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Present Perfect Lying
This is an exercise for practicing the Present Perfect and Simple Past, as well as questions.
Hand out Worksheets A and B. Explain to the students that they have to answer yes to each question �Have you ever �?�.
Demonstrate the idea by asking a student to answer yes to the next question: "Have you ever been to Greece?" (Student then replies ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 6
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I Love Lucy - Job Switching
One of the funniest episodes of "I Love Lucy," which is also one of the funniest moments in the history of American television. Although recorded more than 60 years ago and in black and white, the show still brings laughter to students young and old. The 3 parts of this episode can be found here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SdsLZ80RPI
http://...
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 16
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Burns & Allen - Willie�s Accident
George Burns and Gracie Allen were one of the greatest comedy teams ever, popular on radio, on TV, and in movies. Here are 3 worksheets. In 1 students work in pairs to try to match Gracie�s crazy responses to George�s remarks. (This is nearly impossible, but is a good introduction to a difficult listening exercise.) The other 2 are listening worksh...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 3
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Blowin� in the Wind
Several different exercises here for Bob Dylan�s song, "Blowin� in the Wind."
Level: elementary
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 10
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How I Met Your Mother - Game Night
Here is an illustrated worksheet from the very popular American TV series, "How I Met Your Mother." Season 1, episode 15. I used the font Excelsior LT Standard for the title, which is the same as that used in for the first season titles.
The .eps images illustrating some vocabulary will look nicest if printed on a PostScript-compatible laser pri...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 41
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Lamb to the Slaughter Storylines
Before the students read Roald Dahl�s short story or watch Alfred Hitchcock�s 23-minute film, they are given about a dozen short extracts from the story, and in groups they have to discuss a reason for each passage and what might be happening in the story. (This is based on a technique described in Alan Duff and Alan Maley�s great book, "Literature...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 56
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Beatles - Hello, Goodbye
Fill in the gaps for beginners of this early Beatles hit.
Level: elementary
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 4
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Scientific Literacy
Several years ago an article in "Newsweek" comparing science education in countries around the world ran a companion article listing the most essential scientific vocabulary for high school students. This was easily transformed into a vocabulary exercise where the students are given the definitions and have to supply the terms (which are provided o...
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 9
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Who Owns the Zebra?
In this reading and discussion exercise, students try to solve this brain teaser in pairs. If students have trouble working out the answer, suggest they make a grid (like in the solution). (I got this brain teaser from elsewhere, but I changed most of the nationalities, all the drinks to healthy juices, and replaced their filthy smoking habits with...
Level: elementary
Age: 11-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 88
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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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