http://busyteacher.org/ ru Speaking - BusyTeacher: Free Printable Worksheets For Busy Teachers Like YOU! DataLife Engine http://busyteacher.org/16081-what-time-do-you.html http://busyteacher.org/16081-what-time-do-you.html This is a worksheet I use for beginners to review the present simple, verbs related to everyday activities, and time. Each student asks three others about their daily activities, and then makes sentences with "he/she" using the information. With strong ...]]> ashrose84 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:44:44 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15976-8-secrets-of-success-ppt-with-video-and.html http://busyteacher.org/15976-8-secrets-of-success-ppt-with-video-and.html This is a PPT based on a 3-min video called "8 Secrets of Success" on TED.com. It is useful for practicing speaking skills, especially discussion about topics and behaviours related to success; answering questions; learning some vocab about success; an ...]]> NicoleD Sat, 08 Jun 2013 01:19:43 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15973-do-you-agree.html http://busyteacher.org/15973-do-you-agree.html This lesson plan and worksheets aim to encourage students to practice their speaking skills, giving their opinion on certain statements the teacher will read out loud about politics using specific model expressions. It contains vocabulary, expressions ...]]> myngshu Sat, 08 Jun 2013 01:14:00 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15939-ilr-level-12-roleplays.html http://busyteacher.org/15939-ilr-level-12-roleplays.html These 8 ESL role plays are designed to challenge learners at ILR (International Language Roundtable) Level 1 or 2. The difference between these levels is the degree of resistance created by the teacher/examiner (in the role of the clerk, waiter, etc.) ...]]> dennhick1955 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 02:09:57 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15890-character-profiles.html http://busyteacher.org/15890-character-profiles.html There are 12 personalities here, each stating their name, age, a like/ dislike, and a possession. It can be used for introducing yourself/ another person; talking about likes/ dislikes, age etc.; conversation starters; contractions (I am 7 years old -& ...]]> Jbouchery Fri, 31 May 2013 02:27:10 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15781-play-cinderella.html http://busyteacher.org/15781-play-cinderella.html A simple play for Primary school children between nine and eleven years old. The play is for seven to nine characters and is mainly in the present simple, though there are some uses of the future. It can be typically practised and carried out in a clas ...]]> minkey050705 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:55:59 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15666-speaking-discussion-by-using-a-reading-text.html http://busyteacher.org/15666-speaking-discussion-by-using-a-reading-text.html This speaking discussion activity has been designed with the aim of helping ESL students practice speaking English freely. By using a reading text as the background for discussion, this activity provides students with useful vocabulary and knowledge re ...]]> mien2007 Mon, 13 May 2013 22:39:14 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15661-what-do-you-need-speaking-activity.html http://busyteacher.org/15661-what-do-you-need-speaking-activity.html A set of 10 questions, each of which begins with "What do you need..." There are several ways how to use them. Elementary students can make word lists as answers; these can be more specifically made into groups of count and uncount nouns. Pre-intermedi ...]]> PetraLunakova Sat, 11 May 2013 02:43:51 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15658-job-bingo-cards.html http://busyteacher.org/15658-job-bingo-cards.html This is a bingo game for business students. I usually do this a little different than regular bingo games. Instead of calling out the information in the boxes, I have the students interview each-other, and try to have them write the names of the studen ...]]> Jarod Temple Sat, 11 May 2013 02:33:56 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15632-telephone-messages-conversation.html http://busyteacher.org/15632-telephone-messages-conversation.html This is a nice role play invloving speaking. Try to find the information from the phone talk and sayl it clearly, change the pronoun based on who the person you talk to is. Concentrate on changing the pronoun. Four students must stand in front of the c ...]]> finzalarasati Tue, 07 May 2013 16:49:13 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15569-english-worksheet-make-your-own-comic-using.html http://busyteacher.org/15569-english-worksheet-make-your-own-comic-using.html  Your ss are welcome to create their own stories. Printable worksheet for teachers and kids! To learn more about composition visit at Magic Pathshala .Composition is the process of putting words and sentences together in conventional patterns. To ...]]> nandinii.jain Thu, 02 May 2013 01:50:28 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15568-conversation-flashcards.html http://busyteacher.org/15568-conversation-flashcards.html This worksheet deals with conversation topics related to different subject matters, for instance, say four things, trivia quizz, shocking questions or even speak for two minutes about. The level of the ss must be intermediate. These flashcards are very ...]]