A selection of English ESL bean printables

The students have to complete the story with the simple past of the verbs.

The story of Jack and the beanstalk

The three little pigs

I created this worksheet as a reading composition exercise. I think the process of chocolate making is really interesting and i'm sure a lot of students will too. 

I recommend finding a short Youtube video about this subject to show to the students to get their interests flowing before starting this worksheet. I also would suggest a little chocolate tasting session after completing this, such as sampling how the percentage of cocoa beans in the chocolate affect's it's 'bitter' or 'sweet' taste.

For a follow-up, you could get the students to create their own poster showing the stages of the chocolate making process.

Where does chocolate come from?

These are real 'problems' taken from an Agony Aunt website in relation to the topic of dating. They can be cut up and given to different Students who then work in pairs to discuss the problem, suggest a variety of solutions and write a letter in response, giving advice to the writer. 



Ss should be provided with a variety of ways of giving advice before they begin writing (e.g. It's (high) time you. You'd better.. You ought to If I were you.. You should/shouldn't have..) and also for suggestions (eg. why don't you.have you though about.. It'd be a good idea if you..) and help them as they try to decide which ones are appropriate for different suggestions or pieces of advice.



On the final page there are some (abridged) responses which were also taken from the website. As an optional extra they can be read out and Ss have to listen and identify which response is related to their problem, then read it and see how it compares to their answer. They could discuss if it was good advice or not and why.



There are some very useful phrases and vocabulary and it would be good to get students to note them down.



This was used in relation to the topic of relationships and dating.

Agony Aunt Dating Problems

Bingo with 14 cards. There are 15 questions which the teacher will ask. Who has the correct answer written in a card, put a bean on it to mark the answer.

Bingo verb to be and pronouns

A listening activity with a link to youtube video. Different exercises 1 - fill in blanks  2 - answer questions  3 - true or false. 

Food in Britain

This worksheet can be divided into different activities : some/any, reading activities ( right/wrong ), preterite, adjectives

Rihanna : an R'N B star from the Carribean

This exercise is for first lessons after the holidays with primary age children.  It can be adapted easily to their interests and background.  With a bit of acting from the teacher, it creates a fun, lightweight activity for the pupils.

False information questions

A listening ws for youtube video about the city of London. 1 answer questions, 2 fill in blanks and picture vocabulary match up. for strong elementary up... fully editable, 

About London

I just love music

A simple matching exercise to introduce traditional British foods.  Discussions questions are also included.



Once the students know the names of the dishes you could introduce further vocab  i.e. a TIN of beans (not can - UK people generally say a can of coke), SOME potatoes,  YORKSHIRE PUDDING, GRAVY/GRAVY BOAT/JUG etc etc



Traditional British Foods – Matching Activity 

The series board games should be a funny, playful way to practice vocabulary and grammar orally. The instructions for the teachers are included. This game is suitable for all age groups.





Instructions for the teacher:





Preparation


•	Print the board games on tick paper or a cardboard; laminate them if you want to use them many times.


•	Find tokens for each student.


•	Provide dices.


•	Divide the class into groups of 3 – 4 students each.


•	Give each group a board game and a dice.


•	Give each student a token (or bean, coin, button, etc.).





The game


•	The players put their tokens on the first square.


•	The first student throws the dice and moves his token ahead the corresponding number of squares.


•	The student says how often he does the shown activity


•	Example: I eat pizza once a week.


•	If the answer is correct, the student stays, if the answer is incorrect, he has to go back where he came from.


•	If the student comes to a square with the symbol , he rolls the die again.


•	The first student who takes a number that places his token on “FINISH” or surpasses it is the winner.This game could be done as a pairrworkThe first student asks : How often do you eat pizza?


The partner answers : I eat pizza once a week.In this case, dont use a die and ignore the symbol and the written commands. Use one case after the other.



always


frequently


usually


often


sometimes


occasionally


once in a while


seldom


rarely


never


once a week/ month/ year


every day


Boardgame - Frequency - How Often

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

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how to make, accept and refuse offers in English

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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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