A selection of English ESL valentine's day printables with general reading comprehension, reading comprehension

General reading comprehension

Valentine's Day

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

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Pictionary (picture dictionary) or picture matching

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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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This Valentine’s Day reading for (A2+/B1-) includes a reading text on the origins of Valentine’s day, vocabulary focus, collocations matching and comprehension questions.





We have a teacher’s copy (including teacher’s notes) and a student version which you can email to your class for online lessons.





We also have a B2/C1 version.





Level: This is suitable for A2+/B1 – level students.





Time: 45 mins +





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Valentines Day reading a2-b1

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This Valentine’s Day reading for (A2+/B1-) includes a reading text on the origins of Valentine’s day, vocabulary focus, collocations matching and comprehension questions.







We have a teacher’s copy (including teacher’s notes) and a student version which you can email to your class for online lessons.







We also have a B2/C1 version.







Level: This is suitable for A2+/B1 – level students.







Time: 45 mins +







Check out some of our other free Valentine's lessons..







https://tefllessons.com/product/valentines-day-lesson-a0-a1/







https://tefllessons.com/product/valentines-speaking-activity/







You can access over 100 FREE worksheets and posters on our site when you register as a FREE member. :)

Valentine's Reading

- Short reading comprehension about the history of Valentine's day
- Students can either write answers to the reflection questions below, or discuss the answers with another student or the teacher. 
- Students can highlight unknown vocabulary or phrases they don't understand and get their teacher to clarify.

Valentine's Day Reading Comprehension

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.

Valentines Day around the world

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Valentine's Day Reading & Vocabulary

This engaging reading comprehension worksheet is designed for upper-intermediate ESL learners, exploring the history of Valentine’s Day and the legends of Saint Valentine. Pupils will read a short, informative passage and answer a mix of multiple-choice and short-answer questions, helping to develop their reading comprehension and vocabulary skills. This resource is perfect for ESL literacy lessons, cultural studies, or a fun seasonal activity to enhance language learning in an engaging way. Created by PrimaryLeap

Reading Comprehension - The History of Valentine's Day

The series Celebrations in the USA is meant for adults and high schoolers. It is composed by easy texts about the main celebrations in the United States. The students read the texts and answer the questions. They can then compare the celebration with one from their own country.

Celebrations in the USA-Valentine's Day

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.



Pizza Hut for break up

This text is for adults and high schoolers , level from B 2 to advanced. The text tells the history of Valentine's Day. The students read the text and answer the questions.

Happy Valentine's Day

Simple reading comprehension activity for kids about Valentine's Day. Students will learn when and why we celebrate Valentine's day and vocabulary related to the holiday of love. This worksheet can be paired with this video: https://youtu.be/QDfYQUhiGKk


Students must answer short answers about the text. Answers are provided on the second sheet. 


Vocabulary: heart, saint, valentine, card, rose, flowers, roses, chocolates, hope, love, friendship, family, ancient Rome, and more!

Valentine's Day for Kids: Simple Reading Comprehension with Video

Students must choose their favourite option from the list of Valentine's Day choices. Then students can write their own fun choices related to Valentine's Day. This worksheet can be accompanied with this video: https://youtu.be/CQJMEKRas30


Students can then ask their classmates to choose between the options they wrote on their worksheet to make the activity more interactive.


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Would you rather? - Valentine's Day This or That Worksheet

Students must unscramble 10 words related to Valentine's Day. Then they must fill in the blanks with the vocabulary learned in the sentences below the scrambled words. This is a great activity to practice vocabulary, word formation, and reading comprehension. This worksheet can be paired with this video: https://youtu.be/2KBfqdsSaSs


Answers are provided on the second page with the teacher guide. Check out my other Valentine's Day lessons under my worksheets!

17 Valentine's Day, General reading comprehension, Reading Comprehension English ESL worksheets pdf & doc