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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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Everyday Use - Notes
Some notes and teaching ideas for Alice Walker�s brilliant short story about conflict between a daughter�s modern values and her mother�s traditional values. Send me a personal message if you would like me to send you a copy of the short story.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type: reading
Downloads: 6
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What Women Want - Darcy�s Presentation
These are 2 worksheets for the scene in "What Women Want" where Darcy McGuire outlines her vision for the division as its new Vice-President. The first worksheet focuses on her techniques for giving presentations, while the second is a gapped transcript for listening comprehension (after which I have students read, trying to imitate her intonation ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 15
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West Side Story - Tonight
A gap-fill from this famous musical.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 8
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Telephone Encounter
Lots of discussion in pairs, threes, or fours about our use of the telephone. You may wish to change the font so that everything fits onto one page. (I used Baskerville.)
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 21
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Abbott & Costello - Who�s on First? (ws)
"The second funniest sketch of the 20th century" is what "Time" magazine called this in their millennium issue back in 2000. I don�t think Bud Abbott and Lou Costello ever performed this sketch exactly the same way twice, so the different audio and video versions that you come across will differ somewhat.
It is super fast, but upper intermediate...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 3
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Ways to Turn Men Down
In this FUN exercise, have the students work individually to match the pick-up/chat-up lines with the responses. Then have the females (or just 4 of them) sit in front of the class while the males take turns reading one of the pick-up/chat-up lines to one of the girls. The girl designated by the guy then reads out her reply. In case it is wrong, as...
Level: advanced
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7
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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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Humorous Biographies
Most of the time, students write for the teacher. Here the students write humorous biographies of their classmates for their classmates AND their teacher to read. Have everyone write their name on a slip of paper, collect them, and have each student draw a name out of a hat, taking care to draw a second name if they happen to draw their own. (And w...
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 15
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Presentation Feedback Cards
These cards are for peer feedback to classmates who are giving presentations. Print out the cards, preferably onto colored paper (a different color for each of the 5 cards), and cut them up. (Laminate them if you wish.) Each speaker then gives out 1 card to each member of the audience (including a card for the teacher!) according to the type of fee...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 5
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