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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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Victor Borge - Inflationary Language
Comedian and pianist Victor Borge explains how inflation can affect English, where "before" becomes "befive." Here you can give the students either the original or the "inflated" version to "convert" before listening. This is a transcription that I made of his famous routine, which is available in audio and DVD formats from the iTunes store and Ama...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 1
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Rowan Atkinson - Return of Constable Savage
An encore from Rowan Atkinson�s first TV show, "Not the Nine O�Clock News," we see the conscientious Constable Savage reprimanded again for arresting the same man 1,254 times, including for "impersonating a member of the general public." The hard-working constable has also arrested the man�s wife and son for "breaking and entering a boiled egg."
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Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 11
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John Denver - Annie�s Song
Very pretty and easy song by John Denver. Gap-fill, easy-to-understand lyrics.
Level: elementary
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7
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John Denver - For Baby (For Bobbie)
Very nice song by John Denver with easy-to-understand lyrics. I have the students fill in the blanks with words they think fit before playing the song.
Level: elementary
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 2
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Kate & Arthur - Present Perfect Lives
Information about Kate and Arthur is given on page 1, and then the exercises on page 2 highlight the differences between the present perfect and simple past tenses within the context of this couple�s lives. (The dates need to be updated every year.)
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 14
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Basic Laser Theory (Prepositions)
Students try to find the missing prepositions. (Sorry about the background of the picture on the correction sheet looking black, but it prints out fine!)
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 9
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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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George Carlin - Euphemisms
This is a different kind of worksheet to go with George Carlin�s monologue, Euphemisms (from his DVD "Doin� It Again"; an audio CD is also available). Students like this very much, as George Carlin was a comedian who not only made us laugh, but made us think, too.
Level: advanced
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 39
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News Programs for You!
Here is a handy list of major TV news programs, their websites, and podcast links. (The local times and channels can be edited or removed.) These can be useful for teachers as well as for students working on their own.
I used the fonts Garamond (so that everything would fit onto one US Letter page) and CableDingbats (for the different network logo...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 13
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