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Madman on a Bridge
This exercise is done in 4 phases.
1) Read the problem together as a class, and the students work individually to rank the 6 people according to their responsibility for the woman�s death.
2) The students work in small groups of 4 to 6 people comparing their answers and explaining their choices.
3) Hand out the discussion questions and have the ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 5
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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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Presentations - Judges Ballot
As students give their presentations, class members (including the teacher) rate each speaker on the content of their presentations and their delivery. After all the presentations have been given, the results are tallied, and prizes (like ribbons, certificates made up from PowerPoint templates, or candy) are distributed to the 3 top presenters. Bas...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 8
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Spelling Celebrities
Here is a fun way for students to practice their pronunciation of the English alphabet. In pairs or groups, students spell the birth names of the famous people on their cards, and their partners have to guess who these people are better known as (Tom Cruise, Eminem, Bill Clinton, Lady Gaga, etc.)
I start out by asking the students to write down ...
Level: elementary
Age: 12-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 17
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Pres. Obama on the Debt Crisis
Here is a listening exercise based on President Obama�s recent speech about the debt crisis, which can be found at http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/07/25/president-obama-deficit-reduction-requires-tackling-entitlements-and-tax-reform
If you want to change any of the blanks, copy and paste the number with the parentheses, and Word will automat...
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 4
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Twilight Zone - The Living Doll
A worksheet to go with this episode of the old "Twilight Zone" TV series available on YouTube), which is about a doll that hates the little girl�s stepfather.
For the titles I used the free fonts Shatter and TwyliteZone. Otherwise, you will have to adjust the fonts and font size so that both halves fit onto one page.
Level: elementary
Age: 11-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 6
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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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Vaughn Meador - The Economy Lunch
"The First Family" parodied President Kennedy and was a great sensation when it was released in the early 1960s. Trying to save money, Pres. Kennedy shocks world leaders by offering them sandwiches for lunch. Students have to complete the seating chart and then write down what each world leader orders for lunch. The audio track is available on CD.
Level: advanced
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 2
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Conditional Questionnaires
Here are 2 questionnaires (A & B) for practicing the conditional tenses. You�ll have to change the font and font size so that both questionnaires fit onto one page.
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 2
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Colloquialisms 3
As with the 2 other worksheets that I posted a few weeks ago, this one asks students to match a statement with an idiomatic reply. I don�t know why the background of the image appears black here. On my screen it is white. Send me a personal message if you want me to send you a .pdf of this worksheet. This will print out best on a PostScript compati...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 18
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