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Invasion of Britain
The French invaded Britain in 1797! If you have access to "Coast," this superb BBC and Open University tour of the British coast, you are fortunate! There are several extracts that upper-intermediate and advanced students will find interesting. This 5-minute extract from episode 3 details the French invasion of Britain which lasted only 48 hours, t...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7
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iPad from Two Angles
The release of Apple�s iPad was a big news event in the United States last weekend. Here students first predict and then discuss the probability of their classmates getting an iPad. Then they all read the first or second half of the iPad review from "The New York Times" and summarize it for a partner. (Encourage discussion.) The website where the a...
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 8
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IT Crowd - Yesterday�s Jam
In this hilarious British sitcom, 2 nerds and a pretty woman who knows nothing about computers work in a company�s I.T. department. Very popular with science and computer students.
I used the fonts Transponder AOE and Palatino for this worksheet.
Level: advanced
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 32
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Jack Benny - Christmas Shopping
Jack Benny was one of the top comedians (and most loved!) in the U.S. from the 1930s through the 1960s. He always played the straight man and got more laughs from his silence than from his words. In this GREAT episode, his efforts to buy gifts for his friends and staff are less than successful. You can use individual scenes or the whole episode. A ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7
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Jake - Young Math Genius
Jake is a math prodigy and maybe a future Einstein. He memorized 200 digits of Pi in just one afternoon, and he can cite them backwards. Only 13, he is an honors student at university and helps his fellow students study for their exams. Here is a worksheet and transcript for this 13-minute news report from CBS�s �60 Minutes.� http://www.cbsnews.com...
Level: advanced
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 24
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Jim Croce - Time in a Bottle
Very pretty and easy song by Jim Croce. Gap-fill, easy-to-understand lyrics.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 6
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Joey - The Student
In this "Friends" spin-off, Joey shares an apartment with his nerdish nephew, who is everything Joey is not. This will be popular with "Friends" fans.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 8
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John Denver - Annie�s Song
Very pretty and easy song by John Denver. Gap-fill, easy-to-understand lyrics.
Level: elementary
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7
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John Denver - For Baby (For Bobbie)
Very nice song by John Denver with easy-to-understand lyrics. I have the students fill in the blanks with words they think fit before playing the song.
Level: elementary
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 2
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John Denver - Rocky Mountain High
Very nice song by John Denver with easy-to-understand lyrics. I have the students fill in the blanks with words they think fit before playing the song.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 5
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