> marialorenzo Thu, 02 May 2013 01:45:52 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15556-speaking-classroom-ideas.html http://busyteacher.org/15556-speaking-classroom-ideas.html This file contains around 15 classroom ideas (activities) to make your students speak it also explains different activities such as Bingo, Ralies, The year that was, Grammar focus.  It alsoprovides details on how the activity should be performed a ...]]> kerencamou Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:10:45 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15489-making-arrangements-inviting-accepting-refusing.html http://busyteacher.org/15489-making-arrangements-inviting-accepting-refusing.html It´s an oral activity for students to practice vocabulary on movies and make arrangements to meet.They can use expressions to invite, accept and refuse invitations. They have to improvise conversations. It´s really funny for them and they p ...]]> yisell Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:33:26 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15410-discussion-topics.html http://busyteacher.org/15410-discussion-topics.html If you want to make your ss get ready for the discussion, it will be helpful. Students are expected to discuss the topics given below. Discussion will be between two students in front of the class, they can be given 1-2 minutes to think over the discus ...]]> ozgegulesan Tue, 16 Apr 2013 17:11:38 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15338-at-the-airport.html http://busyteacher.org/15338-at-the-airport.html The students are in pairs. One student is the custom officer and the other student is a passenger at the customs office. Here are some different situations. Students must create different dialogues. This is a very funny and interesting work to do. Enjoy!]]> action18 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 00:35:53 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15333-booking-a-room.html http://busyteacher.org/15333-booking-a-room.html Role-play between a receptionist and a customer. It contains hints to conduct a real-life conversation. Students are required to construct their own sentences. It can be used at an elementary level or at higher levels as a vocabulary and structures rev ...]]> potyrka Wed, 10 Apr 2013 00:28:34 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15192-things-in-a-circus.html http://busyteacher.org/15192-things-in-a-circus.html Who amongst us does not carry fond memories of a visit to the circus when we were young? A circus is a fascinating visual experience which gets etched deep into our memory.I have used the theme of circus to revise an entire set of vocabulary.It contain ...]]> lalitha Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:37:08 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15189-countries-vs-nationalities-flahcards.html http://busyteacher.org/15189-countries-vs-nationalities-flahcards.html Flashcards about nationalities. A simple worksheet about the topic: Nationalities. It can be used for a speaking activity to practice questions and answers about people's nationalities. The teacher can use it as well - for further practice - in a writi ...]]> PATRIALUSITANA Wed, 27 Mar 2013 01:36:19 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15147-role-play-for-complaints.html http://busyteacher.org/15147-role-play-for-complaints.html I usually use this for Int, Upper Int and Advanced. The students work in pairs. They are given a scenario and prepare a role play to be performed in front of the class. I have used this many times and it is amazing how inventive some students can be. I ...]]> btymlin Mon, 25 Mar 2013 19:30:32 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15118-school-supplies.html http://busyteacher.org/15118-school-supplies.html This ppt is for making children understand the names of the stationery / supplies names which they use in school every day. Ho wever many of them are not aware the names of these items.The ppt can be shown slide by slide to familiarise them with the ...]]> lalitha Sat, 16 Mar 2013 17:54:35 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15073-school-supplies.html http://busyteacher.org/15073-school-supplies.html I made this bingo keeping in mind a few things.Children use a lot of stationery/school supplies items every day in the school, but they do not know the correct names of them or the correct pronunciation.The bingo will familiarize them with the names a ...]]> lalitha Sat, 16 Mar 2013 17:16:05 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15070-3-billy-goats-gruff.html http://busyteacher.org/15070-3-billy-goats-gruff.html An interactive ppt of billy goats gruff. I read to the children, I gave them the simple structure for 4 people (3 goats, 1 troll) and they had to come up the front and perform a re-inactment for the rest of the class. I got through the whole class in 4 ...]]> elwalton1 Sat, 16 Mar 2013 16:50:38 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/14830-question-cards.html http://busyteacher.org/14830-question-cards.html 24 general questions to cut out and have students ask each other. This was very useful because the topics are varied and random, containing different structures, so it's good to get people speaking, especially on a first day. You can hand them out to g ...]]