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FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Oral and video activity around an excerpt of the film �Working Girl� which is used to illustrate the topic of first impressions. The task might seem daunting to students, but some vocabulary is pre-taught beforehand, and some lines in the dialogues are discussed later on.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 27
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BRITISHNESS
�Britishness� is an oral and video activity about the topic of stereotypes. Students watch an excerpt of BBC programme panorama which deals with the issue of what being British means for the British nowadays. From there we move on to an oral activity about British stereotypes and those of the students� own culture.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 85
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LIES -HOW TO SPOT A LIAR
�How to spot a liar� is an oral and video activity that revolves around the topic of lying. Students discuss several general questions about the topic before watching a video about the signals liars give off.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 133
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FRIENDS -TWENTY SOMETHING
A listening and speaking activity on the topic of becoming independent from one�s parents aimed at advanced learners. The listening activity is a three-minute excerpt from the pilot episode of Friends, and it is used to illustrate the difficulties and worries young people go through when they wish to settle down on their own.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 9
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ART -MONA LISA�S SMILE
A very approachable worksheet on the topic of art for advanced students. Students do two introductory oral activities about their personal attitude to art before tackling a listening activity about an excerpt of the film Mona Lisa�s smile. No specialised jargon or knowledge of art is required on either the students� or the teacher�s part.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 16
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Journey
�Journey� is a very comprehensive worksheet on the topic of travelling. There are five different activities that comprise the topic from very different angles -means of transport and their advantages and disadvantages; reasons for travelling; countries the students have visited; a horrible/great journey the students have made. The leading questions...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 35
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Biking in Paris
This is a listening and speaking activity I have done with my advanced students about the topic of transport. Students discuss the bicycle as an alternative to today�s traffic problems before watching a youtube video on a hire-bicycle scheme in Paris. Later on, they discuss other means of transport. They will have to use structures to show agreemen...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 24
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What a wonderful world
Students listen to the song and identify and number the pictures as they listen along. The song can be used with lower levels if the teacher does a pre-listening activity in which he/she elicits the main vocabulary in the song. The song is a sure-fire activity which has been successful whenever I have used it.
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 20
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COMPLAINTS
This is an advanced worksheet on the topic of complaints. To illustrate the topic, students have to view and listen to the first three minutes of the Fawlty Towers episode "Communication Problems" (the YouTube link is provided). Students have to do oral activities before and after the viewing. Language work on requests and apologies is carried out ...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 26
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A love story
The main objective of the activity is to consolidate the vocabulary which has to do with developing a relationship. To do so, students first match the pictures with the vocabulary items, then they make up their couple�s love story and finally they tell their story to other students in the class. During all this process, students have been using the...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 31
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