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Dear Ann Landers/Dear Abby
Here are some letters to American agony aunts (and twin sisters), Ann Landers and Abigail van Buren. Distribute a "Problem" card and an "Advice" card randomly to each student, who study the cards before they are taken back by the teacher. The students have to circulate around the classroom and summarize "their" problem to another student, who then ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 11
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George Carlin - Euphemisms
This is a different kind of worksheet to go with George Carlin�s monologue, Euphemisms (from his DVD "Doin� It Again"; an audio CD is also available). Students like this very much, as George Carlin was a comedian who not only made us laugh, but made us think, too.
Level: advanced
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 40
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Occupations
Students match jobs with humorous definitions.
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 8
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Tragic Medical Error
This intensive discussion activity is designed especially for medical students, but can be used with other students and professionals as well. It is based on a TRUE story of a Canadian boy�s circumcision and consequent sex change operations. Recommended for university students and professionals over the age of 18.
(Note: A diagnosis of phimosis ...
Level: advanced
Age: 18-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 25
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Friends - The One after I Do
A wedding reception where everything seems to go wrong.
Season 8, Episode 1.
I used Gabriel Weiss�s Friends Font for the titles.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 17
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Stranded on Desert Islands
This matching exercise jokes about national and cultural stereotypes. Best to use with students 18 years and older.
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 15
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The English Patient - Discussion
"The English Patient" is a beautiful film that won 9 Academy Awards. Here is a worksheet with 2 exercises to follow watching the film. In the first one, they match different flaws with the principal characters, and in the second they choose 8-12 questions about the film to discuss. (Not recommended for students under 17.)
Level: intermediate
Age: 17-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 13
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Colloquialisms 2
The list of common colloquial expressions came from an old British coursebook, but I made it into an exercise that is challenging, but not impossible for upper-intermediate and advanced learners. Here students have to match the questions with replies.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 38
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Madman on a Bridge
This exercise is done in 4 phases.
1) Read the problem together as a class, and the students work individually to rank the 6 people according to their responsibility for the woman�s death.
2) The students work in small groups of 4 to 6 people comparing their answers and explaining their choices.
3) Hand out the discussion questions and have the ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 5
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Can Love Be Re-Invented?
In this very provocative article by a Nobel Prize winner, students first have to fill in the banks to complete the text. Then they discuss some of the complexities of Love in small groups. (Can be used in conjunction with Valentine�s Day.)
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 19
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