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IT Crowd - Yesterday�s Jam
In this hilarious British sitcom, 2 nerds and a pretty woman who knows nothing about computers work in a company�s I.T. department. Very popular with science and computer students.
I used the fonts Transponder AOE and Palatino for this worksheet.
Level: advanced
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 32
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Ways to Turn Men Down
In this FUN exercise, have the students work individually to match the pick-up/chat-up lines with the responses. Then have the females (or just 4 of them) sit in front of the class while the males take turns reading one of the pick-up/chat-up lines to one of the girls. The girl designated by the guy then reads out her reply. In case it is wrong, as...
Level: advanced
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7
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Who�s the Leader of China
In this parody of Abbott and Costello�s classic sketch about baseball, "Who�s on First," President George W. Bush questions Condoleezza Rice about Hu, the new leader of China. You can find an audio recording of this sketch on the Internet to play after the students have read this dialogue in pairs.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 11
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Lily Tomlin - Mr. Veedle
Here is Lily Tomlin�s great sketch of telephone operator Ernestine calling a customer about his phone bill, even threatening to have him beat up and to publicize 96 hours of his recorded phone calls. The humor comes in part from a "small" person using their power.
This comes from the CDs "This Is a Recording" and "20th Century Masters - The Mill...
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 1
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Telephoning
Here is an illustrated list of expressions to use when making telephone calls or receiving telephone calls. Both British and American expressions are listed. This was inspired by an old list from the CRAPEL at the University of Nancy II in Nancy, France, but was extensively revised and reformatted.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 262
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The Nanny - A Star Is Unborn
In this American sitcom, the nanny Fran is chosen to act in a Shakespearean play with the idea that the play will flop with her in the lead role. Stars Fran Drescher. This is from Season 2.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 5
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Who Gets a Transplant?
This exercise generates a lot of speaking. Students work in small groups of 4 or 5 discussing which 2 of the 5 patients will receive a life-saving liver transplant. (Two of the patients are loosely based on real people.)
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 30
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At the Pet Shop Role Play
Have the students brainstorm animals that are not normally pets (examples: hippos, crocodiles, pigs, giraffes, penguins, pythons, skunks, etc.). Then have each pair of students select an unconventional pet and draw a picture of it. (You could also use pictures and have the students select an unconventional pet from these).
Then explain to them t...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 3
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Arrested Development - Top Banana
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 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 2.
The ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 3
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Candidates and Energy
Here is an overview of Mitt Romney�s and Barack Obama�s views on energy for the United States, available here: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18563_162-57493322/obama-seeks-to-exploit-gop-divide-on-renewable-energy/?tag=thisMorningLatest. (I used the font CableDignbats for the CBS logo.)
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 9
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