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Down in Australia
The Sydney Olympics were a long time ago, but matching these stupid questions from visitors with the sarcastic answers can be fun. (Students can provide their own answers where none are provided.)
As a follow-up, students can work in pairs or small groups to make up stupid questions about their country, e.g. What time does the Bastille prison open...
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 9
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Why Can�t the English?
In "My Fair Lady," Professor Henry Higgins laments that no one speaks correct English. Here the students identify the different nationalities/countries accused of massacring the language.
Level: elementary
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 15
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Alabama Literacy Test
This is the literacy test administered in Alabama in 1965 to keep blacks from registering to vote. The examiners could ask prospective voters 2 or 60 questions, and a single wrong answer could prevent you from registering to vote if you were black (but not if you were white.) This literacy test (and background information) are available elsewhere o...
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 17
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Chairing a Conference
This is a helpful list of expressions and tips for people chairing an academic conference, extensively adapted from handouts (and reformatted) from the CRAPEL at the University of Nancy II, France.
Level: advanced
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 15
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South Park - Clubhouses
I used the font "Kids" for the title, which can be found on the Internet. If not, just change it to one that you like.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 1
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Abstract Role Play
"I believe that the *imaginary* is stronger than *science*, that *myth* is more convincing than *history*; that *dreams* are more powerful than *facts*; that *hope* has always triumphed over *experience*; that *life* is the only remedy to *worry*, and that *love* is stronger than *death*."
In this highly unusual exercise (which works very well wit...
Level: advanced
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 6
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Science Fact or Science Fiction Quiz
Here are 3 quizzes/worksheets to promote discussion about science among your students. Have your class divide into teams of 3 or 4 students. They then discuss whether each statement is science fact or science fiction (true or false). Then come together and do the quiz like a TV game show, giving each team one point for each correct answer.
After t...
Level: advanced
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 57
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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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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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Momisms
If this doesn�t wake up your students, nothing will!
Here is a FUN activity with lots of vocabulary that takes a VERY difficult (and funny) song sung to the tune of "The William Tell Overture" and brings it way down to intermediate level because the listening tasks are selective and individualized. (The video is available on YouTube and the iTun...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 16
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