Contents
=> About our 50th Issue
=> “Love Potion 9″ - song activity
=> What’s Happening
=> In the Next Issue
=> INDEX of “ETs in Russia” issues 1-49

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About Our 50th Issue
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“English Teachers in Russian and Elsewhere” has been offering free material for over two years now.

We on the editorial staff believe that the editorial staff should be offered some kind of remuneration. We would like an all-expenses-paid trip someplace south, like Tahiti, Hawaii, or Nakhodka.

This 50th issue includes a complete index of all activities from Issue #1 to #49. If you are a new subscriber all back issues are available online at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ETsinRussia/

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“Love Potion 9″ - song activity
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This is a song from the 1960s by The Searchers. If you are computer savvy you can download it for free using this rather long URL:

www.mp3oldies.com.ar/1965/Download%20%20Searchers%20%20Love20Potion%20Number%20Nine%20%20%20mp3.html

But even if you can’t play the song, the text is really useful because it’s full of real, concrete language; and it’s narrative–it tells a story.

Begin by asking students what a love potion is. Do they exist in your country’s literature?

<>WORDS TO KNOW<>
pad = (slang) apartment, place to live
flop = (slang) failure
chicks = (slang) girls (not the nicest word, but not terrible either)
potion = magical liquid

<>DIRECTIONS<>
Choose from the following short, useful nouns (mostly of Anglo-Saxon* origin)
and put them in the blanks. Use each word just once.

cop flop nose
pad palm sign
sink tooth wink

“Love Potion Number 9″

I took my troubles down to Madame Ruth.
You know that gypsy with the gold-capped (1)______.
She’s got a (2)________ down at 34th and Vine.
selling little bottles of Love Potion Number Nine.

I told her that I was a (3)______ with chicks.
I’ve been this way since 1956.
She looked at my (4)_______ and she made a magic (5)_____.
She said, “What you need is Love Potion Number Nine.”

She bent down and turned around and gave me a (6)________.
She said, “I’m going to make it up right here in the (7)______.”
It smelled like turpentine, it looked like India ink.
I held my (8)_____, I closed my eyes, I took a drink.

I didn’t know if it was day or night.
I started kissing every thing in sight.
But when I kissed a (9)_______ at 34th and Vine
He broke my little bottle of Love Potion Number Nine.

Answers below…

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What’s Happening
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Remember! The deadline for presentation submissions to the PAC5– FEELTA conference (June 2004) is December 1st. http://www.dvgu.ru/rus/partner/education/feelta/

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Answers to “Love Potion 9″ gap-fill
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1. tooth
2. pad
3. flop
4. palm
5. sign
6. wink
7. sink
8. nose
9. cop

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In the next issue (@Nov. 19, 2003)
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Sassy. Plus, a word on concs. Make sense? It will.

*Coming soon: Anglo-Saxon, French, or Latin? What do the roots say about modern English words? Something very useful, I tell ya.

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INDEX of “ETs in Russian and Elsewhere”
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Here’s a content list of past issues of “ETsinRussia,”
in case you ever need to find something.

Back issues are available on the ETsinRussia web site
at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ETsinRussia/

“ETsinRussia” #1
=> “Red Riding Hood” (Wrong Storytelling)
=> Non-Bookish Y Adjectives (cocky, corny, fishy, etc.)
=> Word Origins–”Second String”

“ETsinRussia” #2: HALLOWEEN ACTIVITIES
=> Vampire Gap-Fill Activity
=> Scary Adjectives (creepy, scary, spooky,)
=> Word Origins–”Give Someone the Finger”

“ETsinRussia” #3: JOKES IN THE CLASSROOM
=> Using Jokes in the classroom
=> “Tom the Woodchopper” (Gap-fill exercise with
articles removed)
=> Take the “Nerd” Test
=> Word Origins–”Sideburns”

“ETsinRussia” #4: NICE WORDS, UGLY WORDS
=> 10 “People Types” (go-getter, jerk, smart-aleck, etc.)
=> “Nice Words, Ugly Words”
=> “Famous Last Words”–what dying people said

“ETsinRussia” #5: MORE PEOPLE TYPES,
& PART 1 OF SONGS IN THE CLASSROOM
=> 10 More “People Types” terms (loser, weirdo, slacker, etc.)
=> Unreal Conditional Song: “Octopus’s Garden” by the Beatles

