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Malcolm in the Middle - The Red Dress
Here is a worksheet for an episode from Season 1 of the popular American sitcom, "Malcolm in the Middle."
I used the free font font Cleanhouse for the title, which is the same as that used on the TV program.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 13
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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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Victor Borge - Phonetic Pronunciation
Comedian and pianist Victor Borge claims that spoken English should be punctuated like written language. Here is a transcription that I made of his famous routine, which is available in audio and DVD formats from the iTunes store and Amazon.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 1
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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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Monty Python - Dead Parrot Sketch
Monty Python�s "The Parrot Sketch" was listed in Time Magazine�s special millennium edition as the the 3rd funniest sketch of the 20th Century. This worksheet helps students understand the difficult working class accent, rapid delivery, and difficult vocabulary (mostly the numerous synonyms for death). There are 5 versions of this sketch that I kno...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 70
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Big Bang Theory: Maternal Capacitance
This is one of the funniest episodes of "The Big Bang Theory" from Season 2. (I used the font Impact for the title, which is the same as used for the picture (although slightly modified).
To start the class off, I cut up the descriptions from page 2 and paste a few of them in the hallway about 3 meters from the classroom door. The class is divid...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 65
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What Kind of Fool Am I?
Gap-fill exercise for this moving song by talented singer, Sammy David, Jr. it should be easy to find on the Internet or the iTunes Store.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 1
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Casey Anthony Trial
Here is the worksheet about the Casey Anthony trial.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/evening-news-online-07-05-11/id213885186?i=95450184>
or go directly to the CBS News web site:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/07/05/eveningnews/main20077009.shtml?tag=cbsnewsTwoColUpperPromoArea>
The article follows the video report very faithful...
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7
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Spin City - Miracle Near 34th Street
Considered one of the funniest moments ever on American TV ("TV Guide"), this is Christmas humor at its blackest. Santa not only loses his job, but gets into a fight, gets stuck in a chimney, and then dies, while the mayor sets the city�s Christmas tree on fire, all to prove to a young boy that Santa really exists. I used the font Matrix Bold for t...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 2
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Abstract Role Play
"I believe that the *imaginary* is stronger than *science*, that *myth* is more convincing than *history*; that *dreams* are more powerful than *facts*; that *hope* has always triumphed over *experience*; that *life* is the only remedy to *worry*, and that *love* is stronger than *death*."
In this highly unusual exercise (which works very well wit...
Level: advanced
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 6
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