A selection of English ESL printables with intermediate (b1)

The students look at the pictures and tell what the people wish and what they regret.
You could delete the given clues for more advanced students and only show them the 
pictures, so that they have to be more creative.

Conditional - I wish - If only

This is a vocabulary worksheet which includes 10 money idioms and tasks to learn them and practise. It will be a good supplement to the Money topic for A2-B1 students.

Idioms about money

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

Print off and cut up one set of cards per group. Put the students in groups of 2-4. Students deal the cards evenly between group members. Each player must only look at their top card. Decide which player will go first. Play can happen in two ways:

Straight game - Player chooses an attribute of their animal that they think will beat their group mates. Read out the number. Other players read out their numbers for corresponding attribute. The player with the highest number gets one point. This player can choose the attribute on the next turn. Players can then discuss and compare the attributes of each animal using comparative and superlatives.

Discussion - Each player names their animal and the group discusses which attributes they think will be strongest for each animal. Then the player whose turn it is must make their decision on which attribute to choose. This method may involve more use of language and practice of comparatives and superlatives. The highest number gets one point as above.

Remember this is also a QR code activity, so you could save yourself the time and paper and have them do it on their smartphones. Visit english-able.com for QR codes and a lot more like this.

Animal Top Trumps

This worksheet aims at especially young learners who familiar with family vocabulary. Although it is a vocabulary worksheet, it is also an introduction to comparative and superlative adjectives with the adjectives young & old. I hope your students will enjoy it

Family Puzzle + Comparative & Superlative Adjectives

This worksheet contains a crossword puzzle about the Gunpowder Plot. It's a nice way to revise the historical event and some vocabulary. Easy exercise. A2 - B1 level.

Bonfire Night - Crossword Puzzle

During the exam period, stress levels are higher than usual. It is a difficult time for most families, and both parents and students experience typical stress. Stress can also be beneficial in that it can help you stay motivated and focused. However, excessive stress can be harmful to one's health. Stress can leave you feeling overwhelmed, confused, exhausted, and irritable.

Avoid exam stress from kids

With this exercise sheet, you are going to have the opportunity of revising and practising both the passive voice and future tenses. Besides, due to the different vocabulary and reading exercises, you are going to be able to practise your comprehension in these areas as well.

Hope you enjoy them!

Passive voice and future tenses

Ask students to choose a famous person among the photos given in this worksheet. Then students cut and glue this photo in the box and describe this person on the table. Ask students to present their famous person orally.

Describing famous people

It's a reading comprehension task. Students have to fill in the gaps, complete the text with words and phrases, sentences. 

Solution: 1C, 2F, 3B, 4E, 5A, 6D. Good luck!

The House on Mango Street

I have made a few changes to last year's lesson and worksheet. This lesson is for ESL college juniors, and it is followed by a session of pure grammar (I will upload it later).

Music

This contract is to be used in co-ordination with the Apartment Rental role play for improving ESL students english. There are two roles, renter and Apartment owner. Students get to choose rent fees , start and end dates, and contract dates. It is good for student involvement. Has worked well for me in the past with adult and University ( Korean students with low to intermediate ESL skills.

Apartment Rental Contract

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>

Get here and you are ready to study in English at university

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