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Australian Government Notes (a web-based information gathering activity)
An information gathering/note-taking activity. Focuses on federal, state and (especially) local government in Australia and their roles. Question 21 was written for people living in Tasmania and may have to be adapted or deleted.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 11
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The Green Mile
Worksheet for selected scenes in the movie: the scene where we meet John Kawfee, and all of the scenes involving the mouse. It has some strips that need to be cut ahead of time by the teacher. Sorry--it does not currently include an answer key.
May also be suitable for pre-intermediate.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 17
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Hopes and Dreams
This is an online activity which involves reading two poems with imagery related to hopes and dreams: �Hope is the thing with feathers� by Emily Dickinson and �A dream deferred� by Langston Hughes. Focuses on imagery and positive and negative connotations of words. For high level students.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 33
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Waltzing Matilda listening activity with vocabulary and comprehension questions
For teaching the traditional Australian song �Waltzing Matilda�, by A.B. Paterson. Students listen to the song and order the strips. The strips have to be prepared beforehand (I recommend making copies onto different colored paper so that it isn�t too much trouble to keep each set separate). The other pages contain the complete lyrics, as well a...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: others
Downloads: 12
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Polite requests - requests and asking for permission
Worksheet and activity cards for using �could you�/�would you mind� and �could I�/�would you mind if I�. Two pages.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 105
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Whale Rider Trailer and Summary
I used this worksheet to prepare students for the movie. It contains a gap-fill for a trailer (there�s a hyperlink to the trailer on the worksheet--current as of 9/2010). There�s also a summary completion and a few comprehension questions about the trailer/summary. It�s a really nice movie to use in class. I use other resources from http://www...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 26
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Webquest - Marketing to Children
Activities to be completed by visiting the webpages given on the worksheet (current as of 10/2010). The topic--marketing to children--can be used as a lead-in to writing and discussion. May also be suitable for upper-intermediate.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 13
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Blowin� in the Wind (song: listening, discussion, and focus on passive voice)
A listening and discussion activity about Bob Dylan�s �Blowin� in the Wind�. Asks students to identify phrases written in the passive voice. Teachers will need to get a recording of the song.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 68
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Listening to an Aboriginal folktale - Thukeri
Suitable also for pre-intermediate. This is a worksheet to be used with a video on the Australian Museum website: http://australianmuseum.net.au/movie/Thukeri. There�s a moral to the story (�don�t be greedy, help others�) and it explains some aspect of the natural world (why a certain kind of fish have a lot of bones in them). The video is in na...
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 14
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Webquest - Portrayal of Beauty in the Media
Great for teens. Deals mainly with the idea of photo retouching and the unreal images of beauty portrayed by the media.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 15
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Literary Techniques in Music
This Power-point allows the teacher to play some songs (many of them current pop songs) by clicking on the sound icon on each slide. Students listen and try to identify metaphor, simile, personification, and/or hyperbole. If students can�t guess by listening, the teacher can show the lyrics. The a...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Downloads: 19
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Planning a formal debate
A short Powerpoint which introduces the structure of a formal debate. See also my example of a formal debate (written).
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 32
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Christmas Around the World
Sorry--this file has been corrupted. I�m trying to have it removed.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
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Angel by Sarah McLachlan
A simple listening exercise for a beautiful, soothing song. I have set the difficulty of the listening task at INTERMEDIATE, however I think only ADVANCED students will be able to comprehend the meaning.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
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