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The Changing American Family

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American Values Series #1 Feb 19, 2025. eflsuccess.com ⇔ Underlined vocabulary terms are defined below, followed by discussion questions The family was a key building block of American culture. Immigrants were grateful for America’s opportunities to earn a decent living and educate their children, as well as to … Continue reading →

Posted in §-EFL Lessons | Tagged America, class resource, family, immigrants, individualism, values

Rudy

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Rudy, www.EFLsuccess.com Story: Rudy presents the story of the only football player at prestigious Notre Dame University ever carried off the field in celebration by his teammates. Rudy is small and lacks talent. Everyone laughs at his dream—except himself. Rudy makes … Continue reading →

Posted in §-EFL Movie Study Guides | Tagged America, class resource, EFL, ESL, family, father, film, football, history, inspired by real events, movie, Movie Guide, persistence, Sean Aston, sports

Evan Almighty

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Evan Almighty, www.EFLsuccess.com Story: Evan Baxter has been elected to Congress and moves to the DC suburbs. Then God tells him to build a replica of Noah’s Ark (a huge ship, designed to save animals from a huge flood). Everyone thinks … Continue reading →

Posted in §-EFL Movie Study Guides | Tagged class resource, comedy, congress, Culture, EFL, English learners, English teachers, ESL, family, film, movie, Movie Guide, religion

Bend it Like Beckham

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Bend it Like Beckham, www.EFLsuccess.com Story: No one plays soccer like Beckham, and a young woman shouldn’t play soccer at all—at least, not according to two traditional moms in this British comedy. Our past and heritage certainly affect our future, so … Continue reading →

Posted in §-EFL Movie Study Guides | Tagged class resource, comedy, Culture, EFL, English learners, English teachers, ESL, family, film, mother, movie, Movie Guide, persistence, religion, romance, soccer, sports

Bend it Like Beckham (classic)

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Bend it Like Beckham, www.EFLsuccess.com Story: No one plays soccer like Beckham, and a young woman shouldn’t play soccer at all—at least, not according to two traditional moms in this British comedy. Our past and heritage certainly affect our future, so … Continue reading →

Posted in §-EFL Movie Study Guides | Tagged class resource, comedy, Culture, EFL, English learners, English teachers, ESL, family, film, mother, movie, Movie Guide, persistence, religion, romance, soccer, sports

Cool Runnings

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Cool Runnings, www.EFLsuccess.com Story: Celebrate the Olympic spirit with this Disney classic, based on the true story of the first bobsled team from the Caribbean (1988 winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada). Everyone laughs when a disgraced coach takes on the challenge … Continue reading →

Posted in §-EFL Movie Study Guides | Tagged class resource, comedy, English learners, English teachers, family, father, film, inspired by real events, movie, Movie Guide, persistence, sports

The Grinch

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How the Grinch Stole Christmas; www.EFLsuccess.com Story: Although the mean, green Grinch lives far above Whoville, hating the Whos and their crazy Christmas celebrations, little Cindy-Lou Who reaches out to welcome this misunderstood creature. However, when the Grinch (dressed like … Continue reading →

Posted in §-EFL Movie Study Guides | Tagged change, children, Christmas, class resource, Dr Seuss, drama, English learners, English teachers, ESL, family, family film, holidays, movie, Movie Guide, US History/Culture

Thanksgiving

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Taylor Summary of the Thanksgiving holiday. © Dr. Harvey M. Taylor, Nov 5, 2002 EFLsuccess.com ⇔ Thanksgiving in Canada (Oct) and the USA (Nov) Thanksgiving Day is a North American holiday. It is celebrated in both Canada and the United States … Continue reading →

Posted in §-Holidays | Tagged America, class resource, Dr Taylor, EFL, English learners, faith, family, history, holidays, US History/Culture

Writing News Articles

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Writing News Articles, www.EFLsuccess.com Unit 17 of my book, Successful Writing for the Real World, presents how to write news articles. Today, “the news” is often an attempt to persuade the reader by presenting the author’s (or editor’s) side of a story, … Continue reading →

Posted in §-Writing | Tagged class resource, EFL, English learners, English teachers, ESL, family, film, movie, news-writing, writing

The Family Man

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The Family Man, www.EFLsuccess.com Story: Jack is a rich, successful stock broker. One Christmas Eve, he gets a glimpse of what his life would have been like if he had made different choices. What did he give up by not marrying his college girlfriend … Continue reading →

Posted in §-EFL Movie Study Guides | Tagged America, career, Christmas, class resource, EFL, English learners, English teachers, ESL, family, film, holiday, movie, Movie Guide, Nicholas Cage, romance, Valentine's Day

It’s a Wonderful Life

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It’s a Wonderful Life; www.EFLsuccess.com Story: George lives for others all his life. One Christmas Eve, a relative’s error threatens to put him in jail. While considering suicide, George gets an unexpected gift when an angel shows him what his town … Continue reading →

Posted in §-EFL Movie Study Guides | Tagged Christmas, class resource, drama, English learners, English teachers, ESL, family, family film, history, holidays, movie, Movie Guide, US History/Culture

Who is Santa Claus

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An introduction to one of the most popular symbols of Christmas ⇔  Holiday: Who is Santa Claus? ©2020 Michael Krigline, MA; EFLsuccess.com ⇔ Underlined terms are explained in the vocabulary section below. Also see the discussion questions below. Santa Claus … Continue reading →

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