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iPad from Two Angles
The release of Apple�s iPad was a big news event in the United States last weekend. Here students first predict and then discuss the probability of their classmates getting an iPad. Then they all read the first or second half of the iPad review from "The New York Times" and summarize it for a partner. (Encourage discussion.) The website where the a...
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 8
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Catcher in the Rye - Misc. Notes
Here are some miscellaneous notes and suggestions for original exercises for the classic novel, "Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger. (Some of the ideas for exercises come from EFL author Fran�oise Grellet.)
Level: advanced
Age: 16-100
Type: lesson-plan
Downloads: 10
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Supertramp - The Logical Song
A gap-fill exercise for this popular, easy-to-understand song by Supertramp relating the difficulty of being being true to yourself in face of pressure to conform.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 8
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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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Blue Mountain State: It�s Called Hazing
This was a successful American sitcom about American college athletes and fraternity members, but because of the language and references to sex, it is appropriate ONLY for those 18 and over. My students requested this, but because I had doubts about its appropriateness, I did a survey (included) to see if anyone would object. My students loved it. ...
Level: advanced
Age: 18-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 10
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Woody Allen - The Bomb Shelter
In the 1960s Woody Allen did stand-up comedy and recorded 3 comedy albums (available on Amazon). Here he talks about his misadventures living in a bomb shelter with his wife. Woody Allen performed this sketch on the American edition of "That Was the Week that Was" in 1964-1965.
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 2
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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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Friends - The One with the Red Sweater
Season 8, Episode 2 of this great sitcom. I used Gabriel Weiss� Friends Font for the titles.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 28
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Big Bang Theory - Hawking Excitation
Here is a worksheet to go along with one of the latest episodes of the great "The Big Bang Theory" with guest star British astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, considered to be the most influential scientist since Albert Einstein. (If you are not familiar with Stephen Hawking, do have a look here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Hawking) My student...
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 29
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Life in Victorian Britain - Worksheet
This excellent documentary on Victorian Britain gives good insight into all aspects of life in 19th century Britain. The vocabulary load is high, but advanced students find it gripping. The most notable sections (which can be used in isolation) of this 50-minute film are Rural and Urban Poverty, Workhouses, and Innovation and Invention). (I showed ...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 11
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