Intermediate 7-9

Intermediate 7-9

At the intermediate level most students in Sweden can make themselves understood by writing and speaking in everyday situations. They can also understand clearly spoken language and by the ninth grade they understand teenage level literature from native English speaking countries. Materials until the 9th grade still need to be adapted to ESL/EFL learners. All links presented in WebEnglish.se are carefully chosen out of those the Web Author has used or intends to use in her own practice.
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Listening 7-9
Reading 7-9
Books 7-9
Themes 7-9
Writing 7-9
Films 7-9
Games
Chapters 7-9

Listening 7-9

  • All levels: Breaking News English
    News items on various levels. Level 1 (year 7), level 2 (year 8), levels 3-4 (year 9). Several speeds and activities to choose from.
  • All levels: Learn English Teens - British Council
    Listening skills practice with exercises on various levels. B1 (7-8) B2 (8-9)
  • All levels: Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab
    Short listening activities with 5 questions on 3 levels; easy (7), medium (8), difficult (9).
  • Year 7-8: 100 free short English stories for ESL learners
    For each story there is a choice of two recordings to listen to. Good stories, but the activities are difficult to manage for a class. Best done individually
  • Year 7-8: Big City Small World, from British Council
    A series with short listening activities about some young people in London.
  • Year 7: ELLLO! Listening
    Listen to short descriptions and choose the correct pictures. Best done individually.
  • Year 7: Elementary podcasts from British Council
    Three series of podcasts with activities; 1-2 are 24 min each, series 3 is 10 min each.
  • Year 8-9: English Club ESL videos
    Good films with classroom materials
  • Year 8-9: Infosquares.com
    Movie trailers. Watch 1 min., answer questions. Watch again.
  • Year 8: English Club Listen to News with Tara Benwell
    Short news items with gap-fill and comprehension activities
  • Year 8: Movie Trailers
    Watch movie trailers and type the text. Best done individually.
  • Year 9: IELTS Mock Papers, from British Council
    Listening Comprehension Tests well suited to practise for National Tests in Sweden.
  • Year 9: Julian Treasure: 5 ways to listen better
    Julian Trasure gives an 8-minute TED talk about how we can improve our listening skills in the world of noise.
  • Year 9: Randall's Video Snapshots
    Similar to Randall's ESL Listening site but with talking videos instead of dialogues.
  • Year 9: Zingertales
    American tales told by various tellers.

Reading 7-9

  • 10 Free Reading Tests for Students in Grades 7 Through 9
    Short reading comprehension tests with 5 questions each, meant to be done in 15 min.
  • All levels: Jokes Galore
    Read some jokes and have a laugh! A good end-of-lesson activity.
  • Year 6-7: 100 Books Every Child Should Read, Middle Years
    The Telegraph published this list in 2008.
  • Year 7-8 Reading tasks suitable for 1:1 or IWB
    These reading games suit best for computers, iPads or Interactive Whiteboards
  • Year 7-8: Galactic Hot Dogs
    A Space story series.
  • Year 7-8: Reading Comprehension Tests
    10 tests with 5 short paragraphs in each. Best done on paper copies.
  • Year 7-9: Funbrain e-Books
    See also banner below. Find "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" and "Galactic Hot Dogs" for a reluctant reader to enjoy.
  • Year 7: Reading Topics, level 330
    Short stories and comprehension questions from ELC Study Zone. Best done digitally.
  • Year 7: Tiger's Son
    A Chinese story of a tiger living with humans. Listen and read, from Children's Storybooks
  • Year 8-9: 100 Books Every Child Should Read, Early Teens
    The Telegraph published this list in 2008.
  • Year 8-9: Ghost Stories
    Good to use as an information gap-activity: Read and Retell
  • Year 8-9: Reading Comprehension
    Mini-stories with cloze exercises and other reading activities. Best done digitally.
  • Year 8-9: Reading Topics, level 410
    Short stories and comprehension questions from ELC Study Zone. Best done digitally..
  • Year 8: Reading Comprehension
    Read a short paragraph and answer vocabulary questions. Best done with paper copies.


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Books 7-9

  • Erin Gruwell, The Freedom Writers' Diary
    Suits year 9, but even stronger year-8 students. There is a film version available at Amazon.co.uk.
  • Holes
    Suits year 8, but even slower readers in year 9. There is a film version available.
  • James Patterson, Middle School: How I Survived Bullies, Broccoli, and Snake Hill
    Suits year 7, but even slower readers in 8. One in a series of at least 8 books.
  • Jeff Kinney, Diary of a Wimpy Kid
    Suits reluctant readers in years 8-9. The first in a series of at least 9 books.
  • John Green, Looking for Alaska
    Suits year 9, but even stronger year-8 students.
  • Lincoln Peirce, Big Nate: From the Top
    Suits year 7, but even stronger year-6 students. One in a series of at least 12 books.
  • R.L. Stine, Rotten School #5: Shake, Rattle and Hurl!
    Suits year 7, but even slower readers in year 8. One in a series of at least 12 books.
  • Roald Dahl, Matilda
    Suits year 8, but even stronger year-7 students. A film version is available at Amazon.co.uk
  • Stephen Chbosky, The perks of being a wallflower
    Suits year 9, but even stronger year-8 students. There is a film version available at Amazon.co.uk.

