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Fawlty Towers - Communication Problems
Here is a new worksheet for the great "Fawlty Towers" episode, "Communication Problems." I used the font Bookman because this is the same as that used in the title, but you can change it so that everything fits onto one page. Send me a private message if you would like me to email you a pdf of the new crossword puzzle I made for this episode�s voca...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 39
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What�s Better: Work or Prison?
With this rather funny comparison of working versus being in prison, have students work in pairs, each with either the Inmate or Worker worksheet. They take turns reading a line, and then they must decide which is more desirable, working or being in a prison and tick (or check) the appropriate box.
If you would like a pdf. version of this exercise...
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 23
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The Office: Diversity Day
Here is a worksheet for the popular American sitcom, "The Office." I begin the lesson by asking students why a company would offer diversity training.
For the title I used the font Helvetica Bold, which is the same used on the TV show. I used Baskerville for the rest of the worksheet, but you may wish to change it if it doesn�t all fit onto one ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 23
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Brooklyn Nine-Nine: The Bet
Here is a worksheet for the very funny episode "The Bet" from the TV show "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," which was requested by my students (young adults). As a warm-up, I ask them to imagine that they go on a date with someone they don�t like as a punishment. They have to list all the things their date will have to do, wear, and eat as their punishment.
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Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 42
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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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Pranks You Can Pull
A FUN activity! Get the students to describe some practical jokes or pranks. Then hand out the worksheet and go over each item. 1) Have the students rank the pranks in the left column according to how unpleasant they would be if pulled on them personally. 2) Have the students work in groups of 3 or 4 to discuss their rankings, then choose classmate...
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 24
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Writing Assignment for "Catcher in the Rye"
I sincerely believe this is the best teaching idea I have ever come up with. After studying J. D. Salinger�s "Catcher in the Rye," students have to imagine that they are Holden Caulfied, who is studying at their institution. This hand-out explains that they have to write a paper in the first-person telling about a typical day for Holden in their in...
Level: advanced
Age: 16-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 11
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Great Presentation Resources
Here is a handout with useful resources for students to help them with their class presentations. Many of the websites listed come from Mark Powell, who has written 2 excellent books for English students on giving presentations. You may need to change the fonts in order for everything to fit onto 1 page.
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: others
Downloads: 61
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Extraverts Could Cause Problems on a Mission to Mars
This is both a speaking and a reading exercise with the discussion about introverts and extroverts and their suitability for a long mission to Mars leading into to reading the article from "Scientific American."
Level: advanced
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7
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Arrested Development-Extended Pilot
This brilliant American TV series was a BIG hit with critics and my (B2 and C1 levels) students alike, the story of a wealthy dysfunctional family family that has hit hard times when the father is arrested and his son has to take over the business while keeping his lazy relatives from taking what little money there is left.
Season 1, Episode 1.
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Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 21
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