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North Korean: Portrait of True Grit
This article from "Newsweek" tells the amazing story of a young refugee from North Korea. Included are comprehension questions, discussion questions, and vocabulary exercises.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 18
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Monty Python - Dead Parrot Sketch
Monty Python�s "The Parrot Sketch" was listed in Time Magazine�s special millennium edition as the the 3rd funniest sketch of the 20th Century. This worksheet helps students understand the difficult working class accent, rapid delivery, and difficult vocabulary (mostly the numerous synonyms for death). There are 5 versions of this sketch that I kno...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 71
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Burns & Allen - Willie�s Accident
George Burns and Gracie Allen were one of the greatest comedy teams ever, popular on radio, on TV, and in movies. Here are 3 worksheets. In 1 students work in pairs to try to match Gracie�s crazy responses to George�s remarks. (This is nearly impossible, but is a good introduction to a difficult listening exercise.) The other 2 are listening worksh...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 3
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Fawlty Towers - Gourmet Night vocab
This is a vocabulary review exercise after the students have seen the episode "Gourmet Night" from the hilarious British TV series, "Fawlty Towers."
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7
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Being There
Here are worksheets for the exquisite film, "Being There," starring Peter Sellers and Shirley MacLaine. It is an intelligent film and as funny today as when it was made 3 decades ago. (The worksheets were made by another colleague and myself.)
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7
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Medical Dilemmas
For this discussion activity, divide the class into pairs or small groups and give each student ONE of the cards. The students debate the issues on BOTH cards (the sale of human organs AND requiring medical students to do 6-month internships in developing countries). Each student has prompts with ideas for ONE of the topics. I use these in conjunct...
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 34
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Lily Tomlin - Mr. Veedle
Here is Lily Tomlin�s great sketch of telephone operator Ernestine calling a customer about his phone bill, even threatening to have him beat up and to publicize 96 hours of his recorded phone calls. The humor comes in part from a "small" person using their power.
This comes from the CDs "This Is a Recording" and "20th Century Masters - The Mill...
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 1
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Hogan�s Heroes: Praise the Fuehrer & Pass the Ammunition
"Hogan�s Heroes" was a very original, award-winning American sitcom from the 1960s, taking place in a German prisoner-of-war camp with prisoners who exploited the totally incompetent guards to wage underground operations. Available online at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYrWohpHOfI
This is an updated version of an earlier worksheet.
A film ve...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 5
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Friends - Where It All Began Shapes
Vocabulary exercise for after viewing "The One Where It All Began," from Season 1, Episode 1 of "Friends." Students individually assign a character to each shape according to whatever criteria they want. (It mustn�t be random, however!) Then they attribute the adjectives to the characters, writing the words inside the shape. Because everyone will p...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 13
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Blue Mountain State: It�s Called Hazing
This was a successful American sitcom about American college athletes and fraternity members, but because of the language and references to sex, it is appropriate ONLY for those 18 and over. My students requested this, but because I had doubts about its appropriateness, I did a survey (included) to see if anyone would object. My students loved it. ...
Level: advanced
Age: 18-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 10
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