http://busyteacher.org/ ru Listening - BusyTeacher: Free Printable Worksheets For Busy Teachers Like YOU! DataLife Engine http://busyteacher.org/15788-songsheet-reported-speech-the-importance-of-being.html http://busyteacher.org/15788-songsheet-reported-speech-the-importance-of-being.html This is a simple worksheet to practice Reported Speech in a less boring way :) You can easily find the music (The Importance of Being Idle, from the album Don't Believe the Truth, by Oasis) and even can use the videoclip, that is very interesting too.]]> gabicollaco Tue, 21 May 2013 02:08:12 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15787-dont-tell-me-by-avril-lavigne.html http://busyteacher.org/15787-dont-tell-me-by-avril-lavigne.html A song to work with the Simple Past. Students work with the past forms of certain verbs and also with some questions in that tense. They complete a chart with the correct form of the verbs.You can also use the video of the song to have more practice..]]> cintiapm Tue, 21 May 2013 02:06:04 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15786-video-worksheet-movie-review-any-questions-for-ben.html http://busyteacher.org/15786-video-worksheet-movie-review-any-questions-for-ben.html This vocabulary match worksheet comes from a film review on the Australian film "Any Questions for Ben?". Students are then asked to read half of the review to each other and listen for the new vocabulary. Finally, students watch the movie and write th ...]]> domflo Tue, 21 May 2013 02:04:54 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15780-song-worksheet-comparatives-harder-better-faster.html http://busyteacher.org/15780-song-worksheet-comparatives-harder-better-faster.html This song can be used as practice for elementary students just learning the comparative forms. The computerized voice is a bit difficult to understand, but my students were eventually able to understand it. This is good for teenagers or classes with st ...]]> lizaduzon Tue, 21 May 2013 01:54:54 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15779-video-worksheet-ted-talks-why-30-is-not-the-new-20.html http://busyteacher.org/15779-video-worksheet-ted-talks-why-30-is-not-the-new-20.html This worksheet is about a video on Ted Talks about age, to be more specific: why 30 is not the new 20. It aims at developing listening skills, and possibly reading skills too if you use subtitles. There is a variety of question types from multiple choi ...]]> domflo Tue, 21 May 2013 01:53:32 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15775-i-wish-structure-based-on-a-song-i-wish-i-could.html http://busyteacher.org/15775-i-wish-structure-based-on-a-song-i-wish-i-could.html I use this song as a revision or an introduction of I WISH structure. The song has become an anthem for the civil right movement so it can also be used to discuss the problem of racism and discrimination. There is a pre-listening activity that introduc ...]]> Lovely Lana Tue, 21 May 2013 01:48:14 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15774-the-logical-song-focus-on-derivatives.html http://busyteacher.org/15774-the-logical-song-focus-on-derivatives.html A lovely song with exercises aimed at revising adjectives/adverbs, perfect for students preparing for FCE exam. The worksheet includes pre- and post-listening questions (topic:education), vocabulary exercises and detailed teacher´s notes. Hope yo ...]]> Lovely Lana Tue, 21 May 2013 01:46:14 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15760-song-what-if-by-dina-garipova-eurovision-2013.html http://busyteacher.org/15760-song-what-if-by-dina-garipova-eurovision-2013.html A good song to revise conditionals 2. This song is represented in the Eurovision Song Contest of 2013 by a Russian singer Dina Garipova. In this worksheet there are grammar and speaking exercises. Recommended for intermediate and upper-intermediate stu ...]]> Lerlechka Mon, 20 May 2013 01:32:20 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15759-song-about-advisability-and-speculations-in-the.html http://busyteacher.org/15759-song-about-advisability-and-speculations-in-the.html Roxette - It must have been love. There is a vocabulary activity followed by advisability and speculation about the past. Student fill in the blanks according to what they hear then discuss  the love story presented in the song. It can be used whe ...]]> miakiddo Mon, 20 May 2013 01:30:38 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15734-chris-hadfield_david-bowie-song.html http://busyteacher.org/15734-chris-hadfield_david-bowie-song.html Commander Chris Hadfield performs a reworking of the David Bowie classic Space Oddity on his last day in charge of the International Space Station. Hadfield has become something of a stellar celebrity. He regularly sends tweets about his experience and ...]]> Venera_me Mon, 20 May 2013 01:10:17 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15728-captain-america-the-first-avenger.html http://busyteacher.org/15728-captain-america-the-first-avenger.html The worksheet includes three activities. It aims at developping reading and listening skills. Using the movie as a support, students should anticipate and fill in the gaps. The missing words are given in this sheet. you can take them off if you feel yo ...]]> straseduc Wed, 15 May 2013 23:50:44 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15724-the-truth-behind-ufos.html http://busyteacher.org/15724-the-truth-behind-ufos.html This worksheet is about a video from National Geographic about UFO's, it is useful to practice the listening skill and it contains general and specific information, students can discriminate between similar words and work out with prefixes. It is a les ...]]