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The Joys of Hugging
The purpose of this FUN exercise is to get students to ask a lot of yes/no questions to find out the meaning of "stogging" (hugging). Pass out 1 card to every 2 students. Give them a chance to read the card and then have them ask you yes/no questions about the meaning of "stogging," which is just a made-up word for "hugging." If they don�t succeed,...
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 6
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Arrested Development - Top Banana
This brilliant American TV series was a BIG hit with critics and my (B2 and C1 levels) students alike, the story of a wealthy dysfunctional family that has hit hard times when the father is arrested and his son has to take over the business while keeping his lazy relatives from taking what little money there is left.
Season 1, Episode 2.
The ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 3
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The Office: Diversity Day
Here is a worksheet for the popular American sitcom, "The Office." I begin the lesson by asking students why a company would offer diversity training.
For the title I used the font Helvetica Bold, which is the same used on the TV show. I used Baskerville for the rest of the worksheet, but you may wish to change it if it doesn�t all fit onto one ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 23
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Tom Lehrer - Pollution
A gap-fill for a very funny song satirizing pollution by Tom Lehrer. The song is as topical today as it was 50 years ago.
His songs are available on the Internet, the iTunes store, and Amazon (sung by him and a version from the musical "TomFoolery.")
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 6
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Catcher in the Rye - Questions 2
More discussion questions for "Catcher in the Rye."
Level: advanced
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 10
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Fawlty Towers - Gourmet Night vocab
This is a vocabulary review exercise after the students have seen the episode "Gourmet Night" from the hilarious British TV series, "Fawlty Towers."
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7
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Friends - The One with the Thumb
Season 1, Episode 3 of this great sitcom. I used Gabriel Weiss�s Friends Font for the titles.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 32
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Tragic Medical Error
This intensive discussion activity is designed especially for medical students, but can be used with other students and professionals as well. It is based on a TRUE story of a Canadian boy�s circumcision and consequent sex change operations. Recommended for university students and professionals over the age of 18.
(Note: A diagnosis of phimosis ...
Level: advanced
Age: 18-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 25
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Colloquialisms 2
The list of common colloquial expressions came from an old British coursebook, but I made it into an exercise that is challenging, but not impossible for upper-intermediate and advanced learners. Here students have to match the questions with replies.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 38
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Citizen Kane - Discussion Questions
Some discussion questions for students to think about while they are watching and studying the great cinema classic, "Citizen Kane."
You will have to adjust the font size so that everything fits onto 1 page, which will allow you to save paper by cutting each sheet in half.
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 16
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