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Comic Strip Two
For this ESL comic strip worksheet, students analyze a cartoon strip that has blank dialogue bubbles. Students create a conversation by filling in the bubbles.
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Present Simple or continuous
In this grammar worksheet, students fill in the blanks of eight sentences with the correct form of the specified verb. This worksheet is intended to be used with advanced English language learners.
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Amazing Animals
Learners, in beginning and advanced beginning ESL levels, use English in an animal lesson.
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Beginning Short Stories --
After reading a short story, students answer 4 questions about a birthday party. This activity could be used for younger students, or with older students as part of an ESL lesson.
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Newspaper in the Classroom
Newspapers aren't only for reading—they're for learning skills, too! A journalism unit provides three lessons each for primary, intermediate, and secondary grades. Lessons include objectives, materials, vocabulary, and procedure, and...
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Christmas ESL
Students practice speaking and reading in English and are introduced to some vocabulary and traditions connected to Christmas celebrations.
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ESL Spelling #14
In this ESL spelling worksheet, learners answer 10 multiple choice questions, choosing the correct spelling of words. A website reference is included for additional resources.
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Improving Elementary Reading Literacy
Students enhance their literary skills through phonemic awareness. In this reading development lesson, students read several storybooks and analyze the phonetics, vocabulary, and overall story. The students then rewrite what they have...
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Vocabulary and Language Function Game
Students work together in teams to play a game to discover definitions of words and their language functions.
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Dialogues: "Want to Know a Secret?"
In this ESL activity, students collaborate with another classmate to read a dialogue about telling a secret. Students then answer 8 multiple choice comprehension and vocabulary questions.
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Phrasal Verbs With "Keep"
In this ESL phrasal verb worksheet, students read 10 sentences that have missing verbs. Students fill in each space with the verb "keep" with one of the prepositions from the box.
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Job Interview
Young scholars discover vocabulary related to job interviews and practice brainstorming job interview questions. In this job interview instructional activity, students share their experiences in applying for jobs and then create...
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Phrasal Verb Generator
In this phrasal verb worksheet, students use words from two word banks to create phrasal verbs. They fill in the blanks for ten sentences with phrasal verbs. This worksheet is intended to be used with advanced English language learners.
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"Must" and "Have To" Differences
In this ESL must/have to vocabulary worksheet, students read 10 sentences and fill in the correct word. There is no instruction on the page about the correct use of "must" or "have to."
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Complete the Expression
In this ESL idioms instructional activity, students analyze 7 pictures and read the first few words of common expressions or idioms. Students complete each expression by writing it on the line.
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Verbs
In this ESL verbs worksheet, students examine 7 pictures that depict people in action. Students match these pictures to the verbs that describe them.
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Present Simple vs. Present Continuous
In this ESL verb tenses learning exercise, students examine 7 pictures and the sentences with present simple verbs. Students change the sentence to the present continuous form and choose the correct sentence from 4 choices.
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Using Songs in the LCTL Classroom
Students in a beginning to intermediate foreign language/ESL classroom complete a variety of activities involving music and lyrics that are designed to enhance their listening and vocabulary skills. They practice grammar and making...
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Beginning Short Stories- "An Overcast Day"
In this ESL worksheet, students first read the easier basic version of a short story called An Overcast Day. Students then read the advanced version of the same story. Students answer 4 short answer questions about the story.
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Extra Word Worksheet 12
In this ESL grammar instructional activity, students read 8 sentences that have one extra unneeded word. Students find the extra word that does not belong and cross it out.
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Cultural Exploration In The Magazine
Pupils discuss how various cultures spend their work and leisure time through identifying activities in magazine photographs. With proper grammar and usage, they list the activities noted in the photos and describe their cultural...
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Guessing Game
Students participate in a set of activities designed to help ESL students become familiar with the English language through description, group work, oral reading, and question/answer sessions.
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Ordering a Pizza
Students role play ordering a pizza focusing on requests and vocabulary including numbers, money and food. They brainstorm food items and create the menu. Using virtual money, they order and fill out a spending worksheet.
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Using Pictures in the Classroom
Students review vocabulary by answering questions about an image, drawing the picture and taking notes. They compare their pictures and describe the differences.