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Landlady Jigsaw Reading
This is a jigsaw reading exercise where students work in groups of 3, each having a different part of a story adapted from a short story by British author Roald Dahl.
Each student reads his or her portion of the story (best NOT to mention the stars in the upper right corners of their papers) and then take turns asking the others the questions at...
Level: elementary
Age: 12-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 57
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Bob Newhart - Bus Drivers� School
One of stand-up comedian Bob Newhart�s great monologues. Here he is teaching student bus drivers everything they need to know about driving a bus, including how to frighten car drivers and leave little old ladies chasing the bus as it pulls out.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 2
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Science Fact or Science Fiction?
This is a quiz about science for upper-intermediate students based on questions taken from "The Naked Scientists" podcasts of the BBC radio programme. Here students work in groups of 3 or 4 to discuss whether each statement is Science Fact or Science Fiction. After the groups have made their choices, the teacher conducts a "TV Quiz Show" where each...
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 28
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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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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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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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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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Sports Idioms
This list of sports idioms appeared in "The English Teaching Forum," but I took the liberty of making an exercise out of it and adding some sports images.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 32
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How I Met Your Mother - Game Night
Here is an illustrated worksheet from the very popular American TV series, "How I Met Your Mother." Season 1, episode 15. I used the font Excelsior LT Standard for the title, which is the same as that used in for the first season titles.
The .eps images illustrating some vocabulary will look nicest if printed on a PostScript-compatible laser pri...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 41
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Conditionals
A traditional grammar exercise with some speaking practice.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 54
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