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Citizen Kane Comprehension Questions
While "Citizen Kane" is regarded as one of the best films ever made, understanding this great film is not easy. Here are comprehension questions that go along with each of the 5 interviews that make up most of the film.
You may wish to look at my worksheets for the newsreel "News on the March" and "Citizen Kane Discussion Questions" and my PowerPo...
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 13
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Science Fact or Science Fiction Quiz
Here are 3 quizzes/worksheets to promote discussion about science among your students. Have your class divide into teams of 3 or 4 students. They then discuss whether each statement is science fact or science fiction (true or false). Then come together and do the quiz like a TV game show, giving each team one point for each correct answer.
After t...
Level: advanced
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 57
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Present Simple & Continuous - Usually & Now
Here is an exercise that clearly differentiates uses of the present simple (usually) vs. present continuous (now).
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 42
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Find Someone Who (Present Perfect)
Here is a short exercise to practice the Present Perfect, along with short answers (Yes, I have, No I haven�t).
Level: elementary
Age: 10-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 14
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Present Perfect Passports
Here is a pair work exercise to practice the Present Perfect and Simple Past in a realistic way with questions about countries you HAVE visited and when you DID visit them. The students are guided in their questions, but have some freedom to choose the countries they want to talk about. (You need to review the names of countries before beginning.)
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 68
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Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel�s Coat
Here are 2 worksheets for Alfred Hitchcock�s adaptation of Roald Dahl�s short story, "Mrs. Bixby And The Colonel�s Coat."
You can use either worksheet, OR give half of the class one, the other half the other. After viewing the film, the students can then pair up and compare their answers.
YouTube has several videos of this, including:
http://www...
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 29
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Young Pakistani Hero Malala
Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai may possibly win the Nobel Peace Prize for her campaign for girls� education, for which she was targeted for assassination. She survived a gunshot wound to the head, and spoke at the United Nations in a very stirring speech given on her 16th birthday.
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50150808n (for this ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 38
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Humour Techniques
Here is a list of common humour techniques that I have compiled, along with examples from TV sitcoms, films, stand-up comedians, etc. In a few instances there are explanations of the technques.
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 24
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Gerunds or Infinitives? (American)
Knowing whether to use a gerund or an infinitive is NOT easy. Here is a worksheet to help students choose. I�ve added 2 EPS images to illustrate some of the vocabulary. I used the font Baskerville, which permits everything to appear on a single page.You may with to experiment with a different font. (The 25 examples are from American English.)
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 36
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Gerunds or Infinitives? (British)
Knowing whether to use a gerund or an infinitive is NOT easy. Here is a worksheet to help students choose. I�ve added 3 EPS images to illustrate some of the vocabulary. I used the font Baskerville, which permits everything to appear on a single page.You may with to experiment with a different font. (The 40 examples are from British English.)
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 146
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