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Downloadable worksheets: READING Comprehension -Two articles: E-mails - a sign of progress or of laziness? / Text messaging :-) OR :-(? Level: intermediate Age: 12-17 Downloads: 4787   "Bullying... WHY ME?!!" Reading/ Writing Worksheet for Intermediate students Level: intermediate Age: 11-17 Downloads: 4042   "Television - Benefits and Side Effects": a 90-minute-lesson with the focus on Reading + Writing skills for Intermediate Students Level: intermediate Age: 12-17 Downloads: 3964   "Shopping - Do you like it or hate it?" ( a 90-minute class) - Reading comprehension + writing for Intermediate or Upper elementary students Level: intermediate Age: 11-17 Downloads: 3165   100 READING GAMES - POSTER + Timesavers + Hippo Report + Suggestions + BW + tons of LINKS - ((11_PAGES)) - A1-C2 level Level: elementary Age: 6-17 Downloads: 2933   "Me and My family" - Reading comprehension for Upper elementary and Lower Intermediate students Level: elementary Age: 10-12 Downloads: 3210

Writing: Proofreading worksheet   Can you answer all these questions on proofreading?     1. Good writers don't need to proofread their work?        TRUE                 FALSE         2. When is the best time to proofread your work?        a. at the beginning                                                                              b. after making rough notes                                                               c. before you print out or write the final copy                                   d. after the first draft and again when you the final copy             3. Which of these texts needs careful proofreading?          a. a shopping list                                                                                  b. note to the milkman to cancel an order                                            c. a letter applying for a job                                                               d. an email to a friend                                                                       4. Which of these should you look for when proofreading?          a. missing words                                                                                   b. spelling errors                                                                                 c. capital letters in the wrong place                                                   d. all of the above                                                                               5. Which of these mistakes will a computer spellchecker not find?          a. a missing letter in a word                                                                  b. letters the wrong way round                                                            c. using 'where' when you should have written 'wear'                         d. leaving the vowel out of a word                                                      6. The computer spellchecker will find all mistakes for you?         TRUE                FALSE           7. What do we call words which sound the same but have different spellings and meaning?             a. homonyms                                                                                          b. synonyms                                                                                           c. homophones                                                                                       d. signatures                                                                                       8. Which of these statements is true?             a. Proofreading your work will helps you to become a better speller.           b. English has no spelling rules.                                                                         c. Getting someone else to check your writing is cheating.                             d. The computer is always right.