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Spelling Celebrities
Here is a fun way for students to practice their pronunciation of the English alphabet. In pairs or groups, students spell the birth names of the famous people on their cards, and their partners have to guess who these people are better known as (Tom Cruise, Eminem, Bill Clinton, Lady Gaga, etc.)
I start out by asking the students to write down ...
Level: elementary
Age: 12-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 17
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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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Tex Avery Cartoon - Red Hot Riding Hood
You can find this famous Tex Avery cartoon on several sites:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wn7Su0A-inA (high quality)
http://video.google.fr/videoplay?docid=8039477657790445932&q=genre3Aanimation+tex+avery
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8039477657790445932#
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psGdL4md3Ig
With the students, you might g...
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 30
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Rat Race Discussion & Vocabulary
This HILARIOUS 2001 film of a race to win $2 million dollars is very popular with my students, some of whom have bought the DVD as gifts for their families and friends after we studied it in class. I have seen it 50+ times, and I still laugh!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rat_Race_(film)
The fantastic cast includes John Cleese, Rowan Atkinson, Who...
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7
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Burns & Allen - Willie�s Accident
George Burns and Gracie Allen were one of the greatest comedy teams ever, popular on radio, on TV, and in movies. Here are 3 worksheets. In 1 students work in pairs to try to match Gracie�s crazy responses to George�s remarks. (This is nearly impossible, but is a good introduction to a difficult listening exercise.) The other 2 are listening worksh...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 3
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RSVP - Scientists� Ball
Here�s an enjoyable pairwork exercise where students match the names of famous scientists with their responses to an invitation to a Scientists� Ball to celebrate Albert Einstein�s being named "Time" Magazine�s "Person of the Century." This is based on an e-mail that circulated on the Internet, but several of the contributions are MINE, along with ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 10
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Beatles - Hello, Goodbye
Fill in the gaps for beginners of this early Beatles hit.
Level: elementary
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 4
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Petula Clark - Downtown
Petula Clark�s hit song from the 1960s. The focus is on the adjectives and the nouns that they modify.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 2
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Tragic Medical Error
This intensive discussion activity is designed especially for medical students, but can be used with other students and professionals as well. It is based on a TRUE story of a Canadian boy�s circumcision and consequent sex change operations. Recommended for university students and professionals over the age of 18.
(Note: A diagnosis of phimosis ...
Level: advanced
Age: 18-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 25
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Young Pakistani Hero Malala
Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai may possibly win the Nobel Peace Prize for her campaign for girls� education, for which she was targeted for assassination. She survived a gunshot wound to the head, and spoke at the United Nations in a very stirring speech given on her 16th birthday.
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50150808n (for this ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 39
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