> studentteacher Wed, 15 May 2013 23:46:14 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15721-the-power-of-body-language.html http://busyteacher.org/15721-the-power-of-body-language.html This exercise is based on a YouTube video. The author Tonya Reinan who wrote the book The Power of Body Languages show some examples of how much we "talk" using our body, gestures, posture, etc. There are two activities - answer questions and fill in t ...]]> sibele Wed, 15 May 2013 23:38:03 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15719-song-activity-sheet-kids-by-mgmt.html http://busyteacher.org/15719-song-activity-sheet-kids-by-mgmt.html This activity is meant to accompany the official video for this song. You can use it without the video, but you'll have to do a little more setup with the discussion questions. The song is catchy and simple and is a good time-filler for teens and adult ...]]> lizaduzon Wed, 15 May 2013 23:36:34 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15715-rise-of-the-guardians-movie-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/15715-rise-of-the-guardians-movie-worksheet.html There are two tasks in this worksheet: 1) who said (students have to write whose words are these); 2) writing task (write 7-10 sentences descrings most interesting episodes from the movie). If you need to check listening comprehension of your students ...]]> Julienna Wed, 15 May 2013 23:33:03 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15711-bbcs-africa-episode-6-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/15711-bbcs-africa-episode-6-worksheet.html This is a worksheet to be used with the final episode of the BBC's Africa television series. I created this for an Intermediate class studying the Nature unit of the IELTS Target 5.0 student book. The questions are typical of the reading and listening ...]]> samuelstokes22 Wed, 15 May 2013 23:30:01 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15710-morandi-everytime.html http://busyteacher.org/15710-morandi-everytime.html This worksheet will be helpful for teachers when they want to introduce the discussion of the topic "Love". This worksheet will help to develop listening skills. It contains filling the gaps and putting lines in the correct order. Therefore a fruitful ...]]> sasha240488 Wed, 15 May 2013 23:29:29 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15708-adjective-man.html http://busyteacher.org/15708-adjective-man.html A fun activity which allows kids to be creative as well as find words to describe themselves better. As an added activity the picture can be colored or kids can make sentences out of the adjectives they have selected. This can be accompanied with the H ...]]> Aakriti Bhatnagar Wed, 15 May 2013 23:28:33 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15704-staying-in-hotels.html http://busyteacher.org/15704-staying-in-hotels.html You can work with this worksheet to introduce vocabulary sts are going to learn about hotels. They have to guess and remember vocabulary they may know about hotels, and then they can watch this scene from friends to finish the warm up activity. I hope ...]]> missnatota Mon, 13 May 2013 23:04:03 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15703-song-heroes-by-the-wallflowers-writen-by-david.html http://busyteacher.org/15703-song-heroes-by-the-wallflowers-writen-by-david.html I worked with this song when we talked about Heroes and icons of our time. The thematic unit was called Human Values. We talked about famous people who have helped our world to be a better place, for example Bono, Aung San Suu-Kyi, Mandela, etc.Student ...]]> ivanaiva Mon, 13 May 2013 23:03:03 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15690-dolphin-my-friend-video-activity-and-lesson-plan.html http://busyteacher.org/15690-dolphin-my-friend-video-activity-and-lesson-plan.html Video to go with uploaded lesson plan and worksheet about saving the dolphins.Lesson plan and full worksheet for intermediate students. Fill in the gap, meaning in Spanish matching activity, listening comprehension and order the sentences activities. T ...]]> lazubia Mon, 13 May 2013 22:56:00 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15689-when-i-was-your-man-by-bruno-mars.html http://busyteacher.org/15689-when-i-was-your-man-by-bruno-mars.html A2 level and Intermediate Song activity.Practise listening skills and complete the worksheet by filling the gaps and ordering the sentences. There's also a brief sentence comprehension matching exercise.Students listen to the song first and then comple ...]]> lazubia Mon, 13 May 2013 22:54:58 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15686-song-worksheet-lego-house-by-ed-sheeran.html http://busyteacher.org/15686-song-worksheet-lego-house-by-ed-sheeran.html This is a song worksheet based on "Lego House" by Ed Sheeran. Using this worksheet you can practice phrasal verbs and tenses with your students. Ss listen to the song and they have to complete it with the phrasal verbs, task 2 - put lines in the correc ...]]> miss_tatiana Mon, 13 May 2013 22:52:20 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15685-physical-description-monsters-inc.html http://busyteacher.org/15685-physical-description-monsters-inc.html Worksheet about physical description for total beginners based on the trailer of Monsters inc. Teacher should elicit what students know of the movie, get them to tell the plot. Teacher then reads a very short beginner-focused summary. Afterwards they'l ...]]> LaraCvanti Mon, 13 May 2013 22:51:48 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15683-video-worksheet-modern-airport-what-is-it-like.html http://busyteacher.org/15683-video-worksheet-modern-airport-what-is-it-like.html The two-page video worksheet is aimed at Intermediate level students doing a Business English course. The pre-view discussion focuses on travelling by air as well various airport facilities regular travellers pay attention to. The students can share th ...]]