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Michael Jackson - We Are the World
With this song, the students have to list the positive and negative concepts that are mentioned in the song. For the 3 examples of student answers, I have used handwriting fonts, which you may change to standard fonts. (Please note that this is TWO pages. I don�t know why there are 3 pages here, one of them blank!) The page with the lyrics should b...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 3
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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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Building an Airport
Using the flow chart on page 2, students discuss in small groups how to organize the building of an airport in the Himalayas. (The preview version of page 2 appears to be black, but the flow chart is perfectly visible on a white background when it is downloaded. But if you have any problems, send me a personal message, and I will e-mail you a pdf v...
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 5
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Big Bang Theory: Maternal Capacitance
This is one of the funniest episodes of "The Big Bang Theory" from Season 2. (I used the font Impact for the title, which is the same as used for the picture (although slightly modified).
To start the class off, I cut up the descriptions from page 2 and paste a few of them in the hallway about 3 meters from the classroom door. The class is divid...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 65
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Finding Your Partner
Give card with a famous name to each student. They mill around talking to each other, but without telling anyone else what their name is. They must try to find a partner.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 3
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George Carlin - Euphemisms
This is a different kind of worksheet to go with George Carlin�s monologue, Euphemisms (from his DVD "Doin� It Again"; an audio CD is also available). Students like this very much, as George Carlin was a comedian who not only made us laugh, but made us think, too.
Level: advanced
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 40
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Who�s the Leader of China
In this parody of Abbott and Costello�s classic sketch about baseball, "Who�s on First," President George W. Bush questions Condoleezza Rice about Hu, the new leader of China. You can find an audio recording of this sketch on the Internet to play after the students have read this dialogue in pairs.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 11
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Victor Borge - Inflationary Language
Comedian and pianist Victor Borge explains how inflation can affect English, where "before" becomes "befive." Here you can give the students either the original or the "inflated" version to "convert" before listening. This is a transcription that I made of his famous routine, which is available in audio and DVD formats from the iTunes store and Ama...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 1
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Present Perfect Passports
Here is a pair work exercise to practice the Present Perfect and Simple Past in a realistic way with questions about countries you HAVE visited and when you DID visit them. The students are guided in their questions, but have some freedom to choose the countries they want to talk about. (You need to review the names of countries before beginning.)
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 68
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West Side Story - America
Here are worksheets and a lesson plan for a lesson based on the song "America" from the film musical "West Side Story." The ideas come primarily from a colleague, Diane Hanaud, but the formatting and layout from me.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7
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