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The Puzzle of Motivation - Ted Talk
Worksheet with a pre-watching activity. My students really enjoyed this and I hope you will, too!
Career analyst Dan Pink examines the puzzle of motivation, starting with a fact that social scientists know but most managers don�t: Traditional rewards aren�t always as effective as we think. Listen for illuminating stories -- and maybe, a way for...
Level: advanced
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 34
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Video Clip: Gangs in Chicago
Students watch and listen to the video (13 minutes, Vice TV Episode 9) found here. There is some bad language in the video, so be aware of that when showing this to certain audiences.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7q3tokn4ew
Level: advanced
Age: 17-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 24
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Palm Reading: Meaning and Dialogue
Students learn the meaning of 6 lines on the palm and then practice speaking with the future tense by telling a partner�s fortune using the second page of the worksheet as a guideline.
This worksheet goes along with my PowerPoint, "Palm Reading: The Meaning of Lines." This corresponding PPT can be found here: http://www.eslprintables.com/powerp...
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 40
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Three Things I Learned While My Plane Crashed (5 Min TED Talk)
Students discuss their airplane/flying experiences, do a short background reading about "The Miracle on the Hudson," and then watch the TED Talk and answer comprehension questions.
http://www.ted.com/talks/ric_elias
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 54
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Valentine�s Day- What Makes a Good Partner?
This 2 sided worksheet was a hit with my middle school students last year. In the second part, students are asked to rank the importance of different characteristics in a boyfriend or girlfriend (funny/ intelligent/ responsible/ good looking/ kind). This is simple enough to be completed by lower level students, but can also spark deeper conversatio...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 30
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The Office Season 1 Episode 2 Diversity Day
The Office Season 1 Episode 2 Diversity Day
This is a worksheet for my adult students. The episode can be streamed here:
http://dizimag.com/the-office
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 15
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100 Years From Now
Here students make predictions about what the world will be like in 100 years from now. It was interesting to see who among my students were the pessimists and who were the optimists. It�s an interesting start off point for discussion.
On the second page, students were asked to imagine a future invention, describe it, and draw a picture of it.
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Level: intermediate
Age: 7-14
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 11
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Clothing: Describing Patterns
This worksheet is designed to teach students how to describe the patterns on their clothing. My girl students were especially interested in this.
Level: intermediate
Age: 7-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 35
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Current Event: California police �pummelling" of woman investigated
Students discuss their attitudes toward the police. Next, they learn some background vocabulary from the article. After that, they read the article and watch the video from the BBC (July 5, 2014):
California police �pummelling� of woman is investigated
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-28173984
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 19
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Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are
Students discuss body language in pictures and then watch the TED Talk and answer comprehension questions: http://www.ted.com/talks/amy_cuddy_your_body_language_shapes_who_you_are
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 112
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