> Yeira Mon, 13 May 2013 22:50:18 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15663-adele-set-fire-to-the-rain.html http://busyteacher.org/15663-adele-set-fire-to-the-rain.html It contains a series of exercises based on the lyrics to the popular song 'Set fire to the Rain' by Adele. The exercises are such as listen and correct the words, listen and circle the right option and so on. It is an updated version of a previously pu ...]]> yolandaist Sat, 11 May 2013 02:49:08 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15662-olly-murs-army-of-two.html http://busyteacher.org/15662-olly-murs-army-of-two.html There is first an introduction exercise using phonetic symbols, if you like teaching them! It is based on rhyming words from the song, and finally a gap-filling exercise using those words. It's meant for teens at around A2 level, but just for fun can ...]]> yolandaist Sat, 11 May 2013 02:45:52 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15657-lana-del-reyyoung-and-beautiful.html http://busyteacher.org/15657-lana-del-reyyoung-and-beautiful.html This song is used as the basis for an American literature class:as it is the soundtrack of the movie "the Great Gatsby",it gives teachers the chance to explain a little bit about Fitzgerald and his contemporaries.It also teaches some vocabulary,culture ...]]> mariadelmar.rioboo1 Sat, 11 May 2013 02:32:14 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15654-pink-blow-me-one-last-kiss.html http://busyteacher.org/15654-pink-blow-me-one-last-kiss.html You can practice rhyme words, jigsaw listening and many more topics such as : love and heartbreak.Practice Future will and will contraction. There are three different activities in the hand out: putting text in the correct order and sound discriminatio ...]]> ticher_medina Sat, 11 May 2013 02:26:04 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15650-whats-going-on-by-marvin-gaye.html http://busyteacher.org/15650-whats-going-on-by-marvin-gaye.html Fill the blanks activity followed by some civilisation questions. I added an interesting analysis of the song found on the Internet to be used as a helper to deal with US civilisation themes : Vietnam war, Civil Rights Movement....Listening activity a ...]]> cavaillesfab Fri, 10 May 2013 01:24:18 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15647-song-run-to-you-by-roxette.html http://busyteacher.org/15647-song-run-to-you-by-roxette.html This is a song by the Swedish group Roxette, and  teachers can use it to  work with the verb to be and subject pronouns. I usually use this song after the grammar explanation or as a test. Although the song is from the 80's, it is easy to und ...]]> Roberta Balarini Thu, 09 May 2013 01:33:47 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15646-song-worksheet-ho-hey-by-the-lumineers.html http://busyteacher.org/15646-song-worksheet-ho-hey-by-the-lumineers.html Activity focused on Intermediate, Upper Intermediate or Advanced students. There's a different task for each part of the song: completing the sentences with the appropriate verb and verb tense; arranging the fragments into the correct sequence; choosin ...]]> mafaldabr Thu, 09 May 2013 01:31:41 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15638-song-worksheet-guavaberry.html http://busyteacher.org/15638-song-worksheet-guavaberry.html It's a song for elementary students. You can review present continuos tense.It's a tropical song useful to work with adults. Pronunciation is very clear and the rythm is nice. It has four different activities (reorder the sentences, fill in the gap, nu ...]]> TatyPaez Thu, 09 May 2013 01:24:18 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15626-gifted-hands-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/15626-gifted-hands-worksheet.html This worsheet was prepared for an online discussion of the film "Gifted hands" and was originally presented on Google Drive. So, maybe, it's not perfect for printing (too many pages) but is very good for illustrating teacher's questions: there are many ...]]> Adiari Mon, 06 May 2013 23:54:05 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15616-present-perfect-based-on-u2-song-and-music.html http://busyteacher.org/15616-present-perfect-based-on-u2-song-and-music.html In this worksheet you'll find a U2 song.  Basically that's an oral speech lesson. First  discuss music, comparing rock to pop, later listen to the song - fill in the gaps, and later you finish your lesson discussing what your students've done ...]]> Venera_me Mon, 06 May 2013 23:39:56 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15605-daily-routines-and-household-chores-with-tangled.html http://busyteacher.org/15605-daily-routines-and-household-chores-with-tangled.html Practise daily activities and household chores through the song "When will my life begin?" by Mandy Moore. You'll find the video from the movie Tangled on youtube. Students may enjoy this song by fulfilling simple activities such as ordering the lines ...]]> analia.ortiz Sat, 04 May 2013 02:58:25 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15604-daily-routines-and-household-chores-with-tangled-1.html http://busyteacher.org/15604-daily-routines-and-household-chores-with-tangled-1.html These are the before and after watching the clip from the movie Tangled. You can review activities through a simple TPR game such as Simon says. Then, students work labeling pictures, watch the movie clip and circle the activities Rapunzel does. The la ...]]