A selection of English ESL fantasy printables

OBJETIVE: 



-Practice the listening by using authentic documents in English.



-Learn about Anglophone culture by listening songs. 

  



KIND OF WORKSHEET: Listening, reading and writing activity.  



KIND OF TASKS: Bottom up exercises, top down exercises and open questions to search. 



PRACTICE SUGGESTIONS: 



At class: 



1)  Solve the listening exercises according to the king of exercises which are in. 



2) At the second point, you should work with your students the second part of the song by asking them to order correctly the song in groups or by pairs.  Please, print and cut the second exercise keeping in mind the number of groups in the class.  



3) As an assessment or a homework, they should search on internet or in books and answer the questions that are in the exercise.  

Listening exercise: Fantasy- Earth, wind and fire. 

This worksheet, titled "Neuschwanstein Castle: A Fantasy Set in Stone," provides a comprehensive exploration of Neuschwanstein Castle's history, architecture, and cultural significance. Designed to enhance students' understanding of historical architecture and cultural heritage, the worksheet covers a variety of topics from the architectural influences behind the castle's design to its modern technological innovations and its role in cultural symbolism in Germany.

Students are encouraged to engage with the material through specific questions that delve into the castle's construction, design features, and its nomination for the UNESCO World Heritage list, aiding in critical thinking and comprehension skills. Key features discussed include the castle's blend of Romanesque, Gothic, and Byzantine styles, and modern amenities like central heating and running water.

To further enrich their learning experience, students can scan the provided QR code for vocabulary practice. This interactive element allows them to review and reinforce language skills by connecting the descriptive text to real-world architectural and historical concepts.

This activity is ideal for learners interested in architecture, history, and the cultural narratives that shape our understanding of historic landmarks.

Neuschwanstein Castle: A Fantasy Set in Stone

Students read a story about a adult beaver, teaching young beavers, on how to cut down trees and build a dam. Students will learn about beaver habits, and the value of work.

Reading Comprehension. With 15 questions. Elementary students. Story. Fantasy.

"Think-Tales" is a teaching and learning tool which consists of a collection of original drama, short stories and poems: Scarecrow, Leprechaun, The Magic Bell, Xarla the Fairy, and Easter Bunny, Planet Pals, Health Heroes and Seven Deadly Sins. It is incorporated with various thinking tools that can be used to develop higher order thinking skills. These tools are Thinking Maps, Six Thinking Hats, SCAMPER, Three Storey Intellect, Thinker’s Keys, Q-Matrix and K-W-L Chart.  This is also available in ESL printables. Developed by Sirhajwan Idek

Think Tales Volume 1 ( A collection of Fantasy Tales & Thinking Tools)

A worksheet with teenage-friendly vocabulary for those teachers who are looking into creative teaching using movies & TV Shows. Based on Episode 1 of Netflix's Original Series "Stranger Things". It's been divided in two halves for 1-hour sessions (20-25 min. watching the episode, 30 min. activities).

Content: Questions about the episode itself (Speaking) and activities about related content (Writing and More episodes coming soon.

Stranger Things (TV Show) - Episode 1 Activities

An easy one for beginners of English. Spot the odd one out and say why! There might be more answers to some of the tasks.

Only your fantasy puts limits on how to use it.

Odd One Out - Family

Nine speaking cards to talk about hometowns. Eight of them are completed with fantasy names, the ninth one is for students own city/town/village.

My hometown (Speaking Cards)

A simple reading about the Minotaur of Greek mythology, followed by some questions and activities for discussion/writing. Fully editable, so you can modify the vocab to suit your students.

Minotaur Reading 

A simple reading about centaurs, followed by some questions for discussion/writing. Fully editable, so you can modify the vocab to suit your students. 

Centaur Reading 

Worksheet about this famous English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor who is best known as the author of the classic fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion.

FULLY EDITABLE.

JRR Tolkien-Short Story/ reading & Qs / 2 pages

Here's another original one in the 5-Minutes Activity-series. I started createing them a long time ago for my students to expand their vocabulary. It can be used in many ways - only fantasy puts a limit to it.

A-5-Minute Activity

A worksheet with teenage-friendly vocabulary for those teachers who are looking into creative teaching using movies & TV Shows. Based on Episode 3 of Netflix's Original Series "Stranger Things". It's been divided in two halves for 1-hour sessions (20-25 min. watching the episode, 30 min. activities).

Content: Questions about the episode itself (Speaking) and activities about related content (Writing). More episodes coming soon. 

Stranger Things (TV Show) - Episode 3 Activities

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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41 Fantasy English ESL worksheets pdf & doc