> dancastro Wed, 20 Feb 2013 19:55:29 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/14738-find-someone-who-adjectives-for-places.html http://busyteacher.org/14738-find-someone-who-adjectives-for-places.html Excellent mix and mingle activity, good for speaking practice, to conclude the class. Students need to find a peer who completed certain tasks and put his/her name. Interview the classmates using the grammar taught (Adjectives that describe places). E ...]]> jizzus Thu, 14 Feb 2013 18:08:58 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/14708-telephone-roleplays.html http://busyteacher.org/14708-telephone-roleplays.html Here are some fairly simple pairwork roleplays for you to use with your students, low intermediate level onwards with some explanation of vocabulary if necessary before starting. I pre-teach some handy phrases, and follow it up with a discussion of how ...]]> wendchar Tue, 12 Feb 2013 20:01:14 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/14690-speaking-cards-general-questions.html http://busyteacher.org/14690-speaking-cards-general-questions.html Six pages of general questions to cut out and have students ask each other. Topics are very general, varied and random, so I usually use the questions as a warmer or a first class to get people speaking. You might want to select questions depending on ...]]> danygera Sun, 10 Feb 2013 16:36:08 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/14681-problems-how-to-solve-them.html http://busyteacher.org/14681-problems-how-to-solve-them.html This is a power point presentation showing some problems we normally have. You can play with your students asking them to give each other a possible solution for those. Or you can make them act it out for everybody. A: What's the matter?(You show one o ...]]> Peter Panda Sun, 10 Feb 2013 16:27:51 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/14649-messages-pair-work-with-numbers.html http://busyteacher.org/14649-messages-pair-work-with-numbers.html It's a pair work exercise to go over vocabulary dealing mainly with numbers (time - money - ordinal numbers) but also question words. After the pairwork exchange, you can evaluate the students orally on if they correctly give the different type of num ...]]> jenwatel Thu, 07 Feb 2013 23:33:21 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/14643-desert-island.html http://busyteacher.org/14643-desert-island.html This is a ppt with the already known game: Desert Island. It's great to learn new vocabulary and practice speaking."You are on a desert island. There is a motor boat and you are the only one who knows how to drive it. It is up to you to decide which pe ...]]> Susiwayne Thu, 07 Feb 2013 23:25:44 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/14634-fortune-teller.html http://busyteacher.org/14634-fortune-teller.html Work in pairs.The students become fortune tellers. Student A is given 10 cards with different pictures. He puts the cards face down and Student B chooses six of them. Student A uses the six cards to tell his partner’s fortune. And then the other ...]]> Anatoms Wed, 06 Feb 2013 03:43:32 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/14560-charactermingling.html http://busyteacher.org/14560-charactermingling.html This is a mingling activity I created to teach adjectives to elementary students. It goes with a presentation. Explain that their character depends on the colour they like, and now they may find out a lot about thair friends or parents. It helps to rev ...]]> Ellevill Fri, 01 Feb 2013 03:57:08 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/14497-social-networks-and-safety-online.html http://busyteacher.org/14497-social-networks-and-safety-online.html This is a conversation plan that can be adapted for all levels and be used in both groups and individual classes. It is extensive and my students of all ages seemed to enjoy it as it was relevant to their every day lives. The listening is quite easy to ...]]> Fifita Sat, 26 Jan 2013 18:51:21 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/14494-parks.html http://busyteacher.org/14494-parks.html This Power Point presentation will help you on the Ecological topics about saving our flora and fauna. People use different methods and they have made various parks as National, Nature Reserve, Zoos and Safari ones. The PPt can be used to enlarge the t ...]]> gal.guseva2014 Sat, 26 Jan 2013 18:48:02 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/14401-winter-funmingling-activity.html http://busyteacher.org/14401-winter-funmingling-activity.html Hello, I created a worksheet to practise winter activities and Present Simple tense. It is a simple mingling activity. Hope you'll enjoy it! Your students will practise asking questions and also it would be helpful to revise adverbs of frequency befor ...]]> Ellevill Sat, 19 Jan 2013 18:20:25 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/14369-do-you-believe.html http://busyteacher.org/14369-do-you-believe.html This was a great way I found to make my students talk and learn how to express their opinion. It's very simple and it doesn't require much effort. Handout the sheets to each student (or group, it's up to you) and ask them to give a number from 1 to 10 ...]]