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Topic-based worksheets

Summertime
(2005)

Summer in the city
(2004)

Autumn

Target group: one-to-one and group
Level: elementary to intermediate.
Activities: reading comprehension, word association, cloze (poem), sentence matching, odd word out and word search
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Around our homes

Winter

Numbers in our lives

Communication technology

Xmas and New Year holidays

Target group: group and one-to-one.
Level: elementary to intermediate.
Activities: listening/close dialogue and questioning re Christmas/New Year holidays.
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Sports and recreation

Target group: group and one-to-one.
Level: elementary to intermediate.
Activities: dialogue on Olympic Games; dictation about Labour Weekend; sports quiz for groups; sports-related web sites; a low level sports crossword.
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Socialising

Target group: group and one-to-one.
Level: elementary to intermediate.
Activities: listening/cloze dialogue about party invitations; a cloze dialogue related to parties; tea making; group quiz/discussion about social customs in New Zealand and in learner's country.
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Health in your lessons

Target group: group and one-to-one.
Level: elementary to intermediate.
Activities: Word search - parts of the body, Making an appointment with the doctor, Health websites to check out.
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Finding our way

Target group: group and one-to-one.
Level: elementary to intermediate.
Activities: Finding places on a map, Dialogue between person who is lost and a person who is asked to help them
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New in New Zealand

Target group: group and one-to-one.
Level: elementary to intermediate.
Activities:Finding towns & cities in NZ on the map, advice for newcomers from newcomers
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Buying a house

Target group: groups, one-to-one and independent learners
Level: Post beginner and lower intermediate for group and one-to-one learning. Intermediate and upper-intermediate for independent learning and tutor assisted tasks relating to the story "Finding a home in Wellington"
Activities: Question and answer match. Word find. Reading.Conversation practice. Listening. Pronunciation practice
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The Treaty of Waitangi

Target group: groups, one-to-one and independent learners
Level: Post beginner and lower intermediate for group and one-to-one learning. Intermediate and upper-intermediate for independent learning
Activities: Story and comprehension questions. Word find. Pronunciation practice. Grammar and punctuation exercise. Word scramble.
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Keeping safe

Target group: groups, one-to-one and independent learners
Level: Post beginner and lower intermediate for group and one-to-one learning. Intermediate and upper-intermediate for independent learning
Activities: Memory game, word find.
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Driving in New Zealand
The Practice Programme http://www.practice.co.nz/ Supporting learner drivers and people in the community who teach others how to drive for no fee e.g. as family, friends, neighbours, etc. Developed by the NZ Transport Agency. Free resources for learner drivers and their coaches. For more information on the Practice Programme contact the Programme Facilitator - email practiceadmin@nzta.govt.nz or phone 0800 PRACTICE (via the call centre)
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A handout to give your tutors some ideas on resources they already have or can make in ten minutes Download (pdf 397 kb)
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