> analia.ortiz Sat, 04 May 2013 02:54:21 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15579-song-ill-never-fall-in-love-again.html http://busyteacher.org/15579-song-ill-never-fall-in-love-again.html This song  with a gap filling exercise  is both interesting and useful for students to improve their listening skills. My students loved its, because it  is tema novella in Brasil. The teacher can mention  “questions words&rdq ...]]> ivonevolpevieira Thu, 02 May 2013 02:11:06 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15571-song-worksheet-sting-ill-be-watching-you.html http://busyteacher.org/15571-song-worksheet-sting-ill-be-watching-you.html This worksheet with a beautiful song 'I'll be watching you' is not difficult for students, as most words they have to put down are verbs, and the lines are repeated, but it's not just for training their listenind skills but also to teach them to be mor ...]]> suesey Thu, 02 May 2013 01:53:06 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15562-bosson-one-in-a-million.html http://busyteacher.org/15562-bosson-one-in-a-million.html Listening task for intermediate students. The song is OST 'Ms. Congeniality', it suits  such topics like 'Relationships', 'Love', 'St.Valentine's Day'. Using such type of work in class is both interesting and useful for students to improve their l ...]]> suesey Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:17:51 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15557-open-happiness-animals.html http://busyteacher.org/15557-open-happiness-animals.html This worksheet aims at children. Activity with video, useful for revising/teaching animals and jobs. There are three activities, the first one is a spelling activity, the second and third encourage students to watch the video for specific information.]]> deborahpanero Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:12:28 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15554-hd-rocky-balboa-2006-inspirational-speech.html http://busyteacher.org/15554-hd-rocky-balboa-2006-inspirational-speech.html Natural spoken English from a movie HD - Rocky Balboa (2006) - inspirational speech. It can be used in intermediate class discussing the topics like Family, Friends, People who has influence on us. The texts contains colloqual language which helps to p ...]]> malnad Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:05:02 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15549-present-continuous-going-under-song.html http://busyteacher.org/15549-present-continuous-going-under-song.html -ing forms of some verbs analyzing the song "Going Under" by Evanescence. The song might be a little heavy for some audiences but is good enough for teenagers and people who like rock. I used it to teach my A1.3 level students and they liked it very much.]]> todd.atkins.1988 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 01:32:14 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15544-the-old-man-and-the-sea.html http://busyteacher.org/15544-the-old-man-and-the-sea.html The animation "The Old Man and The Sea" is based upon the story by Ernest Hemingway. It tells us a magnificent and thrilling story about the trial of Santiago and a big fish. It contains much to contemplate about. This worksheet contains both tasks for ...]]> starodubtsevairina Tue, 30 Apr 2013 01:24:43 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15539-sort-of-dunno-nothin-peter-denahy-worksheet-great.html http://busyteacher.org/15539-sort-of-dunno-nothin-peter-denahy-worksheet-great.html I thought this video would be fun to show the students. It could be used to talk about informal speech, discussions about communication, teenagers...lots of things! Also, it should hopefully make them laugh too.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_veIGGP1Uh4]]> konstantinavlahos Tue, 30 Apr 2013 01:16:12 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15532-good-riddance-the-time-of-your-life.html http://busyteacher.org/15532-good-riddance-the-time-of-your-life.html It's almost time for graduation, so I'm working with my students on this song by green day: apart from singing it, it's important to learn the meaning and discuss  it.Every line can be discussed, and students can have some hints from the pictures. ...]]> brpadali Sun, 28 Apr 2013 01:46:59 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15525-gwen-stefani-for-in-the-morning-present-perfect.html http://busyteacher.org/15525-gwen-stefani-for-in-the-morning-present-perfect.html Not only for a  group but private students will enjoy it too. So, if you want to lead in the present perfect continuous tense you can use this lovely song. Actually there is only one sentences with the ppc but you can improve your students' accura ...]]> Sugarblood Sun, 28 Apr 2013 01:31:45 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15524-the-beatles-fool-car-song.html http://busyteacher.org/15524-the-beatles-fool-car-song.html The Beatles is a famous and enjoyable band. I usually use their songs when I work with grown-ups. Especially this song I used when we were discussing about traffic jams like warming-up. There are some gaps which is necessary to complete without any add ...]]> Sugarblood Sun, 28 Apr 2013 01:27:22 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15522-no-woman-no-cry-by-bob-marley-song-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/15522-no-woman-no-cry-by-bob-marley-song-worksheet.html One of Bob Marley's most famous songs. There are seververal activities: fill in the gaps, listen and number the lines, match words and pictures and finally a follow up true/false activity meant for doing some research about Bob Marly and Trenchtown. Fo ...]]> margesimpson Sun, 28 Apr 2013 01:23:22 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15520-never-let-me-go-by-florence-and-the-machine.html http://busyteacher.org/15520-never-let-me-go-by-florence-and-the-machine.html Songs by Florence Welch always have a deep meaning which make my students to switch on their imagination and think about the depth of it. This worksheet is designed for intermediate and upper-level students. It includes gap-filling while listening to t ...]]