Monday, February 29, 2016

Supplementary Materials for Specific Textbooks

Update, August 11, 2022: I've decided to stop updating this index.  All my supplemental material for Specific Textbooks will be indexed only HERE going forward.


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 Close-Up B2 

Unit 5
Grammar p.61
* Modal Board Game (must, can, have to) 
* Grammar Auction: Modal Verbs
Grammar p.64
* Peter Pan: Upper Intermediate Reading Lesson (After doing the reading lessons, the students are instructed to find all the modal verbs, and then identify which of them are in the past tense or perfect modals).
Unit 8
Grammar p.99
* First Conditional Brain Storm Activity
* First Conditional Formation Worksheet 
* Second Conditional Conversation Prompts
* Second Conditional Formation
* Second Conditional Brain Storm Activity 
* If I Were a Boy by Beyonce 
* 1st and 2nd Conditional Board Game 
* 3rd Conditional Formation
* 3rd Conditional Mingle Activity
* If It Hadn't Been for Love by Adele (re-purposed for emphasizing the 3rd conditional)
* 3rd Conditional Brainstorm Activity
* 3rd Conditional Naruto PowerPoint Game
Unit 9
Writing p.118-119: Writing a Formal Letter
* Half a Crossword, Sample Letter (Running Dictation)

Close-Up C1

Unit 1
Grammar p.10 
* Present Tense Verbs using "A Change is Gonna Come" by Sam Cooke
Grammar p.11
* A Trip to the Jungle
* Used To Sentences. Two Truths and One Lie
Unit 2
* Project: Create Your Own Social Media Website
Grammar p.22
* Using Advice Column for Future Forms
* Kahoot Quiz for Future forms
Grammar p.23
* Using Article on Stealing Baby Names for Teaching Future in the Past
* Board Race For Future in the Past
Unit 3
Grammar p.36
* Reflexive Pronoun Ghost Story Lesson
Unit 4
* Project on Movies
Vocabulary p.47

Complete IELTS Bands 6.5-7.5 

Unit 3
* Listening p.30-31 Transcript
* So you're studying sports science, are you?
p.105 Grammar in Conversation
* Transcript
Unit 11
p.114 Reading
* Transcript--Cut up and scramble
* 4 Seasons
* Present Continuous Scrambled Sentences
p.116 Listening
* Transcript
* Present Continuous Board Game
* Present Continuous Charades 
p.117 Writing
* Running Dictation and Dialogue
Review
* Wordsearch for Reviewing Vocabulary
Unit 12
p.118-119 Reading
* Vocabulary PowerPoint, Gapfill
p.120 Grammar
* Various Activities
* Action Verb Powerpoint
* Action Verbs: Match the Verb to the picture
* LINK: Present Continuous Fling the Teacher Video Game 
* Kaboom--Present Continuous
p.121 Grammar in Conversation
* Adverb Quiz
p.122 Reading
* Various Activities
p.123 Phonics
* Falling Leaves. Phonics: Words ending with ck
p.124 Listening
* PowerPoint, Cut up and Scramble, Find Your Partner
p.125 Writing
* PowerPoint, Scrambled Sentences
Unit 12 Review
* PowerPoint, Scrambled Words, Wordsearch
Revision 4 p.126
* PowerPoint and Matching Game
Revision Units 10-12
* Various Activities

English World 2

Welcome Unit
p.4-5
* Meet the characters
p.6-7
* Various Activities
* Present Continuous Questions
* Present Continuous Scrambled Sentences Small Version
p.8-9
* PowerPoint
p.10-11
* PowerPoint
p.18-19
* PowerPoint and questions
p. 20-21
* PowerPoint
p.22-23
* PowerPoint and Worksheet
Unit 1
p.24-25 Reading
* PowerPoint, Vocabulary, Scrambled Reading
p.26 Grammar
* Present Continuous: Question or Statement powerpoint
* Present Continuous Question or Statement Scrambled Sentences
* Various PowerPoints
p.27 Grammar in Conversation
* Cut up and re-arrange sentences
p.28-29 Reading
* Various Activities
p.30 Listening
* PowerPoint and Worksheet
p.31 Class Composition
* Powerpoint and Worksheet
Unit 2
p.32-33 Reading
* Various Activities
p.34 Grammar
* Various Activities
p.35 Grammar in Conversation
* Various Activities
p.36-37 Reading
* Various Activities
p.38 Listening
* PowerPoint
Unit 3 
P.40-41 Reading
* Various Activities
p.42 Grammar
* Various Activities
* Jump the Line Game: Like / Likes
* Like Likes Scrambled Sentences
* like versus likes (3rd person singular "s")
P.43 Grammar in Conversation
* PowerPoint and Cut up and Scramble
p.44-45 Reading
* Various Activities
P.45 Phonics
* Various Activities
p.46 Listening
* PowerPoint and Transcript
p.47 Writing
* Various Activities
p.48 Revision Units 1-3
* Various Activities
Unit 4
P.50-51 Reading
* Various Activities
p.52 Grammar
* Does he like/ Do they like scrambled sentences
p.54 Reading
* Various Activities
p.56 Listening
* PowerPoint and Transcript
p.57 Class Composition
* Powerpoint and Worksheet
Unit 4 Review
* Quizlet and Pokemon
Unit 5
p.58-59 Reading
* Various Activities
p. 60 Grammar
* Various Activities
* My Animal: Present Simple for Habits
p.61 Grammar in Conversation
* Various Activities
p.62-63 Reading 
* Pre-Reading PowerPoint
p.64 Listening
* PowerPoint, Transcript, Production
p.65  Class Composition
* PowerPoint, Running Dictation
Review Unit 5
* Doraemon and quizlet
Unit 6
p.66-67 Reading
* Various Activities
p.69 Grammar In Conversation
* Transcript
p.72 Listening
* PowerPoint, Transcript
Review Unit 6
* Batman PowerPoint, Pokemon PowerPoint, Quizlet
Review Units 4-6
* Various Activities
Unit 7
p.76-77 Reading
* Various Activities
p.79 English in Conversation
* Transcript
p.80-81 Reading
* Various Activities
p.81 Phonics
* Pronunciation: Words ending with /nk/, /nd/, and /nt/
p.82 Listening
* PowerPoint, Transcript, Production
p.83 Class Composition
* PowerPoint and Worksheet
Review Unit 7
* Various PowerPoints and Quizlet
Unit 8
p.84-85 Reading
* Various Activities
p.86 Grammar
* PowerPoints
* Grammar Auction for was/were
* LINK: Was Were Computer Game at British Council Website
* LINK: eslgamesplus.com Was Were game
* Was Were Worksheet and PowerPoint
* Was/Were Card Game
p.87 Grammar in Conversation
* PowerPoint and Transcript
p.88-99 Reading
* Various Activities
p.90 Listening
* PowerPoint, Transcript, Production
p.91 Class Composition
* PowerPoint, Running Dictation
Review Unit 8
* PowerPoint and Quizlet
Unit 9
* Unit 9 Vocabulary
p.92-93 Vocabulary
* Slideshow and worksheets
p.94 Grammar (in front of, behind, next to, between)
* Slideshow and worksheet
p.95 Grammar in Conversation
* Transcript, PowerPoint
* There Was/ There Were Worksheet
p.98 Listening
* Various Activities
p.99 Class Composition
* PowerPoint
Review Unit 9
* PowerPoint Game and Quizlet
p.100 Review Units 7-9
* PowerPoint
Unit 10
* Unit 10 Vocabulary
p.102-103 Reading
* Various Activities
p.104 Grammar
* PowerPoint
* Subject Object Pronouns--Doreamon PowerPoint Game
* LINK: Subject Object Pronouns Game
* Subject Pronouns vs. Object Pronouns Board Race
p.105 Grammar in Conversation
* Transcript and PowerPoint
* Negative imperatives: Change the Picture to a Command Board Race
* Negative Imperatives Scrambled Sentences Board Race
p.106-107 Reading
* Various Activities
p.108 Listening
* PowerPoint, Transcript, Production
p.109 Class Composition
* PowerPoint, Draw Your Own Monster
Review Unit 10
* PowerPoint, Quizlet
Unit 11
* Unit 11 Vocabulary
p.110-111 Vocabulary
* Various Activities
p.112 Grammar
* PowerPoint
* Pronunciation of regular past tense endings
* Regular Past Simple Pronunciation Slap the Board Game
* Board Race: Regular Past Simple Verbs
p.113 Grammar in Conversation
* cut up and scramble the transcript
* First, Next, Then: Scrambled Sentences and Board Race
p.114-115 Reading "In the Jungle"
* Various Activities
* LINK: Computer Game for Practicing English Ordinals 
p.116 Listening
* Various Activities 
P.117 Class Composition
* PowerPoint, Running Dictation
Review Unit 11
* PowerPoint, Quizlet
Unit 12
* Unit 12 Vocabulary
p.118-119 Reading
* PowerPoint
p.120 Grammar
* PowerPoint
* LINK: Preposition Sing Along Song
* Prepositions of Place Movement Puzzle
* Rosie's Walk by Pat Hutchins
p.121 Grammar in Conversation
* Transcript, PowerPoint
p.122-123 Reading
* Various Activities
p.124 Listening
* Various Activities
p.125 Class Composition
* Dialogue
Unit 12 Review
* Quizlet and PowerPoint Game
p.127 Project 4
* Worksheet
Review Units 9-12
* Quizlet

