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This TV commercial and ESL lesson teaches my English students slang, bar talk, tattoos and bets. Not the kind of lesson you might find in a traditional ESL textbook, but someone has to teach English students in Korea about these useful things.

The Eyebrows

The Eyebrows (Betsafe.com 1) from DTan on Vimeo.

Vocabulary

what’s up, check these bad boys out, handsome, bet, you owe me

Comprehension

1. What did the man do to his eyebrows?

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This ESL video exercise helps English students learn words and phrases about travel, tea and everyday activities.

Video Lesson: Twinings Tea

Twinings Tea from Cutting Edge Commercial on Vimeo.

Vocabulary

discover, put the kettle on

 Comprehension

1. Where did they go on holiday?
2. What happened when they got home?

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Here are two ESL exercises and videos to help my ESL students improve their English listening. These English activities use two TV commercial.

Video: Tea Cup Bags

Click here for the ESL video: esl-lesson-video-bag.

Comprehension

1. What did the woman say to the man?
2. For how long?
3. What things did the man do to remember his wife?

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This English exercise is a listening lesson about an inventor. He is the guy who invented the first video game. So, all the video games which students enjoy today are based on the work of this man.

Video Game Inventor

Vocabulary

inventor, video console, license, a challenge, retire

Comprehension Questions

1. How many years did it take to find a company that would buy his game?
2. What game did people play with the first video game console?
3. How many games of Odyssey were sold in the first year?

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