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duchessrachel

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I�m an American teaching adults in Chicago. Last year I taught adults in Turkey. Previously, I taught middle school for 4 years in Korea.

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Simpsons Halloween Special "The Shinning" etc
This is a classic 22 minute, 3 part Simpson Halloween Special. You can give a little background information about the movie The Shining before students watch the first part. I found English subtitles. Search for Season 6 Episode 6 "Treehouse of Horror V"
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 111


 
Farmer on Trial Defends Smuggling Migrants: �I Am a Frenchman.�
Vocabulary, reading, and discussion about heroes based recent NYTimes article (with video) http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/05/world/europe/cedric-herrou-migrant-smuggler-trial-france.html?_r=0
Level: advanced
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 20


 
Sir Ken Robinson: Changing the Education Paradigm
I made questions and vocabulary on this very interesting animated lecture (11 minutes). I hope it will cause a lot of conversation! This RSA Animate was adapted from a talk given at the RSA by Sir Ken Robinson, world-renowned education and creativity expert. Available to stream/download for free from youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...
Level: advanced
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 47


 
My Escape from North Korea (Ted Talk)
Students discuss and read about North Korea and then watch the TED talk "My escape from North Korea" https://www.ted.com/talks/hyeonseo_lee_my_escape_from_north_korea "As a child growing up in North Korea, Hyeonseo Lee thought her country was �the best on the planet.� It wasn�t until the famine of the 90s that she began to wonder. She escaped th...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 39


 
Giving Advice
After teaching a lesson on how to give advice, this is a good follow-up worksheet. Key expressions include "What should I do?" "Why don�t you..." "You should...." "You shouldn�t..." "You�d better" "You�d better not..."
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-14
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 117


 
Friends Season 4 Episode 8 Chandler in a Box
Friends Season 4 Episode 8. I made activities for each scene in this 22 minute episode.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 36


 
Greetings: Beyond "I�m fine. Thank you"
My students have a problem with answering "I�m fine. Thank you. And you?" like robots every time I ask "How are you?" I made a lesson to teach them how to respond more naturally. I also taught them: "What�s up? -- "not much; nothing" and "How�s it going?" --- "OK; Not bad"
Level: elementary
Age: 8-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 23


 
Money Discussion
Discussion questions about money, shopping, and spending habits.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 37


 
Current events: Topless sunbather photographed by estate agent drone
I created this for an English in the news class for intermediate students. Students do a pre-discussion, pre-reading vocabulary, matching exercise, a current read, and then discuss the reading.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 16


 
Battleship-- Asking Questions
This classic battleship game is designed to get students to ask complete questions in English. Each partner is given two worksheets. On the "My Ships" sheet students begin by making 5 boats (1 A boat, 1 B boat, 1 C boat, and 2 D boats) anywhere they choose across the grid (one letter in each grid space). The "My Ships" sheet is a secret from the ot...
Level: intermediate
Age: 7-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 33

 


Food Idioms
Teach your students some common food idioms through this PPT. I made it into a game in my classes, since my kids love competition.

Level: intermediate
Age: 8-17
Downloads: 16


Palm Reading: Meaning of Lines
Students learn the meaning of six lines of the palm (life, health, marriage, love, job, mind) and then practice the future tense by reading a partner�s palm. I plan to upload the worksheet to go along with this.

Level: elementary
Age: 8-17
Downloads: 106


Excuse me, how do you spell _________?
I teach English to Korea students. Despite studying English for years, my students still didn�t know how to ask "How do you spell ____________?" Instead, many were saying "Teacher, how spell you ______" or "Teacher, ________spelling??" I got really tired of this. I told them to stop calling me "teac...

Level: elementary
Age: 6-14
Downloads: 5


Beyond Basic Family, ".........-in-law" Simpsons
After reviewing basic family vocabulary (mother, father, brother, etc...), I made this PPT to graphically teach my students the meaning of "in-law." It�s a difficult concept for students at first, but becomes easier as they see the many examples through the Simpsons family tree. I tested my students...

Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 139

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