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Wish + Simple Past
Everyone loves taking a trip to the computer lab! Bring your English language learners to this online resource to have them work with wish and the past simple tense. They read a few example sentences before jumping in! The first activity...
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Beginning Sentence Completion 9
English language learners choose the correct multiple choice option to complete 12 sentences. There is no common theme here, so this might function best as a time-filler.
One Stop English
A Lesson on Register
The classroom might not be the best place for informal language, but it's a great place to teach middle and high schoolers how to identify the correct language register for their audience. A short lesson on formal and informal language...
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Similes
Similes are a great way to get your writers thinking about descriptive details. They read a brief explanation which covers clichés and the general wording of a simile. Then, learners try a few on their own. First, they complete nine...
LearnEnglishFeelGood.com
Which Word - Many or Much?
Reinforce the concept of countable and uncountable nouns with a grammar worksheet that looks closely at the the use of how much or how many.
Pearson
Past Tense Game
Teach and taught, learn and learned! Work with your class on the past tense with some guided practice and a game. As a class, match the present tense verbs with their past tense counterparts. Learners then split off into pairs to play...
K12 Reader
If
Rudyard Kipling's advice to his son in the poem "If" is a resounding message that echoes through generations. After reading the famous poem, middle schoolers work on analyzing specific lines, completing activities based on...
Mary Pope Osborne, Classroom Adventures Program
Mummies in the Morning Egyptian pyramids, hieroglyphics
Visit the Magic Treehouse and take your class on a trip through time with a reading of the children's book Mummies in the Morning. Using the story to spark an investigation into Egyptian culture, this literature unit engages...
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Using the Past Progressive
Practice conjugating with the past progressive. This worksheet is ideal for English language learners or individuals trying to polish their fundamental grammar skills. There are 15 short phrases given, and learners have to create a...
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Role Playing: Family
Provided here is a script called A Very Big Family! Use it for two things. First, get your English language learners up and speaking English. Providing them with a script and plenty of practice time will ensure reading fluency....
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Beginning Sentence Completion 11
Help your English language learners use the appropriate verbs to complete their thoughts. Have them practice with this multiple choice learning exercise. There are 12 sentences provided, and the learner has to choose the best verb (out...
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Intermediate Sentence Completion 10
Provide your English language learners with some additional practice completing sentences. They have to select the word that makes the most sense in 12 sentences. This sheet is designed for intermediate learners, as some of the...
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Using "Can"
English language learners or young native English speakers practice using the word can in the six sentences provided. They match the beginning of each sentence provided with the appropriate phrases in the word pool.
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Commonly Confused Words - Quiz 16
These words are very confusing for non-native English speakers because they sound very similar, but they have different meanings. Quiz your English language learners on their knowledge of various homophones with this 20-question quiz.
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First Conditional Tense
Helpful for English language learners as well as English speakers, this worksheet focuses on the conditional tense. The picture chart at the top of the page helps to explain that a conditional phrase can be formed two different...
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Advanced Grammar 1-- Tenses and Time Expressions
Quiz your class using this short assessment tool. English language learners (or native speakers reviewing verb conjugation) fill in 16 blanks to complete various sentences. The way this quiz is designed, each question is worth 6.6...
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Match the Song Lyrics - "Keep Going"
Oh no, we're missing several lines of lyrics! Using the song, "Keep Going," test the listening skills of your English language learners. They listen as you say the word lyrics aloud. Can they correctly identify the missing lyrics?
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When Was the First Time You...?
Promote conversation with this questioning learning exercise. Perfect for English language learners to practice basic conversational vocabulary, typical questions are "When was the first time you took a trip without your family?"
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Any Answers: Think of an Answer
Help your English language learners develop speaking skills with this conversation practice. Speakers take turns reading and answering the questions provided. Also encourage your class to brainstorm when/where they would encounter these...
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Using the Progressive (-ing) Forms
English language learners or pupils polishing their basic grammar skills work with the progressive verb tense. In the first exercise, they must change the verb from its infinitive to the progressive tense. Then, they use the progressive...
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Verbs: Present Progressive
Explore the present progressive tense with your English language learners. Study the first chart, noticing the verbs that are used. Then use the same six verbs to complete sentences in the second chart.
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Commonly Confused Words - Quiz 5
Designed specifically for English language learners, this online quiz provides immediate feedback. Commonly confused words are presented in pairs, and the user must decide which word would best fit in the sentence provided. These words...
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All About Homophones
Put the fun back in reading fundamentals with an interactive set of lessons about homophones. Learners of all ages explore the relationships between words that sound the same but have different meanings, and complete a...
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Object Pronouns
Work on replacing the object of a sentence with object pronouns. A handy grammar worksheet prompts language arts learners to read 20 sentences and choose the correct pronoun to fill in the blank from the word box above.