English World 3

Welcome Unit
* p.8-9
* p.10-11
Unit 1
* Unit 1 Quizlet and PowerPoint
Reading p.22-24
* Match the pictures to the Words
Speaking p.25: Save Henry! That's Interesting
* various activities
Grammar p.26: Was/were
* Various Activities
* Grammar Auction for was/were
* LINK: Was Were Computer Game at British Council Website
* LINK: eslgamesplus.com Was Were game
* Was Were Worksheet and PowerPoint
* Was/Were Card Game
Grammar in Conversation p.27 Telling the Time
* Telling the Time: PowerPoint and Quizlet
Unit 2
* Unit 2 Vocabulary
p.33 Speaking Save Henry
p.34 Grammar--past simple of regular verbs
p.41 Speaking Save Henry! Part 3: Here Come the Workmen
p.42 Grammar Comparative adjectives
Review Units 1-3
* Quizlet and PowerPoint
Unit 4
* Vocabulary for unit 4
* Reading p.48-50
* p.52 Past Simple Drills
* Past Simple Karuta Game
Unit 5
* Vocabulary for Unit 5
* Grammar p.60 There was/ There were
* There was/ There were Worksheets
Unit 6
* Vocabulary for Unit 6
* Grammar p.68
Review Units 4-6
* Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Unit 7
* Vocabulary
--p.78
* Had Past Simple Drilling for PowerPoint
--p.79
* School Rules: Must and Mustn't
*  Survey for school rules: Must
* LINK: British Council Materials for Must
Unit 8
* Vocabulary
* PowerPoint for Drilling irregular Past Simple: Statements and Questions
* Past Simple Irregular Verbs Slideshow Presentation
Unit 9
* Vocabulary
* drilling comparatives and superlatives
Unit 10
* Vocabulary
* Reading p.100-101 Scrambled Order and Quizlet
* What are you going to do tomorrow? (slides, pub) (Mingle cards- drive, docs, pub)
* P. 105 Lead-in  Restaurants (slides, pub) (Mingle Cards- docs, pub)
* p.106 Transcript for Listening
* Unit 10 Review Naruto Game
Unit 11
* Vocabulary
Unit 12
* Vocabulary
* Find Your Partner: Possessive Adjectives versus Possessive Pronouns
* Possessive Pronouns Crossword Puzzle
* Scrambled Sentences: Possessive Adjectives versus Possessive Pronouns
* Slideshow for drilling Possessive Pronouns
* LINK: from slideshow.net His hers yours mine
Review Units 10-12
*  Vocabulary Units 10-12

English World 4

Unit 1
* Vocabulary
 * Past Simple Irregular Verbs Slideshow Presentation
* LINK: British Council Material for "too+adjective"
* Listening p.28
* Unit 1 Review Game
Unit 2
* Vocabulary
* Crossword Puzzle for Past Continuous
* Google Slides for Drilling Past Continuous
Unit 3
* Vocabulary
* Writing p.45
* Review Units 1-3 Vocabulary
Unit 4
* Unit 4 Vocabulary
* Speaking p.51
* Grammar p.52
* When Clauses in Past Simple Board Race
* Grammar in Context p.53
Unit 5
* Vocabulary
* Reading p.56-58
* Speaking p59
* Grammar p.60
* While + Past Continuous Slideshow
* While+ Past Continuous Scrambled Sentences
* Grammar in Conversation p.61
* Either...Or: Slideshow and Worksheet
* Either... Or Scrambled Sentences
Unit 6
* Unit 6 Vocabulary
* Reading p.64-66
* Speaking p.67
* Grammar p.68
* Slideshow for Will and Won't (for future predictions)
* Grammar in Conversation p.69
* Review Units 4-6
Unit 8
* Vocabulary
Unit 9
* Vocabulary
Review Units 7,8,9
* Doraemon Quiz Game
Unit 10
* Unit 10 Vocabulary
* Reading pages 100-102 Crossword Puzzle
* Lesson on "a few" and "a little"
* Grammar p.104
Unit 11
* Unit 11 Vocabulary
* Grammar p.112 Explanation
Unit 12
* Unit 12 Vocabulary

