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Will the World End in 2012? - 2012 Mayan Doomsday Prediction
This is a set of two worksheets, which are based on two short videos. Each worksheet contains three tasks. In the first task the students discuss a few general questions about the topic, or do a vocabulary matching exercise. Then they match some questions with the corresponding answers (paragraphs) in the text (video transcript) and finally, after ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 138
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Colin Firth and The King�s Speech (a video activity)
This is a set of comprehension questions based on a short (14 min) extract from a CBS 60 Minutes TV show video, which I used with my older teenage students today. The links to the video and its transcript as well as an Answer Key are provided. Besides the interview of Colin Firth, the video presents very interesting information about the real story...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 274
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How Smart Are Orangutans? (TED Ed video)
This is a worksheet based on an animated TED Ed video about how smart orangutans are. There are two listening comprehension exercises (gap-fill and True/False) and a vocabulary exercise (crossword puzzle). B/W copy and Answer Key provided.
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 75
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The Dog and the Hummingbird
This is a worksheet based on a short video about the unlikely friendship between a dog and a hummingbird. There are two comprehension exercises (gap-fill and True/False) and a vocabulary exercise (crossword puzzle). Answer key included.
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 106
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A look back at the life of Steve Jobs (listening - reading)
(2 pages + Answer Key) This worksheet is based on a short NBC News video about Steve Jobs� life. It contains a gap-fill exercise, a vocabulary matching exercise and a reading comprehension exercise where students are asked to fill in the key dates in the timeline of Steve Jobs� life. I�ve done the transcription myself so if you come across any erro...
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 386
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Present Perfect Tenses
Uses of Present Perfect Simple and Continuous
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: grammar-guide
Downloads: 1
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Soup Ladle Stops Tiger Attack (reading + passive voice)
(2 pages + B & W copy + Answer Key) I always look out for interesting authentic texts for my students to practise grammar points in a natural meaningful context. This worksheet, which is based on a BBC news article, contains a True / False comprehension exercise, a crossword puzzle, two exercises on passive voice, a cloze test to practise articles ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 125
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How Tsunamis Work
This is a worksheet based on a TED Ed animated video about how tsunamis work. There is a vocabulary matching exercise and two listening comprehension exercises (gap-fill and True/False). B/W copy and Answer Key provided.
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 71
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Crime and Punishment - The Death Penalty
(two pages + Answer Key) I chose this old but true story to discuss the subject of the death penalty with my older teenage students within the general context of crime and punishment. Apart from the article, the worksheet contains a set of comprehension questions, two vocabulary exercises, a roleplay task and some questions for class discussion. Th...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 366
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You�ve got to find what you love (video listening + third conditional practice)
(2 pages + Answer Key) This worksheet is based on the video of Steve Jobs� Stanford Commencement Address (2005). On the first page there is a set of comprehension questions for the students to discuss after watching the video. On the second page there is a brief but clear explanation of the third conditional for the students to read before they com...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 223
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