A selection of English ESL street printables

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>

Get here and you are ready to study in English at university

This worksheet is designed for A2-level adult learners and focuses on the case of the Stodol couple, notorious Czech serial killers. It includes a reading passage about their crimes and subsequent capture, along with seven comprehension questions to test understanding. The worksheet is visually engaging, featuring an artistic background with thematic elements related to crime, such as a gavel and police badge, to maintain learners' interest. The activity aims to enhance reading skills, vocabulary, and comprehension, making it an excellent resource for adult ESL teachers seeking to incorporate true crime stories into their curriculum for more engaging and relevant content.

Mystery on the Quiet Street: A True Crime Reading Activity

This worksheets contains 10 interesting and useful tasks based on the song from Sesame Street. It will help your young learners to boost their listening, vocabulary and speaking skills. Also, there's a solution at the end.

Sesame Street: Who Stole the Cookie - 6 Pages - Russian Speakers

This is a fun song to listen to, and not super difficult, probably works for A2 students and higher. You can let students read lyrics before and after listening to the song, mark down words they're not sure how to pronounce, etc.

Sing Street – Drive It Like You Stole It (Song/Lyrics Listening Practice)

A writing activity for high level students to write a letter inviting their neighbours to a street party for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding. This activity is designed for Level 1 adult ESOL students (intermediate) preparing for their ESOL and Functional Skills exams.

Write a letter inviting your neighbour to a street party for the Royal Wedding.

ESL Adjective Practice Worksheet Description:

This professional ESL worksheet is designed to help learners improve their understanding and use of adjectives through three interactive tasks:

Match the Adjectives: Students will match adjectives to corresponding nouns, reinforcing vocabulary and contextual understanding.

Circle the Correct Adjective: Learners will choose and circle the most appropriate adjective for each sentence, encouraging critical thinking and word choice accuracy.

Write Sentences with Adjectives: Students will create their own sentences using given adjectives, promoting creativity and sentence structure practice.

This worksheet offers a comprehensive approach to mastering adjectives in a fun and engaging way.

Adjectives tall, short, old, young, fat, thin related to the Unit 7 in Happy Street 1. The goal is to practice together with the video that is a vital part of the lesson.

An activity to practice the simple present tense and have some fun using the song "Don´t Give Up" by Bruno Mars and Sesame Street. Students should choose the correct alternatives before listening to the song to check. Enjoy!



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Simple Present song activity - Don't Give Up

Couldn't find a map I liked so I made my own. Good exercise for practicing preposition of place and movement.

Extra big map on page 3.

Give and follow directions on a map

This simple lesson plan is for elementary and pre-intermediate learners but is also a useful tool for review with intermediate and even upper-intermediate learners. The focus is on locations around town. Students practice asking where places are and explaining locations using prepositions of place, street names and shop names. The town map on page two can be used to adapt the lesson to practice giving directions, too. 

Locations Around Town

This WS helps students to practise grammar skills (article with the names of London streets, museums, cinemas and its sights)and learn more about London places of interest.

Articles with proper nouns (city geography) Practice. (with keys)

Worksheet on giving directions using the words on, at, in, near, across from, around the corner from, and between



Giving Directions

Some worksheets to learn or revise words related to names of city places , street, shops, newsagent's, avenue, building, fire station , police station , swimming pool..a crossword puzzle with hidden message (KEY INCLUDED)

City places:crossword puzzle with key

This is my 16th logic game. Bobby, Danny, Jenny, Molly and Sally are friends. They live in the same street where there is a carnival every year. From this game you can find out what kind of costume they wore, who made them and what were special on them. The cliparts are from Philip Martin. Hope you like it. Have a great day. Hugs, Zsuzsapszi.

If you don’t know how to solve this kind of game, you can look at the Einstein riddle on the net or have a look at my 33rd logic game, called Best friends where I wrote down the solution step by step.

172 Street English ESL worksheets pdf & doc