Sibels

Having watched the film "Corpse Bride" students answer 5 inferencing questions to reflect on the film. Both the film and the task are suitable for intermediate and upper students. Some questions lead them to use compare & contrast structures.

In this presentation, information about the author, details of the book -such as time, setting, point of perspective, mood, genre, tone and date of first publication-; analysis of every character -Nick Carraway, Daisy Buchanan, Tom Buchanan, Myrtle Wilson, George Wilson, Owl Eyes, Klipspringer, Meyer Wolfsheim, Jordan Baker and Jay Gatsby-; the summary; the plot diagram; three major conflicts; 14 theme explanations; 8 color motives and explanations with quotations from the book; symbols -such as

An informative ppt about Pyramid Giza that can be used for a variety of tasks; a writing activity, a speaking activity, tenses, places etc. This can also be used as a sample for students to create their own presentation about a place.

A colorful and informative bio of Katy Perry. This ppt can be used for any purpose; a writing task; info gap activity, speaking or grammar presentation or revision. Each slide has a different aspect and visuals.

Visit Sib's Place to get a copy of this material and have a fun activity with the song. The students will have an option to practice story telling, relative & wish clauses by watching and listening to this nice song. The material is under Creative Commons License and here is the code: Practise relative & wish clauses by Sibel Taskin Simsek is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

It is a good way to have the students mingle by asking questions and learning about each other in a fun way. You can later collect them and collate the info as a class poster.

The worksheet for this song is suitable for Intermediate & Upper Intermediate students with a background reading and some discussion questions & a gap-fill exercise to revise tenses.

After watching the film "Gorillas in the Mist" students are supposed to write a review in about 200 words. It is a semi-guided writing task where students have the chance to pratise using adjectives, prefixes and some other words related to the film. They are also provided with some useful phrases that can be used in the reflection part of their reviews. This material can be used with intermediate and upper level students and it is suitable for animal rights or environment topics.