This is one of the funniest scenes on this blog. I also loved the movie and Firth’s performance is awesome. I hope you enjoy it, just like my students did. Indeed – really or certainly, often used...
This is a nice comedy with several really funny scenes. I used it to introduce and have students practice idioms and idiomatic expressions. I. Match the idioms and their definitions. 1. No matter 2. Twist someone’s arm 3....
This is a classic movie that makes people reflect upon important life dilemmas, such as aging, plastic surgeries, living forever, among others. This is the second post about idiomatic expressions. More is yet to come in the future....
This is the first of three posts that will make students learn/practice the use of idioms and idiomatic expressions. This one is based on a movie which special effects fascinated me. I think it is crucial to have...
This is a great, romantic animated movie. It is also perfect to talk about accepting and respecting people the way they are. I truly recommend it. A. Watch the movie segment and rewrite the sentences, using the given...
These three movies show three famous cities – Paris, Rome and New York. I used these scenes to compare cities, using nouns. I love Woody Allen – especially Midnight in Paris. I simply had to use these opening...
This activity was provided by Bruno Dias. Thank you, Bruno, for your great contibution. Don’t forget to visit his blog, a great resource for English teachers. Here’s his short biodata: My name is Bruno Dias Gonçalves and I´m...
Adam Sandler has ups and downs. He has an opportunity here to show his acting skills in the roles of twins, performing the scenes of both brother and sister. The movie itself isn’t as good as it had...
Great movie for dog lovers! Watch the movie segment and connect the sentences about the characters, using relative clauses. Decide about whom the sentences are about. MarmadukeBrianPhilSarahDebbieBarbara 1. Ex: MARMADUKE is a 200-pound doghates water Marmaduke, who is...
This activity was provided by Philip Rice and it was published on his awesome blog THE ESL COMMANDO. Thanks, Phil, for such a great activity. Phil Rice is an instructor at the English Language Institute in Delaware, USA....