English World 5

Unit 1 
Reading p.22-24
* Various Activities
Grammar p.25
* Past Continuous Mingle Activity
* Write Your own Sentence: While + Past Continuous + Past Simple
* While + Past Continuous + Past Simple Scrambled Sentences
* While + Past Continuous + Past Simple Slideshow
Grammar in Conversation p.26
* Find Someone Who: Used To
* Dictation: Used To
* Used To: Guess Your Partner's Answers
* It’s All Over Now by The Rolling Stones--Use for "Used to"
* Used To Sentences. Two Truths and One Lie
* Slideshow for "used to"
Phonics p.27
* Wh-Words
Vocabulary
* Slideshow and Quizlet
Unit 2
Grammar in Conversation p.34
* "Have to" Crossword Puzzle
* "Have to" Mingle
Vocabulary
* Unit 2 Vocabulary
Unit 3
Grammar
* Active Passive Scrambled Sentences
* Passive Forms Crossword Puzzle--Present Simple
* Active and Passive Meanings
* Tom and Jerry Active and Passive Present Tense
* Slideshow for Drilling Passives
* Passive Verb sentence tables and arrows
Grammar in Conversation
* Naruto PowerPoint Game for ~ed or ~ing adjectives
* Unit 3 Vocabulary
Review Units 1-3
* Quizlet
Unit 4
Grammar
* Have You Ever Game--Review Present Perfect for Experiences  
* Present Perfect for Experiences--Find Someone Who (student generated questions)
* Present Perfect for Experiences--Find Someone Who can say yes 
* Present Perfect Crossword 
* 2 Truths and 1 Lie (Present Perfect for experiences) 
* Verb 1 to Verb 3 Crossword--Irregular Verbs
* Present Perfect Form 
* Present Perfect Interview Survey 
* Slideshow for just + present perfect
Vocabulary
* Unit 4 Vocabulary
Unit 5
* Verb 1 to Verb 3 Crossword--Irregular Verbs
* Present Perfect Form 
* English World 5 Unit 5 Vocabulary
* Words Ending in -el Crossword Puzzle
Unit 6 Grammar
* Relative Clauses: Who and Which Grab the Card Game
* Relative Clauses Guessing Game
* Relative Clauses Scrambled Sentences
* "-er Nouns" for Relative clauses
* Relative Clauses Scrambled Sentences 2
* So Such Lesson
* Such, such a/an, so Scrambled Sentences
* LINK: This is the House that Jack Built
* Unit 6 Vocabulary
Review Units 4-6
* Quizlet
Unit 7
* LINK: For or Since Exercise Worksheet (Present Perfect Tense)
* For and Since Slideshow
* Unit 7 Vocabulary
Unit 8
* Naruto PowerPoint Game for Articles
* The Gruffalo: Use to show definite and indefinite articles. "a mouse", "the mouse", "a gruffalo", "the Gruffalo", "a nut", "the nut" (first time mentioned is "a", subsequent mentions are "the")
* Unit 8 Vocabulary
* Interview a Celebrity
Unit 9
* Nonsuch Palace
* Country Mouse and City Mouse 
* Doraemon PowerPoint Game: Past Simple Passive
* Slideshow for Drilling Passives
* Passive Forms Crossword puzzle--Present Simple and Past Simple
* Active Versus Passive Form Worksheet Present Simple and Past Simple
* Present Passive versus Past Passive 
* Present Passive and Past Passive: Find Your Partner
* Doraemon game for present simple passive and past simple passive
* Unit 9 Vocabulary
Unit 10
* Unit 10 Vocabulary
* Second Conditional Conversation Prompts
* Second Conditional Formation
* Second Conditional Brain Storm Activity 
* Second Conditional Story 
* If I Were a Boy by Beyonce 
* Second Conditional Karuta
* 1st Conditional Versus 2nd Conditional Worksheet  
* 1st and 2nd Conditional Board Game 
* 1st and 2nd Conditional Memory Game 
* 2nd Conditional Doraemon PowerPoint Game
* If I Were the King of the World... (2nd Conditional)
Unit 11
* LINK Mary Seacole Youtube Video (this was above my students' comprehension level, but I just put it on in the background, and it increased their interest in the story)
* Reported Speech Worksheet: Present tense to past tense
* Joke Using Reported Speech
* Reported Speech Naruto PowerPoint Game
* The Two G Sounds--Sesame Street
* Unit 11 Vocabulary
* Write a Biography Project
Unit 12
* Presentation for More, Less, Fewer
* More, Less, Fewer--Scrambled Sentences
* Unit 12 Vocabulary
* Review Vocabulary Units 10-12 Quizlet

English World 6

Unit 1
Reading p.22-24
* Various Activities
Grammar p.25
* Present Continuous for Future Arrangements Find a time to meet
* Present Continuous for Future Arrangements Schedule
* Present Continuous for Future Arrangements: What is my Schedule?
* Present Continuous for Future Arrangements: Schedule Mingling activity 
Grammar in Conversation p.26
* Sentences starting with "what": Questions or exclamations
* Sentences starting with "what": Questions or exclamations Slideshow
Spelling p.27
* Spelling Plurals: "s" or "es" plural spellings for nouns ending in "o"
* Crossword Puzzle for Spelling Plurals: "s" or "es" plural spellings for nouns ending in "o"
Class Composition p.28
* Sample Writing
* Writing: Describe a Journey
* Responding to Student Writing
Vocabulary
* Unit 1 Vocabulary
Project
* Worksheet for Planning a Trip Project
Unit 2
Reading p.30-32
* Various Activities
Grammar p.33
* Reported Speech Crossword Puzzle
* Reported Speech Naruto PowerPoint Game
* Student Reported Speech
* Reported Speech Worksheet: Present tense to past tense
* Reported Speech Running Dictation
* Reported Speech Crossword: am, is, are to was, were
Vocabulary
* Unit 2 Vocabulary
Unit 3
* Unit 3 Vocabulary
* Worksheet for Comprehension of Past Perfect
Unit 4
* Listen and Draw
* Unit 4 Vocabulary
* Reported Speech Commands Board Race
* Past Simple Versus Present Perfect Board Race
* Write About an Endangered Animal
Unit 5
* Unit 5 Vocabulary
* Describe a Flag Project
* Past Perfect Board Race
Unit 6
* Unit 6 Vocabulary
* Fortune Teller for Future Passives
* Future Passives Shouting Dictation
* Naruto Bomb Game Future Passives
* Class Composition p.90
Unit 7
* Indirect Pronouns--Shouting Dictation
* p.80 Grammar in Conversation
* Double Consonant Crossword Puzzle
* Describe a City Project
* Unit 7 Vocabulary
Unit 8
* Doraemon Game Present Perfect Continuous
* Present Perfect Continuous Board Race
* Crossword Puzzle The letter "o" sounds like "u" 
* Unit 8 Vocabulary
Unit 9
* Unit 9 Vocabulary
p.97 Grammar 
* Reflexive Pronouns Slideshow