“ETsinRussia” #6: REDUPLICATIVE WORDS,
& PART 2 OF SONGS IN THE CLASSROOM
=> 10 “Reduplicative Words” (hot spot, dilly-dally, backtrack, etc.)
=> “The Wolf Who Wanted Pies” (Gap-fill with reduplicatives)
=> Simple Past Song: “Norwegian Wood” by the Beatles

“ETsinRussia” #7: A HODGEPODGE
=> Baby Talk Words, or Tautonyms (din-din, no-no, etc.)
=> Puppets and Figurines in the Classroom
=> Activities with Puppets
=> “Christmas Taboo” Speaking Game

“ETsinRussia” #8: TRAVEL & GEOGRAPHY
=> 5 Particle Verbs about Travel (take off, stop over, etc)
=> American Geography Jeopardy Game

“ETsinRussia” #9: “STUFF,” & MORE GEOGRAPHY
=> “Stuff”–the Magic Word
=> Geography Articles Box Interviews (speaking activity)

“ETsinRussia” #10: SPEAKING EXERCISES FOR MODALS
=> Word Origins–”guy”
=> Speaking & Modals (would rather, ought to, had better)

“ETsinRussia” #11: VALENTINE’S DAY MATERIAL
=> “Romance Cards” (speaking game)
=> “A Brief History of Valentine’s Day” (gap-fill text)
=> “Flowers: How often?” (statistical poll on giving flowers)

“ETsinRussia” #12: WOMEN’S DAY
=> “Women’s Day in America” (text)
=> “Cleaning Words” (vocab for husbands and boyfriends)
=> “A Few Facts on Chocolate” (text and exercise)

“ETsinRussia” #13: FRESH BUSINESS PHRASES & “FREEFALLERS”
=> “Ultra-Fresh Business Phrases” (vocabulary and exercise)
=> “3 People Who Fell A Long Way”:
(text about people who survived airplane falls)

“ETsinRussia” #15: ANIMALS AS PEOPLE
=> Animals as People (chicken, dog, pussycat, etc.)
=> “Secret Creatures” (speaking game, no materials needed)

“ETsinRussia” #16: ANIMALS AS PEOPLE 2
=> Animal Verbs to Describe People (chicken out, rat on, etc.)
=> Compound-word Animals (fly on the wall, eager beaver, etc.)
=> “Animal-People Types” (speaking activity)

“ETsinRussia” #17: LET’S MAKE DO
=> Make Vs. Do
=> The Carlson’s “Make/Do” Gap-fill Dialogue

“ETsinRussia” #18: E-ENGLISH
=> “Internet Shorthand” (Activity)
=> “Email Etiquette” (Tips)

“ETsinRussia” #19: WRONG STORIES
=> “Introduction: Wrong Stories”
=> “Cinderella and Travolta” (speaking)
=> “Goldilocks and the Three Beer Bears” (pronunciation)
=> “Little Red Riding Hood” (speaking)

“ETsinRussia” #20: WORD FUN & INDEX
=> Word Squares (word/letter game)
=> Vanity Plates (word/letter game)
=> Content Index, “EtsinRussia” Issues 1-20

“ETsinRussia” #21: WIT AND MODALITY
=> “Could” & “Should” in Aphorisms
=> Milton Berle’s People Potential Poem

“ETsinRussia” #22: WORDS FOR SITUATIONS
=> 5 Words For Situations (deal, hassle, rip-off, etc.)

“ETsinRussia” #23: HOW WE LEARN (By Aaron Carlson)
=> How Do We Learn to…? (speaking)
=> Famous Events: How I Remember It (speaking)

“ETsinRussia” #24: 5 EUPHEMISMS, 5 WRITING TOPICS
=> 5 Euphemisms (heck! shoot! fudge! etc.)
=> 5 Writing Topics

“ETsinRussia” #25: GRAMMAR BRAIN TWISTER; TOPIC LIST
=> Grammar Brain Twister (with “tell” and “say”)
=> Quick List of Topics (15 ideas for writing and speaking)

