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My Blackberry Is Not Working
There are 2 possible ways to use this very funny video from the BBC:
1) As a traditional listening execise, have the students watch this video, discuss the main ideas briefly then hand out the gapped worksheet and ask them to fill in as many of the blanks as they can remember. Then play the video clip again and let them fill in the remaining gaps...
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 52
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Abstract Role Play
"I believe that the *imaginary* is stronger than *science*, that *myth* is more convincing than *history*; that *dreams* are more powerful than *facts*; that *hope* has always triumphed over *experience*; that *life* is the only remedy to *worry*, and that *love* is stronger than *death*."
In this highly unusual exercise (which works very well wit...
Level: advanced
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 6
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John Denver - Rocky Mountain High
Very nice song by John Denver with easy-to-understand lyrics. I have the students fill in the blanks with words they think fit before playing the song.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 5
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The Joys of Hugging
The purpose of this FUN exercise is to get students to ask a lot of yes/no questions to find out the meaning of "stogging" (hugging). Pass out 1 card to every 2 students. Give them a chance to read the card and then have them ask you yes/no questions about the meaning of "stogging," which is just a made-up word for "hugging." If they don�t succeed,...
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 6
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Bob Newhart - Bus Drivers� School
One of stand-up comedian Bob Newhart�s great monologues. Here he is teaching student bus drivers everything they need to know about driving a bus, including how to frighten car drivers and leave little old ladies chasing the bus as it pulls out.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 2
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No Arms or Legs
Here is an updated (more pictures for vocabulary) collection of puns where students match questions and answers. Black humor, followed by questions for discussion. Questions 17 & 18 best for students 18 and older. I used Alleycat ITC Bold for the title. The answers are on page 2. One of the pictures has a black background here, but it prints out no...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 5
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Tex Avery Cartoon - Symphony in Slang
This excellent cartoon by Tex Avery is a great teaching tool for upper-intermediate and advanced students because of its huge assortment of slang and idioms like being short-haned and raining cats and dogs. It is available here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ot92Yfovvvg
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x45xby_mgm-cartoon-symphony-in-slang-1951_s...
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 55
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Tom Lehrer - Pollution
A gap-fill for a very funny song satirizing pollution by Tom Lehrer. The song is as topical today as it was 50 years ago.
His songs are available on the Internet, the iTunes store, and Amazon (sung by him and a version from the musical "TomFoolery.")
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 6
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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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Comparing Romeo & Juliet Remakes
The balcony scene from �Romeo and Juliet� is one of the most famous in all English literature. About 2 dozen film versions of this novel have been made (the earliest back in 1911!). Show the class 2 or 3 versions of the balcony scene (many are available on YouTube), and have the students take notes. They then discuss their perceptions in groups of ...
Level: advanced
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 4
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