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            Fireflies by Owl City 
            
            A 45-minute activity on this famous Owl City song.
I used this to introduce �lexical fields� to my students.
             
            Level: intermediate 
            Age: 10-17 
            Type: worksheet 
            Downloads: 4
            
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            American Beauty 
            
            A worksheet aimed at studying American Beauty through the angle of characters.
The main objective is to make the student�s write an entry of one of the main character�s diary.
             
            Level: intermediate 
            Age: 14-17 
            Type: worksheet 
            Downloads: 11
            
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            An introduction to detective stories: Who Shot Mr. Burns (from The Simpsons) 
            
            The aim of the lesson is to give an introduction to the genre of �detective stories�.
Skills worked: listening, speaking.
             
            Level: intermediate 
            Age: 12-17 
            Type: worksheet 
            Downloads: 29
            
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            Podcasting, cosmetic surgery and body image 
            
            An introduction to podcasting with content from the BBC on body image and cosmetic surgery followed by discussion topics.
             
            Level: advanced 
            Age: 14-17 
            Type: worksheet 
            Downloads: 8
            
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            Fit but you know it 
            
            Students brainstorm lexis of music, before listening to a song and analysing metaphor; finally students write a review of the song. This can be used as a model for another upload on the Mercury Prize.
             
            Level: advanced 
            Age: 14-17 
            Type: worksheet 
            Downloads: 1
            
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            Mercury Prize 
            
            After a written comprehension warmer activity, students are introduced to the Mercury Prize and must use the internet to answer questions about the prize (websites are given) before presenting their own lesson based on a song from the competition (model given in another upload).
             
            Level: advanced 
            Age: 14-17 
            Type: worksheet 
            Downloads: 1
            
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            Varieties of English 
            
            Strategies to understand varieties of English using online resources from the BBC with optional student survey.
             
            Level: advanced 
            Age: 14-17 
            Type: worksheet 
            Downloads: 22
            
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            Juno (movie) - character analysis scenes 8-11 
            
            A worksheet to use after having watched scene 11 (after Juno meets the adoptive parents.)
EDIT: It�s juno�s father, not step-father... sorry!
             
            Level: intermediate 
            Age: 12-17 
            Type: worksheet 
            Downloads: 18
            
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            The road not taken 
            
            Introduction to poetry analysis with tie in to the film "Dead Poet�s Society" and possible writing extension.
             
            Level: advanced 
            Age: 12-17 
            Type: worksheet 
            Downloads: 8
            
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            Why should we study films? 
            
            Warmer activity to introduce a film: why should we study films?
             
            Level: intermediate 
            Age: 12-17 
            Type: others 
            Downloads: 2
            
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