> dancastro Tue, 15 Jan 2013 22:19:31 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/14392-the-little-red-hen-role-play-classic-tales.html http://busyteacher.org/14392-the-little-red-hen-role-play-classic-tales.html The little red hen: Look! Seeds! Wheat seeds! Let’s plant them! Come on! Who can help me?Cat: I can’t! I want to sleep!The little red hen: Come on! Who can help me?Duck: I can’t! I want to play in the water!]]> ludmila_m_ Tue, 15 Jan 2013 22:00:37 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/14304-greetings_manners_conversation.html http://busyteacher.org/14304-greetings_manners_conversation.html Beginners conversational worksheet for simple introductions and normal greetings. List of common manners and polite words/phrases and appropiate use. I have also included some helpful conversational openers to encourage beginners to start talking!]]> boronia Tue, 08 Jan 2013 17:21:53 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/14275-magazine-covers-get-to-know-you.html http://busyteacher.org/14275-magazine-covers-get-to-know-you.html This powerpoint presentation can be used as a get-to-know-you or icebreaker activity with a new or existing set of students. It is a great way to learn about your students' likes and dislikes and generates very interesting discussion.Suggestions on how ...]]> Erinfenton Mon, 07 Jan 2013 20:49:04 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/14225-conversation-corner-friends.html http://busyteacher.org/14225-conversation-corner-friends.html This worksheet is good for speaking on the theme Friendship. It contains some questions about friends and friendship. Students can answer these questions in group or in pairs. Besides questions there are some quotes about friends. You can use them for ...]]> Xeniya_Victorovna Sun, 30 Dec 2012 15:07:50 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/14158-everyday-activities-match.html http://busyteacher.org/14158-everyday-activities-match.html This PPT will help you to introduce some new vocabulary about everyday things we do. Your SS can work in a felt-tip pen regime and make some sentences about themselves or others. It can be used for students at Beginners as Elementary Level to start the ...]]> galina.guseva2010 Fri, 21 Dec 2012 20:05:19 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/14140-simple-past-speaking.html http://busyteacher.org/14140-simple-past-speaking.html Speaking activity with famous people, that requires the use of the past of verb to be, especially. There are some famous people from the U.S. and from Brazil. If the students are not from Brazil, the exercise can be used as a template. My students love ...]]> brunamontesluz Fri, 21 Dec 2012 19:53:45 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/14100-conversation-questions.html http://busyteacher.org/14100-conversation-questions.html Students have to read throught the questions and answers. Then they can practice the questions with a partner.Also, the students should try to make up their own questions.It is so much fun! They will really enjoy the exercise because my class loved it!]]> smellycheese Sat, 15 Dec 2012 20:40:20 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/14093-practice-for-phonetics-and-phonology-advanced.html http://busyteacher.org/14093-practice-for-phonetics-and-phonology-advanced.html This worksheet is meant for students at advanced levels to practice transcription into IPA and pronunciation. It consists of a series of texts from different authors, including Shakespeare, fairy tales and blog extracts. It is organized in a way that t ...]]> schwa1 Sat, 15 Dec 2012 20:33:17 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/14019-roleplay-going-to-the-doctor.html http://busyteacher.org/14019-roleplay-going-to-the-doctor.html This is a roleplay. It can be used to enable students to practice using health and sickness vocabulary. There are three roles. Hugo, Diego and the Doctor.]]> smellycheese Fri, 07 Dec 2012 19:24:10 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/13975-question-and-answer-match-up.html http://busyteacher.org/13975-question-and-answer-match-up.html This is a very, very simple worksheet. I gave the students one question and one answer that did not match and they had to go around asking each other their questions until they got the appropriate response. My students are very low level, so this exerc ...]]> wackson Tue, 04 Dec 2012 23:58:00 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/13969-business-english-oral-discussion-exam-questions.html http://busyteacher.org/13969-business-english-oral-discussion-exam-questions.html These short scenarios can be used as an oral exam or as discussion or role play exercises. They can be adapted to intermediate to advanced learners of ESL. These scenarios should be preceded by work on adjectives and character descriptions related to ...]]> Hude Mon, 03 Dec 2012 17:49:17 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/13856-nlp-story-reading-and-ordering-paragraphs.html http://busyteacher.org/13856-nlp-story-reading-and-ordering-paragraphs.html when I read this story for the first time I immediately thought that I should use it in my class. As preading or warm-up, I ask some questions about Nasreddin Hodga (a wise man in my culture) to make the sts understand the way of wise peoples' lives an ...]]