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Tom�s Diner (Suzanne Vega) - present continuous (progressive)
Activity for the present continuous (present progressive) using the song by Suzanne Vega "Tom�s Diner." The first part students have a list of verbs used in the song and must write them in the gerund form. Then they listen to the song as often as necessary to fill in the blanks, which are all with some form of present continuous. At the end there a...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 10
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English Yellow Pages scavenger hunt
A great real life activity. Students have a series of situations for which they need to find a telephone number of a store/service. They must think of what category to look under (for example #1: museums), and then go through the categories and listings to find the most applicable ones. This worksheet is built on the Naples section of the Italian E...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 0
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"Hello Goodbye" by the Beatles - ADJECTIVES WITH OPPOSITES
The song "Hello Goodbye" by the Beatles, used to study the opposites of adjectives. First students must fill in the opposites of a list of adjectives. Then they read through the song lyrics and try to guess what words could possibly fit in (considering opposites). Then they listen and fill in the correct answers.
Level: elementary
Age: 8-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 20
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Future Tense with Will: song "you�ve got a friend" by Carole King
A listening activity for the Future Tense with Will. Students listen to the song and insert the correct answers (in order: I will be, I�ll come, I�ll be, you�ll hear, I will, they�ll hurt). You could have a discussion afterwards about why will is used instead of going to. Also good to do is discuss afterwards "ain�t," what it means and why it�s not...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7
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U2: "I still haven�t found what I�m looking for" song - present perfect
At the beginning students are given a list of verbs from the song and must put them in present perfect form. Then, listening to the song multiple times, they put the verbs in the correct spaces in the correct form. Part 3 has questions about the song�s grammar and meaning. Part 4 has trivia about the song and ideas about its meaning.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 16
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Find someone who....
An icebreaker activity for the first day of class, students must stand up and mill, asking the other students (or teachers!) the questions until they can fill each question with one name. They can repeat names, but cannot use their own. The first student who finished must call out "Finished!" at which point everyone sits back down, and as a class y...
Level: elementary
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 4
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Song: The White Stripes - We�re Going to be Friends, Future with Will and Going To
An activity for the use of the future tense with Will and Going To, the song by the White Stripes: We Are Going to be Friends. The title isn�t given on the worksheet because it�s the answer to some of the spaces. Students listen to the song multiple times and insert the correct verbs in the correct form. There are verbs with Going To, Will, and inf...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 66
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Modals: song "Why Must U Be Unfaithful?" by 2Pac, sung by Sarah Jones
A very short song, but will keep rap fans happy (even though it isn�t even sung by 2Pac, nor rappy-sounding). Students listen to the song, inserting the correct modal verbs (the answers in order are: must, shouldn�t, could, may, must). There are two copies of the song on each sheet to save paper.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7
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Britney Spears: Baby One More Time - Advanced Modals
The song "Baby One More Time" by Britney Spears for more advanced forms of modals (was supposed to, shouldn�t have, need, must, wouldn�t) and one answer with "tell," which can be used to explain the difference between say and tell.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 43
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Song: Whenever I say your Name by Sting and Mary J. Blige, -EVER WORDS
The song by Sting (with Mary J. Blige) used for more advanced students studying -ever words, such as whenever, wherever, whoever, whomever, etc. Students listen and fill in the blanks.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 2
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