A selection of English ESL verbs: action verbs printables with video or movie activity, listening comprehension

This worksheet is designed to be used in conjunction with a YouTube video to practise the use of the Present Continuous / Present Progressive tense. Play the video using this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFApUDdHcTU



The video shows Mr Bean going through his day doing numerous different activities. There is music playing over the video. Each time the music stops, students should describe what Mr Bean is doing using the correct grammar.



The activity should be done as a controlled practice or an activation task after the grammar structures have been taught. It can be done as a writing task using this worksheet or as a speaking activity with the video alone. 



The answer key is provided.



I hope your students enjoy it! :)



Student Instructions:



1. Watch the video. 

2. Look at the actions Mr. Bean is doing when the music stops.

3. Write sentences describing the actions.

4. Use the Present Continuous (Present Progressive) tense.

 - E.g. “He is watching TV.

5. Practise using contractions.

 - E.g. “He’s watching TV.

Present Continuous (Present Progressive) - What is Mr Bean doing?

This fun video activity helps learners to practise the use of the passive voice. Learners watch the video, read the active voice description of the clip, then say and/or write a sentence in the passive voice. Write the answers on the worksheet provided. 



Click this link to watch the video activity:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K_eKC76jn4



Passive Voice (Mixed Tenses) - Cartoon Descriptions  

This fun video activity is to practise using the present simple tense when describing daily routines. The video shows the daily routine of a Stormtrooper. While watching the video, learners must describe the Stormtrooper's daily routine using the present simple tense and sequence adverbs like "Next" and "After that". This can be done as a speaking and/or writing activity. There are more detailed instructions on the worksheet. URL:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkkQ3nhsNlc&feature=youtu.be

Daily Routines with Present Simple - Star Wars Stormtrooper 

Work sheet objective is match the pictures with environment imperatives. Kids will be able to know some good-practice for caring the environment. Worksheet requieres that the teacher play a Youtube videoclip, the worksheet has the videoclip link. 

ENVIRONMENT IMPERATIVES 

This is a worksheet that helps students to determine the main idea and supporting details of texts. Audio recordings are available through the following links:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaLT2Z4cl7Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m8PH60ogfY

Listening for main idea

This video worksheet icludes watching some movie segment and answering the questions. It can be a nice speaking activity when you start or finish your lesson. The link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LDSBU15GXM



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Video worksheet for movie trailer 

Hello guys, here is a worksheet to help pupils learn the verbs you need to cook and follow a recipe. There is a video to help the pupils to learn the meaning of the verbs and here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bmlKZ0wtAE. 



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VOCABULARY- Let's cook a surprise cake!

Some entertaining activity for students. It doesn´t take a lot of time. Students just need to watch the episode of Jimmy Kimmel's show where he's talking to kids about love. The task is to answer the questions and give some opinion. The video is funny and very cute. The answers are included. 

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Video worksheet (Love is in the air)

This worksheet corresponds to three videos about Corey Nutrition's pet food production. It's a factory tour, laboratory process, and product evaluation. The videos are dynamic and in Canadian English. 



It is best used by showing one video (approx. 2 min.), then allowing students to answer questions before moving on to the next video. 

Dog Food Production Listenting Comprehension

It's an interesting worksheet to practice with intermediate and up intermediate students. The students must watch the video and have fun. The vocabulary is huge and they can improve their listening and speaking.  Friends Season 04 Ep 20. 

Video activity with Friends

This worksheet requires students to watch the short video "Choose your Plastic Free July" and then answer some questions to test listening comprehension. There are two excerpts of text from the web site for students to complete exercises about, to test their vocabulary.

Plastic Free July

Video or movie activity

Verbs: Action verbs

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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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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