> gulay Mon, 26 Nov 2012 15:32:39 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/13814-nationalities-and-jobs.html http://busyteacher.org/13814-nationalities-and-jobs.html Speaking activity. In the file you have a set of cards containing a proper noun, a nationality and a job. Students have to construct sentences with this information. The teacher will give each student a card and the necessary directions to complete the ...]]> anablbl Wed, 21 Nov 2012 19:07:19 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/13812-bingo-on-manners.html http://busyteacher.org/13812-bingo-on-manners.html This is a Bingo to discuss good habits & manners with children. Along with playing the Bingo at every call the teacher can ask students to comment on the phrase called out. She can also discuss with them contexts in which these manners would be rel ...]]> lalitha Wed, 21 Nov 2012 19:06:09 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/13791-complaints-role-plays.html http://busyteacher.org/13791-complaints-role-plays.html This worksheet aims at practising making complaints. There are three different situations that happened to me personally, so I believe they might be useful to other people as these are likely to happen, especially if you are in favour of communicative ...]]> fanti2004 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 16:35:58 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/13589-ppt-on-habits-for-children.html http://busyteacher.org/13589-ppt-on-habits-for-children.html The PPt is to introduce the children to various situations related to habits. Each slide was shown and the children were asked to describe the situation and the words/phrases related to habits. I feel the best way to teach good and bad habits to ...]]> lalitha Sat, 10 Nov 2012 15:06:21 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/13586-ice-breaking-and-hand-shaking.html http://busyteacher.org/13586-ice-breaking-and-hand-shaking.html This is a set of cards for a mingling activity for a new group of students who don't know each other very well. It is supposed to be used at the first or one of the first lessons. The students go around the class (or you can organise them into lines)an ...]]> mariawesome Thu, 08 Nov 2012 03:56:45 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/13583-case-study-death-of-the-rock-star.html http://busyteacher.org/13583-case-study-death-of-the-rock-star.html Work in groups of 5 (maybe 6).This is a case study the ultimate goal of which is to find the criminal and reconstruct the possible murder scenes and scenarios. In fact, there is no single right answer for the case, there can be a variety - from suicide ...]]> mariawesome Thu, 08 Nov 2012 03:54:40 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/13549-selling-skills-roleplay.html http://busyteacher.org/13549-selling-skills-roleplay.html This is a selling skills roleplay to be used by a pair of students, intermediate level and above. Student A is selling exercise bikes and has the features of three different models; they must ask the other student questions to establish what they need ...]]> wendchar Wed, 07 Nov 2012 19:45:58 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/13548-a-heart-in-a-field-.html http://busyteacher.org/13548-a-heart-in-a-field-.html It is part of a project named Positive Piece of News Project.Love, dedication, building confidence in loss, past tense and environmentally friendly activities. It is about getting involved.It is a powerpoint presentation to prompt discussion with ...]]> Ma25 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 19:45:19 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/13528-i-wonder-what-lonely-people-do.html http://busyteacher.org/13528-i-wonder-what-lonely-people-do.html Not just for listening to the song, one of my favourite songs, but also for speaking time, we can start by showing some photographs of people, one person in each photograph, and we can use that question on a poster, 'I wonder what lonely people do' and ...]]> martello Mon, 05 Nov 2012 00:33:04 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/13405-video-lesson-friends-the-one-with-the-halloween.html http://busyteacher.org/13405-video-lesson-friends-the-one-with-the-halloween.html This worksheet is a video lesson based on Friends episode "The One With The Halloween Party". It includes while-viewing and post-viewing activities (assigning quotes to characters and acting out a transcribed dialogue). It will suit best young adults a ...]]> Rosemary_4444 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 20:15:42 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/13398-famous-landmarks-of-india.html http://busyteacher.org/13398-famous-landmarks-of-india.html I made this PPT for my children while discussing the different tourist spots in India. These are the Famous Landmarks Of India too. I took the Indian political map alongside and asked the children to locate the different landmarks on the map. The child ...]]> lalitha Fri, 02 Nov 2012 20:11:24 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/13393-bingo-on-habits-for-children.html http://busyteacher.org/13393-bingo-on-habits-for-children.html I made this Bingo on Habits For children to revise with them all the good and bad habits related to various situations. First the PPT on Habits For Children was shown. It was an interactive session. The children came out with excellent responses. La ...]]