Song Worksheet: You're Gonna Lose That Girl by The Beatles
If you have some time to spend on it, you can play the song to your students before you hand them the worksheet. Have them trying to guess how many times they listen to "gonna" and "will". You can also...
View ArticleDescribing Wishes
This is a worksheet on the use of "wish". Students should look at the pictures and make sentences based on what they see in the balloons. If they're out of imagination, there's a box with some ideas in...
View ArticleSong Worksheet: Tell Me Why by The Beatles (Simple Past)
First, have your students filling in the gaps with the correct form (using the Simple Past) of the verbs given. Then, play the song, so they can order the sentences. It's a simple and yet fun acitivity...
View ArticleConditionals: 0, 1 and 2
I've made this worksheet to review the use of the Conditionals 0, 1 and 2. I included a brief explanation on the differences between them and some really simple exercises after each one of them. Also,...
View ArticleVideo Worksheet: 10 American Icons That Aren't American
Students should watch to this video first. You can assign the worskheet as homework, or you can let them answer the questions in class, if they're knowledgeable enough, or if you have Internet access...
View ArticleMy Family
This is a worksheet about the family members. The first task is matching the family member to the meaning (English to English).On the second page there is a blank family tree for students to draw their...
View ArticleBritish Tea Drinking Culture (Listening, Idioms, Expressions)
This worksheet is an introduction to tea in Britain. I used 2 different sources from the BBC Learning English website to make it. The first section (listening and questions) uses the audio found here:...
View ArticleDraw the Seaside (Prepositions)
This is a simple drawing worksheet practicing prepositions at the seaside. The students must draw a picture using the instructions given. You should introduce the following seaside vocabulary first if...
View ArticleDescriptive Writing
This worksheet is an introduction to descriptive writing. The first section shows an example of how it is used. Then students are asked to describe their lunch in detail. In the second section students...
View ArticleTV Debate
This worksheet can form the basis of a TV debate. It asks students basic questions about their TV habits and the possible advantages and disadvantages of watching TV. After students have written about...
View ArticleSchool Timetable for Kids
This is a pdf school timetable for kids. It's a colourful timetable where children can write and practise names of school subjects, days of the weeks and hours. I made it for my students as present....
View ArticleWhat You Can Do with Alphabet Cards – 7 Creative ESL Activities
In ‘The Sound of Music’, Julie Andrews sings, “Let’s start at the very beginning, a very good place to start”. She’s referring to the musical notes, the basic building blocks for any tune or melody. As...
View ArticlePOSTER: 7 Idiom Activities to Get Your Students’ Creativity Flowing
Introducing '7 Idiom Activities to Get Your Students’ Creativity Flowing' - our third reference poster with 7 fresh and interesting ways to teach or review idioms. You can click the image below to view...
View ArticleDirections Warmer
Write your street address on the board; you can leave out the house or apartment number. Then give directions from the school to your street, writing key phrases (turn left, go two blocks, take Exit 7)...
View ArticleProblem Solving: Maths
This is for a maths class. Students who are 11 or 12 years can solve these problems by using arithmetic: additions, subtractions, multiplications and divisions. They practise reading comprehension and...
View ArticleBeyond the Practice Test: How to Get Your Class Ready for Exams
For some of us, as the year's end approaches, so does student testing time. This may be in the form of placement tests for the new year, public school exams, or those last minute students trying to get...
View Article"OUGH" What a Story: Practice Sheet
This is a worksheet group I developed to help my ESL students with the ever difficult -OUGH pronunciation. There is a short silly story and a chart with the most common British and American English...
View ArticlePay It Forward (Movie Questions and Vocabulary) 1/3
This is a worksheet with movie questions and vocabulary from the director's commentary. The questions cover the characters and the development of the plot. Vocabulary includes some of Mr. Simonet's...
View ArticleAutumn Matching Woksheet
Now autumn is with us it's quite a good time to bring in the vocabulary around it. I have already uploaded a pictionary on the same subject so this could be given out as revision on what they've...
View ArticleNoun and Adjective Collocations
A worksheet to practice adjective - noun collocations. Make a copy of the worksheet for each pair/group of students, then cut out the individual cards. Students read the nouns and adjectives and...
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