Themes 7-9

  • Tolerance
    A theme with lesson plans for levels 7-8 and 8-9.

Writing 7-9

  • 150-amazing-writing-prompts-pictures
    A Slideshare show with pictures to inspire students' writing, yr 7-9
  • 365 Pictures Daily Photo Prompts, yr 8-9
    Writing Prompts Generated for Your Creative Inspiration! Creativity-Portal.com
  • Creative Writing Journal Prompts
    30 prompts for younger students, suits year 7-8.
  • Good Essay Topics, yr 8-9
    Choose from the list of essay styles on the left, scroll down and you get a list of good ones.
  • Imagination prompt
    To generate another prompt, simply click the "Next Prompt" button.
  • Writing Prompts with Pictures, yr 8-9
    There is a new prompt every day. Scroll down to choose one for your students.

Films 7-9

  • A Film Review
    Recommended ideas to use while watching a film in class.
  • A Time to Kill
    9th grade. A Time to Kill is a 1996 drama film adaptation of John Grisham's 1989 novel of the same name. Set in Mississippi, the film starts with the rape of a young girl, the revenge of the father and the father's trial. (Wikipedia)
  • An Education
    8-9th grade. An Education is a 2009 British coming-of-age drama film, based on a memoir of the same name by British journalist Lynn Barber. (Wikipedia)
  • Dead Poets' Society
    8th grade. Dead Poets Society, starring Robin Williams, tells the story of an English teacher who inspires his students through his teaching of poetry. (Wikipedia)
  • Freaky Friday
    7th grade. Freaky Friday is a 2003 film based on the novel of the same name by Mary Rodgers. It stars Lindsay Lohan as Anna Coleman and Jamie Lee Curtis as her mother. Their souls are switched due to an enchanted Chinese fortune cookie. (Wikipedia)
  • Freedom Writers
    8-9th grade. Based on the book The Freedom Writers' Diary by teacher Erin Gruwell who wrote the story based on a High School in Long Beach, California. The title is a play on the "Freedom Riders", the multiracial civil rights activists. (Wikipedia)
  • Goodnight, Mr. Tom
    7-8th grade. Goodnight Mister Tom is a 1998 film adaptation of the book of the same name by Michelle Magorian. (Wikipedia)
  • Holes
    8th grade. You take a bad boy, make him dig holes all day long in the hot sun, it makes him a good boy. That's our philosophy here at Camp Green Lake. (rogerebert.com)
  • Matilda
    7-8th grade. Matilda is a 1996 American fantasy children's film based on the book by Roald Dahl.
  • Pay It Forward
    7-8th grade. Pay It Forward is a 2000 American drama film where 11,5 year-old Trevor responds to an assignment to devise and put into action a plan that will change the world for the better. (Wikipedia)
  • Precious
    9th grade. In 1987, obese, illiterate 16-year-old Claireece Precious Jones lives in Harlem with her dysfunctional, abusive, unemployed mother. She is carrying ger 2nd child by his father who habitually rapes her. (Wikipedia)
  • Pursuit of Happyness
    7-9th grade. An American biographical drama film based on Chris Gardner's nearly one-year struggle with homelessness. The film features Will Smith as Gardner, an on-and-off-homeless salesman. (Wikipedia)
  • Ray
    8-9th grade. Ray is a 2004 biographical film focusing on the life of the blind rhythm and blues musician Ray Charles. (Wikipedia)
  • The Bully
    9th grade. Bully (originally titled The Bully Project) is a 2011 documentary film about bullying in U.S. schools. Directed by Lee Hirsch, the film follows the lives of five students who face bullying on a daily basis. (Wikipedia)
  • The Diary of Anne Frank
    7-9th grade. The film was based on the personal diary of Anne Frank, a Jewish girl who lived in hiding with her family during World War II. (Wikipedia)
  • Walk the Line
    8-9th grade. A 2005 American biographical musical drama film based on the early life and career of country music artist Johnny Cash. (Wikipedia)

Games

  • 10 fast fingers
    Typing and spelling practice
  • Crossword Puzzles - Easy
    Easy crossword puzzles
  • Crossword Puzzles - Not so Easy
    Various levels of crossword puzzles
  • Crosswords
    Puzzles on three levels
  • ESL Game World
    Links to various grammar games
  • Fun Games
    Various games from British Council
  • Funbrain Word Games
    See banner above. Several easy word games from Funbrain.com
  • Games to Learn English
    Easy word games
  • Lyrics training
    Listening and spelling. Write the words of the songs you hear. Headphones needed.
  • Matching Game
    A Memory Game to match words that go together on 5 levels
  • Road to Grammar
    Interactive quizzes on every possible grammar point
  • Skillswise
    Interacive grammar games
  • Spell check
    Correct misspelled words at two levels: easy and hard
  • Verb Machine
    Practise English verb forms with this verb form constructor.
  • Word Find
    Eight levels of word find grids
  • Word games
    Label the picture, from British Council

Chapters 7-9

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