A selection of English ESL justice printables

This is an exercise designed to test student's understanding of a set of vocabulary item related to the justice system. It is in the form of an article with gaps to be filled, which makes this a contextualized task.

Justice system vocbulary

Reading; critical thinking; debating. 
  The lesson plan encourages students to read about and discuss miscarriages of justice and apply the skills and vocabulary to other contexts.

Miscarriages of Justice

Conversation prompts leading to writing opinions

Crime and Justice questions

This is a set of two separate worksheets (not to be used in the same lesson), whose aim is to practice vocabulary related to the justice system and the trial process. There is a crossword puzzle in the first worksheet. The second contains a matching exercise and a cloze exercise. Printer friendly version and answer key included.

Crime and Punishment - The Justice System

A song activity, a very catchy and easy song, for Victoria Justice (Victorious TV-series) fans, but not only for them. There are 3 exercises: fill the gaps with given words, match the lines, choose the correct word. I hope you like it! 



Song: Best Friend Brother - Victoria Justice (Victorious)

This dystopian roleplay worksheet explores the moral dilemma of using convicted criminals as test subjects for scientific progress. Inspired by current debates around justice, bioethics, and human rights, students read a short story set in the year 2099, where criminals are used for experiments that benefit society. When a student discovers a mistake in the system, they must choose how to respond. Includes a background text, 5 discussion questions, a 3-choice moral dilemma with consequences, and a letter-writing prompt. Designed for B1–B2 students, this worksheet encourages critical thinking, debate, and creative writing.

The Price of Progress – When Justice Becomes Science

JUSTICE, LIBERTIES, DONATIONS, MUTUAL CO-EXISTENCE AND BENEFITS.
JUSTICE, LIBERTIES, DONATIONS, MUTUAL CO-EXISTENCE AND BENEFITS.
JUSTICE, LIBERTIES, DONATIONS, MUTUAL CO-EXISTENCE AND BENEFITS.

JUSTICE, LIBERTIES, DONATIONS, MUTUAL CO-EXISTENCE AND BENEFITS.

A song activity, a catchy song, for Victoria Justice and Victorious TV-series fans, but not only for them. There are 6 exercises: fill the gaps, order the lines, choose the correct word, find antonyms, discuss some expressions and then find certain words in the lyrics. I hope you like it!

Song: "Make it in America" - Victoria Justice (Victorious cast)

Here you have some vocabulary about the law and justice

AGAINST THE LAW

A classic TEFL activity: Students must look at each crazy law and decide if it's true or false.  For the teacher, answers are included at the bottom.  Great warmer for any class about laws, justice, crime, etc.  Best done in groups in my experience.

Crazy US laws

This activity is geared towards C1 and C2 level students. Divide the class into two teams. Briefly go over all of the debate scenarios with them and tell them to consider both sides of the argument. Then decide on a scenario and choose which team is for and which is against by a coin toss. Give them time to prepare their arguments and then have at it! A more detailed description of a recommended debate format is on the second page. Enjoy!

Debate Scenarios Activity: Ethics and Technology

This worksheet is designed for A2 level English learners and focuses on the theme of making the world a better place. It includes activities such as warm-up questions, vocabulary matching, true or false comprehension questions, multiple choice questions, and discussion prompts. The aim is to encourage students to think about positive actions they can take in their communities and how even small acts of kindness can have a big impact.


Teachers are encouraged to start the lesson with a video of the song "Man in the Mirror" by Michael Jackson as a warm-up activity. Discussing the song’s lyrics can help set the tone for the topic and provide a meaningful connection to the worksheet activities. The video will inspire students and prepare them to think about personal responsibility and positive change.


This worksheet is perfect for group discussions and individual reflection, allowing students to share their ideas and engage with real-world topics in a relatable way. The accompanying image visually supports the topic, making it easier for learners to understand and express their thoughts on how to make a positive impact.

How We Can Make the World a Better Place

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

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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19 Justice English ESL worksheets pdf & doc