> Rondabunny Sun, 28 Apr 2013 01:20:32 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15503-song-dont-you-worry-child-by-swedish-house-mafia.html http://busyteacher.org/15503-song-dont-you-worry-child-by-swedish-house-mafia.html This worksheet is based on the radio edit of the Swedish House Mafia song "Don't You Worry Child". There is also an optional vocabulary exercise on the first page which can be used with lower levels. I find this song  a good time filler with teen ...]]> lizaduzon Thu, 25 Apr 2013 01:26:06 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15488-one-direction-live-while-were-young.html http://busyteacher.org/15488-one-direction-live-while-were-young.html One direction's most famous song, to be used as a warmer, ice-breaker or at the end of the lesson. My students loved it! Answer sheet is included. There are different tasks: firstly, fill in the word missing and secondly, put the sentences in the corre ...]]> jenniferpch Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:31:29 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15485-greek-mythology-video-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/15485-greek-mythology-video-worksheet.html This is a useful worksheet about Greek Mythology (Zeus). Students must watch a video, then they have to complete a chart with some information about Zeus. There is a second part where they will have to answer fifteen questions about this video. (the li ...]]> alecsabina Tue, 23 Apr 2013 01:48:02 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15484-the-forest-personality-test.html http://busyteacher.org/15484-the-forest-personality-test.html An exciting listening and speaking activity. Students listen to you describing a situation and write down the answers. Finally you read aloud they interpretation of each answer. I suggest you yourself do this test alone first. You'll enjoy it and will ...]]> margesimpson Tue, 23 Apr 2013 01:46:29 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15483-song-with-mind-never-should-have-let-you-go.html http://busyteacher.org/15483-song-with-mind-never-should-have-let-you-go.html This links in nicely to a New Cutting Edge upper intermediate activity - mind wordspot. There are a couple of the mind expressions in the song and a catchy tune, which gets students singing at the end. It includes a word gap and some find the meanings ...]]> lpanvino Tue, 23 Apr 2013 01:43:51 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15470-new-divide-by-linkin-park.html http://busyteacher.org/15470-new-divide-by-linkin-park.html This is a listening worksheet that includes gap completion (with nouns and past tenses) and putting lines in the correct order. I chose this song as my teen students really like it! (The answers are included.)]]> misssongie Tue, 23 Apr 2013 01:23:50 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15468-when-i-was-your-man-bruno-mars.html http://busyteacher.org/15468-when-i-was-your-man-bruno-mars.html Have fun with your students listening to this song while they improve their listening skills. There is a fill in the blank activity and a vocabulary meaning exercise. At the end you can talk about feelings. For advanced students you can also discuss "s ...]]> sibele Tue, 23 Apr 2013 01:19:02 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15463-song-worksheet-never-gonna-give-you-up-by-rick.html http://busyteacher.org/15463-song-worksheet-never-gonna-give-you-up-by-rick.html This is a good song to illustrate the reductions of "going to", "want to" and "have got to" into "gonna" "wanna" and "gotta" in an easy-to-understand context. It also contains a few colloquial phrasal verbs. ]]> lizaduzon Mon, 22 Apr 2013 02:04:59 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15462-song-worksheet-live-while-were-young-by-one.html http://busyteacher.org/15462-song-worksheet-live-while-were-young-by-one.html This is a song worksheet. My students wanted to work on this song and as I couldn't find it here I've prepared this worksheet by myself.Here the ss are asked to put lines in order. I use Busy Teacher very often and that's why I thouhgt why not to share ...]]> karolcia_m Mon, 22 Apr 2013 02:03:26 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15461-song-worksheet-using-suzanne-vegas-toms-diner-to.html http://busyteacher.org/15461-song-worksheet-using-suzanne-vegas-toms-diner-to.html I found this song on the internet and I noticed many teachers use it for teaching the present continuous. However, I adapted it a little bit by adding some pre, while, and post listening activities. In the first one, students have to look for the defin ...]]> m.ayala.p Mon, 22 Apr 2013 02:01:08 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15460-simple-past-regular-and-irregular-verbs-using.html http://busyteacher.org/15460-simple-past-regular-and-irregular-verbs-using.html I really love Florence + The Machine and I noticed that in "Cosmic Love" a lot of verbs in the past appear. I divided this handout into three parts: "pre listening", to call their attention and activate previous knowledge, "while listening", in which t ...]]> m.ayala.p Mon, 22 Apr 2013 01:58:33 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15459-life-with-feathers.html http://busyteacher.org/15459-life-with-feathers.html This is a worksheet based on a Merrie Melody cartoon about the cat Sylvester and an unfortunate lovebird.The tasks are designed to help the child in catching the plot, curious features of the animation and revise Past Simple. ]]> starodubtsevairina Mon, 22 Apr 2013 01:55:51 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15457-mama-mia.html http://busyteacher.org/15457-mama-mia.html I have used the song "Mamma Mia" in order to introduce the past tense to my students. I have also attached a worksheet for the students to order the  paragraphs from the song ( main ones). I have done so to complete the gap-filling activity.]]