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Fawlty Towers - Gourmet Night Characters & Shapes
Here is an original vocabulary exercise to do AFTER viewing the "Fawlty Towers" episode, "Gourmet Night."
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 w...
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 4
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Invasion of Britain
The French invaded Britain in 1797! If you have access to "Coast," this superb BBC and Open University tour of the British coast, you are fortunate! There are several extracts that upper-intermediate and advanced students will find interesting. This 5-minute extract from episode 3 details the French invasion of Britain which lasted only 48 hours, t...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7
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Telephone Encounter
Lots of discussion in pairs, threes, or fours about our use of the telephone. You may wish to change the font so that everything fits onto one page. (I used Baskerville.)
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 21
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Giving the Date
Here is a worksheet of the days and dates followed by some practice questions, which you can adapt for your students. (This was inspired by a very old handout from the CRAPEL at the University of Nancy II in France.)
Level: elementary
Age: 8-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 6
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Parson�s Pleasure Jigsaw Reading
This is a jigsaw reading exercise where students work in groups of 3, each having a different part of a story adapted from a short story by British author Roald Dahl.
Each student reads his or her portion of the story (best NOT to mention the stars in the upper right corners of their papers) and then take turns asking the others the questions at...
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 26
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Forced Choices Interviews
Here is a magical exercise that always seems to change the atmosphere in a class. Give half the students paper A and half B, and have them get into pairs. Their task is to take turns asking each other, "Are you more like �blue� or more like �yellow�?" The answers tend to become deep without becoming embarrassing or personal. My inspirations for thi...
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7
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Sinking Ice Lesson Plan
Water expands when it freezes. What if it contracted like other matter? Get students to work in groups to list all the changes in the world that would occur if this were true. This is realistic practice of the conditional tenses that leads to much discussion. Would the sea level rise or drop? For older students studying science.
Level: intermediate
Age: 17-100
Type: lesson-plan
Downloads: 3
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How I Met Your Mother - Slap Bet
Here is an illustrated worksheet from the very popular American TV sitcom, "How I Met Your Mother." Season 2, episode 9.
I made a PowerPoint presentation showing screenshots with the subtitles illustrating the key vocabulary. Send me a private message, and I will send it to you.
I used the font Dax Medium for the title, which is the same as t...
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 29
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Everyday Use Discussion Questions
Discussion questions to go with the beautiful short story "Everyday Use" by black American author Alice Walker. This short story is always a hit, even with my science and engineering students.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 13
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Michael Phelps Interview
Here is a great interview with Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps for upper-intermediate students from the CBS news magazine, �60 Minutes.� Here are a worksheet and the transcript. (I used the font CableDignbats for the CBS logo.) Available online at http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18560_162-57476222/michael-phelps-ready-for-london-games/?tag=currentVideoI...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 41
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