A selection of English ESL verbs: action verbs printables with discussion starters, speaking cards, speaking practice

Discussion starters, speaking cards

Verbs: Action verbs

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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This fun video activity is to practise using the present simple tense when describing daily routines. The video shows the daily routine of a Stormtrooper. While watching the video, learners must describe the Stormtrooper's daily routine using the present simple tense and sequence adverbs like "Next" and "After that". This can be done as a speaking and/or writing activity. There are more detailed instructions on the worksheet. URL:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkkQ3nhsNlc&feature=youtu.be

Daily Routines with Present Simple - Star Wars Stormtrooper 

Speaking task for students, which requires some kind of improvisation. Students are given pictures and they have to tell a story according to these pictures. The last exercise contains questions about the students. It can be used as a nice icebreaker.To get a set of 3 similar stories , you can support me with a cup of coffee and go here 
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STORYBOARD 1 Practice English with the pictures

Speaking task for students, which requires some kind of improvisation. Students are given pictures and they have to tell a story according to these pictures. The last exercise contains questions about the students. It can be used as a nice icebreaker.

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STORYBOARD 2 Practice English with the pictures

It is used guiding the learners to depict of jobs through pictures displayed that easier to catch and train the learners speak about the jobs duties or they can create questions and respond.

Jobs

A friendly taboo :) This is a nice game which motivates children to think, use their imagination and speak in English :)



There are easy words that have to be described by children without using two words which are under the picture.

 

The aim of this worksheet is to develop the students' communication skills and, of course, their creativity :)



You can use it when you have some free time left during the English lesson :) 

Taboo for kids

In pairs or small groups students take the survey and discuss what household jobs they do / don't do at home. The purpose is to revise make /do and teach vocabulary related while talking about their daily routines (present simple). Extra topics: women work, sexism, future homes, robots, etc.

HOME SURVEY

Either we are go to our neighbour or to another planet, we need some transportation system :)



Keep asking further questions about travelling!

Did you ever fly with a plane?

Which cities did you go to?

Do you always wear a seatbelt?

Where do you want to go?

How do you go to Paris / Hawaii / the park?

...



bicycle - neighbour - wear a helmet

taxi - shopping - wear a seatbelt

bus - school - hold the grip

subway - work - offer my seat

train - another city - buy a ticket

ship - another island - wear a swimwest

airplane - another country - have a passport

rocket - another planet - wear a spacesuit

Transportation

Explain the 6 different sentences to describe an animal.

Translate those words in your language.

One student chooses a secret animal.

The other students have to ask.

1) What can you do? - I can run and jump.

2) What do you have? - I have 4 legs and a tail.

3) Where do you live? - I live on a farm.

4) What do you eat? - I eat everything :D

5) How are you? - I am small and tame.

6) What species are you? - I am a mammal.



hmmm...

I am a pig! :D



Ask Yes/No questions!

Are you big? - No, I am not.

Can you fly? - No, I can not.

Do you have feathers? - Yes, I do.





Animal Quiz - What animal am I?

This is a speaking and conversation worksheet based around the topic of making decisions. The worksheet starts with a questionnaire in which students ask each other about future plans and record whether their partner has already made a decision or not. There is also a short reading activity to provide some vocabulary revision before finishing off with a speaking activity. Ideally suited for one-to-one lessons or small groups, but it could also be adapted for larger groups. Answers included.

Decisions, Decisions

This video worksheet icludes watching some movie segment and answering the questions. It can be a nice speaking activity when you start or finish your lesson. The link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LDSBU15GXM



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Video worksheet for movie trailer 

High level verbs that are commonly used in spoken English to test or introduce to C1 level and upwards for students. There are three games included to consolidate apart from the opening quiz. There is also a link to my Kahoot quiz and a gapfill consolidation exercise. I may update this when I get time to include an article. The answers are at the back. Also available in liveworksheets: https://www.liveworksheets.com/gf859917ne

What does it mean 10 - Verbs

Students look at the pictures, read the questions and choose three classmates from the class. Stand up and ask abou routiines. Then some volunteers share their results to the class.

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