University of Kansas
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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ESL: Verb Activity- "Two Sisters and the Cat"
In this ESL verb instructional activity, students type the correct verbs in boxes to correctly complete a paragraph. Students are given a list of verbs in a word box.
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Breaking News English: Argentina 3 Mexico 1
In this ESL worksheet, students read or listen to an article about the Argentina and Mexico World Cup soccer game. Students complete all or some of the 100 activities available here including discussion, listening, vocabulary and...
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Breaking News English: Vodafone Ends $60m Man Utd Shirt Deal
In this ESL worksheet, students read or listen to an article about the end of a shirt sponsorship deal with Manchester United soccer team. Students complete all or some of the 100 activities available here including discussion,...
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Breaking News English: Violence In Japan's Elementary Schools
In this ESL instructional activity, 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,...
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ESL: Matching Exercise: Newspaper Headlines
In this newspaper worksheet, students read a set of headlines and match them to their correct newspaper category. Worksheet is part of an ESL site.
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Passive or Active?
In this ESL passive/active verb worksheet, students read 7 pairs of sentences with the verb missing. Students choose to use either the passive or active form of the verb to fill in the blanks.
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Newspaper Carrier Day
In this newspaper carrier day activity, students read or listen to the passage, then match phrases, fill in the blanks, choose the correct word, unscramble words and sentences, write discussion questions and conduct a survey.
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Job Interview: ESL Read Aloud
In this ESL job interview read aloud worksheet, students read a short text about a woman who interviews for a new job. There are no questions to answer.
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Making Yes/No Questions in the Present Tense
Does your class need some practice with writing yes or no questions in the present tense? This worksheet offers learners some choice as they pair activities with subjects to form questions. Pupils also write a quick response to each...
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Reading and Vocabulary - Sale Ads
Intermediate ESL students practice reading sale ads. They will look through a sales catalog or newspaper and highlight words they don't know, work together to determine the definitions, then decide how much they save in given situations.
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Dream Kitchen
Advanced ESL young scholars can engage in this lesson designed to practice compiling lists, adding costs, and describing why they chose a particular item. They will choose items from a magazine that they'd like in their dream kitchen....
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Breaking News English: Production of Biofuels Set to Rise
For this ESL worksheet, students read or listen to an article about the production of biofuels. Students complete all or some of the 100 activities available here including discussion, listening, vocabulary and comprehension.
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ESL: "Going To"
In this ESL "going to" worksheet, students choose the correct response/companion sentences to one given. Choices all have a form of "going to." Page has link to additional activities.
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Ana Finds an Apartment
Because of the topic of this reading comprehension and vocabulary activity, it would probably be best used with adults in an ESL class. The 10 question reading activity, which focuses on vocabulary involving renting an apartment, could...
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ESL Grammar: Passives
In this ESL passives worksheet, learners complete 10 multiple choice questions, choosing the best way to change a sentence to passive form. A website reference is given for additional activities.
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Lie & Lay
When do you use "lie," and when do you use "lay"? Use this worksheet in your ESL class to find the difference. Ten questions provide sentences with blanks for English learners to complete with the two verbs, often in different tenses....
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Interpreting a Story from a News Article
Pupils read and retell a story form out of the newspaper. They write to communicate ideas, stories, letters, simple explanations, and short reports. They edit and perfect their projects for homework, and they share their work with the...
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Breaking News English: World Bank Boss Sorry for Payout to Girlfriend
In this ESL comprehension activity, students read or listen to a passage, complete warm-up activities, then a wide variety of before, during, after and homework activities. Answers are included.
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Grocery Coupons
In this reading activity worksheet, students read about using coupons when grocery shopping. This reading activity is intended to be read out loud.
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Hot Dog Day
In this Hot Dog Day worksheet, learners complete activities such as reading a passage, matching phrases, fill in the blanks, choose the correct word, multiple choice, unscramble the words, sequencing, unscramble the sentences, write...
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Diwali
In this Diwali instructional activity, students complete activities such as read the passage, match the phrases, fill in the blanks, choose the correct word, multiple choice fill in, correct the spelling, put text in correct order,...
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Breaking News English: Chocolate Drought
In this chocolate worksheet, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions, write, and...
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Breaking News English: French Pension Strikes
In this French pension strikes instructional activity, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion...