A selection of English ESL printables with intermediate (b1)

1. My father  (fly) to London on business next month.
2. By the end of the month, I (live) here for two years.
3. The bus always (leave) at exactly 12 p.m.
4. I (go) to the basketball game tonight. Jack gave me a free ticket.
5. What are your plans for tonight? Where(you/be) at 10.30 pm .
6. I (watch) the basketball game on television at 8 tonight.
7. Saif (call) us as soon as he arrives at the airport .


future tenses exercises

This B1+/B2-level worksheet invites students to explore the question “Can money buy happiness?” through six short character interviews. Each millionaire has a different story—some feel fulfilled, others hint at loneliness or regret. Students must read between the lines to decide who is truly happy and why. Includes vocabulary matching, gap fill, comprehension, deduction, and discussion activities. Perfect for lessons on values, emotions, life goals, and critical thinking. Great for mature teens and adult learners.

Can Money Buy Happiness?

Title: The Return of the Dire Wolf? – Reading & Speaking Worksheet (B1)

Description:
This B1-level worksheet is based on a short reading about the real-life dire wolf and the scientific efforts to bring extinct animals back using genetic engineering. It’s inspired by Game of Thrones but written in simplified language for English learners.

The lesson includes:

A 3-paragraph reading

Warm-up discussion questions

Vocabulary matching

Vocabulary gap fill

True/False comprehension

A structured speaking activity with opinion-based discussion

Perfect for conversation classes or lessons focused on science, animals, and ethical debates. Great for teens or adults who enjoy thought-provoking topics and pop culture references.

Target group: B1 learners, teens and young adults
Skills: Reading comprehension, vocabulary, speaking, critical thinking
Topic: Extinct animals, science & technology, opinions and discussion

the Return of the Dire Wolf

They rea the explanations on the use of the modal verbs and practice using them in exercises devoted to each of the two modals and follow it with a mixed exercises where they must pick the best fit. Hope it can help your students. :)

WOULD RATHER/SOONER AND HAD BETTER

Worksheet for young learners or students with learning difficulties. The students have to look at the picture and read the statements. They have to write true (T), false (F) or we don't know (?)

Picture description - At the doctor

This worksheet is designed for A2-B1 level learners and focuses on understanding polysemies and irregular verbs in English. It includes a brief article on the evolution of the English language, followed by engaging activities that target comprehension, vocabulary building, and grammar. The worksheet features a variety of exercises such as warm-up questions, true or false statements, multiple choice, and open-ended questions. It also incorporates a polysemy gap-fill activity where students explore how one word can have multiple meanings in different contexts. The aim is to help students recognize and use irregular verbs correctly while understanding the flexibility and richness of polysemies. Additionally, there is a QR code included in the worksheet, directing students to extra practice on irregular verbs, allowing them to strengthen their understanding interactively. This worksheet is ideal for students looking to build both their vocabulary and grammar skills while gaining insight into the history and evolution of English.

Irregular Verbs and Polysemies: The Evolution of English

This worksheet is for adults and high school, level B1 students. The students read the text and answer true or false  questions. There are also open questions that students have to answer. The text should also introduce a debate about the subject.



Easy reading - Dolce & Gabbana launches dog perfume

The students have to look at the picture and read the statements. They have to write true (T), false (F) or we don't know (?). There are also open questions about the students .

Picture description - Smurfs at the beach

A classic game that we all know and love.

Students simply have to describe the word on the card without saying any of the words at the bottom of the card. This can be done in different ways:

Team game. Students describe to their team or partner and get one point for each correct guess their partner makes within a set time limit.

Individual game. Students work in groups but take it in turns to describe. Whoever is first to guess correctly, gets one point. The winner is the student with the most points when all cards have been used.

Students can also do this activity on their smartphones via QR, visit english-able.com for QR codes and lots more like this.

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Love and Relationships Taboo Cards

The worksheet encourages learners to discover idioms used in different nations across the world. For the task, learners need to think and choose one idiom in their culture before sharing it to the class by using guiding questions in the speaking card.

Idioms around the world

This is a short grammar activity to help students learn how to use confusing conjunctions [By, Until, During, While, For]. It includes a gap fill activity, grammar explanation, and solutions. 

Confusing Subordinating Conjunctions

This is a short reading about Joseph Campbell`s life.   There are some comprehension questions at the end.  I used this with 3rd year junior high students, high school students and adults.

Joseph Campbell Reading

Intermediate (B1)

Culture, intercultural communication, cross-cultural communication

Adjectives to describe feelings, emotions

Adjectives to describe personality and character

Adjectives: Gradable / Non-gradable adjectives

Articles: Definite or indefinite article (a, an or the)

BE + infinitive structures (e.g. he was to become famous)

Clauses of contrast (e.g.  although, while)

Clauses of purpose (e.g. in order to, so that, so as to)

Clauses of reason (e.g. because, because of, due to, as, since)

Cleft sentences (e.g. It's Joey we're looking for)

Comparison: Comparative adjectives and structures

Comparison: Superlative adjectives and structures

Conditional 2 (second conditional) - would

Conditionals: Conditional phrases (e.g. unless, provided that, as long as)

Conjunctions (aka connectives, e.g. and, but, or, so, then)

Contractions (shortened forms, e.g. don't, aren't, etc.)

