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John Denver - Sunshine on My Shoulders
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: 13-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 6
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Johnny Cash - A Boy Named Sue
With this popular, easy-to-understand song by Johnny Cash, students work in pairs to unscramble the story of a boy with a girl�s name into order. Then they listen to the song in order to check.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 15
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Kaleidoscope - Discussion Questions
Here are some discussion questions to use after students read Ray Bradbury�s short story (science fiction) about interplanetary astronauts facing death. The idea is for each student to cross out or strike through all the questions he or she would NOT like to answer. The students then exchange question sheets with a partner and alternating questions...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 6
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Kate & Arthur - Present Perfect Lives
Information about Kate and Arthur is given on page 1, and then the exercises on page 2 highlight the differences between the present perfect and simple past tenses within the context of this couple�s lives. (The dates need to be updated every year.)
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 14
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Lamb to the Slaughter Storylines
Before the students read Roald Dahl�s short story or watch Alfred Hitchcock�s 23-minute film, they are given about a dozen short extracts from the story, and in groups they have to discuss a reason for each passage and what might be happening in the story. (This is based on a technique described in Alan Duff and Alan Maley�s great book, "Literature...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 56
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Lamb to the Slaughter Video
Here is a small collection of True and False comprehension questions to go with Alfred Hitchcock�s adaptation of Roald Dahl�s short story. It can be preceded by the Lamb to the Slaughter Storylines worksheet that I have posted.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 117
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Landlady Jigsaw Reading
This is a jigsaw reading exercise where students work in groups of 3, each having a different part of a story adapted from a short story by British author Roald Dahl.
Each student reads his or her portion of the story (best NOT to mention the stars in the upper right corners of their papers) and then take turns asking the others the questions at...
Level: elementary
Age: 12-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 57
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Language of Presentations
Contains a list of signposting expressions to be incorporated into presentations.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 52
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Life in Victorian Britain - Passages
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 enjoy it. Here are the literary passages quoted in this 50-minute film (available on Amazon UK). These passages complement the worksheet with comprehension questions for "Life in Vic...
Level: advanced
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 17
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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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