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Poison - Video
Here�s a worksheet for the 24-minute Alfred Hitchcock TV film, "Poison," based on a short story by British author Roald Dahl. What is remarkable is that for once the film is better than the written short story. Added to the film are the rivalry between the 2 main characters and Harry�s alcoholism.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 20
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Michael Jackson - We Are the World
With this song, the students have to list the positive and negative concepts that are mentioned in the song. For the 3 examples of student answers, I have used handwriting fonts, which you may change to standard fonts. (Please note that this is TWO pages. I don�t know why there are 3 pages here, one of them blank!) The page with the lyrics should b...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 3
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Lamb to the Slaughter Video
Here is a small collection of True and False comprehension questions to go with Alfred Hitchcock�s adaptation of Roald Dahl�s short story. It can be preceded by the Lamb to the Slaughter Storylines worksheet that I have posted.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 117
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Getting a Word In
In this enjoyable exercise, each student is given a card with a secret phrase. Students then work in groups of 5-7, discussing every topic they wish, but during the 20-minute discussion they have to place their secret sentence as naturally as possible in a way so that no one else can identify their sentence. The trick is to speak about several diff...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 9
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If I Were a Rich Man
This famous song from "Fiddler on the Roof" is an excellent exercise to practice conditionals.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 14
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Present Perfect Lying
This is an exercise for practicing the Present Perfect and Simple Past, as well as questions.
Hand out Worksheets A and B. Explain to the students that they have to answer yes to each question �Have you ever �?�.
Demonstrate the idea by asking a student to answer yes to the next question: "Have you ever been to Greece?" (Student then replies ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 6
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Strangers in the Night
Here are 2 exercises around the song, leading up to a fun role-play of 2 strangers meeting in the night.
I begin by having the students working in pairs to join together phrases from the song that are on the slips of paper. Then I play the song so they can complete the task. Next give them the worksheet with the gaps, and ask them to try to fill i...
Level: elementary
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 5
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Odd Man Out
Lots of discussion � and FUN � with this logic exercise! Students work in small groups to find which of the items in each group doesn�t belong there. But, in fact, several possibilities exist. In a few instances, every one of the items could be an odd man out.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 12
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Harper Valley PTA
This country music ballad tells the story of hypocrisy in a small U.S. town. Students love the surprise ending.
In this worksheet students match the characters in the song with their wrongdoings.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 5
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Lydia, The Tattooed Lady
Tattoos seem rather common today, but with this amusing song by comedian Groucho Marx, students have to identify and order all of Lydia�s tattoos, illustrating world history and geography. Groucho and his brothers may be less known today than they were generations back, but students enjoy this crazy song. It is easily available on the Internet, as ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 5
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