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 | Holidays & Celebrations 2009 in the US This worksheet can be used simply as a matching the holiday with the date exercise.  It can also be used for higher levels to teach WHEN questions and saying dates.  Finally, it can be used as a listening excercise where teachers and students who know can say when the holidays or celebrations are, while the rest of the class listens and connects th...
 Level: elementary
 Age: 6-14
 Type: worksheet
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 | Abraham Martin and John Song by Dion (1968) This is based on the song by Dion, who grew up in the Bronx in Manhattan, New York.  It was written in 1968 soon after the assassinations of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Senator Robert Kennedy.  Along with these two men, the song also honors Presidents Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy.  Here are some suggested steps for teaching English with ...
 Level: intermediate
 Age: 12-17
 Type: worksheet
 Downloads: 13
 
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 | We Can Work It Out by the Beatles General steps and ideas for teaching English with songs
1) Introduce the song and singer-songwriter (name, country, hometown) with interesting facts about the singer and song.  Google the title of the song.  Sites like songfacts dot com and Wikipedia are often good sources. 
2) Slowly drill the missing phrases and words, defining new words and ph...
 Level: intermediate
 Age: 13-17
 Type: worksheet
 Downloads: 52
 
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 | Yesterday Song Listening General steps and ideas for teaching English with songs
1) Introduce the song and singer-songwriter (name, country, hometown) with interesting facts about the singer and song.  Google the title of the song.  Sites like songfacts dot com and Wikipedia are often good sources. 
2) Slowly drill the missing phrases and words, defining new words and ph...
 Level: intermediate
 Age: 13-17
 Type: worksheet
 Downloads: 171
 
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 | Who Is It Clue Game Student Profile Cards Each student fills in a 1/2 sheet profile card. Then collect all the completed cards and redistribute them. Make sure nobody gets their own card. A student stands up, pretends to be that classmate and says a self-introduction without saying any names.  The class listens and guesses who it is! You can also practice the third person by having student...
 Level: elementary
 Age: 7-13
 Type: activity-card
 Downloads: 22
 
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