A selection of English ESL teens 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 test is about teens spending habits and our consumer society. It includes several tasks: reading comprehension, vocabulary, grammar, writing and listening. Key and audio file link are included.

For a another test on the same topic go to

https://en.islcollective.com/resources/printables/worksheets_doc_docx/test_11th_grade_-_consumer_society/linking-verbs-aka/83566

TEEN SPENDING - 11th grade TEST on CONSUMERISM

It's a reading comprehension and writing task about kids and teens' TV viewing time and the effects of watching reality shows. there is also an exercise with the degrees of comparison.

Kids and teens' TV viewing time and reality TV

Find and Number- Natural World- for KIDS and Teens!

This is an ideal and fun way to learn, revise and play with vocabulary!

Your students will have lots of fun!

Hope you enjoy this!

Find and Number- Natural World- for KIDS and Teens!

This worksheet is designed for intermediate to upper-intermediate English learners (B1-B2 CEFR level) and focuses on fostering engaging discussions about generational trends and the stereotypes surrounding teenagers. It begins with warm-up questions to help students connect with the topic, followed by discussion prompts comparing past and present trends. Activities include role-plays, group debates, and brainstorming sessions, encouraging students to use their critical thinking and speaking skills. The content is lighthearted yet reflective, making it suitable for teens and young adults in conversation-based or general English classes. The worksheet is an excellent resource for stimulating discussion, developing vocabulary, and encouraging students to share their perspectives on societal changes and generational behaviors.

"Back in My Day: Teens, Trends, and Generational Stereotypes"

A1 Listening comprehension, vocabulary and grammar practice. Keys, script,  audio file links and QR codes provided.



More about descriptions here:

https://en.islcollective.com/mypage/my-creations?search_key=people&type=printables&option=published&id=620769&grammar=&vocabulary=&materials=&levels=&studentTypes=&skills=&languageExams=&dialect=&functions=&page=1&sorting_type=most_newest&filter_type=filter_all&view_type=list&view_length=12

AUDITIONS FOR TEEN SURVIVOR - BE, HAVE AND DESCRIPTIONS

Find and Number- Body and Health- for KIDS and Teens!

This is an ideal and fun way to learn, revise and play with vocabulary!

Your students will have lots of fun!

Hope you enjoy this!

Find and Number- Body and Health- for KIDS and Teens!

This test is about teen problems and includes the following tasks:

- Reading comprehension: T/F/NM + questions

- Teen issues: vocabulary gap-fill

- Clothes: completing sentences + matching

- Present Perfect and Past Simple: building sentences

- Shopping: completing a dialogue

- Writing: teen problems (depression, bullying...)

Key is included.

For version B (for weaker students) go to:

https://en.islcollective.com/resources/printables/worksheets_doc_docx/a1_test_-_teen_issues__shopping_for_clothes_version_b__for_students_with_special_needs/present-perfect-or/96896

A1 TEST - Teen issues + shopping for clothes (version A)

This is a listening activity which main objective is to practice comprehension. First, watch the video the times you consider necesaries to understand the topic. Then read carefully before choosing options.

"A day in Teen´s Digital Life" video activity

I have two private students who are respectively 13 and 15 years-old. I'm giving them online classes through Skype at the moment, so I decided to create this worksheet in order to help them deal with the current situation! 



I also gave them the task of starting a journal, just like one teen from this activity.



Preparation task: on the last page bc I couldn't put it on the first :(



ARTICLE CREDITS: 

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/rachelysanders/teens-teenagers-at-home-isolation-coronavirus-school

5 Teens On Being Stuck At Home Because Of The Coronavirus

This is the end of term test I gave my 10th-year students - Portugal. It includes Reading Comprehension tasks, a cloze and rephrasing exercises. Hope it is useful. 

How Parkland´s social media-savvy teens took back the internet 

This worksheet helps teens navigate relationships and achieve success through practical mind hacks. It covers strategies like active listening, giving sincere compliments, mirroring body language, using people’s names, and practicing empathy. Each hack is explained with actionable tips, emphasizing the importance of genuine and respectful interactions. The worksheet includes warm-up questions, vocabulary matching, reading comprehension, true/false statements, discussion prompts, and a creative activity to reinforce learning. These activities aim to build teens' social skills and confidence, enhancing their ability to positively influence others.

Mind Hacks for Teens to Influence People and Excel in Life

This worksheet offers teens practical strategies to build better relationships with their parents and earn their trust. The hacks include completing homework before being asked, doing chores without complaining, using polite language like "please" and "thank you," proposing compromises, and helping out with younger siblings. These tips aim to show maturity and responsibility, which can lead to more trust and freedom. The worksheet includes warm-up questions, reading comprehension, vocabulary matching, true/false questions, and a creative writing activity to help teens apply these hacks effectively. By implementing these strategies, teens can navigate parental expectations more easily and strengthen their family relationships.

285 Teens English ESL worksheets pdf & doc