe the image. What can they see, touch, smell, taste, hear and feel in each picture? They then use these notes to write a fuller, more detailed description of the picture. This is a great way to prepare for the KS1 SATs tests and the KS2 SATs tests while still having a lot of fun! You could look at it directly as a presentation and discuss the different materials being shown in each of the photos. You could print off and laminate the photos to make an interesting, eye-catching display about Autumn Equinox and the landscape in Autumn. The students could also take the laminated photos and sort them into different autumn activities. The photos could also be used as prompts for creative writing, factual writing or descriptive writing.
International Literacy Day Show + Creative Writing Prompts + 31 Fun Teaching Activities For Photos
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International Literacy Day Show + Creative Writing Prompts + 31 Fun Teaching Activities For Photos

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Are your students studying about Literacy Day or Book week? I have created both a set of photos for display and a fun set of visual writing prompts. These creative writing prompts ask the students to look at each picture and use their 5 senses to describe the image. What can they see, touch, smell, taste, hear and feel in each picture? They then use these notes to write a fuller, more detailed description of the picture. This is a great way to prepare for the KS1 SATs tests and the KS2 SATs tests while still having a lot of fun! This pack contains a 31 Teaching Activity Teacher Guide using these photo flash cards. These activities are quick and fun to do and will improve both your students' memory and vocabulary skills. You could look at it directly as a presentation and discuss the different materials being shown in each of the photos. You could print off and laminate the photos to make an interesting, eye-catching display about International Literacy Day. The students could also take the laminated photos and sort them into different types of Literacy. The students can then discuss how they sorted them. The photos could also be used as prompts for creative writing, factual writing or descriptive writing.
Talk Like A Pirate Day - PowerPoint And Display Materials About Pirates + Creative Writing Prompt
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Talk Like A Pirate Day - PowerPoint And Display Materials About Pirates + Creative Writing Prompt

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Are your students studying about pirates? These colourful pictures and prompts will suit you perfectly. The creative writing prompts ask the students to look at each picture and use their 5 senses to describe the image. What can they see, touch, smell, taste, hear and feel in each picture? They then use these notes to write a fuller, more detailed description of the picture. This is a great way to prepare for the KS1 SATs tests and the KS2 SATs tests while still having a lot of fun! You could look at it directly as a presentation and discuss the different materials being shown in each of the photos. You could print off and laminate the photos to make an interesting, eye-catching display about Pirates. The students could also take the laminated photos and sort them into different Pirate activities. The students can then discuss what they think each one was saying or thinking. The photos could also be used as prompts for creative writing, factual writing or descriptive writing.
The International Day of Peace - PowerPoint  + Creative Writing Prompts +31 Ways Of Using Flashcards
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The International Day of Peace - PowerPoint + Creative Writing Prompts +31 Ways Of Using Flashcards

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Are your students studying about World Peace or the community? These creative writing prompts ask the students to look at each picture and use their 5 senses to describe the image. What can they see, touch, smell, taste, hear and feel in each picture? They then use these notes to write a fuller, more detailed description of the picture. This is a great way to prepare for the KS1 SATs tests and the KS2 SATs tests while still having a lot of fun! This pack contains a 31 Teaching Activity Teacher Guide using these photo flash cards. These activities are quick and fun to do and will improve both your students' memory and vocabulary skills. You could look at it directly as a presentation and discuss the different materials being shown in each of the photos. You could print off and laminate the photos to make an interesting, eye-catching display about Peace. The photos could also be used as prompts for creative writing, factual writing or descriptive writing.
Special Days In September - Have PowerPoints and Display Materials At Your FingerTips.
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Special Days In September - Have PowerPoints and Display Materials At Your FingerTips.

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I have created 16 different sets of PowerPoints to cover the major International Day events in September. These Include World Car Free Day, Autumn Equinox, European Day of Languages, International Day of Democaracy, International Literacy Day, Talk Like A Pirate and The International Day of Peace. British Food Fortnight, Cheese Week, Harvest Festival, Ozone Layer Preservation Day, Remember 9/11, Rugby, Sexual Health Week, World Heart Day, World Suicide Prevention Day You get a PowerPoint of around 30 highly quality images relating to each event, which you can print off for an instant display or use as an interesting starting point to each special day. Please note these resources are suited to different aged children and you will need to use your discrection as to what is suitable for your class.
Special Events October Teaching Pack - Lots of Displays and PowerPoints in one handy pack.
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Special Events October Teaching Pack - Lots of Displays and PowerPoints in one handy pack.