> anee2 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 01:52:04 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15444-i-knew-you-were-trouble-taylor-swift-songworksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/15444-i-knew-you-were-trouble-taylor-swift-songworksheet.html A song by Taylor Swift. I used this songworksheet to review pronouns (and to have fun). Students should listen and circle the correct pronouns. At the end I let them relax and watch the video by walkofftheearth. They made a fantastic remix on the song.]]> mariahsinel Fri, 19 Apr 2013 02:29:10 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15429-destino.html http://busyteacher.org/15429-destino.html This strange and charming cartoon was created by Walt Disney together with Salvador Dali. It tells in the dance form about a poetic ill-fated love of a young girl to Chronos. Children will revise special questions and Present Simple while doing the tes ...]]> starodubtsevairina Thu, 18 Apr 2013 01:51:39 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15428-sofi-de-la-torre-faster-song-activity.html http://busyteacher.org/15428-sofi-de-la-torre-faster-song-activity.html The activity is based on the song Faster by Sofi de la Torre. It contains the text on the unique way of Sofi's singing, the lyrics of her song with gap filling tasks and some questions to compare the information from the text with the impressions of th ...]]> ludmoin Thu, 18 Apr 2013 01:49:17 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15427-geri-halliwell-song-correct-order-of-lines.html http://busyteacher.org/15427-geri-halliwell-song-correct-order-of-lines.html This activity is based on the song Look at Me by Geri Halliwell. It features some facts from the singer's biography and contains a task where students should put the lines in the correct order while listening to the song and some questions to raise dis ...]]> ludmoin Thu, 18 Apr 2013 01:47:06 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15420-songlyrics-worksheet-ho-hey-by-the-lumineers.html http://busyteacher.org/15420-songlyrics-worksheet-ho-hey-by-the-lumineers.html The worksheet contains the following activities: fill in the blanks, number the verses in the order you hear them and match the sentence halves. Background information: The Lumineers are a folk rock band, based in Denver, Colorado. The two founding mem ...]]> M. Celeste Olcese Thu, 18 Apr 2013 01:33:27 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15419-need-you-now.html http://busyteacher.org/15419-need-you-now.html This is a listening worksheet about "Need you now" song by Lady Antebellum. In this worksheet students practice the word order, choose the correct alternative and fill in gaps. This worksheet is very interesting and my students liked it  a lot. Yo ...]]> lorenrafi Thu, 18 Apr 2013 01:31:19 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15417-what-women-want-part-1.html http://busyteacher.org/15417-what-women-want-part-1.html If you watch movies with your students this worksheet might be useful. I combined subtitles from 'what women want' into the text and highlighted interesting words and expressions. You can describe the vocabulary as a pre-watching, give the text so the ...]]> dashaborzova Thu, 18 Apr 2013 01:29:54 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15405-hall-of-fame.html http://busyteacher.org/15405-hall-of-fame.html This is a worksheet to work with the song "Hall of fame" by The Script.They are simple activities because the song is not complex.I recommend to use the video to talk about what the song is about.Further debates could be proposed for advanced learners.]]> junono Tue, 16 Apr 2013 17:00:08 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15397-drake-and-josh-episode-1-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/15397-drake-and-josh-episode-1-worksheet.html As an English teacher in China its really hard to find a tv series that can be relatable to teenagers that also has no obvious sexual references or even too much kissing! So I decided to give Drake and Josh a go, its easy, its funny, and its safe! The ...]]> samilovelyskin.robb Tue, 16 Apr 2013 01:44:25 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15396-finding-nemo-listening-exercises.html http://busyteacher.org/15396-finding-nemo-listening-exercises.html Finding Nemo is a fun and easy to understand movie for the students. I tried to add different kinds of listening exercises in this worksheet that will keep the students focused rather than repeating the same process during the entire movie. It may look ...]]> samilovelyskin.robb Tue, 16 Apr 2013 01:43:02 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15395-song-broken-strings-by-james-morrison-for.html http://busyteacher.org/15395-song-broken-strings-by-james-morrison-for.html In this activity students transform some verses of the lyrics of "Broken Strings" by James Morrison feat. Nelly Furtado into Reported Speech. First, students can listen to song and follow the lyrics to get to know what it is about and then they can fil ...]]> anabiazon Tue, 16 Apr 2013 01:41:47 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15394-peppa-pig-the-museum-video-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/15394-peppa-pig-the-museum-video-worksheet.html  Another video worksheet for Peppa Pig. This time it's about going to museums. You'll find a vocabulary list and a video link here. Your students will have to answer the questions about the episode as well as to finish the sentences.]]