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Aim: students take vocabulary quizzes on different topics such as cinema, banking, idioms, homonyms, easily confused words, historical events... you name it! Level: medium to difficult The quizzes have been gathered by 4esl.org Click HERE to access the quizzes. Scroll down to  view  the difficult ones!

This ad belongs to a series created by Anchor dairy. The slogan  of the campaign is “Made by Cows”, which advertisers take in a literal sense. The spot provides a light-hearted look at butter production. Animals   are   making butter in a human fashion. To download the materials, click the linkS below. Aim 1: students watch a "fun" video of workers (cows actually) working at a factory. Aim 2: extension. Students practice pronunciation by reading a buttery tongue twister NEW!! Suggested procedure:  Elicit vocabulary related to factory tasks before watching the video.   Students watch the video and describe the processes/write down the process.  Sample language: Cows cross the gate while supervised by the factory guard, who is at the lodge. Cows clock on/ clock in. Cow with white helmet pushes a lever and sets machine to work. You can download the materials for the Ad  by clicking HERE You can download the materials for the EXTENSION...

BBC offers the possibility of listening to a series of short texts on a wide range of topics. The texts are about one minute long, that's the reason for the series name,  and the script is included.  I think this can be a good starting point (prompt, warm-up)  for some of your classes as many of the topics are part of the curriculum. Some examples are:  trips, colours, relationships, food choices, shopping, phobias, honesty, new year resolutions... you name it. The videos can be downloaded from the Express English site or be watched on line. To access the Express English site click HERE I have embedded some of the videos below with the link to the page where the script is, but please, browse around. There are  more than 30 choices for you at the Express series site.  See these examples: Jealousy, Freedom and Fashion .   JEALOUSY: Download the scrip from the site HERE When do you feel free?  Download the script HERE What's in fashion at...

Elllo stands for English Lesson Listening Library. It   is a short video sit e or slide share site  where students can listen to  and view short videos/presentations. There is a script for the texts you hear and the recordings are pretty clear. When you finish listening you can just do the listening quiz. LEVEL:  Lower intermediate or upper  Warning:  It might be difficult to find the audios  you like as the web is a bit chaotic and you seem to need either the number of the video or the name of the  series to which it belongs.  This is the link to the site: HERE See the links to the videos I have chosen  for you below but feel free to browse around These are some of the examples you may like: a. Trip to Cambodia:   Julia tells us about a memorable trip in Cambodia to raise money for a charity. .It includes the audio and a slide presentation of her trip as well as the script, vocabulary and quiz. There are 4 presentatio...