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Want to celebrate world's teacher day, Black history month, the national day of China, Drawing events, Walk to school month, World Animal day and world space week? Want to save a huge amount of time looking for all your own resources? These resources could be used a focal point for a PowerPoint presentation, a cool backdrop to an assembly or printed out and used as a weekly changing display.
Black History Month - PowerPoint + 31 Fun Teaching Activities For These Cards
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Black History Month - PowerPoint + 31 Fun Teaching Activities For These Cards

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You could look at it directly as a presentation and discuss the different materials being shown in each of the photos. This pack contains a 31 Teaching Activity Teacher Guide. These activities are quick and fun to do and will improve both your students' memory and vocabulary skills. You could print off and laminate the photos to make an interesting, eye-catching display about Black History Month. The students could also take the laminated photos and sort them into different Black History Month activities. The students can then discuss what they think each one was saying or thinking. The photos could also be used as prompts for creative writing, factual writing or descriptive writing.
Halloween - A PowerPoint and 31 Different Teaching Ideas To Use This Resource In The Classroom
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Halloween - A PowerPoint and 31 Different Teaching Ideas To Use This Resource In The Classroom

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You could look at it directly as a presentation and discuss the different costumes being shown in each of the photos. I have created a second presentation explaining how you can use this teaching resource in 31 different ways in the classroom. You could print off and laminate the photos to make an interesting, eye-catching display about Halloween. The students could also take the laminated photos and sort them into different Halloween activities. The students can then discuss what they think each one was saying or thinking. The photos could also be used as prompts for creative writing, factual writing or descriptive writing.
30 Photos World Space Week + cross-curricular workbook + 31 Fun Teaching Activities For These Cards
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30 Photos World Space Week + cross-curricular workbook + 31 Fun Teaching Activities For These Cards

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You could look at it directly as a presentation and discuss the different locations being shown in each of the photos. This pack contains a 31 Teaching Activity Teacher Guide using these photo flash cards. These activities are quick and fun to do and will improve both your students' memory and vocabulary skills. You could print off and laminate the photos to make an interesting, eye-catching display about World Space Week . The students could also take the laminated photos and sort them into different space related activities. The students can then discuss what they think about life in Space. The photos could also be used as prompts for creative writing, factual writing or descriptive writing.
November National Day PowerPoint Teaching Resources
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November National Day PowerPoint Teaching Resources

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I have created a wide range of different celebrations. If you want to download them all at once, you save a lot of money. Advent, Anti-Bullying Week, Bonfire Night, Children In Need, Diwali, Fireworks Night, Interfaith Week, International Men's Day, Remembrance Day, Road Safety Week, Thanksgiving, World Fisheries Day and World Television Day. This pack will give you the materials for displays or presenting the different days. These presentations would provide a great focal talking point.
Advent PowerPoint Presentation + 31 Ways Of Using This Flashcard Resource In Your Classroom
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Advent PowerPoint Presentation + 31 Ways Of Using This Flashcard Resource In Your Classroom

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You could look at it directly as a presentation and discuss the different symbolism being shown in each of the photos. I have added a second presentation to explain to teachers 31 different ways they can use a set of photos as a teaching tool in the classroom. You could print off and laminate the photos to make an interesting, eye-catching display about Advent. The students could also take the laminated photos and describe the Advent pictures using all their senses. The photos could also be used as prompts for creative writing, factual writing or descriptive writing.
Bonfire Night, Bonfire Night Writing Prompts, Guy Fawkes Vocabulary + 31 Fun Teaching Activities
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Bonfire Night, Bonfire Night Writing Prompts, Guy Fawkes Vocabulary + 31 Fun Teaching Activities

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You could look at it directly as a presentation and discuss the different fires being shown in each of the photos. I have created a rich teaching resource. As well as photos of bonfires, you have a set of creative writing prompts and a list of useful vocabulary for Guy Fawkes. In addition, I have written a teacher guide explaining the 31 different fun teaching activities you can do with these teaching resources. Your students will improve both their vocabulary and memory skills, while having lots of fun! You could print off and laminate the photos to make an interesting, eye-catching display about Bonfire Night. The students could also take the laminated photos and sort them into different Bonfire activities. The photos could also be used as prompts for creative writing, factual writing or descriptive writing.
Entry Level Big Grammar Book 101 worksheets for English lessons  featuring Essential English worksh
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Entry Level Big Grammar Book 101 worksheets for English lessons featuring Essential English worksh