English World 7

Unit 2
* English World 7 Unit 2 Vocabulary
* Describe a Place in Your City
Unit 3
* English World 7 Unit 3 Vocabulary
p.31 Working With Words
* Adjectives with the suffix -y Crossword Puzzle
* Adjectives with the Suffix -al Crossword
Unit 4
* English World 7 Unit 4 Vocabulary
* Experiences in the Past
p.41 Working With Words
* -ent adjectives and -ence nouns Crossword Puzzle
* -ant adjectives and -ance nouns Crossword Puzzle
Unit 5
* English World 7 Unit 5 Vocabulary
p.51 Working with Words
* Changing Verbs to Nouns with -ment Crossword Puzzle
Units 4-6 Review
* Units 4-6 Vocabulary Review Crossword Puzzle
Unit 7
p.71 Working With Words
* Pokemon Game for Past Participle Adjectives
p.72 Grammar
* Zero Conditional Formation
* Zero Conditional Board Race slideshow
p.74 Writing
* Write a Recipe Project
Unit 8
* Design Your Own Zoo Project
p.81 Working with Words
* Forming Negative Adjectives with "in" and "im" Crossword Puzzle
Unit 9
p.91 Working with Words
* Adjectives ending with -ible and -able
p.92 Grammar
* Passive: Present, Past, Present Perfect, Future
Unit 10
p.101 Working with Words
* Adjectives ending with -ous
p.102 Grammar
* Present Perfect Continuous Board Race
* Doraemon Game Present Perfect Continuous
Unit 11
p.111 Working with Words
* * Words with -tch
p.112 Grammar
* Reported Speech Naruto PowerPoint Game
p.113 Grammar in Use
* General Knowledge Quiz for Relative Clauses

Family and Friends 2

Fingerprints 3

p.78 Happy Song
* Various Activities
p.79 Which is Your Favorite
* Vocabulary and Spelling

IELTS Express Intermediate Second Edition

Unit 1 Reading p.10-14
* Treasure Hunt
Unit 1 Speaking p.15-17
* Board Race
Unit 2 Listening p.18-21
* Board Race
* Find Your Partner: Review IELTS Listening Section 1 Information and Strategies
Unit 2 Writing p.22-25
* Various Activities
* Sample Essay
Unit 3 Reading p.26-30
* Board Race
Unit 3 Speaking p.31-33
* Board Race
Unit 4 Listening p.34-37
* Various Activities
* IELTS Listening: Synonyms, Hyponyms, and Paraphrasing PowerPoint
* Find Your Partner: Review IELTS Listening Section 2 Information and Strategies
Unit 4 Writing p.38-41
* Various Activities
* Find Your Partner: Review IELTS Writing Task 2 Information and Strategies
* Sample writing
Unit 5 Reading p.42-46
* Treasure Hunt
Unit 5 Speaking p.47-49
* Board Race
Unit 6 Listening p.50-53
* Board Race
Unit 6 Writing p.54-57
* Treasure Hunt
* Sample writing
* Useful Language for Describing Changes in a Line Graph: Find Your Partner Game and Slap the Board Game
Unit 7 Reading p.58-62
* Board Race
Unit 7 Speaking p.63-65
* Board Race
Unit 8 Listening p. 66-69
* Board Race and PowerPoint
Unit 8 Writing p.70-73
* Various Activities 

IELTS Express Upper Intermediate Second Edition

Unit 1 Reading p.10-14
* Board Race and Various Activities
* Scanning Race Game
Unit 1 Speaking p.15-17
* Treasure Hunt and Model Answers
Unit 2 Listening p.18-21
* Board Race and Transcripts
* Write Your Own IELTS Listening Part 1 Dialogue
Unit 2 Writing p.22-25
* Board Race
* IELTS Scores (Sample Writing)
* IELTS Liz Task 1 Writing Video Lesson
* How to Write a Formal Paragraph
* IELTS Task 1 Self-Edit Check List
* IELTS Task 1 Peer-Edit Check List
* IELTS Task 1 Teacher Feedback Form
* IELTS Task 1 Process Writing--2nd Teacher Feedback Form
Unit 3 Reading p.32-36
* Board Race and PowerPoint
Unit 3 Speaking p.37-39
* Various activities
* Part 2 or Part 3?
Unit 4 Listening p.40-43
* Various Activities
Unit 4 Writing p.44-47
* Various Activities
* IELTS Writing Task 2 Self-Edit Check List
* IELTS Writing Task 2 Peer-Edit Check List
* IELTS Writing Task 2 Teacher Feedback Form
* IELTS Writing Task 2: 2nd Teacher Feedback Form
Unit 5 Reading p.54-58
* Board Race
Unit 5 Speaking p.59-61
* Various Activities
* IELTS Speaking Part 3: Hypothetical Questions for Practicing Language Used for Speculating
Unit 6  Listening p.62-65
* Various Activities
Unit 6 Writing p.66-69
* Board Race
* Sample Answer
* PowerPoint Presentation for IELTS Task 1 Describing a Process Writing
Progress Test 3 p.70-74
* Various Activities
Unit 7 Reading p.76-80
* Treasure Hunt, PowerPoint
Unit 7 Speaking p.81-83
* Various Activities
* IELTS Speaking Part 3: Hypothetical Questions for Practicing Language Used for Speculating
Unit 8 Listening p.84-87
* PowerPoint and Transcripts
* Using The Great Dictator Speech to Listen for Stress, Varying Speed, and Pauses
* Re-arrange the cards in order: Game to practice IELTS listening strategies
Unit 8 Writing p.88-91
* IELTS Writing Task 2 Discussion Activity

Impact 3

Unit 1
Vocabulary p.8-12
* Slideshow and worksheets
Speaking Strategy p.13
* Listening Transcript
Question Tags p.14
* Question Tags Presentation
* Question Tags Garbage Man
Learn New Words p.15
* Transcript
Reading p.16-17
* Vocabulary and half-a-crossword
Writing p.21
* Model Text, worksheet for writing
Unit 2
Reading and New Vocabulary p.26-28
* Slideshow, worksheets, Crossword
Modals: Speculating about the Past p.30
* Past Modals of Deduction Board Race
Learn New Words p.31
Reading Vampire Bats p.32-33
* Worksheets
Infinitives with and without to p.36
* Lesson on Infinitives With and Without "to"
Write p.37
* Model Text, writing worksheet
Express Yourself p.41
* Questions
Unit 2 Review
* Various Activities
Unit 3
Reading and New Words p.44-46
* Various Activities
p.48 Phrasal Verbs
Learn New Words Describe a Process p.65
* Questions, matching, board race
* LINK: Materials for Describing a Process
Unit 5
Reading and New Words p.78-80
Past Perfect Continuous p.88
Writing p.89
Unit 7
Reading and New Vocabulary p.110-114
Unit 8
Speaking Strategy p.131

