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Judging and Commenting on Music Videos
This lesson was a hit with my middle school students. Teenagers love to give their opinions, so it was great to let them have a chance to express themselves after watching various music videos. I asked the students to write three comments about each song. My students with lower level abilities were able to make sentences by using the first workshee...
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 51
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TED Talk on Racism: The Little Problem I Had Renting a House
Students discuss questions on the topic of racism as a warmer, complete pre-watching vocabulary (matching exercise), and then watch the TED Talk, answering the comprehension questions True/False. After watching, students discuss their reactions and more questions about racism. TED Talk available to stream or download here: http://www.ted.com/talks/...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 94
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My Escape from North Korea (Ted Talk)
Students discuss and read about North Korea and then watch the TED talk "My escape from North Korea" https://www.ted.com/talks/hyeonseo_lee_my_escape_from_north_korea
"As a child growing up in North Korea, Hyeonseo Lee thought her country was �the best on the planet.� It wasn�t until the famine of the 90s that she began to wonder. She escaped th...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 39
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How do you get to school?
Here the students practice writing sentences describing how they get from point A to point B. They also practice with adverbs of frequency: always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, and never. For example, "I usually walk to school." A crossword puzzle and word search are included on the second worksheet.
Level: intermediate
Age: 7-14
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 25
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Ted Talk: How movies teach manhood
Worksheet to go with 12 minute Ted Talk: "Colin Stokes: How movies teach manhood"
Available to download or stream with/without subtitles for free here: http://www.ted.com/talks/colin_stokes_how_movies_teach_manhood.html
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 27
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Friends Season 4 Episode 8 Chandler in a Box
Friends Season 4 Episode 8. I made activities for each scene in this 22 minute episode.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 36
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Columbus Day-- A Dying Holiday
Students discuss what they know about Columbus and then do a short reading followed by more discussion.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 12
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Current Events: Facebook Psychological Experiment Controversy
Here�s an article with a reading comprehension exercise (true/false). There are some discussion questions about Facebook for the students to talk about in groups before and after reading the article.
I ended the class by dividing the class in half and holding a debate-- "Is Facebook good for society?"
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 66
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How I use Sonar to Navigate the world- TED Talk
An inspirational TED Talk by a blind man who explains how he gets around and dispels myths about blind people (Hint-- it�s not terrifying). The worksheet includes pre-watching discussion questions, vocabulary, and TRUE/FALSE comprehension questions to answer while watching. The TED Talk can be viewed here: https://www.ted.com/talks/daniel_kish_how_...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 46
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Valentine�s Day- What Makes a Good Partner?
This 2 sided worksheet was a hit with my middle school students last year. In the second part, students are asked to rank the importance of different characteristics in a boyfriend or girlfriend (funny/ intelligent/ responsible/ good looking/ kind). This is simple enough to be completed by lower level students, but can also spark deeper conversatio...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 30
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Food Idioms
Teach your students some common food idioms through this PPT. I made it into a game in my classes, since my kids love competition.
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-17
Downloads: 16
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Palm Reading: Meaning of Lines
Students learn the meaning of six lines of the palm (life, health, marriage, love, job, mind) and then practice the future tense by reading a partner�s palm. I plan to upload the worksheet to go along with this.
Level: elementary
Age: 8-17
Downloads: 107
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Beyond Basic Family, ".........-in-law" Simpsons
After reviewing basic family vocabulary (mother, father, brother, etc...), I made this PPT to graphically teach my students the meaning of "in-law." It�s a difficult concept for students at first, but becomes easier as they see the many examples through the Simpsons family tree. I tested my students...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 139
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Excuse me, how do you spell _________?
I teach English to Korea students. Despite studying English for years, my students still didn�t know how to ask "How do you spell ____________?" Instead, many were saying "Teacher, how spell you ______" or "Teacher, ________spelling??" I got really tired of this. I told them to stop calling me "teac...
Level: elementary
Age: 6-14
Downloads: 5
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