> lalitha Fri, 02 Nov 2012 20:05:52 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/13348-favorite-pastime-bingo-sheet.html http://busyteacher.org/13348-favorite-pastime-bingo-sheet.html Group the students and let them ask their classmates how they spend their free time, what their favorite pastime is and how often they do it. A group should call one member from the other group and write his/her details in the box. Groups will ask one ...]]> krulynn Tue, 23 Oct 2012 20:59:08 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/13337-networking-party.html http://busyteacher.org/13337-networking-party.html This is a game where students can practice their small talk skills, and see how networking works in real life. Explain to the students that they are at a party, and each one will get a certain character they have to play. Then explain what networking i ...]]> TeacherLiana Tue, 23 Oct 2012 20:43:29 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/13340-conversation-class-7-best-games.html http://busyteacher.org/13340-conversation-class-7-best-games.html Introducing '7 Great Games for Your Next Conversation Class' - a reference poster with 7 creative conversation class ideas. Click on the image below to view the full-size poster [HI-RES] for printing. If you believe that these conversation activities ...]]> BUSYTEACHER_admin Mon, 22 Oct 2012 22:29:14 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/13297-useful-language-for-debates.html http://busyteacher.org/13297-useful-language-for-debates.html This activity has been created to give the students the possibility of using the appropiate language to take part in a debate. The sentences provided will force them to move from the simple "I think..." to more accurate expressions. Activity: Draw the ...]]> giuli Sun, 21 Oct 2012 00:39:44 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/13286-identity.html http://busyteacher.org/13286-identity.html Make questions using the verb TO BE. The students ask about name, age, country, jobs. Revision of nationalities, countries, jobs and numbers. The students will be given the charts and they have to ask their partner questions such as What´s your n ...]]> espadita Sun, 21 Oct 2012 00:33:45 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/13268-proverbs.html http://busyteacher.org/13268-proverbs.html Proverbs. Often an interesting starting point for discussion. Also useful for writing exercises.A change is as good as a restA dog is a man's best friendA friend in need is a friend indeedA good beginning makes a good endingA house is not a homeA journ ...]]> tomaschonnie Sun, 21 Oct 2012 00:19:44 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/13218-end-of-the-year-party-webquest.html http://busyteacher.org/13218-end-of-the-year-party-webquest.html This a WebQuest designed for students who have been taking at least three years of English. I have included only the teacher's page which includes the website where you will be able to find the rest. With this WebQuest, you can adapt it to your needs a ...]]> NikNeorah Thu, 18 Oct 2012 01:16:40 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/13173-10-negotiation-roleplays.html http://busyteacher.org/13173-10-negotiation-roleplays.html I created these ten roleplays to use with my students of marketing and communication. Before attempting these roleplays,the students were given some guidance on how to negotiate, as well as reviewing essential vocabulary. You will need to print and cut ...]]> wendchar Tue, 16 Oct 2012 20:53:14 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/13172-taboo-card-game-ii.html http://busyteacher.org/13172-taboo-card-game-ii.html Over a hundred printable Taboo Game cards with template for beginner and intermediate students. The objective of the game is for a player to have his/her partner(s) guess the word on his/her card without using the word itself or five additional words l ...]]> mainski Tue, 16 Oct 2012 20:52:28 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/13170-general-role-playing-topics-games.html http://busyteacher.org/13170-general-role-playing-topics-games.html This is another .ppt set of Role Playing games. Each slide has one situation. I put them on the board with the projector. You can also always print it and give half to each person. The students like the games. So far I try to make most of them centered ...]]> chatfouz Mon, 15 Oct 2012 18:10:14 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/13169-general-conversation-various-debate-topics.html http://busyteacher.org/13169-general-conversation-various-debate-topics.html This is a very simple, unattractive .ppt. I use this as a way to get students to talk. So far they seem to like it. (Chinese 18-22y.o) Each slide has a topic/situation to talk about. I make the students debate in pairs. You can make this a more structu ...]]> chatfouz Mon, 15 Oct 2012 18:09:28 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/13149-mind-your-manners-story.html http://busyteacher.org/13149-mind-your-manners-story.html This story is to teach children the usage different of words related to manners in various situations. The teacher has a print out of a story with her /him. In that print-out few words related to manners are highlighted.Each group of children has a set ...]]