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FASHION AND STYLE
Pre-intermediate and intermediate students are given an oral activity to discuss the topic of clothes and style. After a short vocabulary introduction (verbs �go with�, �fit�, �suit�) students have to do two oral tasks. The first one refers to their personal attitude to clothes. The second one gives them some leading questions so that they can giv...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 33
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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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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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RAIN MAM -THE MEMORY MAN
You can use this video worksheet with advanced adult students to illustrate the topics of intelligence and memory. A short oral activity is used to introduce the listening task, and a brief discussion ensues.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 18
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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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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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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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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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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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