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ESL Holiday Lessons: Plant Appreciation Day
In this language skills worksheet, students read an article about Plant Appreciation Day. Students respond to 6 matching questions, 29 fill in the blank questions, 30 multiple choice questions, 12 word scramble questions, 30 short...
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ESL Holiday Lessons: World Down Syndrome Day
In this language skills worksheet, students read an article about World Down Syndrome Day. Students respond to 6 matching questions, 29 fill in the blank questions, 30 multiple choice questions, 12 word scramble ...
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ESL Holiday Lessons: Pen Pal Day
In this language skills worksheet, students read an article on Pen Pal Day. Students respond to 6 matching questions, 29 fill in the blank questions, 30 multiple choice questions, 12 word scramble questions, 30 short...
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Appropriate Topics For Small Talk
Learners explore the concept of small talk. They identify topics that are proper and improper for small talk. Working with a partner, students practice small talk dialogs and responding to questions about their families and home life....
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When Do You...?
In this ESL daily schedule learning exercise, students examine 7 pictures of people doing routine activities. Students mark the answer that tells when they do that activity during their day.
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Party Time!
In this discussion prompts worksheet, students, with a partner, discuss seven party phrases, use those phrases in seven sentences, define party in six different scenarios and start a conversation with ten key questions.
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Daily Routines
In this ESL daily routines vocabulary activity, students analyze 7 pictures that depict people in everyday routines. Students match these pictures with sentences that describe them.
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Breaking News English: Children Learn Social Skills in Web World
In this English worksheet, students read "Children Learn Social Skills in Web World," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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The Poetry of Chinese Immigration
Numerous people from China immigrated to the US during the era of industrialization and expansion. Provide your class with a glimpse into the life of a Chinese immigrant through the poetry they left behind. They then compose a poem of...
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Breaking News English - US Fat Cats Quizzed Over High Salaries
In this ESL/ELL reading comprehension worksheet, students read or listen to an article entitled, "US Fat Cats Quizzed Over High Salaries." They discuss the article and participate in both pre and post-reading activities. They fill in the...
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Thirteen Original Colonies
An outstanding instructional activity on the Thirteen Original Colonies, and the settling of Pennsylvania by William Penn is here for your learners. Valuable discussion takes place regarding how the colonies were settled, and some...
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Talking About the Future
Students investigate how to communicate about the future using the proper verb tense. In this communication about the future lesson, students talk to a partner about future plans. They fill in an associated chart about the present simple...
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Picture This - Stars Over Hoke
The classroom becomes a safe and inclusive place for your ELLs as they create documents about their lives. Learners create, read, and present story books based on their own personal experiences. They use digital cameras to take...
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Let's Plan a Trip!
Take a virtual trip to see other countries and cultures! After learning about different cultures and populations, English learners think about a place they'd like to visit. Small groups or individuals plan a trip to a country of their...
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ESL Conversation-School
In this ESL conversation about school worksheet, students complete a dictation activity and read and discuss several articles about various aspects of school. A reference web site is included.
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Have Got
In this ESL conversation worksheet, students read 8 questions to classmates and record their answers. Example: Have you got a dog?
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Routines Q and A
In this ESL conversation worksheet, students collaborate with classmates in interviewing each other to ask the 9 questions on this page. Students record the answers, which have to do with daily routines.
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18 Year Old Elected Mayor in U.S.
In this ESL worksheet, students first read an article about an 18 year old student who was elected mayor. Students complete 7 pages of exercises about the text. Included are questions, vocabulary, discussions, synonyms and completing...
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Breaking News English
In this ESL worksheet, students read a news article about bird flu spreading to Europe. Students complete all or chose from 100 activities and exercises pertaining to the text. Included are vocabulary, grammar, comprehension and...
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Breaking News English: Violence In Japan's Elementary Schools
In this ESL learning exercise, students read or listen to an article about increasing violence in Japanese elementary schools. Students complete all or some of the 100 activities available here including discussion, listening, vocabulary...
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Breaking English News - Obama Says BP Must Pay for Oil Spill Clean-up
In this ESL/ELL reading comprehension learning exercise, students read or listen to an article entitled, "Obama Says BP Must Pay for Oil Spill Clean-up." They participate in discussion activities, and complete a variety of question types...
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Understanding Science Vocabulary and Categorization
Students analyze scientific vocabulary words. In this life science vocabulary lesson, students complete a worksheet using VisualThesaurus as they evaluate words related to plants and animals and how the words are used.
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Reporting Personal Information
High schoolers practice the proper way to ask and answer questions pertaining to personal information. Students practice words pertaining to personal information by filling out an information card. This instructional activity is...
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ESL: Answering Questions About Pictures
In this ESL word/picture comprehension worksheet, students analyze 7 pictures and read the questions printed next to them. Students answer each question on the line.