A selection of English ESL protest printables

This worksheet deals about the Brazil Protests that happened this year on March 15. I made this activity with my 9th grade students, there are some questions about the text, but you can create some questions according to your background or even according to your students. The reference of this activity was the website CNN, after the text you have the link that you can check this news or even others.

Brazil Protests- Reading Comprehension Activity

ESLFrog.com presents: intermediate reading lesson based on current events in June 2025. Includes 10 multiple choice questions that use higher-order thinking skills. Also has prompts that can be used for speaking and writing. https://eslfrog.com/bezos-wedding-venice/

Venice Locals Protest Jeff Bezos Wedding

Conversation questions on the topic of protest songs followed by a list of well-known protest songs in English which students match with a particular issue based on the title

Protest songs in the English language

The article came from BreakingNewsEnglish, but it has been heavily edited to suit my students. 


I give the article for homework. The next class we do the gap fill, vocabulary, and questions. 


Afterwards students work with partners or in groups to complete the various activities. 


The students especially enjoyed the song. You can listen to it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWE6seINeoE


For the class activity, I gave each student a colored card. On the back of the blue cards I wrote some questions, I gave blue cards to the weaker students. 





This lesson is designed for a 2 hour class. 

Conversation lesson on Occupy Wall Street and protesting


The US flag was hung upside-down over El Capitan in Yosemite to protest Trump’s federal worker cuts. Reading lesson with multiple choice critical questions and writing/speaking prompts. https://eslfrog.com/canada-usa-hockey/

Reading Lesson: Upside-Down Flag Signals Protest Against Job Cuts in National Parks

History and tradition of Bonfire Night.

In this booklet there is the story of Guy Fawkes and his friends that try to kill the Protestant King James I. It’s the year 1605. 

They want to blow up the Houses of Parliament with the King and his ministers inside...

Every year, on November 5th, in England people commemorate Guy Fawkes. Children make puppets with old clothes and ask “a penny for the guy”...

I hope you find this booklet and the crossword useful!



Bonfire Night Booklet

This is a template of game cards on which you can base a lesson . Get students into groups. The aim of the game is for students to make sentences (complaining and protesting) about chores at home, rules at home and at school. using Causative Verbs. You could have a competition, the best out of each group or the representative from each group and overall winner. 

Hope tou find it useful. 



Causative Verbs Game

Questions for higher level exam classes relating to Ideology and culture. These questions can create some strong debates!

Ideology and culture discussion/speaking

Hey Teachers!



June is Pride Month for the LGBTQ community. In response to this, I put together this video-based lesson plan on the topic of LGBTQ and human rights. 



The full lesson plan is free to download on Fluentize via the link below:



https://app.fluentize.com/lesson/lgbtq-pride-month



In the worksheets I posted here, you get the first half of the lesson. You can find the video as well as all the post-viewing activities on the actual Fluentize page for the lesson. It’s free to download during the whole month of June 2020, and when you register, you'll get the whole thing for free - including the sections on prefixes, key word transformations, additional conversational material, the quiz & review, and the teacher's guide.



The lesson plan is geared towards upper intermediate (B2) to advanced (C1) level students. It's based on a short informational video from ShareAmerica focusing on how Pride Month came to be, as well as why and how it's celebrated. One of the new things we did with this lesson that you can't find in other Fluentize lessons is the extensive section focusing only on post-viewing conversational material. This section is a great way to CCQ some of the featured vocabulary terms studied in the lesson, and makes it easy for you to generate rich discussion revolving around LGBTQ equal rights, including topics such as:



- Uprisings / Protests

- Intolerance

- Struggles for other minority groups

- Advocating for the LGBTQ community

- Milestones



From the creator’s standpoint, my favorite part of the lesson is the Key Word Transformations. This was the first lesson where I tried out Key Word Transformations in a lesson plan. I think this should be another great way for students to practice some of the vocabulary terms they heard for learned in the video. This activity is available when you download it directly from the Fluentize page.



Again, you can find these post-viewing activities for prefixes, key word transformation, conversation, and quiz / review activities when you download the lesson directly from the Fluentize page.



I also realize that many English language teachers have switched to online teaching. For those of you who have done this, I recommend trying out our interactive lesson plan, which contains interactive fields for your students to write answers within.



Also, when you do a Fluentize lesson online, we highly recommend using the platform Zoom and their remote control feature. The remote control feature allows students to take control of your screen during the lesson. You can do this by having your student request remote control of your screen, or you could also give control to the student. The reason this is so great is because it enables students to type answers in the interactive fields (download the 'Interactive Lesson' on the lesson page) of the lesson while you watch and help them with spelling and punctuation.



I wish all you good health and hope you have a meaningful lesson exploring Pride Month in detail with your students.



Happy Fluentizing!



- Jake from Fluentize

LGBTQ | Pride Month Lesson Plan

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was the most important leader of the American civil rights movement. He helped unite a nation with his powerful speeches and use of non-violent protests. His 1963 “I Have a Dream” speech is one of the greatest in human history. King’s efforts to end racial discrimination earned him the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.

Dr Martin Luther King Jr.

In this advanced worksheet, students read a Guardian article about the history of International Workers' Day, also known as May Day. It includes a vocab match activity and a true/false activity. Answers are included.



The full version of this worksheet is available on my website hottakeenglish.com and includes teachers notes as well as fun activities for teaching students about British May Day traditions.

May Day

This is an improved version of a worksheet I uploaded a couple of years ago. It is based on Greta Thunberg's speech at the U.N. There is a gap-fill task as well as comprehension and vocabulary exercises.

Greta Thunberg's speech - updated worksheet

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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19 Protest English ESL worksheets pdf & doc