A selection of English ESL blogs printables

This is a worksheet with phrases for a blog entry that can help weaker students write and structure their blog post. This handout can help a lot with improving the students' vocab.

How to write a blog entry

Students preparing for their GCSE or matriculation exam can study an example of writing a blog comment, followed by a similar task. They need to argue besides either a laptop or a tablet. 

Writing a blog comment: Tablet or laptop

worksheet on how to create a profile on a blog. The listening exercise can be easily adapted, it is based on podcasts taken from the schoolbook action goals 2nde.

how to create a profile on a blog

Present Simple and Present Continuous

Exercises about present simple and present continuous include 4 parts. After these exercises, you will know how to use them in the right way. 

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Present Simple and Present Continuous

Find the words in the puzzle then match the Easter theme pictures to the words.



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Easter Wordsearch

Animals and Colours.

I created my own activities and minibook on the story "Brown bear" after finding a minibook here: http://teacherslove.blogs.sapo.pt/14695.html



I will follow up the work with a song found here: http://morewithmusic.bandcamp.com/track/brown-bear



Several activities: 

- a "code game" to find animal vocabulary

- a wordseach puzzle to practise the vocabulary

- a writing page to memorize it



- a minibook: colour the animals according to the sentences and create the minibook



Also included: a template to create your own minibooks and explanation so you can fold them right. (well, I tried explaining but it's not easy)



How to create a minibook without glue or staples and with a single sheet of paper is not my idea, unfortunately, I can't remember where I first saw it.



Brown Bear, Brown Bear, what do you see?

Essay model for the 2015 CAE writing (Essay). The model was written in full detail and contains notes on the grammatical features used. It also contains tips for preparation. http://teachingandrambling.blogspot.com.es/2016/02/cae-essay-model.html

CAE Writing Essay model 

Very simple guide to the new version (2015) of the CAE and FCE speaking exam. Contains tips and strategies for each part, great for an overall view of the process. You can add information relevant to your students in particular. http://teachingandrambling.blogspot.com.es/2016/02/cae-and-fce-speaking-guide.html

CAE and FCE Speaking Guide

This is a trailer-based activity. You can find both trailers here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1D5goGz0SY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CScK6D3KROM It has 2 activities: gap-filling and reading-listening comprehension. Both cand be done without having read the book or seen the movie. Teens love it. I hope you like it too and find it useful. Have a great weekend!!! :) Pictures taken from: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_f1PH5r2Ca-0/SWFK4OGnPVI/AAAAAAAAAO8/-Wk1GA90-i0/s400/kristenstewart117399549tt4.jpg http://www.cspaworkshop.org/joomla/images/stories/edward20cullen.jpg http://twilightplay.ning.com/profiles/profile/show?id=JacobBlack81 http://images2.fanpop.com/images/photos/8100000/The-Cullens-the-cullens-8192869-600-453.jpg http://www.webweaver.nu/clipart/film.shtml

ECLIPSE trailer-based activity (FULLY EDITABLE-KEY INCLUDED)

This activity serves as prompt for a discussion practice. Use the text and the questions to lead your students to the discussion, which can also lead to a writing task. Available also on http://teachingandrambling.blogspot.com.es/2016/03/cabin-in-woods-speaking-practice.html

Cabin in the Woods - Speaking practice

B1 students practice irregular verbs with this word search and table completion. Great to use after an exam or for fast finishers.





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Irregular Verbs Word Search B1 level

This is a worksheet created for an online text, which can be found here: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/03/26/an-upbeat-emotion-thats-surprisingly-good-for-you/?_r=0 



The students look at the difference between affect and effect and read a challenging, authentic article where they must mark statements True or False and find specific words in the text which match given definitions. 



It also looks at different adjectives which end with '-struck' and what it means.



I used this with upper intermediate students while studying the topic of emotions/moods. I got them to find the article on their smart phones or similar devices while in class but if you don't have access to the internet in your school you could copy and print from the website above.

An Upbeat Emotion That’s Surprisingly Good for You

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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34 Blogs English ESL worksheets pdf & doc