Determiners (words that can come before nouns)

Formal and informal English (politeness or colloquial language)

Future perfect continuous (progressive) tense

Future perfect simple and continuous (progressive) tense

Future phrases (e.g. be about to, bound to, likely to, due to, set to + INF)

Homonyms (two words with the same pronunciation - homophones and homographs)

It as preparatory subject (e.g. it's raining, it's nice of you to)

Linking verbs (aka copulas, e.g. I am a student)

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how to accuse somebody of something in English

how to apologize, say sorry, forgive and express regret in English

how to ask for information and make inquiries in English

how to ask for something, make requests in English

how to blame somebody for something in English

how to defend yourself from criticism in English

how to deny or admit something in English

how to describe things or people in English

how to emphasize important things in English

how to encourage or discourage people in English

how to evaluate people or progress in English

how to express agreement /disagreement in English

how to express approval and disapproval  in English

how to express cause and effect in English

how to express interest in something in English

how to express likelihood, probability in English

how to express likes and dislikes in English

how to express sequence and chronology in English

how to express shock and disbelief in English

how to express sympathy and condolences in English

how to give permission, authorization in English

how to inform somebody about some news in English

how to interpret what was said in English

how to keep a conversation going in English

how to make guesses about something in English

how to make, accept and refuse offers in English

how to order or make a booking in English

how to persuade, convince people in English

how to praise people and express appreciation in English

how to reassure somebody of something in English

how to refuse and object to something in English

how to remind people of something in English

how to rephrase, paraphrase what was said in English

how to say thank you, express gratitude in English

Nouns: Collective nouns (team, class, family, committee)

Nouns: Proper nouns (names of people, cities, companies)

Oxymorons (phrases with words of contradictory meaning, e.g. living dead)

Participles: Past participle (e.g. HAVING DONE)

Participles: Present participle (e.g. DOING)

Parts of Speech (aka word classes, e.g. nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs)

Past perfect continuous (progressive) tense

Phonetics (pronunciation, IPA, phonetic symbols)

Plural nouns: regular plurals with S ending

Prefixes (e.g. A, UN, IM, DIS, MIS, EN, etc. )

Prepositions vs adverbs (e.g. before me, saw him before.)

Prepositions: Double prepositions (e.g. out of)

Prepositions: Participle prepositions (e.g. pending, concerning)

Prepositions: Phrase prepositions (e.g. by means of)

Present perfect continuous (progressive) tense

Present perfect simple or present continuous tense

Present simple tense: S for third person singular verbs

Present simple vs continuous (progressive) tense

Pronouns: EACH OTHER, ONE ANOTHER (reciprocal pronouns)

Pronouns: Possessive pronouns (e.g. my, mine)

Pronouns: Reflexive pronouns (e.g. myself, yourself))

Pronouns: SOMEBODY, ANYBODY, EVERYBODY, NO ONE, NOTHING, etc.

Pronouns: THIS, THAT, THESE, THOSE (demonstratives)

Pronouns: YOU and THEY to talk about people in general

Quantifiers (e.g. some, many, much, any, few, little)

Questions: WH questions (open-ended questions)

Reported speech: reported questions (indirect questions)

There is / there are / there was / there were / there will be, etc.

Verbs: Transitive or intransitive verbs (words that can or cannot stand with objects)

Working with Paragraphs: ordering, titling

Role play, miming, drama activity or improv game

Pictionary (picture dictionary) or picture matching

Writing an opinion essay (persuasive essay)

Learners who are Pre-A1 have just begun learning English and will first learn how to:<ul><li>Say the letters in the alphabet and numbers</li><li>Say hello, talk about names and age</li><li>Name the colors and dates, express likes and dislikes</li></ul>

Absolute beginners who have begun to learn the letters and numbers

Learners taking the A1 Elementary exam should be able to:<ul><li>Introduce themselves and ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, things he/she has, people he/she knows.</li><li>Communicate using very basic phrases as long as the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: common adjectives & adverbs of frequency, going to, how much/how many, imperatives, I'd like, 's – possessive, common prepositions of place and time, present simple & continuous, there is/are</li></ul>

A very basic tourist level, which is enough for buying food and a bus ticket

Learners taking the A2 Pre-intermediate exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand sentences and frequently used expressions (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment).</li><li>Complete tasks that are routine and exchange information about familiar matters.</li><li>Describe matters of immediate need in simple terms.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: countable/uncountable nouns, adverbs of frequency, future will/going to, much/many, present perfect, past simple, past continuous, common phrasal verbs, common modals: can/should</li></ul>

A tourist who can do basic conversations about the past, present and future

Learners taking the B1 Intermediate exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand points regarding family, work, school or leisure-related topics.</li><li>Deal with most travel situations in areas where the language is spoken.</li><li>Create simple texts on topics of personal interest.</li><li>Describe experiences, events, dreams, and ambitions, as well as opinions or plans in brief.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: question tags, intensifiers: too/enough, future tenses, past tenses, modals, conditionals, wh-questions in the past</li></ul>

Learners who can deal with both familiar and routine situations, in friendly and work contexts

Learners taking the B2 Upper-intermediate exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialization.</li><li>Interact with fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without difficulty for either party.</li><li>Produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain an opinion on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: perfect tenses, mixed conditionals, modals in the present, phrasal verbs, reported speech, wish, relative clauses</li></ul>

The level where you can be a tour guide for your foreign friends and talk about a lot of topics, even abstract ones, with ease and fluency

Learners taking the C1 Advanced exam should be able to: Express ideas fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions. Use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes. Understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts. Produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, using linking phrases (=words that connect ideas between sentences). Main grammar points to know: inversion, mixed conditionals, modals in the past, all passive forms, phrasal verbs (all patterns), wish/if only for regrets

Learners who can smoothly communicate in every walk of life, read long texts and write well

Learners taking the C2 Proficient exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand almost everything read or heard with ease.</li><li>Summarize information from a variety of sources into a coherent presentation.</li><li>Express themselves using precise meaning in complex scenarios.</li><li>Can express him/herself spontaneously, very fluently and precisely, differentiating finer shades of meaning even in the most complex situations</li></ul>

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