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Numb3rs - Pilot episode Transcription
This is a transcript script to episode 1 of the first season of the excellent American TV drama show, "Numb3rs," which is about an FBI agent and his math genius brother, who uses mathematics to solve crimes. This show is very popular with my science and engineering students for both the math and the human drama. Support material for the math can be...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type: others
Downloads: 8
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Ideal Job
I am always amazed at how much discussion this activity generates.
Students have to classify elements for a rewarding and satisfying job into 4 categories (essential, desirable, unimportant, and undesirable), and then discuss their choices in small groups.
Please note that this exercise was NOT stolen from "The Standby Book." (I am the author...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 9
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Elvis Presley - In the Ghetto
Certainly one of Elvis Presley�s most moving songs.
There are 2 worksheets here. The first one is a gapped text (interesting to let the students predict the missing words before listening), and then an updated grammar exercise where the students have to supply the correct simple past verbs in a prose summary of the story. There is also an answer...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 31
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Scientific Literacy Crossword
This is a crossword to use after "Scientific Literacy" vocabulary exercise, which I am posting at the same time.
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 8
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Redneck Athletes
Many people make fun of the "rednecks" in the U.S. (Comedians Jeff Foxworthy and Larry the Cable Guy have built their careers portraying these conservative and poorly educated people.) Here students have to match the questions and answers, thus giving some insight into the stereotyped rednecks.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 4
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Shakespearean Questionnaire
This is a FUN questionnaire to help students get their tongues around Shakespearean language.
After explaining the peculiarities of Shakespearean language (2nd & 3rd person singular pronouns and verb forms), have the students work in pairs interviewing each other. Explain to students that the questions tagged with the female symbol should be ask...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 36
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Abbott & Costello - Who�s on First? (ws)
"The second funniest sketch of the 20th century" is what "Time" magazine called this in their millennium issue back in 2000. I don�t think Bud Abbott and Lou Costello ever performed this sketch exactly the same way twice, so the different audio and video versions that you come across will differ somewhat.
It is super fast, but upper intermediate...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 3
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Debate over Gun Control
From CBS News, here is a report on the debate over Gun Control after the mass shooting in an Aurora, Colorado movie theater. (I used the font CableDignbats for the CBS logo.) You can view this online at http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18563_162-57477294/colo-shooting-re-ignites-gun-control-debate/?tag=cbsnewsMainColumnArea
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 43
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Friends - One Where It All Began
Worksheet for "The One Where It All Began," from Season 1, Episode 1 of "Friends." I used the free font Gabriel Weiss� Friends Font for the titles.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 31
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Haven�t Met You Yet
This dual exercise focuses on phrasal verbs and listening in Michael Bubl�s popular song. Have the students do the matching exercise first, then hand out the gapped lyrics and have them try to find words that fit in the gaps. (Many of the missing words are from the matching exercise.) Finally play the song so they can check their choices and fill ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 11
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