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Simon & Garfunkle - Richard Cory
Here is a fun exercise for Simon & Garfunkle�s song, �Richard Cory,� which is an adaptation of Edwin Arlington Robinson�s poem. Pass out strips of the lyrics, and ask the students in groups of 2s or 3s to assemble them in order to tell a story in poem form. (Don�t mention songs or music at this point.) Play some Simon & Garfunkle songs as backgroun...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 4
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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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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: 21
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Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel�s Coat
Here are 2 worksheets for Alfred Hitchcock�s adaptation of Roald Dahl�s short story, "Mrs. Bixby And The Colonel�s Coat."
You can use either worksheet, OR give half of the class one, the other half the other. After viewing the film, the students can then pair up and compare their answers.
YouTube has several videos of this, including:
http://www...
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 29
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Tom Lehrer - Pollution
A gap-fill for a very funny song satirizing pollution by Tom Lehrer. The song is as topical today as it was 50 years ago.
His songs are available on the Internet, the iTunes store, and Amazon (sung by him and a version from the musical "TomFoolery.")
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 6
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Don McMillan - What Is Pi?
Comedian and engineer Don McMillan talks about various views of pi. The short video recording can be found at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_yMRGF5DCI
http://www.musictours.biz/music/video/don-mcmillan-what-is-pi/2_yMRGF5DCI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YW3xFZHb8w
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 3
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Citizen Kane Comprehension Questions
While "Citizen Kane" is regarded as one of the best films ever made, understanding this great film is not easy. Here are comprehension questions that go along with each of the 5 interviews that make up most of the film.
You may wish to look at my worksheets for the newsreel "News on the March" and "Citizen Kane Discussion Questions" and my PowerPo...
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 13
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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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Short Answers
Short answers to questions are very complicated in English. Here is a summary of short answers and an interactive pairwork exercise that I extensively adapted, especially the practice part, where students have many, many choices in the questions that they ask.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 6
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Abstract Role Play
"I believe that the *imaginary* is stronger than *science*, that *myth* is more convincing than *history*; that *dreams* are more powerful than *facts*; that *hope* has always triumphed over *experience*; that *life* is the only remedy to *worry*, and that *love* is stronger than *death*."
In this highly unusual exercise (which works very well wit...
Level: advanced
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 6
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