A selection of English ESL roll a story printables

This is a funny speaking exercise for which you'll need some dice.

There are three boards used for rolling stories; students have to roll a die three times in order to find out:

1. who or what is the main character of their story

2. where does it take place

3. what's the problem 

Then they go freestyle and start telling a totally made-up story :) have fun!

Roll a story

Students have to roll a die 6 times to find the content for a short story they have to write. Follow the poster for directions. Remember to make the students write the results down - happy writing :-)

Roll a story - christmas

Roll a story - easter

This worksheet can stand alone as a reading/presentation speaking activity (students roll the dice to make their Halloween story) or can be incorporated in a lesson alongside dominoes that use the vocabulary and/or a music video quiz for \'Thriller\' by Michael Jackson.





Video Quiz

https://en.islcollective.com/video-lessons/thriller-halloween-quiz-lyrics-and-vocabulary



Dominoes and Quiz worksheets

https://en.islcollective.com/english-esl-worksheets/grammar/nouns/thriller-music-video-quiz-and-dominoes/119069



1. Lead-in: Hangman with spooky music to spell out \'Halloween\'



1. I start with the dominoes as a warm-up and to lead-in the vocabulary.



2. We then check the answers to the dominoes on the Power Point and I add extra information about each word and drill pronunciation.



3. Students then fill out the blank squares in the \'roll-a-story` boxes and then go through the story, rolling the dice to determine the outcome of their story. If there\'s enough time, 1 person from each group reads out the best story. 



3. Students then read the quiz questions for the \'Thriller\' quiz through and watch the video, answering as they watch in groups.



4. We then check the answers interactively by watching through the video again and tapping on the answers.





Halloween Roll-a-story (Thriller Quiz Vocabulary)

After having talked a lot about snowmen, eg. their circle of life or watching the youtube video "Snowmen at night - a fantastic story for children" it's time for kids getting creative, especially when there is no snow outside to build a snowman. At least kids can make different snowmen by chance. You only need a dice and A4-paper, a pen and then get started.

Roll a snowman

Roll a Weird Story

In this task you can practice speaking abilities.

All you need is a dice. You roll the dice four times and you create a funny sentence. Your sentences can be written down in your notebook or just said.

Roll a funny summer story

A story about a young girl who trolls a young man. Two passages with comprehension questions on page 1. On page 2, some practice with higher level language (should and compound tenses). This ws could lead to a discussion on students' own internet experiences. 

This girl is a troll

This worksheet is specially made for those students who are learning new vocabulary and want to practice writing sentences. It is also suitable for higher-level students who want to practice short story writing.

Making Sentences - A Stroll in the Park

It's fairytale time! :) Use a dice and the worksheet to roll your own fairytale characters and their places of living. Then label the map of your island and create the magical realms your characters live in. If you want, you can also make up your very own fairytale using your newly created characters and the map. Use the last page to write down your story or simply just present it to your class. :)

Roll a Fairy Tale - My Magic Island

"Think-Tales 3" is a follow-up collection to Think Tales 1 and 2. It is a teaching and learning tool which consists of a collection of original short stories: Ollie's Sleepless Nights, Bonnie the Shepherdess, Molly the Grocer, Brian the Farmer, Dave and the Trolls, Willa and the Blue Rose, Lola Lovelocket, Polly and the Talking Toys, Hardy the Porcelain Figure, Three Friends and the Treasure, Zobart the Cyborg, Darry the Alien, Mike and the Siren, Fiona the Wood Nymph, Sam and Sally, Chloe's Bahd Hair Day.  It contains some questions and activities.This is also available in ESL printables. Download volume 1 too. Developed by Sirhajwan Idek

Think Tales Volume 3 ( A collection of short stories)

Make up your own story by rolling the dice. 

Make up your own Halloween story

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)

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Absolute beginners who have begun to learn the letters and numbers

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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

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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 Roll a story English ESL worksheets pdf & doc