A selection of English ESL printables with intermediate (b1)

This lesson is based on a biographical article about Billie Eilish and includes reading comprehension, vocabulary development, discussion practice, and writing. It is ideal for Upper-Intermediate (B2) or Advanced (C1) students in general English or cultural studies classes.

1. Reading Comprehension Questions
2. Discussion Questions
3. Vocabulary Match
4. True or False
5. Fill in the Blanks
6. Writing Prompt

Billie Eilish From SoundCloud to the Oscars.

Fill the gaps 
 conjugate the adjectives 
 think of your own responses for different scenarios 
 This worksheet is aimed at practicing word formation, with a focus on -ing/-ed adjectives

-ING/-ED adjectives

Reading comprehension lesson with multiple choice questions that test critical thinking. Includes prompts for writing and speaking. Based on current events in April 2025. https://eslfrog.com/landmine-rats/

Trained Rats Help Remove Landmines - Reading Lesson

A homeowner has a complaint about a renovation contractor and talks to a lawyer. Listening practice with vocabulary warm-up and multiple choice comprehension questions.
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Listening Exercise: Leaky Ceiling

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 introduces students to the skill of contrasting different scenes, focusing on two distinct work environments: a busy office and a lively classroom. Students will begin by observing and describing each picture, paying attention to the settings, emotions, and activities of the people depicted. They will then compare the two environments, identifying key differences in atmosphere, mood, and actions. Finally, students will reflect on these contrasts and express their opinions about which environment they find more appealing and why. This exercise is designed to build foundational skills in comparing and contrasting, which are essential for exam tasks that require critical thinking and analysis.

picture description contrast part one

This worksheet on "The Impact of Father Figures on Child Development" is designed for intermediate-level English learners, providing engaging and accessible content to help students understand the significant role of fathers and male role models in a child's life. It offers simplified language and clear explanations to discuss the emotional, social, and academic benefits of having an involved father figure. The worksheet includes a variety of discussion and debate questions, encouraging students to think critically and express their thoughts on the topic. These questions cover the importance of father figures, the support for single-parent families, and the societal impacts of father absence, making the content relevant and thought-provoking. Additionally, the worksheet features statistics to provide a factual basis for the discussions, helping students to connect the information with real-world implications. The inclusion of reflective questions about personal experiences also allows for a more personal and relatable discussion. This resource is ideal for teachers seeking to foster meaningful conversations, improve critical thinking skills, and raise awareness about family dynamics in their classrooms. The accompanying modern art depiction of a father and child further enhances the worksheet's visual appeal, making it an engaging and educational tool for language learning.

The Impact of Father Figures on Child Development

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

A worksheet based on a song, containing several types of exercises on reading comprehension and grammar besides the listening activities. Fully editable, hope they have fun.

Love by Grace - Lara Fabian (reading comp, grammar)

Listening worksheet based on the song "Adventure of Lifetime" by Coldplay. The task is to insert the missing verbs The worksheet may be used at levels of difficulty: 1. listening without variants. 2. listening with variants (provided below).

Could be also used as an icebreaker activity.

Listening: Coldplay- Adventure of Lifetime

This is a worksheet for the text "Talking to Belinda" on the student´s book More! 3 (from HELBLING).

The first exercise is a multiple choice listening exercise and the three others focus on the comprehension of the text (T/F/NM; sentence completing; matching).

Listening and reading comprehension worksheet (More!3)

With this worksheet, students will be able to answer questions about the place in the pictures. They will also be able to identify the activity that is being done. 

Places and activities

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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