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"Mother Tongue" adapted excerpt of an essay by Amy Tan
This is an adapted excerpt of an essay by Amy Tan (you can find a copy of the full text here: https://blogs.law.harvard.edu/guorui/2008/02/06/mother-tongue-by-amy-tan/). There are comprehension questions and discussion questions, with suggested answers included. It is a great essay for exploring issues related to "broken" and Standard varieties of ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 31
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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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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: 32
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Gift of the Magi - adapted for ESL students
I�ve adapted this version for my Int/Upper-Int class. Teachers give the students the first few pages of the story (with comprehension questions) and then ask the students to make up and present and ending to the story. Then the teacher gives the students the last part of the story. Please let me know if you have any suggestions (after using it)....
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 92
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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: 104
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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 Pursuit of Happyness (sic)
A worksheet for one short scene in the movie - the scene where Mr. Gardener goes for his initial interview. It begins where he is getting out of jail and ends where he is getting into the elevator/lift. I used it for fun around the time we were studying interviews.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 9
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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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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 - 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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