A selection of English ESL at on in printables

This B1-level mystery worksheet focuses on a viral video that causes problems at school. Six students and a teacher give short interviews after a clip is posted online showing a student falling in class. Some think it was just a joke, others are hurt, and no one admits to filming or sharing it—but the clues are there. Students must read between the lines to decide who is most responsible. Includes vocabulary matching, gap fill, comprehension, deduction questions, and speaking tasks. Great for lessons on social media, digital responsibility, and empathy.


The Viral Video Scandal

This engaging B1-level worksheet explores the topic: Should hats be allowed in schools? Students read 9 short, authentic-style opinions from students, teachers, a parent, and a principal—each offering a unique view on hats in the classroom. The worksheet includes a warm-up vocabulary activity focused on phrasal verbs related to clothing, followed by comprehension questions, a structured writing task, and discussion questions for debate. It’s ideal for building reading comprehension, critical thinking, and personal expression on a relatable school issue. Cartoon-style image included for visual interest and class engagement.

Should Hats Be Allowed in Schools

This A2-level video quiz is based on the design and philosophy behind humane prisons, using Halden Prison in Norway as a key example. The quiz helps students develop their listening skills while engaging with topics like architecture, human rights, and social systems. It includes vocabulary matching, focusing on key terms such as "humane," "architecture," and "inmate," as well as comprehension questions that explore the impact of prison design on inmates and staff. This activity is ideal for learners who want to improve their English while discussing important social issues in a thought-provoking context.

Halden's Human prisons

B1 suitable reading practice and exercise. A multiple choice questions exercise that aims to make students think around the subject and deal with sporadically unknown vocabulary. The goal is to teach them how to select a correct answer either by directly selecting it, or by using the process of logical elimination, if necessary.

The use of VGO robots in education - a reading exercise

This task is designed to foster engaging discussions among students while reinforcing the use of the first conditional structure. Students will explore various hypothetical situations, prompting them to apply their understanding of this grammatical concept in real-life contexts.

In this activity, students will be presented with a series of scenarios that could potentially occur in the future. Each scenario will be accompanied by a sentence in the first conditional form, comprising an 'if' clause and a main clause. Students will then discuss these situations in pairs or small groups, considering the possible outcomes and implications of each scenario.

By participating in this task, students will not only enhance their understanding of the first conditional structure but also develop their ability to express hypothetical situations and their potential consequences effectively. Moreover, engaging in discussions will encourage students to think critically, collaborate with their peers, and express their ideas fluently in English. This task offers a dynamic and interactive approach to learning grammar while fostering meaningful communication among students.

FIRST CONDITIONAL speaking

This two-page worksheet introduces the most popular leisure activities and hobbies. Your students practise talking about what they like or dislike doing in their free time using such expressions as 'I enjoy'/ 'I prefer' or 'I hate'/ 'I can't stand'. There is also a short paragraph on gardening as one of the most popular hobbies in the UK.

Leisure activities

Students practice making sentences using the infinitive with 'to' while playing the board game.    ******** I made this for adults.  You can easily use it with children but you need to change some of the sentences on the board that are not appropriate.  ******You could also just use the board and change everything on it for different classes.  

Infinitive with 'to' board game 

Divided into two parts: 1) Brief explanation about how to tell the time and two exercises about it. 2) Picture dictionary of school subjects and one exercises based on a school timetable (grammar structure to practice: have got). Students have to answer questions with "what, when and what time". Key to the exercises has been included. (5 pages)

Telling the time & School subjects

Use this in class as an aide to the use of "Used to, still, not anymore." Students take it in turns to read out sentences one by one. Once all the sentences are read out, instruct them to ask questions such as; "Did Danny used to eat bacon?" followed by "does Danny still eat bacon?" etc.

Danny Used to - Reading activity card

This worksheet focuses on the verb «to eat» and on vocabulary related to fruits. Beginners will write the name of the fruits in the appropriate column. Average-level students will write the whole sentence ex: «I like to eat pineapple.» Advanced students can add words like: my favorite, because it's, I never tasted, etc, to enrich their sentences.

I like or I don't like to eat fruits

For girls. One of the first pages of the I Can Write Stories booklet for beginners or students at the Junior A level. Fill in information about yourself.



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Creative Writing:This is Me. Hi! #1 Beginner

This worksheet is based on two short videos that can be seen on youtube: The Incredibles Trailer. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZbzbC9285I and Jack-Jack attack. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SiWuxhqvSU Students learn how to talk about superheroes and their superpowers, they practise can and can´t thanks to a memory quiz and two writing /speaking activities.

Superheroes

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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