“ETsinRussia” #26: LET’S LEARN LOTS OF LATIN
=> Latin Phrases (ad infinitum, etc.; plus gap-fill exercise)
=> Latin Abbreviations (etc., e.g., i.e.,)

“ETsinRussia” #27: LITTLE SCRAPS OF PAPER ACTIVITIES
=> Creating Guessing Games from Scraps of Paper
=> Word Origin: “potluck dinner”
=> A riddle

“ETsinRussia” #28: GHOSTS
=> “Ghost Ship” (text)
=> Take the GHOST word test! (idioms)
=> Ghostly Gerunds and Infinitives

“ETsinRussia” #29: HALLOWEEN ACTION!
=> “Monster Film” Fun-Fill (funny gap-fill activity)
=> “The Lavender Ghost” (poem and gap-fill)
=> “Two Witches” (poem and C test)

“ETsinRussia” #30: THEM ARE FIGHTIN’ WORDS!
=> Fighting Words and Phrases (cat fight, punch-drunk, etc.)

“ETsinRussia” #31: THANKSGIVING, ACRONYMS
=> “A Fat Turkey Named Slim” (text and fact/fiction activity)
=> 2 Acronym Quizzes (instant no-preparation activities)

“ETsinRussia” #32: CHEESY PICK-UP LINES
=> What’s a Cheesy Pick-up Line?
=> “Cheesy Pick-up Lines” and activity

“ETsinRussia” #33: “PEOPLE TYPES” 3
=> 10 new “People Type” terms and gap-fill
=> People Type Skits: Classroom Activity
=> Review of People Types 1 & 2: matching activity

“ETsinRussia” #34: “HOT STUFF” & “WHAT WAS THE
A.R.A?”
=> “hot stuff” — different meanings of the word “hot”
=> What was the A.R.A? - text and discussion activity

“ETsinRussia” #35: NO-MATERIAL VALENTINE’S DAY LESSON
> “Love stuff” (vocabulary and exercise)
=> Adjective Blank Stories (activity from Anna Glybina)
=> Valentine’s Day Fact Dictation

“ETsinRussia” #36: WARM-UP & GOOGLE
=> 5 Vanity Plates (warm-up activity)
=> Google for Language Learners (internet tips)

“ETsinRussia” #37: PET NAMES, SPOILED PLANS
=> “Pet Name” (warm-up from Aaron Carlson)
=> “Mr. P’s Spoiled Plans” (a “was going to…”
activity)

“ETsinRussia” #38: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ
=> Geographic Articles Quiz (and entire lesson!)
“ETsinRussia” #39: WEATHER EXPRESSIONS
=> Weather Expressions (vocab and exercise)

“ETsinRussia” #40: YOGI BERRA SAID… (FUNNY QUOTES)
=> “Yogi Berra said…” (quotations and discussion)
=> “The VP said…” (a few quotes from Dan Quayle)

“ETsinRussia” #41: SHORT FOR…
=> “Short For….” (clipped words activity)
=> “The Most Common Word in English?”

“ETsinRussia” #42: LANGUAGE GAMES FOR CAMP OR CLASS
=> 3 Language Games For Camp or Class
=> “He goes, she goes” (a different usage for the verb
“go”)

“ETsinRussia” #43: “THE THREE PIGS OF DALLAS, TEXAS”
=> “The Three Pigs of Dallas, Texas,” (a false fairy tale,
plus
activities)

“ETsinRussia” #44: IN THE KNOW
=> “In the…” idioms (”in the money,” etc.: phrases
and exercises)

“ETsinRussia” #45: WISHES FROM KIDS’ YEARBOOK
=> Real “Wish” Statements (and activities)

“ETsinRussia” #46: 2 WARM-UPS AND CLOSERS
=> 5-Minute Activities: Warm-ups and Closers
=> Word Origins: “Freshman & Sophomore”

“ETsinRussia” #47: 3 QUICK NUMBER ACTIVITIES
=> 3 Quick Number Activities (no prep needed)

“ETsinRussia” #48: PUMPKIN STORY C-TEST
=> Pumpkin Text and Gap Fill
=> Word Origin: “White Elephant”

“ETsinRussia” #49: BOGGLE, NO-PREP WORD GAME
=> Word Origins: “Ditto”

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Copyright 2003 Kevin McCaughey & I.M. Poosheesty
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