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Drama Role Plays
Give card with an occupation/activity to each student. They mill around talking to each other, but WITHOUT telling anyone else what their job is. They must try to find a partner by asking questions like, �Can I help you?�, �You seem to be looking for someone,� etc.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 8
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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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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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My Blackberry Is Not Working
There are 2 possible ways to use this very funny video from the BBC:
1) As a traditional listening execise, have the students watch this video, discuss the main ideas briefly then hand out the gapped worksheet and ask them to fill in as many of the blanks as they can remember. Then play the video clip again and let them fill in the remaining gaps...
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 52
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Occupational Misfit
With these puns, students work in pairs to match a man�s jobs with explanations of why he failed at them. There is a worksheet for each pair, plus a set of cut-up slips of papers with the explanations.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 5
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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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How I Met Your Mother - Slap Bet
Here is an illustrated worksheet from the very popular American TV sitcom, "How I Met Your Mother." Season 2, episode 9.
I made a PowerPoint presentation showing screenshots with the subtitles illustrating the key vocabulary. Send me a private message, and I will send it to you.
I used the font Dax Medium for the title, which is the same as t...
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 29
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Citizen Kane: News on the March
The newsreel at the beginning of "Citizen Kane" is one of the most difficult parts of the movie to understand, mostly because of its bombastic style and inverted subjects and verbs. (I usually leave the English subtitles on for this part of the film for my students.) This worksheet is to help them get the main points from the newsreel, which show t...
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7
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Numb3rs - Uncertainty Principle
This program is a big hit with science and engineering students.
I used Helvetica Neue Light for the title, the same font as the one used for the title sequence. The most important words for students to remember are in bold.
Level: advanced
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 1
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The Tell-Tale Heart - Pre-Reading ex.
Students are asked to make up a story using key words on these cards. They then tell the story to other students. Next they listen to a reading of Edgar Allen Poe�s "The Tell-Tale Heart" and place the cards in order as they hear them. (You can then have them read the story and study it in your normal way.)
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 38
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