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Catcher in the Rye - Vocabulary ex.
In this exercise to accompany study of "Catcher in the Rye," students work individually, associating adjectives with 6 characters from the story. They then work in small groups comparing their associations and explaining them. This type of word association exercise was suggested by the book "Vocabulary" by John Morgan and Mario Rinvolucri (Oxford U...
Level: advanced
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 8
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Friends - The One with the Thumb
Season 1, Episode 3 of this great sitcom. I used Gabriel Weiss�s Friends Font for the titles.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 32
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Simon & Garfunkle - Richard Cory
Here is a fun exercise for Simon & Garfunkle�s song, �Richard Cory,� which is an adaptation of Edwin Arlington Robinson�s poem. Pass out strips of the lyrics, and ask the students in groups of 2s or 3s to assemble them in order to tell a story in poem form. (Don�t mention songs or music at this point.) Play some Simon & Garfunkle songs as backgroun...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 4
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Phrasal Verbs - Mutual Dictations
7 different exercises here for pair work dictations. Each student has half of a gapped dialogue illustrating a phrasal verb. The students read and dictate the missing words to each other.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 3
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Young Pakistani Hero Malala
Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai may possibly win the Nobel Peace Prize for her campaign for girls� education, for which she was targeted for assassination. She survived a gunshot wound to the head, and spoke at the United Nations in a very stirring speech given on her 16th birthday.
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50150808n (for this ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 39
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Group-Centered News
Here is a detailed description for using a short news summary with beginners and low-level learners. It takes little preparation and involves playing a short radio news summary and having the students transcribe it as a group.
Level: elementary
Age: 12-100
Type: lesson-plan
Downloads: 4
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Friends - Where It All Began Shapes
Vocabulary exercise for after viewing "The One Where It All Began," from Season 1, Episode 1 of "Friends." Students individually assign a character to each shape according to whatever criteria they want. (It mustn�t be random, however!) Then they attribute the adjectives to the characters, writing the words inside the shape. Because everyone will p...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 13
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Coupling - The Melty Man Cometh
A listening comprehension worksheet from the popular British TV sitcom, "Coupling" (Series 2) which is a variation of "Friends." I would recommend this program ONLY for post-secondary students and adults.
Level: advanced
Age: 18-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7
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Desperate Housewives Pilot
Vocabulary and comprehension questions from Season 1, Episode 1
This worksheet was designed with the fonts TypoUpright for the title (the same font used for the title on the show) and Garamond Narrow for the text so it fits onto a single A4 page. (Other fonts are possible). The most important words for students to remember are in bold.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 48
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Tex Avery Cartoon - Symphony in Slang
This excellent cartoon by Tex Avery is a great teaching tool for upper-intermediate and advanced students because of its huge assortment of slang and idioms like being short-haned and raining cats and dogs. It is available here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ot92Yfovvvg
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x45xby_mgm-cartoon-symphony-in-slang-1951_s...
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 55
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