Life Beginner

Unit 3
3C Old and Young p.38-39
* Vocabulary matching
Unit 8
8A Day and Night p.94-95
* Slideshow and worksheets
8B A Typical Day p.96-97
* Slideshow and listening transcript
* Adverbs of Frequency Guessing Game
* Present Simple Formation
8C Cats in Crisis p.98-99
* Slideshow and Reading Worksheet
* How Question Practice with Partner
* How Questions: Matching Words
8D One Moment Please p.100
* Slideshow, Transcript

Life Elementary 

Unit 1
1B A Family in East Africa p.12-13
* Family: docs, pub
* LINK: Speaking skills practice: Talking about your family (Elementary - A2)
1C The Face of Seven Billion People p.14-15
* Backs to the Board
1E Introduce Yourself p.17
* Introduce Yourself Listening and Speaking Exercise
1F World Party p.18-19
* Backs to the Board
2B At Home p.24
* Describe a room speaking lesson
2C Global Objects p.26-27
* Backs to the Board
2D At The Shop p.28
* Transcript
* LINK: Lesson on Shopping
Unit 2 Review p.32
* Word Cards
Review Units 1-2
* Doraemon PowerPoint Game
Unit 3
3A No Car Zones p.34-35
* Backs to the Board
* LINK: The Ups and Buts of Life in Tokyo
3D The City of Atlanta p.40
* Backs to the Board
* LINK: Map for Giving Directions
Unit 4
p.45
* Life Elementary on Quizlet
* Quizlet, transcript
* Mingle Activity for Talking about Free Time Activities
4A 100% Identical p.46-47
* Quizlet
4B Free Time at Work p.48-49
* Quizlet
4C Extreme Sports p.50-51
* Quizlet
4D In Your Gap Year p.52
* Youtube Authentic Listening: Gap Year
* Various Materials
4E You Have an Email p.53
* Quizlet
* In, At, On Prepositions of Time--Doraemon PowerPoint Game
4F In My Free Time p.54-46
* Various Activities
Review Unit 4 p.56
* Quizlet and Doraemon Game
Review Units 1-4
* Vocabulary matching game and handout
Unit 5
p.57
* Various Activities
5A Famous for Food p.58-59
* Quizlet
5B Food Markets p.60-61
* Quizlet
*  Too Much, Too Many, Not Enough
5C The Seed Vault p.62-63
* Quizlet, Matching Headings to paragraphs
5D At the Restaurant p.64
* Quizlet
* LINK: At the Restaurant
5E What Do I Do Next p.65
* Quizlet, PowerPoint, Lead-in, Writing
* Board Race for Punctuation
* LINK: Recipe Plan for Using Youtube Recipe Clips
5F Gelato University p.66-67
* Quizlet
Unit 5 Review p.68
* Quizlet, Doraemon Game
* Link: Conversations about Food
Unit 6
7C The Longest Journey in Space p.86-87
* LINK: ESL Conversations Superlative Adjectives
* Naruto Bomb Game With Comparative and Superlative Adjective Forms
* Quizlet
* the + superlative
* Board Game for Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
7D How was your trip p.88
* Quizlet and Transcript
* Travel: docs, pub
7E The Digital Nomad p.89
* Quizlet
* LINK: ESL Quiz - So or Because (Lettia Bradley) I-TESL-J
* Collaborative Story Writing--students are encouraged to use "so" and "because" to draw the connections between the different parts
7F Woman in Space p.90-91
* Quizlet
Space: docs, pub
Unit 7 Review p.92
* Vacations: docs, pub
* Topic Lesson: Plan Your Own Trip
* Quizlet
Unit 8
Unit 8 Appearance p.93
* Quizlet, Festivals Slideshow, Transcript, Backs to the Board
Festivals: docs, pub
8A The Faces of Festival p.94-95
* Quizlet, Guess Who
* Guess Who
Appearance: docs, pub
* What does your mother look like? (drive, slides, pub)
8B Global Fashion p.96-97
* Quizlet
* Clothes and Fashion: docs, pub
* Human Bingo--Present Tense Versus Present Continuous
* Present Simple Versus Present Continuous Walk Around the Room Questions
* p.97 Grammar Questions I Can't Answer: "who is" versus "who are"
8C In Fashion or for Life p.98-99
* Quizlet
* Tattoos: docs, pub
8D The Photos of Reinier Gerritsen p.100
* LINK: Describing Photos
* Famous Photos in History: Speaking Activity
* Quizlet
* Photography: docs, pub
8E How R U? TKS p.101
* Various Activities
* Texting: docs, pub
8F Festivals and Special Events p.102-103
* Quizlet
Unit 8 Review p.104
* p.104 
Unit 9
p.105
* LINK: Let's Talk About Movies
* Review Your Favorite Movie
9A All Roads Film Festival p.106-107
* Movies: docs, pub
* What am I going to do next year?
* What is your favorite movie? (drive, slides, pub)
* Going to Slideshow
* Naruto PowerPoint Game "Going to"
* Mingle Activity for "Going to"
Unit 10
10A Technology has Changed Our Lives p.118-119
Technology: docs, pub
* Present Perfect Form
* Have you ever game
* Find Someone Who
* Find Someone Who: Student Generated Questions
* Present Perfect for Experiences: 2 Truths and 1 Lie Game
10C Why Haven't Scientists Invented it Yet p.122-123
* LINK: Speaking About Inventions
10D Problems with Technology p.124
* Speaking Lesson: Problems with Technology
10E Please Leave a Message After the Tone p.125
* Discussion questions about e-mail
* Doraemon PowerPoint Game: Imperatives and Let's
10F Memory and Language Learning p.126-127
* various activities
Unit 11
p.129
* Lead-in questions
11A Going on Holiday p.130-131
* Should: Scrambled Sentences
* Problem Cards: Using Should for Advice
* Should and Shouldn't: Advice for Classmates
* Doraemon PowerPoint Game: Should
* Guess My Problem--Practice using "Should"
11B Planning a Holiday p.132-133
* Modal Board Game (must, can, have to) 
* Modal Verb Karuta
* Modal Verb Guessing Game
* Modal Verb Story 
* Survey form for Modal Verbs
11C Should I Go There? p.134-135
* Various Activities
11D A Holiday in South America p.136
* Making Suggestions with How About, Let's and Would You Like To--Running Dictation 
* How About, Let's, Would You Like To--Scrambled Sentences
* Let's, How about, Would you like to: Find Your Partner
* Guided Discovery for How about, let's, Would you like to
* Think about your next holiday
* Going Out: docs, pub
* Conversation Cards for Making Suggestions
* Conversation script: Would you like to..? Lets... How about...?
11E Your Feedback p.137
* Hotels: docs, pub
* LINK: Complaining in English
11F Mecca and the Hajj p.138-139
* Religion: docs, pub
* Lead-in and Transcript
Unit 12
p. 141
* Lead-in and Transcript
Weather: docs, pub
12A Climate Change p.142-143
* Will for Future Prediction: Shouting Dictation
* Que Sera Sera by Doris Day--Will for Future Predictions 
* Will for Future Prediction Karuta 
* Fortune Cards: Will for Future Prediction
12B Exploring the Earth p.144-145
* Various Activities
* How Questions: Matching Words
* How Questions: Practice With Partner
* How Questions: Class Survey
* Naruto PowerPoint for Articles
12C Looking for a New Earth p.146-147
* Backs to the Board Game
* Youtube Videos Authentic Listening: Living on the Moon
* Naruto Bomb Game With Comparative Adjective Forms
* PowerPoint Presentation to Drill Comparative Adjectives
* Naruto Bomb Game with Comparative and Superlative Adjective Forms
* drilling comparatives and superlatives
12F Volcanoes p.150-151
* Transcript

