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ESL Worksheets and Lesson Plans for English Teachers

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Sickness and Going to the Doctor

B1

This hour long lesson plan involves teaching illness vocabulary and how to describe our illnesses with the verb 'to have' and 'to feel'. The students will also learn about symptoms of these illnesses plus how to give advice using 'should' and 'shouldn't'. This will provide them with all the vocabulary they need to perform their own doctor/patient roleplay.

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My Morning Routine

Movers/Flyers

A fun and colourful worksheet for kids designed to get them speaking their morning routine in no time!

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Routines and Frequency

A2/B1

Make sure your students have no problems speaking about their routines and habits with this comprehensive lesson on present simple and adverbs of frequency.

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My Hobbies

Movers/Flyers

A fun and colourful worksheet for kids designed to get them speaking about their hobbies routine in no time!

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B1 Story Writing

A2/B1

Practice everything they need to get top marks in the PET exam.

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Pen Pals - Letter Writing A2

A2

This 60 minute lesson will show your students how to write a letter to a friend. Follow the powerpoint to see the envelope craft and letter writing template to get your students engaged and writing letters.

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Present Tense - 3rd Person Singular

A2/B1

Use this lesson plan to practice that tricky 3rd person singular verb with a fun and interactive project.

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Crime and Wanted Poster

B2/B2+

This is a lesson focusing on crime vocabulary with reading and video comprehension. It is based on the notorious gangster 'Lucky' Luciano. At the end, the students will create their own wanted poster with their invented criminal.

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Formal Linkers - B2

B2

A new worksheet for B2+ students to help them add more cohesion to their writing through the use of formal linkers and connectors. Download the handout and key below:

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B2 Essay Writing

B2

A thorough presentation to practice paragraph structure, sentence structure and linkers use.

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Inversions - A Weekend Off

C1/C2

This is a grammar lesson focusing on inversions based around the topic of the stresses of parenthood. Students read a text about new parents who get a weekend off, then transform the text using inversions. Download the handout and teacher’s notes below.

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Report - Woodstock 99

C1/C2

This lesson will cover how to write a report including the basic structure, objective and useful expressions. Once familiar, the students will use a short documentary about the Woodstock 99 disaster concert to put what they have learned into practice. Rock on!

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Inversions - Animal Idioms

C1/C2

Students will enjoy learning this comprehensive list of animal idioms. They will use them along with the approriate inversions to complete the creative writing task: 'Animal Encounters'

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Elvis - Biography

B2

Watch this short biography on Elvis to get your students thinking and speaking. Activity includes discussion tasks.

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What happens next... ?

A2/B1

Have fun with your students watching this compilation video where we pause right before the action and we ask: "What happens next??..."

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Nihlistic Penguin

C1

Watch a clip from this philosophical nature documentary to get your students thinking and speaking. Activity includes discussion tasks.

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Grizzly Man

C1

Watch a clip from this fascinating documentary that your students are sure to love. Activity includes reading, video and discussion tasks. Activity duration: 30 minutes.

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