A selection of English ESL printables with upper-intermediate (b2)

Classroom Poster.It can be used to talk about : Aims, Dreams,Life etc.
Grammar Point:Conditionals.
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SS can learn the different words for the same meaning.

Flashcards - Synonyms 3

The winner of Eurovision Song Contest 2013. It is a enjoyable and recommendable song for the classroom.
The sequence is the following: Stanza 1, Bridge and Chorus, Stanza 2, Bridge and Chorus, Coda and Chorus.
You can find the full lyrics on websites like www.4lyrics.eu

Only Teardrops, by Emmelie de Forest.

Thai teacher drew and explained card by D.I.Y. (Do it by myself) ^___^

Hand made card f-frog

LETTER BY LETTER



‘LETTER BY LETTER’ is a domino style word game.



OBJECTIVE: 

Can you link the cards so that they all connect by making only ONE change to each word?

(It’s not easy as there are some instances where more than one card will work.)



But there is ONE way to link all 32 cards by following the rules below…



You can add your card, but you can only change one letter of the word.



You can… Move a letter, Add a letter, Remove a letter, or  Change a letter,



For example:



To change the word ‘EAT’ to the word ‘TEA’ you can move the letter ‘T.’

“I would like to move the letter ’T’  to make the word ‘TEA’, please.”



To change the word ‘TEA’ to the word ‘TEAM’ you can add the letter ‘M’

“I would like to add the letter ‘M’ to make the word ‘TEAM’, please.”



To change the word ‘TEAM’ to the word ‘TEA’ you can remove the letter ‘M’.

“I would like to remove the letter ‘M’ to make the word ‘TEA’, please.”



To change the word ‘TEAM” to the word ‘TEAR’ you can change the letter ‘M’.

“I would like to change the letter ‘M’ for the letter ‘R’ to make the word ‘TEAR’, please.”



The solution is included in the download.

LETTER BY LETTER!

Anytime the school report approaches, I use this worksheet do distract my students from all the pressure around getting bad grades. I provide them with the first page and then I cut the second page into strips and let them match the pairs together. 

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Song Activity

The names of the jobs provided in the table may be used as a part of a revision or a game connected with the topic of work and employment.

names of the jobs

This speaking lesson is designed for adult students at the B1 CEFR level. It focuses on relationship dynamics and media influence, specifically exploring the idea of the "lovable idiot" stereotype often seen in TV shows and movies. The article presents a playful yet insightful look at how power dynamics play out in relationships, with a focus on how men are often portrayed as agreeable and less competent than their female counterparts, especially in household decisions. The media’s role in reinforcing these stereotypes is also a key point of discussion.

 
The worksheet encourages students to think critically about how these portrayals shape their views of relationships and decision-making, both in media and in real life. Students will first read about the concept of the "lovable idiot" and how subtle persuasion in relationships can influence decision-making. After reading, they will engage in discussions based on a series of thought-provoking questions related to the article’s themes.

 
This lesson will help students practice speaking about everyday relationship dynamics, analyze media influence, and share their personal opinions on how power is shared or managed in relationships. The light-hearted tone makes it enjoyable, while still allowing for meaningful conversation.








The Lovable Idiot: Understanding Power Dynamics and Media Influence in Relationships"

Another rather short worksheet on typical compound words. In this case, hyphenated compound words that are often used in everyday English. The answers are on the back.

Compound Word 2: Hyphenated Compound Words

This is a reading activity about an article that I've adapted from a Harvard research about how different weather impacts productivity level. It's useful to elicit discussion in a business English setting with adult students about how they perceive the weather affects them. It would also be helpful to illustrate the way to conduct a research.

Reading activity about Productivity and Weather

Accessible Literature: Activity created for Halloween, where students are introduced to real texts. Slow and guided reading will help them get a better understanding of it. It will also help them realize that they can read texts as they were created.

BY ALL MEANS I DO NOT SHARE THE VIEWS AND LANGUAGE USED IN THE TEXT, AS I SEE IT VERY OFFENSIVE. THE STORY HAS BEEN USED AS A SINGLE PIECE OF ART, WITHOUT MODIFICATION AND SHOULD BE UNDERSTOOD WITHIN ITS TIME AND CONTEXT.

One Summer Night. Ambrose Bierce

Upper-intermediate (B2)

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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