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It’s jam-packed from cover to cover with a great selection of photocopiable worksheets taken from the popular website. We wanted to provide teachers with a really useful book of no-nonsense grammar worksheets that they can dip into and use in class with students at Entry Level (ESOL Core Curriculum Entry Levels 1 & 2). It is also ideal for students to work with at home since the answers are all printed at the back. The book is divided into four parts and is graded in difficulty, so that it begins with some basic stuff and builds up to more challenging grammar activities. It features a selection of Essential English worksheets which provide practice for crucial basic areas of knowledge for learners at Entry Level, like using numbers, writing the alphabet, spelling days and months correctly, and so on.
ESL Big Resource Book - 101 worksheets for English lessons  100% photocopiable +  full answers!
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ESL Big Resource Book - 101 worksheets for English lessons 100% photocopiable + full answers!

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It’s packed from cover to cover with worksheets that will really inspire learners, covering a huge variety of language areas. It’s aimed at learners who are studying at about Level 1 and can be used with all types of English classes, as well as for home study, since the answers to all of the activities, plus notes for using the worksheets, are included at the back of the book. it’s divided into sections according to type of language skills being practised, namely grammar, vocabulary, spelling, reading, speaking & listening, and research skills. There are some activities that continue on from worksheets in the last book, for example more worksheets on abstract nouns and common idioms, more material on adjectives and synonyms, and more advanced spelling challenges, as well as two brand new reading comprehension tests. We’ve included lots of exclusive material that has been written especially for this book and hasn’t been available anywhere else before, including worksheets on ‘its or it’s’, adverbs, syllables, understanding maps, and Calculator Code Words. We hope that there’s loads of stuff here for learners of English to get their teeth into – wherever you may be studying! including . . . ‘-able’ or ‘-ible’ amazing inventions auxiliary verbs calculator code words common grammar mistakes describing people ethical issues information exchange ‘its’ or ‘it’s’ missing syllables order of adjectives prefixes and suffixes prepositions of time present perfect tense question tags reading comprehension tests silent letters sound-alike words tips for better English . . . and much, much more!
International Day of the Girl - PowerPoint Presentation + 31 Lesson ideas on how to use these cards
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International Day of the Girl - PowerPoint Presentation + 31 Lesson ideas on how to use these cards

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A wide range of different photos of girls around the world. You can discuss what they are doing and thinking. Equally importantly, how would you help them to have the best life they can? What need to change? Do you think it will? You could look at it directly as a presentation and discuss the different activity being shown in each of the photos. You could print off and laminate the photos to make an interesting, eye-catching display about International Day of the Girl. The students could also take the laminated photos and sort them into different girl activities. The students can then discuss what they think each one was saying or thinking. The photos could also be used as prompts for creative writing, factual writing or descriptive writing.
Talk a Lot ESL- Town, Food, Shopping, Health, Transport, Clothes, Work, Family, Home, and Free Time.
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Talk a Lot ESL- Town, Food, Shopping, Health, Transport, Clothes, Work, Family, Home, and Free Time.

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Talk a Lot is a great new way to learn spoken English, and quite a departure from the standard ELT course book. Instead of spending hours reading and writing, students have the opportunity to engage in challenging and fun speaking and listening activities with their friends. The ten lesson topics studied in Talk a Lot Elementary Book 1 are: Town, Food, Shopping, Health, Transport, Clothes, Work, Family, Home, and Free Time. •Complete 12-week spoken English course •All materials, instructions and answers are included •Brand new and unique learning method •Learn and recall questions, answers and negatives using 8 common verb forms •Learn 400+ essential vocabulary words •100% photocopiable On this course students learn how to think in English as well as Talk a Lot! The Talk a Lot course objectives are very simple: •Every student talking in English •Every student listening to and understanding English •Every student thinking in English, and •Every student taking part in class Talk a Lot is structured so that every student can practise and improve English grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, intonation, word and sentence stress, and interpersonal skills, by working in pairs, groups and one to one with the teacher. The main benefits of Talk a Lot are: •Students have to think in English during lessons in a controlled and focused way •Students learn how to memorise correct English structures naturally, without abstract and unrelated grammar lessons •Students learn how to construct eight different common verb forms, using positive, negative and question forms, as well as embedded grammar appropriate to their level. The verb forms studied are: Present Simple, Present Continuous, Past Simple, Past Continuous, Present Perfect, Modal Verbs, Future Forms, and First Conditional •Students learn 400+ essential vocabulary words by heart •Students enjoy following a simple and effective method that produces results quickly With best wishes for a successful course,
Check It Again! Learn how to spot common mistakes in written English – and avoid making them!
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Check It Again! Learn how to spot common mistakes in written English – and avoid making them!