> ykate2 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 01:39:52 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15376-sintel.html http://busyteacher.org/15376-sintel.html The children will shed tears over a breathtaking animation film about a girl Sintel and her pet dragon, besides they brush up their Present Simple. Also they are suggested to make up an alternative ending to the story and describe a picture. Watch and ...]]> starodubtsevairina Sun, 14 Apr 2013 02:00:10 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15372-frankenweenie-movie-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/15372-frankenweenie-movie-worksheet.html This is a worksheet to be used in a relaxing movie class. it must be used with students of a high intermediate level, that are able to watch movies in English with English subtitles, as the whole episode should be  in the original language. It con ...]]> alenaundrei Sun, 14 Apr 2013 01:48:46 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15370-evolution-of-communication.html http://busyteacher.org/15370-evolution-of-communication.html I was looking for a movie telling viewers about communication so I found this one (Created by Adobe Systems (it's not an ad)). I decided to make a script and highlighted useful vocabulary in bold. You can also use it discussing technology topics.]]> dashaborzova Sun, 14 Apr 2013 01:45:31 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15339-brave.html http://busyteacher.org/15339-brave.html This is a worksheet for elementary level young learners based on the film Brave. It can be combined with a wordsearch or word cloud (www.wordle.com). The film is set in historical Scotland, around the 12th century, and it tells the story of a young Sco ...]]> ymleonard Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:01:25 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15336-michael-bubl233-lost-song-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/15336-michael-bubl233-lost-song-worksheet.html This is a very simple song worksheet I made for my students. It contains some verb to be/personal pronouns "fill in the blanks" type of tasks and some vocabulary input. It's designed for complete beginner students, as one of their listening exercises.]]> enatal Wed, 10 Apr 2013 00:32:00 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15309-song-worksheet-angie-by-the-rolling-stones.html http://busyteacher.org/15309-song-worksheet-angie-by-the-rolling-stones.html Have a relaxing time enjoying music and making students feel confident by following this song. I've prepared this set of activities as a follow up, after a few classes teaching my students question formation. It's an easy song, and the use of pictures ...]]> analia.ortiz Mon, 08 Apr 2013 01:20:29 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15296-coach-carter-video-qus-teens-movie-trailer.html http://busyteacher.org/15296-coach-carter-video-qus-teens-movie-trailer.html This is a 2-part video worksheet. Students watch the trailer and complete the sentences with the missing word (they've been given the first letter except for where a number is needed). You'll want to tell your students that the sentences appear in orde ...]]> skully29 Sat, 06 Apr 2013 02:13:01 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15295-sex-in-the-city-season-3-episode-3-analysis-of.html http://busyteacher.org/15295-sex-in-the-city-season-3-episode-3-analysis-of.html If you have a copy of this episode this is a great lesson to run with a group of female only students. The episode looks at the themes of embarassment, feelings of failure, female competition and of course it is funny too. There are some great expressi ...]]> audaboutmail Sat, 06 Apr 2013 02:09:36 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15293-shake-it-out-by-florence-the-machine.html http://busyteacher.org/15293-shake-it-out-by-florence-the-machine.html Excellent song to make your students think about the symbols and philosophy of life. It comprises a gap-filling exercise and nine questions to answer but it'll be hard to do. The song raises the issues of life and death of eternity and what  we ex ...]]> Rondabunny Sat, 06 Apr 2013 02:02:52 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15278-woodkid-i-love-you.html http://busyteacher.org/15278-woodkid-i-love-you.html The song will help you practice some useful expressions along with grammar issues such as Present Simple and Present Continuous. It's very beautiful and you can enjoy watching video and provoke dicussion afterwards, as the video is quiet interesting an ...]]> MariaGot Thu, 04 Apr 2013 01:28:58 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15276-wallace-and-gromit-the-curse-of-the-ware-rabbit.html http://busyteacher.org/15276-wallace-and-gromit-the-curse-of-the-ware-rabbit.html This is a worksheet on the movie : The Curse Of The Ware Rabbit. Kids must find correct adjectives to describe the movie, and select the right action.I use this worksheet in class  in France to teach French children.It has to be used while watchin ...]]> marie.fabacher Thu, 04 Apr 2013 01:24:55 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15274-ho-hey-the-lumineers.html http://busyteacher.org/15274-ho-hey-the-lumineers.html This is a worksheet of the song Ho Hey, from The Lumineers. It's an easy song and activity, which involves  completing the gaps with the words  below the lyrics. It's also easy to understand the song while listening, so your students won't ha ...]]