Life Pre-Intermediate

Unit 1
p.9
* Transcript
1A How Well Do You Sleep p.10-11
* Transcript
* Sleep (slides, pub) (Mingle Cards- docs, pub)
* Present Simple Formation
* Present Simple Conversation Prompts
1B The Secrets of Long Life p.12-13
Health: docs, pub
* Transcript
* Present Simple and Present Continuous Formation
* Rules for Present Simple and Present Continuous
* Human Bingo for Present Simple and Present Continuous
* Function of Present Simple and Present Continuous 
* Present Simple Versus Present Continuous 2
* Present Simple Versus Present Continuous Walk Around the Room Questions
1C Health and Happiness p.14-15
* Feelings (slides, pub) (mingle cards-drive, docs, pub)
* Happiness: docs, pub
* Lead-in
* Human Bingo with Feel
1D At the Doctor's p.16
* Being Sick (slides, pub) (Mingle Cards- docs, pub)
* Transcript and PowerPoint Game
1E Medical Advice Online p.17
* Medical Advice: docs, pub
* So/ Because Game
1F Slow Food p.18-19
* Transcript and PowerPoint
* Restaurants (slides, pub) (Mingle Cards- docs, pub)
Unit 2
2A Competitive Sports p.22-23
* Sports (slides, pub) (Mingle cards -docs, pub)
* Gerunds Running Dictation
* Gerunds Crossword
* love, hate, enjoy, dislike guessing game
* Human Bingo For Gerunds
* Gerund Discussion Questions
* Sports: docs, pub
2B Crazy Competitions p.24-25
* Modal Verb Board Game
* Modal Verb Discussion Questions
* Competition: docs, pub
2C Bolivian Wrestlers p.26-27
* Doraemon PowerPoint Game for "like" and "as"
Wrestling: docs, pub
2D Joining a Club p.28 & 2E Advertising for Members p.29
* Create Your Own Club
Clubs: docs, pub
2F Cheese Rolling p.30-31
* Vocabulary, transcript, Backs to the Boards
3A Transport in the Future p.34-35
Transportation: docs, pub
* Naruto Bomb Game With Comparative Adjective Forms
* PowerPoint Presentation to Drill Comparative Adjectives
* Naruto Bomb Game with Comparative and Superlative Adjective Forms
* drilling comparatives and superlatives
* Board Game for Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
3B Animal Transport p.36-37
* Card Game for Comparative Adjectives
3C Last Days of the Rickshaw p.38-39 
* How do you get to school? (slides, pub)
* Lead-in, Vocab Cards, Backs to the Board
3D Getting Around Town p.40
* lead-in, transcript, vocabulary
3F Indian Railways p.42-43
* Various activities
Unit 4
* Quizlet and transcript
4A Adventurers of the Year p.46-47
4B The Survivors p.48-49
* Transcript and Quizlet
Surviving: docs, pub
4C The Right Decision p.50-51
* Various Activities
* Mountains: docs, pub
* Decisions: docs, pub
4D A Happy Ending p.52
* Quizlet
4E A Story of Survival p.53
4F Alaskan Ice Climbing p.54-55
* Various Activities
Review p.56
* Quizlet
Unit 5
P.57
5D Online Shopping p.64
* Quizlet, transcript
5E Problems with an Order p.65
5F Coastal Clean-up p.66-67
Unit 5 Review p.68
Unit 6
6C Masai Rites of Passage p.74-75
* various activities
6D An Invitation p.76
* Various Activities
A Party: Slideshow (slides, pub) Worksheet (docs, pub)
Parties: docs, pub
6E A Wedding in Madagascar p.77
* Various Activities
Review Units 4-6
* Quizlet
Unit 7
p.81
* Transcript
8F Wind Power p.102-103
* Various Activities
Unit 9
p.105
* Languages: docs, pub
* Transcript
* Doraemon game for present simple passive and past simple passive
* Slideshow for Drilling Passives
Writing: docs, pub
9C Saving Languages p.110-111
Languages: docs, pub
* Vocabulary Cards and Board Race
9D Enrolling on a Course p.112
* University: docs, pub
* Slideshow and Handouts
9E Providing Information p.113
* Various Activities
* Filling in Forms: docs, pub
9F Disappearing Voices p.114-115
* Vocabulary Activities
Unit 10
p.117
* Travel: docs, pub
* Transcript
* Project
10A Holiday Stories p.118-119
10B Adventure Holidays p.120-121
* Adventure: docs, pub
* Naruto PowerPoint Game for ~ed or ~ing adjectives
10C A Tour Under Paris p.122-123
* Lead-in
* Youtube Videos Authentic Listening: Party in the Paris Catacombs, But Don't Tell
10F: Living in Venice p.126-127
* Lead-in and transcript
Unit 11
11F The Lost City of Machu Picchu p.138-139
* Lead-in, Transcript
Unit 12
12B The Power of Nature p.144-145
12C Changing Greenland p.146-147