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Can you spot the mistake in the text below? What’s the chances of a manned mission to Mars? It could be a problem with apostrophes or a missing article, or maybe it just doesn’t make sense. It could be there’s a punctuation mark missing or a spelling mistake, or perhaps the words used don’t agree – the verb is singular but the noun is plural … What do you think? Not sure? You need this book! Inside you will find 60 examples of incorrect English, including the one above, adapted from genuine mistakes published in newspaper and magazine articles, advertisements, websites, and leaflets. Each example has one mistake. Your task is to find it and say what kind of mistake it is – then write the corrected version. In the process you will improve your written English by learning to identify the common mistakes that professional writers make and that professional editors and proofreaders miss. We all need to write to communicate with others. This book shows you how to improve your written English by avoiding the mistakes that the professionals make. ALSO INCLUDES OUR EXCLUSIVE A-Z OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR WORDS! This version of the book has an improved reading format and packed full of colourful photos and images to further amuse and motivate students!
The Big Grammar Collections for Beginner and Intermediate Students. All you need in one purchase!
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The Big Grammar Collections for Beginner and Intermediate Students. All you need in one purchase!

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Big Grammar Book 1: It’s jam-packed from cover to cover with a great selection of photocopiable worksheets taken from the popular website. We wanted to provide teachers with a really useful book of no-nonsense grammar worksheets that they can dip into and use in class with students at Entry Level (ESOL Core Curriculum Entry Levels 1 & 2). It is also ideal for students to work with at home since the answers are all printed at the back. The book is divided into four parts and is graded in difficulty, so that it begins with some basic stuff and builds up to more challenging grammar activities. It features a selection of Essential English worksheets which provide practice for crucial basic areas of knowledge for learners at Entry Level, like using numbers, writing the alphabet, spelling days and months correctly, and so on. Big Grammar Book 2: BGB 2 is packed with 101 printable worksheets for teaching and improving grammar skills in English. The topics are wide and varied, starting with Essential English worksheets that cover the basics, like the alphabet, days, months, and telling the time; then tenses (a lot about tenses!), then irregular verbs, question forms, word order in sentences, parts of English, uncountable nouns, and so on! If you have used the first BGB, you will know what to expect from this one. Around 25% of the worksheets in this book are closely modelled on activities in BGB 1, for example Full Stops 1 & 2 ). The material starts off at beginner level, with the alphabet worksheets, then gets progressively more difficult, while staying in Elementary (A1 / A2) level. Only towards the end do things get “tougher”, with articles, conditionals, and phrasal verbs making their inevitable appearance! Don’t worry – all the answers and notes for use are included at the back of this book. Big Book Grammar Intermediate Level Big Grammar Book Intermediate Book 1! This grammar book is for you if you are studying English at intermediate level (B2) and above. It’s full of great material for testing your English grammar skills at this level – including question forms, state verbs, phrasal verbs, reported speech, use of articles, error correction, and much more. Many of the worksheets have a special emphasis on using the tenses and structures that you need to practise now, namely past perfect, past perfect continuous, past continuous, present perfect continuous, future continuous, future perfect, and the four conditionals.
Dentist and Teeth Photocopiable Resource Pack for ELT -Ideal for homework, testing, or private study
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Dentist and Teeth Photocopiable Resource Pack for ELT -Ideal for homework, testing, or private study

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Are you studying teeth or dentists? This is a fabulous ESL English teaching pack. It focuses on the topic and extends your students English skills. I have also added a blank set of templates so the students can create their own tests and share them with others in the class. A really nice teaching activity or homework task. Vocabulary 2. 40 Discussion Words 3. Collocations 4. English Spelling Statements 5. English Idioms 6. Tense Conversion Grammar 7. 5 Forms of the Verb 8. Sentence Blocks 9. Word Stress Pronunciation 10. English Word Stress Statements 11. Sentence Stress 12. Clear Alphabet Translation 13. Connected Speech 14. Discussion Questions Speaking & Listening 15. Situations 16. Describe the Pictures 17. Research Activities 18. Fun Fact Quiz 19. Answers