No Sweat! EFL Quizzes and Surveys

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No Sweat! EFL Quizzes and Surveys

50 EFL quizzes and surveys for the busy teacher!

This is a free e-book in PDF format.

You can download, print and photocopy this book for use in your school or classroom.

If you find it useful, feel free to pass it on to other teachers.

(Update: 9th September, 2013 – We have corrected a typo in 24. Travel. If you find an error or just want to comment, don’t hesitate! We aim for perfection, but mistakes sometimes slip through!)

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Got a class starting in minutes but no time to plan? No sweat!

DOWNLOAD FILE: No Sweat! EFL Quizzes and Surveys

(This e-book is free and may not be sold for commercial gain or any other purpose.)

No Sweat! EFL Activities

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No Sweat! EFL Activities

70 EFL activities for the busy teacher!

This is a free e-book in PDF format.

You can download, print and photocopy this book for use in your school or classroom.

If you find it useful, feel free to pass it on to other teachers.

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Got a class starting in minutes but no time to plan? No sweat!

DOWNLOAD FILE: No Sweat! EFL Activities

(This e-book is free and may not be sold for commercial gain or any other purpose.)

(We appreciate your feedback, good or bad! If you find a typo or an error let us know and we’ll fix it straight away. Or if you just want to comment, don’t hesitate!)

We get on like a house on fire!

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We get on like a house on fire!

Do you know what this means?

Does it mean:

a) We like each other and get on very well

b) We don’t like each other and don’t get on very well.

c) We used to be friends, but we aren’t any more.

d) We are friends but we fight a lot.

The answer is below! ↓

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Answer: a) We like each other and get on very well.

 

Examples

Eg 1:

A: How is your new colleague?

B: He’s really nice. I really like him. We get on like a house on fire.

Eg 2:

A: Does Dorothy get on with her mother-in-law?

B: Yes, they get on like a house on fire. They are always talking and laughing together.

[Easy English Blog] Corn fritters

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Cooking and Recipes in English

On Saturday the temperature was 27o, so we had a BBQ.

I made corn fritters. One of my friends said, “Corn fritters! I haven’t eaten them for years!”

How about you? Have you ever eaten corn fritters? They are very easy to make.

I usually make corn fritters when we have a BBQ because I like to eat them with sausages and tomato salsa. They are good with bacon too.

Here is the photograph, my friend took of the fritters.

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I asked her, “Why are you taking a photograph?”

She said, “To remind me to make corn fritters sometime soon.”

I don’t know what recipe she uses, but this is how I made them on Saturday night.

 

  • I put half a cup (100cc) of flour, one teaspoon of baking powder and a little salt in a bowl.
  • I mixed it together and then added two eggs and mixed again.
  • Then I put in a can of whole kernel corn (450g), and a small handful of grated cheese. I like to add a lot of black pepper too.
  • Then I fried spoonfuls of the mixture in oil and butter. Not too much. Just about a tablespoon of each.

You can make fritters with creamed corn too. Sometime soon I will make some. I’ll tell you which style I think is better.

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[Easy English Blog] Early Summer

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Early summer has arrived in Japan!

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Many people say that the weather is best in mid-May. It is warm (27 degrees today!), the flowers are in bloom, and the humidity is low. We also have many sunny days with deep blue skies and a gentle breeze.

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It is a nice time to enjoy gardening, sitting on the beach or hiking before the rainy season brings the long hot and humid days of summer.

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Practice…

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Can you complete this English saying?

Practice…

a) makes you stronger

b) makes perfect

c) makes success

The answer is below! ↓

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Answer: b)

Practice makes perfect!

So, if you want perfect English, you have to practice! 😉

Watching paint dry

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Do you know the phrase “Watching paint dry“?

Look at the examples below. Can you guess what “watching paint dry” means?

Eg. 1

A: Hey, how was the movie last night?

B: Terrible. It was like watching paint dry! I couldn’t wait for it to end!

Eg. 2

A: Did you go to the cricket match with Dan?

B: No, I didn’t. I’d rather watch paint dry than watch cricket.

Eg. 3

A: How was the awards ceremony?

B: Oh, the speeches were so long! The mayor’s speech was as interesting as watching paint dry!

 

If something is like watching paint dry, it is very, very boring!

 

 

 

[Easy English Blog] The beach in spring

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I like going to the beach in Japan in spring. I like it because the beach is empty. There are no other people. It is like having a private beach!

Many people in Japan go to the beach in July and early August. This is the swimming season. But at other times during the year, few people go to the beach.

I went to the beach last week. Here is a photograph of the sea. It looks beautiful, but it is still to cold to go swimming!

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