Life Intermediate


 Unit 1
p.9
* Lead-in, transcript, taboo
1C Red is For Winners p.14-15
* Backs to the Board
1D First Impressions p.16
* Transcript
1E About Us p.17
* Lead-in
1F Peruvian Weavers p.18-19
* Backs to the Board
Unit 2
2B Dance Across America p.24-25
* Lead-in
* Gerunds Crossword Puzzle
* -ing verbs or infinitive verbs Doreamon PowerPoint Game
2D What's On p.28
* PowerPoint Game
2E A Portrait of an Artist p.29
* Artists: docs, pub
2F Taiko Master p.30-31
* Lead-in, transcript, vocabulary cards
Unit 3
3B Return to the Titanic p.36-37
* More Problems with the Past Perfect
3C Love and Death in the Sea p.38-39
* Writing
3E What a Weekend! p.41
* My Life in Vietnam: Student Writing
12B The Man Who Ate His Boots p.144-145
* 3rd Conditional Formation
* 3rd Conditional Mingle Activity
* If It Hadn't Been for Love by Adele (re-purposed for emphasizing the 3rd conditional)
* 3rd Conditional Brainstorm Activity
* 3rd Conditional Naruto PowerPoint Game
12D I'm so sorry! p.148
* Various activities

Life Upper Intermediate

Unit 1
p.9
* Lead-in
1A Unlikely Friends p.10-11

Lifestyles Intermediate Textbook

* Interaction: Choosing a Candidate p.54-55

Market Leader Pre-Intermediate 3rd Edition


Market Leader Intermediate 3rd Edition

Unit 1: Brands
Starting up p.6
* Transcript
Vocabulary p.7 
* Vocabulary Cards
Listening p.8
* Transcript
p.10 Present Simple and Present Continuous
* Present Simple and Present Continuous Formation
* Rules for Present Simple and Present Continuous
* Human Bingo for Present Simple and Present Continuous
* Function of Present Simple and Present Continuous
* Present Simple Versus Present Continuous
p.11 Skills: Taking Part in Meetings
* Agreement or Disagreement: Discussion Questions
Unit 2: Travel
p.14 Starting Up
* Transcript
p.15 Vocabulary
* Vocabulary Cards
p.16-17 Reading
* Vocabulary Cards
p. 19 Skills
* cards, board game
* Present Continuous for Future Arrangements Find a time to meet
* Present Continuous for Future Arrangements: Schedule Mingling activity 
Unit 3
p.23 Vocabulary
* Vocabulary Cards
p.26-27 Managing Meetings
* Useful Language Cards and Transcript
p.30-31 Socializing
* Transcript
Unit 4 Organisation
p.37 Vocabulary
* vocabulary cards
p.38-39 Reading
* Various activities
p.40 Listening
* transcript
p.42-43 Listening
* table and transcript

Q: Skills for  Success: Listening and Speaking 4 (Second Edition)

Unit 1
* Leadership: docs, pub
--Listening 1 Best of Both Worlds? p.7-10
* Acknowledge: Daily Vocabulary
* Materials for online lesson
--Listening 2: Myths of Effective Leadership p.13-17
* Materials for online lesson
--Grammar Gerunds and Infinitives p.20-21
Unit 2
* Appearance: docs, pub
* Messy: docs, pub
--Listening 1: A Perfect Mess p.29-33
--Listening 2: The Changing Business Dress Code p.36-39
--Grammar: Subjunctive for Suggestions p.42-44
--Unit Assignment: Role Play p.46-48
Unit 3
--Unit Introduction p.50-52
--Listening 1: Making the Right Decision p.54-57
--Listening 2: Growing Up Quickly p.60-64
--Grammar: Phrasal Verbs p.67-68
--Speaking Skill and Unit Assignment p.70-74
Unit 4
--Unit Introduction p.76-78
--Grammar

Q: Skills for  Success: Reading and Writing 4 (Second Edition)

Unit 1
--Reading 2: Search for 100 Real-Life Heroes p.12-20
--Grammar: Restrictive Relative Clauses p.26-28
Unit 2
--Introduction p.32-34
--Grammar: Definite and Indefinite Articles p.57-58
Unit 3
--Introduction p.62-64
--Reading 2: Bird by Bird p.72-78
Unit 4
--Introduction p.92-94
--Unit Assignment p.119-120
Unit 5
--Introduction p.122-124
--Reading 1 Eating Well: Less Science, More Common Sense p.185-191
Unit 6
--Reading 1: From Student to Employee p.155-160
* Reading Questions
--Reading 2: Making My First Post-College Career Decision p.162-167
* Materials for online lesson
Unit 7
--Unit 7 Introduction p.182-184
--Reading 1: A Tribe is Discovered p.185-191
--Reading 2: Alaska's Pebble Mine: Minerals vs. Nature p.193-199
--Unit Assignment p.207
Unit 8
--Reading 1: The Promise of Play p.213-218
--Reading 2: Child's Play: It's Not Just for Fun p.220-226
--Unit Assignment: Write a Persuasive Essay

Q: Skills for  Success: Listening and Speaking 5 (Second Edition)

