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Do, Go, or Play Sports?
Which verbs are used with which sports? You "do" karate, "play" volleyball, and "go" swimming. With this rather comprehensive list of 80 sports (which you can easily make smaller!), students have to write each sport in the correct column. (Generally "play" is used with games, "go" with sports that are done in a special place, and "do" for the rest....
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 46
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Don McMillan - What Is Pi?
Comedian and engineer Don McMillan talks about various views of pi. The short video recording can be found at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_yMRGF5DCI
http://www.musictours.biz/music/video/don-mcmillan-what-is-pi/2_yMRGF5DCI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YW3xFZHb8w
Level: intermediate
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 3
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Down in Australia
The Sydney Olympics were a long time ago, but matching these stupid questions from visitors with the sarcastic answers can be fun. (Students can provide their own answers where none are provided.)
As a follow-up, students can work in pairs or small groups to make up stupid questions about their country, e.g. What time does the Bastille prison open...
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 9
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Drama Role Plays
Give card with an occupation/activity to each student. They mill around talking to each other, but WITHOUT telling anyone else what their job is. They must try to find a partner by asking questions like, �Can I help you?�, �You seem to be looking for someone,� etc.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 8
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Earth Idioms
This list of idioms appeared in "The English Teaching Forum," but I took the liberty of making an exercise out of it and adding a picture. I used the font Garamond, but you may change this to ensure that everything fits onto one page.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 38
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Elephant Jokes
Students have to match the questions and answers to these corny jokes about elephants. I used the free font Critters (what else?) for the titles.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 16
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Elephant Orphanage
This 12-minute video news report about an elephant orphanage in Africa and the woman who has devoted her life to saving elephants is always a favorite of my students (intermediate and above). You can see it at http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=2294561n&tag=related;photovideo>. If you would like the crossword puzzle of the vocabulary, send me a...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 12
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Elvis Presley - In the Ghetto
Certainly one of Elvis Presley�s most moving songs.
There are 2 worksheets here. The first one is a gapped text (interesting to let the students predict the missing words before listening), and then an updated grammar exercise where the students have to supply the correct simple past verbs in a prose summary of the story. There is also an answer...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 30
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Everyday Use - Notes
Some notes and teaching ideas for Alice Walker�s brilliant short story about conflict between a daughter�s modern values and her mother�s traditional values. Send me a personal message if you would like me to send you a copy of the short story.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type: reading
Downloads: 6
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Everyday Use - Questions
Discussion questions for Alice Walker�s brilliant short story about conflict between a daughter�s modern values and her mother�s traditional values.
Level: advanced
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 5
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