> FilipeVasc Wed, 03 Apr 2013 02:58:43 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15258-song-dont-worry-child.html http://busyteacher.org/15258-song-dont-worry-child.html It's a song worksheet to practice listening and speaking.First, students listen to the song and fill in the blanks. Secondly, they have to order the senteces.Analyse the lyrics with the students and point out the fact that the guy in the song did many ...]]> Anderson Andrade Wed, 03 Apr 2013 01:56:09 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15253-ive-seen-it-all-by-bjork-from-movie-dancer-in-the.html http://busyteacher.org/15253-ive-seen-it-all-by-bjork-from-movie-dancer-in-the.html A wonderful song to teach students about  Movies, Cinema, Art and Culture. It is also useful to make students understand the problems each person can face in his/her life. The worksheet comprises two tasks of gap filling and answering questions. T ...]]> Rondabunny Mon, 01 Apr 2013 01:12:59 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15252-skyfall-by-adele.html http://busyteacher.org/15252-skyfall-by-adele.html This worksheet is meant to practice listening through focus on rhyming words. It is interesting to analyze the meanings of Skyfall in the movie. With upper levels , you could previously watch a scene from the movie and have a discussion on the characte ...]]> marumauro Mon, 01 Apr 2013 01:11:04 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15250-kiss-with-a-fist-and-some-exercises.html http://busyteacher.org/15250-kiss-with-a-fist-and-some-exercises.html This is a very diversified English review. You'll find the lyric of Kiss with a Fist  by Florence and The Machine and some exercises of pronunciation, use of verbs, reflexive prounouns, quantifiers and the use of rather/prefer. All of this is for ...]]> FilipeVasc Mon, 01 Apr 2013 01:05:50 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15235-video-worksheet-curious-george-happy-easter.html http://busyteacher.org/15235-video-worksheet-curious-george-happy-easter.html   Looking for a nice Easter video task? That's the answer! A super-duper children's story about beloved Curious George. In the worksheet you'll find the vocabulary list as well as multiple choice questions. A good narrator and nice pictures. I'm ...]]> ykate2 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 21:28:39 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15227-listening-exercise-on-racism.html http://busyteacher.org/15227-listening-exercise-on-racism.html This worksheet is based on a youtube video which is about racism in Disneyland. This is a very nice exercise if you're into critical teaching. Your students will first discuss the pre-listening questions, then the while-listening questions and to wrap ...]]> danilo.neves.1466 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:25:39 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15223-new-york-by-frank-sinatra.html http://busyteacher.org/15223-new-york-by-frank-sinatra.html A fill-in worksheet with a well known song by Frank Sinatra can be used in teaching the topic of Travelling. It has two tasks: gap filling and answering questions. Students love this song and sometimes they really find something new in it especially wh ...]]> Rondabunny Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:09:05 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15204-three-little-birds-by-bob-marley.html http://busyteacher.org/15204-three-little-birds-by-bob-marley.html Students like this song because it makes them feel better and relax but maybe it contains some other meaning  rather than just of a relaxation. This worksheet can be used for discussion. It comprises two tasks: a fill-in exercise and give-your opi ...]]> Rondabunny Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:34:11 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15199-fields-of-gold-by-sting.html http://busyteacher.org/15199-fields-of-gold-by-sting.html Students love to listen to music. So every lesson I try to find some new song with beautiful lyrics for them. This one can be used for pre-intermediate students to discuss topic of love and of countryside beauty. It's a fill-in-gaps style and questions ...]]> Rondabunny Wed, 27 Mar 2013 01:51:59 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15184-the-pretender-foo-fighters-song-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/15184-the-pretender-foo-fighters-song-worksheet.html This worksheet is intended to be used with complete beginners, with simple verb to be "fill in the blanks" exercises.I recommend that you play the acoustic version of the song, since it's slower and easier to understand. ]]> enatal Mon, 25 Mar 2013 21:13:01 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15170-hazard-by-richard-marx-using-past-simple.html http://busyteacher.org/15170-hazard-by-richard-marx-using-past-simple.html It's a simple worksheet with two tasks (gap-filling with connectors and verbs in Past Simple) and a debate on the theme of the song. I suggest using the video for the last part in order to find the real killer. Students must justify their opinion on th ...]]> apgalan Mon, 25 Mar 2013 21:06:24 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15169-pride-prejudice.html http://busyteacher.org/15169-pride-prejudice.html The worksheet is designed for the newer version of Pride and Prejudice which is 2 hours long. There are listening questions and a fill in the blank section for each half of the film, to be divided into roughly 1 hour sections. I usually take an extra h ...]]> J.Rogauskas Mon, 25 Mar 2013 19:48:06 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15168-brambly-hedge-spring-story.html http://busyteacher.org/15168-brambly-hedge-spring-story.html Students translate the synopsis given the worksheet and then they watch a delightful 22 minute video, listening out for certain information and key words. A useful listening exercise which helps reinforce vocabulary.   ]]> Eviegirl Mon, 25 Mar 2013 19:47:45 +0000