Unit 1
* Languages: docs, pub
--Listening 1 My Stroke of Insight p.5-10
* 90 Second Listening, Grab the Card
--Listening Skill: Making Inferences p.10-11
* Using Jokes to Teach Inference
--Listening 2 The Story of My Life p.13-17
* 90 Second Listening
--Unit Assignment
Language Related Difficulties: Slideshow (slides, pub) Worksheet (docs, pub)
Review
* Half a Crossword Vocabulary Review for Units 1 and 2
Unit 2
* Learning: docs, pub
* Voluntourism: docs, pub
* Education: docs, pub
--Listening 1 Voluntourism p.33-35
* 90 Second Listening
* Youtube Videos Authentic Listening: Samantha Nutt on the Problems of Volunteer Tourism | NowThis
--Listening 2 Science Fairs and Nature Reserves p.40-45
* 90 Second Listening
-- Vocabulary Skill: Compound Words p.46-47
* Lesson on Compound Nouns
Unit 3
* Illusions: docs, pub
* Lies: docs, pub
* Deception: docs, pub
--Listening 1: Animal Camouflage p.62-67
* 90 Second Listening
* Blend in or Stand Out
--Listening 2 Caught Off Guard p.67-73
* Slideshow, Backs to the Board
--Vocabulary: Word Forms and Suffixes p.74-75
* Crossword Puzzles, Quizlet
--Grammar: Relative Clauses p.76-78
* Relative Clauses with "This is the House that Jack Built"
* Relative Clause Board Race
Review
* Half a Crossword Vocabulary Review for Units 1-3
Unit 4
* Global Citizens: docs, pub
* Global Problems: docs, pub
* Globalization: docs, pub
--Listening 1: The Campaign to Humanize the Coffee Trade p.91-95
* Board Race, 90 Second Listening
--Listening 2: The UN Global Compact p.97-101
* 90 Second Listening
--Vocabulary Skill Collocations p.102-103
* English Language Learning Tips - Collocations
* Card Matching for Collocation Practice
--Grammar: Reported Speech p.104-105
* Using "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day" to teach Reported Speech
* Reported Speech Naruto PowerPoint Game
Review
* Half a Crossword Vocabulary Review for Units 1-4
Unit 5
--Unit Question p.114-116
* Describe a Room: Speaking Lesson
* Personal Space: docs, pub
* My Room: docs, pub
* Architecture: docs, pub
* Home: docs, pub
--Listening 1: Environmental Psychology p.119-125
* 90 Second Listening, Discussion Questions
--Listening 2: What Your Stuff Says About You p.127-130
* 90 Second Listenings, Vocabulary Questions, Discussion Questions
--Speaking Skill: Giving Advice p.137-138
* Lesson on Giving Advice
--Unit Assignment Role-Play a Talk Show p.139-140
* Planning Sheet
Review
* Vocabulary Dice Review Units 1-5
* Half a Crossword Review Units 1-5
Unit 6
* Riddles and Brainteasers
* Thinking: docs, pub
* Inventions: docs, pub
* Fads: docs, pub
* Top 10 Biggest Fads That Went Away
* Unit 6 Discussion Questions
--Listening 1 Alternative Ideas in Medicine p.145-149
* 90 Second Listening
--Listening 2 Boulder Bike-to-School Program p.154-158
* 90 Second Listening
Unit 7
* Change: docs, pub
* Why Our Brains Resist Change
--Listening 1 The Reindeer People p.175-179
* 90 Second Listening, Role Playing
--Listening 2 High-Tech Nomads p.182-186
* 90 Second Listening, Garbage Man, Communicative Follow Up
--Speaking Skill: Paraphrasing p.194-195
* Paraphrasing
Unit 8
* Energy: docs, pub
* Nuclear Energy: docs, pub
--Vocabulary Skill: Greeks and Latin Word Roots p.217-218
* Latin and Greek Roots

Q: Skills for  Success: Reading and Writing 5 (Second Edition)

Unit 4 
--Vocabulary Skill: Prefixes p.114-116
Unit 6
--Writing Skill: Paraphrasing p.180-184
--Grammar: Modals of Possibility p.184-186
Unit 7
--Reading 1: Set in Our Ways: Why Change Is So Hard p.193-200
--Reading 2: Kids Want to Tan p.203-210
--Grammar: Subject Verb Agreement p.219-220
Unit 8
--Reading 1: A Healthy Lifestyle Can Reduce Fatigue, Boost Energy p.227-234
--Reading 2: A Jolt of Caffeine, by the Can p.237-244

Solutions Grade 8

Unit 3
Lesson C "In the Country" p.26
* Reading and Vocabulary
Unit 4
Lesson C "A British Spy" p.36
* Movies: docs, pub
* Reading and Vocabulary

The Complete Guide to IELTS

Unit 10
--Listening p.102 Unusual Weather
* Youtube Videos Authentic Listening: What is a Tornado? The Dr. Binocs Show
* Transcript
Unit 11
--p.108-109 I Went to Australia
* Worksheets, slideshow

Unlock 5: Listening, Speaking & Critical Thinking

Unit 7
Listening 1 p.150-153
* Vocabulary discussion questions
Listening 2 p.156-159
* 90 Second Listening, discussion questions
Speaking p.160-166
* Listening Worksheet, Role Playing Cards

A bit of background here before I get to the main point.

My school is now switching everything over to Google Docs and Google Slides.  No more Microsoft word.  No more PowerPoint.  And no more space on the school computer for teacher's to save their materials.  Everything is now going to be online at Google Drive.

I will admit to being very frustrated with this change.  I liked PowerPoint and Microsoft Word.  I knew how to use PowerPoint and Microsoft Word.  And, it appears that there are certain features I use regularly on PowerPoint and Microsoft Word that are not supported by Google Docs and Google Slides.  (This last point is something I'm still figuring out, however.  It could be that I just haven't fully discovered how to utilize Google Docs and Google Slides.)
There's also some rumors around the staff room that the reason for the change might not be purely altruistic.  The company is apparently saving a lot of money by making this change.  (They don't have to pay licensing fees to PowerPoint and Microsoft anymore, and they don't have to host all the teacher's resources on their own computers).
So, you can imagine that there's a fair amount of grumbling around the staff room about losing Microsoft and PowerPoint.

And yet...there's a generation gap around this issue.  I've noticed that many of the younger teachers--the ones under 25--are completely unaffected by this changeover, because they were already using Google Docs and Google Slides as their primary tools, and they actually prefer it.

And, although the motivations of the company management may be mixed, there does appear to be a genuine belief on the part of the company management that Google Docs and Google Slides are the way of the future, and that the company is being progressive and forward thinking by jumping on this bandwagon sooner rather than later.

So, despite the fact that I hate change, it's looking like Google Docs and Google Slides are actually the wave of the future.
...Or are they? Given how quickly fades change on the Internet, who knows what will happen.  Will Google Docs have completely taken over everything in 5 years time, or will it be eclipsed by the next big thing?  (If anyone has any predictions, let me know in the comments section).

Anyway, all that rambling is just the background to this new blogging project I'm starting.

I've decided that since all my classroom materials are going to be online anyway, I'm going to index them all here on this blog.

For the past couple years, I've already been posting a lot of my teaching materials. But up until now, I've been trying to only post general stuff that wasn't limited to a specific textbook--for example, a generic activity on adjectives.
By far, by far, the majority of materials I make, however, is designed to just supplement a specific lesson from a specific textbook--discussion questions that are based off of a specific reading lesson from page 36 of a textbook, for example.

Going forward, I'm going to just start posting all of this stuff on this blog.  My reasons for this are as follows:

1). Since it's all going to be online now anyway, I figure why not.
2). It will allow me to index and keep track of my own material.  In some cases, it will allow me to quickly find material again when I'm re-teaching the same lessons.  In other cases, material designed for one textbook could be adapted for another textbook.
3). To the extent that all major ESL textbooks are a mass publishing industry, lots of other people around the world will also be using them.  It may be of use for other people out there in Internet land who are teaching out of the same textbooks.  (Or maybe not.  It's not for me to judge the usefulness of my own material, of course.  It could just be all bunk, but there's no harm in throwing it out there and letting other people decide for themselves.)
4). And, of course, the primary reason for any sort of blogging--the desire to have some sort of interaction with a larger world.

From now on, I'll be posting on this blog any material that I design on Google Docs or Google Slides.  Material that is generic, I'll index on my TESOL Ideas and Worksheets Index.  Material that is designed to supplement a specific lesson from a specific textbook I'll index on this post here (at the top of the post).  Material that could fit either description will be indexed in both places.

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