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"What about Bob?" Worksheet
This accompanies the film "What about Bob?" (1990) starring Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss.
We discussed the vocabulary before we watched the film. I stopped the movie at about 21:00 so that the students could answer the first questions based on their first impressions of Bob (Murray) and Dr. Marvin (Dreyfuss). We then watched the rest of the f...
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 5
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Song: "I Left My Wallet in El Segundo" by A Tribe Called Quest
A funny video and song. There is A LOT of slang. Students discuss the song and tell stories about a time when they have also lost something.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WILyWmT2A-Q
Level: advanced
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 4
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"(I Know) I Can" by Nas
Students listen to the song and write down the chorus (they will hear it a few times in the song). There are also discussion questions.
Here is the link for the music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUqLGRMrFAg
Answer Key/Chorus: I know I can (I know I can)/ Be what I wanna be (be what I wanna be)/If I work hard at it (if I work hard at...
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 11
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Song: "California" by Phantom Planet
Nice listening activity. The student write in the missing verbs that they hear. There is also discussion questions to go with the music video.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wq-S8CIU7VA
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 15
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Internet Research: Online Job Postings
Students look at job openings on online job boards. They choose ones that are interesting or relevant to them and answer the questions. You can have them imagine that they are looking for their dream job or have them look for an actual job that they are planning to apply to.
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 12
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English Speaking Log
This form encourages students to speak English outside of class and record the info for their teachers to see. This form will be most useful in English-speaking countries, where the students will have a lot of opportunities to speak English. It can be used as homework or participation points. It works on the "honor system", but you could always a...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 5
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Webquest: Local Services
Students search online for information on local services in their towns. My students had to write their answers using "get" and "have" with the passive, but you can adapt it so that they can use different forms.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 10
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Superbowl Commercials
Students fill in this form while watching the commercials. Teachers should plan ahead as to which commercials they will show. Youtube has some "best of" compilations.
After each commercial, students will use what they wrote to discuss them with a partner or with the class.
This is a great activity for units on advertising. I found that Dor...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 16
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Passive Voice: Cell Phones
Practice passive voice (simple present, simple past, and simple future tenses). Students first watch the video "Evolution of the Cell Phone" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcnXOhrmDB8
They will fill in the blanks with the passive voice phrases that are used. Then, they will create their own active and passive voice sentences relating to cell phon...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type:
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Fun Discussion with Modal Verbs (can, will, may, might)
Students imagine that they are traveling to a specific place and create questions to ask each other using the prompt cards. I have included instructions.
Level: elementary
Age: 12-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 14
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