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West Side Story - America
Here are worksheets and a lesson plan for a lesson based on the song "America" from the film musical "West Side Story." The ideas come primarily from a colleague, Diane Hanaud, but the formatting and layout from me.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7
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Coupling - Dressed
Here is a new version of my worksheet with comprehension questions for the very funny British series, "Coupling" (Series 2), which is a British version of "Friends," although better suited for students 18 and older because of the mature content. Here Jane fancies a man and goes to his flat for dinner, only to find that she is not dressed appropriat...
Level: advanced
Age: 18-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7
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Forced Choices Interviews
Here is a magical exercise that always seems to change the atmosphere in a class. Give half the students paper A and half B, and have them get into pairs. Their task is to take turns asking each other, "Are you more like �blue� or more like �yellow�?" The answers tend to become deep without becoming embarrassing or personal. My inspirations for thi...
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7
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Ways to Turn Men Down
In this FUN exercise, have the students work individually to match the pick-up/chat-up lines with the responses. Then have the females (or just 4 of them) sit in front of the class while the males take turns reading one of the pick-up/chat-up lines to one of the girls. The girl designated by the guy then reads out her reply. In case it is wrong, as...
Level: advanced
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7
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Invasion of Britain
The French invaded Britain in 1797! If you have access to "Coast," this superb BBC and Open University tour of the British coast, you are fortunate! There are several extracts that upper-intermediate and advanced students will find interesting. This 5-minute extract from episode 3 details the French invasion of Britain which lasted only 48 hours, t...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7
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Citizen Kane: News on the March
The newsreel at the beginning of "Citizen Kane" is one of the most difficult parts of the movie to understand, mostly because of its bombastic style and inverted subjects and verbs. (I usually leave the English subtitles on for this part of the film for my students.) This worksheet is to help them get the main points from the newsreel, which show t...
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7
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Casey Anthony Trial
Here is the worksheet about the Casey Anthony trial.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/evening-news-online-07-05-11/id213885186?i=95450184>
or go directly to the CBS News web site:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/07/05/eveningnews/main20077009.shtml?tag=cbsnewsTwoColUpperPromoArea>
The article follows the video report very faithful...
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7
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Rat Race Discussion & Vocabulary
This HILARIOUS 2001 film of a race to win $2 million dollars is very popular with my students, some of whom have bought the DVD as gifts for their families and friends after we studied it in class. I have seen it 50+ times, and I still laugh!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rat_Race_(film)
The fantastic cast includes John Cleese, Rowan Atkinson, Who...
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7
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Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh
This funny song by Allen Sherman about an unhappy boy writing a letter to his parents from summer camp is timeless.
There are several types of exercises here, a vocabulary matching exercise, listening comprehension, discussion, etc.
I used the Mistral font for the title, but this can be changed so that everything fits onto 2 pages.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7
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Jack Benny - Christmas Shopping
Jack Benny was one of the top comedians (and most loved!) in the U.S. from the 1930s through the 1960s. He always played the straight man and got more laughs from his silence than from his words. In this GREAT episode, his efforts to buy gifts for his friends and staff are less than successful. You can use individual scenes or the whole episode. A ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7
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