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Present Perfect Snakes & Ladders
In this grammar game, students have to determine which sentences are correct and which need to be changed. The full instructions are given on page 2. I used the font Zeal for the arrows in the squares on the left and right sides of the game board. (Inspired by "Grammar Games" by Mario Rinvolucri, CUP.)
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 20
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John Denver - Annie�s Song
Very pretty and easy song by John Denver. Gap-fill, easy-to-understand lyrics.
Level: elementary
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7
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Monty Python - Australian Wines
There are 3 different worksheets here of various levels of difficulty (plus the transcription that I made myself) of Eric Idle�s satirical "praise" of Australian Wines. I usually don�t tell my students that it is a spoof, and then at the end ask them if the speaker has a positive or negative opinion of the wines.
Please note that "chunder" is Aust...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 12
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Bob Newhart - Bus Drivers� School
One of stand-up comedian Bob Newhart�s great monologues. Here he is teaching student bus drivers everything they need to know about driving a bus, including how to frighten car drivers and leave little old ladies chasing the bus as it pulls out.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 2
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Science Fact or Science Fiction?
This is a quiz about science for upper-intermediate students based on questions taken from "The Naked Scientists" podcasts of the BBC radio programme. Here students work in groups of 3 or 4 to discuss whether each statement is Science Fact or Science Fiction. After the groups have made their choices, the teacher conducts a "TV Quiz Show" where each...
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 28
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Dear Ann Landers/Dear Abby
Here are some letters to American agony aunts (and twin sisters), Ann Landers and Abigail van Buren. Distribute a "Problem" card and an "Advice" card randomly to each student, who study the cards before they are taken back by the teacher. The students have to circulate around the classroom and summarize "their" problem to another student, who then ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 11
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Tex Avery Cartoon - Symphony in Slang
This excellent cartoon by Tex Avery is a great teaching tool for upper-intermediate and advanced students because of its huge assortment of slang and idioms like being short-haned and raining cats and dogs. It is available here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ot92Yfovvvg
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x45xby_mgm-cartoon-symphony-in-slang-1951_s...
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 55
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Fish Called Wanda Conditionals
"A Fish Called Wanda" is among the funniest films ever. After watching the film, students complete these sentences (all but one are 3rd conditional) for homework, and then they compare and discuss their answers with their classmates. There are no fixed answers, and students get to eliminate 6 questions that they don�t like. (Can be used in conjunct...
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 10
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John Denver - Sunshine on My Shoulders
Very nice song by John Denver with easy-to-understand lyrics. I have the students fill in the blanks with words they think fit before playing the song.
Level: elementary
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 6
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Can Love Be Re-Invented?
In this very provocative article by a Nobel Prize winner, students first have to fill in the banks to complete the text. Then they discuss some of the complexities of Love in small groups. (Can be used in conjunction with Valentine�s Day.)
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 19
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