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Red Scare and HUAC
Listening comprehension on the Red Scare in Hollywood. The link is provided on the last page with the keys.
It was part of the project with colleagues working on Arthur Miller�s Crucible.
The 1st and 5th Amendment are given to them to explain how the Hollywood Ten defended themselves during the hearings.
Have Fun
Level: advanced
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 27
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Create your own board game
A listening activity that can be done as part of a project to have the pupils create boardgames. The link of the video is on the worksheet. Have fun.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 4
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Twilight Zone - The man in the bottle
I have divided the episode into 5 parts. It is better to watch the film bit by bit to gradually come to the final twist. The first two pages are meant to be studied with a stronger group than page 3 & 4, where I have adapted the level of the activities for a weaker group. I will try to prepare other stuff on other episodes soon. You can find the e...
Level: advanced
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 15
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SHUTTER ISLAND - TRAILER
A worksheet on the trailer (not the official one but the one that can be found here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdumGs1qoXM). A good introduction before working on an extract from the novel and on DiCaprio�s interview. Dozens of students decided to watch the film over the week-end after working on the worksheet, what a success ! Cheers to Martin...
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 26
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LET�S GO TO THE MOVIES - GUESS WHO ? / TABOO ... GAMES
You can use this worksheet in different ways to play with your pupils. You can either :
- cut the cards horizontally and play a taboo game, each pupil / team trying to have his team / the class guess which character is being described without saying the 4 different words around. It is also forbidden to say the name of the director/writer/studios...
Level: elementary
Age: 6-17
Type: flash-card
Downloads: 31
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How to create a graphic novel
This is the document I used as an introduction to a creative writing project.
I made my students work on gothic graphic novels. Some graphic novels of Poe�s works already exist by the way. More on another printable. Have fun.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 18
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Cultural Identity
I borrowed 2 extracts from the printable
http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=242034#thetop
and added another excerpt + questions and activities
What is interesting to analyse is the change in the narrator�s psyche. In another extract, the narrator realizes that Chinese cities have changed names and that change echoes her personal inner...
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 27
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Annex-Writing a film script - screwball comedy
Here is the annex to help the pupils with their task on writing a screwball comedy script. An example and the rules of the code they had to "respect". ;-)
Level: advanced
Age: 15-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 23
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Supersize me
Extract ; how McDonald�s appeals to kids
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What you really eat and drink when you go to fast food "restaurants"
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 97
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Stolen childhood
The video is to be found on http://www.stolenchildhoods.org/mt/archives/videostories/trailer/index.php
A short activity that can be done when working on the theme of fair trade, either as a follow-up work activity or to introduce the theme.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 21
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