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Friends - The One with the Thumb
Season 1, Episode 3 of this great sitcom. I used Gabriel Weiss�s Friends Font for the titles.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 32
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Interrogative Snakes & Ladders
In this grammar game, students have to determine which questions are correct and which need to be changed. The full instructions are given on page 2. I used the font Zeal for the arrows in the squares on the left and right sides of the game board. (Inspired by "Grammar Games" by Mario Rinvolucri, CUP.)
Level: elementary
Age: 11-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 11
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Black Adder - Born to be King
Is there anything with Rowan Atkinson that students don�t like?
From series 1 of this popular British sitcom.
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 12
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Don McMillan - What Is Pi?
Comedian and engineer Don McMillan talks about various views of pi. The short video recording can be found at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_yMRGF5DCI
http://www.musictours.biz/music/video/don-mcmillan-what-is-pi/2_yMRGF5DCI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YW3xFZHb8w
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 3
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Short Answers
Short answers to questions are very complicated in English. Here is a summary of short answers and an interactive pairwork exercise that I extensively adapted, especially the practice part, where students have many, many choices in the questions that they ask.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 6
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Life in Victorian Britain - Worksheet
This excellent documentary on Victorian Britain gives good insight into all aspects of life in 19th century Britain. The vocabulary load is high, but advanced students find it gripping. The most notable sections (which can be used in isolation) of this 50-minute film are Rural and Urban Poverty, Workhouses, and Innovation and Invention). (I showed ...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 11
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Fawlty Towers - Communication Problems
Here is a new worksheet for the great "Fawlty Towers" episode, "Communication Problems." I used the font Bookman because this is the same as that used in the title, but you can change it so that everything fits onto one page. Send me a private message if you would like me to email you a pdf of the new crossword puzzle I made for this episode�s voca...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 39
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Blue Mountain State: It�s Called Hazing
This was a successful American sitcom about American college athletes and fraternity members, but because of the language and references to sex, it is appropriate ONLY for those 18 and over. My students requested this, but because I had doubts about its appropriateness, I did a survey (included) to see if anyone would object. My students loved it. ...
Level: advanced
Age: 18-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 10
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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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Fawlty Towers - Gourmet Night
Here are listening comprehension questions for this hilarious episode of the British TV series, "Fawlty Towers."
I used the font Bookman for the title, the same as in the series titles.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 16
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