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The Laughing Linguist

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Famous Scientists & Inventors- 5 Lesson Advanced ESL Reading Worksheet Bundle

By The Laughing Linguist

Use this bundle to teach reading comprehension to high-school students or ESL students of any age in a fun and interesting way. Colorful, high-quality worksheets (with full lesson plans) will have your students loving these lessons. With enough

Subjects:

English Language Arts, EFL - ESL - ELD, ESL / ELL / EFL

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education

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Steve Irwin- ESL Reading, Comprehension Check & Discussion

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Intermediate/Advanced ESL Reading with Lesson Plan, Vocabulary Review, Comprehension Check, and Discussion. Introduction to Steve Irwin for ESL learners. Perfect for reading classes, or as a jump-off point for discussions about animals, nature,

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English Language Arts, EFL - ESL - ELD, ESL / ELL / EFL

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7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education

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Elon Musk - Reading Worksheet, Activities & Full Lesson Plan

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Teach your students about this legendary inventor and businessman with this high-quality worksheet. This Elon Musk worksheet and lesson plan has pre-reading activities, reading analysis, vocab, discussions and youtube clips. Great for ESL/ELL

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English Language Arts, EFL - ESL - ELD, ESL / ELL / EFL

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education

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Growth Mindset Posters for High School & Adult Learners!

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★★★Cultivate a Growth Mindset in your class with these high-quality motivational posters. Perfect for high school & adult students, the materials include 10 posters, a PPT and lesson plan ideas. "A person with a fixed mindset believes

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For All Subject Areas, Professional Development, Study Skills

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7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education

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PowerPoint Presentations, Printables, Posters

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Donald Trump - Readings & Activities w/ Lesson Plan

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Donald Trump - Love him or hate him - teach your students about the 45th President of America. High-Quality worksheet contains reading comprehension, vocabulary and synonym review & post-reading discussions. Full Lesson Plan includes

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English Language Arts, EFL - ESL - ELD, ESL / ELL / EFL

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7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education

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David Bowie - Reading Activity with FULL lesson plan.

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Teach your students about this legendary English musician with this fun reading lesson. This lesson is perfect for the ESL or English classroom. Contains multimedia activities with listening, comprehension check, vocabulary analysis &

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English Language Arts, EFL - ESL - ELD, ESL / ELL / EFL

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7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education

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Extreme Eating - ESL Reading w/ activities & Full Lesson Plan

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Teach your students about the weird & wonderful world of competitive eating. Contains ESL Reading, warm-up activities, vocab review, after-reading discussion & game. This is very culturally unusual to most countries, and I've found that

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English Language Arts, EFL - ESL - ELD, ESL / ELL / EFL

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7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education

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The Magic of Opera - Reading w/ Q's for High School or ESL students

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★★★ Spice up your reading classes with this engaging and interesting worksheet. Perfect for high school or Intermediate/Advanced ESL students, it includes an Article to read, Vocabulary Review, Comprehension Check, and Discussion. Introduction to

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English Language Arts, EFL - ESL - ELD, ESL / ELL / EFL

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7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education

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Graphic Novels - ESL Reading, Comprehension Check & Vocabulary Review

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Intermediate/Advanced ESL Reading, Vocabulary Review, Comprehension Check, and Discussion. Introduction to Graphic Novels & Comic Books for ESL learners. Perfect for reading classes, or as a jump-off point for discussions for comics, literature,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, EFL - ESL - ELD, ESL / ELL / EFL

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education

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2017- End-of-year review w/ Kahoot quiz, worksheets,& self-reflection activities

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Ring in the end of the year! Use the growth mindset strategies contained within to help your students reflect on the year that has been. Get them talking as they work on group activities to find out the highlights of the year. Help them

Subjects:

English Language Arts, For All Subject Areas, End of Year

Grades:

2^nd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Lesson Plans (Individual), Worksheets, Activities

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Conversation Starters For Teenagers & Adults - 70 Cards

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Conversation Starter Pack To Get Your Students Talking! 70 conversation cards to create a fun, enthused atmosphere in your classroom. Topics include: Time & Age Vacations Fashion

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English Language Arts, EFL - ESL - ELD, ESL / ELL / EFL

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool

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Activities, Fun Stuff, Cooperative Learning

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Famous People & Celebrities - ESL Readings, Discussions & Questions

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FULL Lesson Plans for Intermediate or Advanced (B2/A1) Reading Class - Front page, 3 readings and final vocabulary activity. Contains readings about: David Bowie, Steve Irwin &; Lucy Liu. Perfect for ESL/ELL reading class or as a jump-off

