A selection of English ESL skill abilities vocabulary printables

Child-friendly assessment designed for kindergarten students to evaluate their understanding of basic English language skills. This test focuses on vocabulary, listening, speaking, and reading, catering to their developmental stage.

Kindergarten English Test

English Level Writing Task - Instructions and Explanation
Introduction
This writing task is designed to assess the English language proficiency of 12-year-old students. It is intended for students who are developing their writing skills in English as a second language (ESL) or who are in an English language learning environment.

The test aims to measure various components of language, such as grammar, vocabulary, sentence structure, coherence, creativity, and expression.

English Writing Task

Addressed to levels of B1 and B2, as there are full sentences to complete and the vocabulary is a bit challenging. A great exercise to practise their listening skills.

SONG LYRICS LISTENING EXERCISE

This worksheet is designed for A2 level EFL students to enhance their reading comprehension, vocabulary, and critical thinking skills through the engaging story of the Polynesian demigod, Maui. The worksheet includes a colorful illustration depicting key scenes from the legend, such as Maui fishing up islands, slowing down the sun, and obtaining fire from the goddess Mahuika. The activities begin with reading comprehension questions to ensure students understand the main events and characters in the story. Vocabulary matching exercises help students learn and remember important words from the text. True or false statements encourage critical thinking and attention to detail. Short answer questions require students to express their understanding in complete sentences, reinforcing their language skills. Finally, a creative activity invites students to draw their favorite part of the story and explain why they like it, promoting engagement and personal connection to the material. This comprehensive worksheet provides a fun and educational way for students to learn about Polynesian mythology while practicing their English language skills.

The Legend of Maui

AIMS:

The major linguistic aim of this exercise is to talk about skills and abilities.

•	to practice target language of adjective plus preposition

•	to practise informal conversation

•	to learn about classmates' skills

•	to have fun

•	to practise contrast vocabulary

What Skills Are You Good At

This worksheet can improve students' listening skill. It can also improve students' vocabularies by listening the song. The song  has a good tone and rhythm so students will be easy to study English. Especially, listening skill

Listening Section - I Have a Dream

This worksheet is designed for B1 level EFL students and focuses on the story of Captain Cook and the Polynesians. The worksheet includes a vibrant and engaging illustration that depicts key moments from Captain Cook’s encounters with the Polynesians. The scene shows Captain Cook arriving in Tahiti on a large sailing ship, being welcomed by Polynesians in canoes. Another part of the image symbolizes Cook's navigation discoveries.

The worksheet begins with reading comprehension questions to check students' understanding of the story. It includes vocabulary matching exercises to help students learn and remember important words. True or false statements are used to encourage critical thinking. Short answer questions require students to express their understanding in complete sentences, reinforcing their language skills. Finally, a creative activity invites students to draw a picture related to the story and write a sentence about it, promoting engagement and personal connection to the material.

This comprehensive worksheet not only helps students practice their English skills but also teaches them about an important historical figure and cultural encounters.

Captain Cook and the Polynesians

 Teacher's Guide: Jason Thunderbolt Reading Activity

Description:
This worksheet is designed as a reading activity for young English learners (CEFR levels A2-B1), suitable for children. It features a short, engaging story about Jason Thunderbolt, a superhero who controls lightning. The text is followed by comprehension questions and a translation activity to reinforce vocabulary learning.

Content:
- Reading Passage (Approx. 200 words): Describes Jason's powers, daily activities, and his role as a mentor.
- Comprehension Questions (10 in total): Simple questions to test understanding and encourage reading comprehension.
- Translation Activity: 30 key words and phrases translated from Czech to English to aid vocabulary building.

Objectives:
- Improve reading comprehension and pronunciation skills.
- Expand vocabulary related to superheroes, nature, and weather.
- Foster engagement through a fun and relatable character.
- Encourage the practical application of translation skills.

Usage:
- Pre-reading Activity: Briefly discuss superheroes and their powers to generate interest.
- Reading Activity: Students read the passage individually or in groups.
- Post-reading Activity: Answer comprehension questions and complete the translation exercise.
- Estimated Time: 30-40 minutes

This worksheet helps young learners practice English in an enjoyable and interactive way.


Jason Thunderbolt

This B1-level worksheet focuses on a group presentation gone wrong. Six students each give their version of what happened after their school project failed—slides were missing, roles were unclear, and communication broke down. Students must read the short interviews, look for clues, and decide who is most responsible. The worksheet includes vocabulary related to teamwork and presentations, a gap fill, comprehension and deduction questions, and group discussion prompts. Great for practicing real-life English, responsibility, soft skills, and communication in the classroom.

The Group Project Disaster

Surviving Picture Description in Speaking Exams

This worksheet is designed for A2–B1 level students preparing for speaking exams such as the Czech Maturita or Cambridge PET. It focuses on developing the skills needed to describe and compare two pictures in English.

The worksheet begins with a 700-word informative reading text. The text explains how to approach picture description tasks, how to structure an answer, which language phrases to use, and how to speak confidently even when vocabulary is limited. The reading also includes strategies for speculation and tips on using filler phrases.

After reading, students complete several comprehension and vocabulary activities. These include vocabulary matching, a gap fill, true or false questions, multiple choice, and short answer questions. There is also a warm-up discussion at the beginning of the lesson to help students reflect on their own speaking challenges.

This resource is ideal for use in exam preparation classes or as part of a speaking-focused lesson. It helps students develop fluency, structure, and confidence when dealing with picture-based tasks in speaking exams.

Surviving Picture Description in Speaking Exams

This EFL worksheet is tailored for intermediate-level students and focuses on the least effective martial arts in a zombie apocalypse. Students will practice reading comprehension, vocabulary matching, true or false questions, and discussion prompts. The worksheet encourages critical thinking by asking students to analyze why certain martial arts are impractical in survival scenarios. Through engaging activities, students will enhance their descriptive language skills, contextual vocabulary, and discussion abilities, all while exploring an intriguing and imaginative topic that keeps them interested and motivated.

Worst Three Martial Arts for a Zombie Apocalypse

Here's a complete and engaging ESL worksheet based on "There is a hole in the bucket", designed to foster critical thinking, cultural reflection, creativity, and collaboration.



THERE IS A HOLE IN THE BUCKET

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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73 Skill abilities vocabulary English ESL worksheets pdf & doc