Subjects:

English Language Arts, EFL - ESL - ELD, ESL / ELL / EFL

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education

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Worksheets, Original Textbooks, Activities

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The Art of Graffiti

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Intermediate/Advanced ESL Readings, Vocabulary Review, comprehension Check, and Discussion. Introduction to graffiti for ESL learners. Perfect for reading classes, or as a jump-off point for discussions on street art, graffiti or art in

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English Language Arts, EFL - ESL - ELD, ESL / ELL / EFL

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7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education

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Music and Culture - ESL Readings on Opera, Graffiti & Punk w/ FULL Lesson plans

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★★★ Great readings for English learners and Intermediate/Advanced (B2/A1) ESL students. 3 Readings with Comprehension Checks, Vocabulary Building & Discussion. High-quality pdfs. 6 pages - front cover, 3 readings & 2 unit review pages

Subjects:

English Language Arts, EFL - ESL - ELD, ESL / ELL / EFL

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education

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Worksheets, Activities

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Sports - ESL Readings on Cricket, Rugby & Base Jumping w/ activities and review

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★★★High-quality reading materials for high school students or Intermediate/Advanced (B2/A1) ESL leaners★★★ 3 Readings with: ✓ Pre and post-reading activities ✓ Comprehension Checks ✓ Vocabulary Building ✓

Subjects:

English Language Arts, EFL - ESL - ELD, ESL / ELL / EFL

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education

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Worksheets, Lesson Plans (Bundled), Activities

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Rugby - ESL Reading w/ FULL lesson plan. No Prep!! :)

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Intermediate/Advanced ESL Reading, Vocabulary Review, Comprehension Check, and Discussion. Introduction to Rugby for ESL learners. Perfect for reading classes, or as a jump-off point for discussions of rugby, rugby league or sport in general. Can

Subjects:

English Language Arts, EFL - ESL - ELD, ESL / ELL / EFL

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education

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Day of the Dead - ESL Readings & Discussions

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November 2nd - Day of the Dead - ESL Readings with Comprehension Check, Discussions, Vocabulary Activities and FULL LESSON PLAN. for higher/older ESL/ELL students. High Quality Worksheets in both color and B&W. Use these worksheets for an

Subjects:

English Language Arts, EFL - ESL - ELD, ESL / ELL / EFL

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool

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Worksheets, Activities, Printables

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Healthy Eating - Readings w/ activities, games & FULL lesson plan!!

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Food, glorious food! Educate your students about healthy eating and healthy food using this springboard into fuller discussions. Students read the text, do warm-up activities, look into new vocab & have debate and discussions on the topic.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Health, ESL / ELL / EFL

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education

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Inspirational Posters To Motivate High School Students & Adult Learners

By The Laughing Linguist

12 High-Quality posters to help motivate your students into making a positive change in their lives. ★★ We all are in need of a bit of motivation sometimes. Classes can get stale and boring. Students can lose enthusiasm and drift through

Subjects:

Life Skills, Study Skills, For All Subjects

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool

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Posters

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Used To - Grammar Lesson w/ activities, FULL lesson plan & reference sheet

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It used to be a struggle to teach this, but now it's easy!! Use these activities to make teaching this grammar point a walk in the park. This no-prep FULL Lesson Plan means that all you have to do is print out the worksheet and stroll into

Subjects:

English Language Arts, EFL - ESL - ELD, ESL / ELL / EFL

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education

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Lesson Plans (Individual), Worksheets, Handouts

$2.00

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Over ten years teaching ESL around the world. 4 years in China, 4 years in South Korea, a summer at Cardiff University,brief stints in Cambridge, Oxford, and Krakow.

MY TEACHING STYLE

CELTA Method

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Yet to be added

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

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I'm also a keen pianist. Hopefully one day in the future I will be good enough to start adding some piano teaching material to this site!

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Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool, Staff, Not Grade Specific

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English Language Arts, Reading, Grammar, Vocabulary, Specialty, Science, Social Studies - History, World History, Arts & Music, Visual Arts, Other (Music), EFL - ESL - ELD, Health, English, British History, Geography, Life Skills, For All Subject Areas, Literature, Professional Development, Character Education, Study Skills, Writing, ESL / ELL / EFL, Criminal Justice - Law, Short Stories, Writing, Holidays/Seasonal, Autumn, For All Subjects, Informational Text, Coaching, End of Year, Close Reading

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