> lalitha Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:36:30 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/13114-mind-your-manners.html http://busyteacher.org/13114-mind-your-manners.html This story is to teach children the usage different of words related to manners in various situations. The teacher has a print out of a story with her /him. In that print-out few words related to manners are highlighted.Each group of children has a set ...]]> lalitha Sun, 14 Oct 2012 14:03:42 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/13110-frequency-adverbs-survey-how-often-do-you.html http://busyteacher.org/13110-frequency-adverbs-survey-how-often-do-you.html This is a practice activity for using adverbs of frequency. After reviewing adverbs of frequency and their meanings (It is also probably a good idea to specify how often you mean by each one, so the students are better able to accurately provide their ...]]> mcg2 Sun, 14 Oct 2012 14:00:51 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/13079-taboo-card-game.html http://busyteacher.org/13079-taboo-card-game.html Over a hundred printable Taboo Game cards with template for beginner and intermediate students. The objective of the game is for a player to have his/her partner(s) guess the word on his/her card without using the word itself or five additional words l ...]]> mainski Sat, 13 Oct 2012 01:44:33 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/13077-at-the-supermarket.html http://busyteacher.org/13077-at-the-supermarket.html Conversational role play using directional vocabulary about how to find things in the supermarket. Worksheet can be used by students who have limited language as a comprehension tool and also support pronounciation skills and support with developing c ...]]> Sarah Hagen Sat, 13 Oct 2012 01:43:16 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/13064-present-perfect-exercises.html http://busyteacher.org/13064-present-perfect-exercises.html These two exercises provide students with some practice in the uses of the present perfect. The first one is ideal for a mingling activity in which Student A tells Student B what Juan has or hasn't done.The second activity is where the students go arou ...]]> jaimcarbe Tue, 09 Oct 2012 21:03:52 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/13068-poster-7-new-go-to-activities-for-conversation.html http://busyteacher.org/13068-poster-7-new-go-to-activities-for-conversation.html Introducing '7 New Go To Activities for Conversation Class' - one more reference poster with 7 fresh and creative conversation activities for your next speaking class! Click the image below to view the full-size poster [HI-RES] for printing. If you be ...]]> BUSYTEACHER_admin Tue, 09 Oct 2012 20:51:38 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/13049-comparatives-and-superlatives-speaking-exercise.html http://busyteacher.org/13049-comparatives-and-superlatives-speaking-exercise.html Ideal for a pre-intermediate class. Worksheet gets students to discuss situations, events and experiences using superlatives, then gets them to compare with partner using comparisons. A good way to transform a potentially dry grammar point into a fun ...]]> kendalrolley Tue, 09 Oct 2012 19:50:22 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/13021-ppt-on-manners.html http://busyteacher.org/13021-ppt-on-manners.html I have made PPT to talk about 'manners' with students. I have tried to touch upon the following areas: 1 Table Manners2. At Home3. At School4. Social Occasions The PPT was shown to children. It was an interactive session. Lalitha SundaramJamnagarGuj ...]]> lalitha Tue, 09 Oct 2012 00:44:15 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/13020-manners-good-and-bad.html http://busyteacher.org/13020-manners-good-and-bad.html This is a game to teach children regarding good & bad manners in different social situations.Words related to manners are printed out and put in an envelope. The students play ‘Passing the Parcel’.The child who is left holding the envel ...]]> lalitha Tue, 09 Oct 2012 00:43:34 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/13037-7-more-conversation-class-activities-poster.html http://busyteacher.org/13037-7-more-conversation-class-activities-poster.html Introducing '7 More Go To Activities for Conversation Class' - another reference poster with 7 more fresh and creative conversation activities! Click the image below to view the full-size poster [HI-RES] for printing. If you believe that these convers ...]]> BUSYTEACHER_admin Mon, 08 Oct 2012 16:47:40 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/12998-conversation-class-7-great-activities.html http://busyteacher.org/12998-conversation-class-7-great-activities.html Introducing '7 Great Go To Activities for Conversation Class' - our next reference poster with 7 fresh and creative conversation class ideas. Click the image below to view the full-size poster [HI-RES] for printing. If you believe that these conversat ...]]> BUSYTEACHER_admin Fri, 05 Oct 2012 21:42:51 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/12962-the-xanadu-game.html http://busyteacher.org/12962-the-xanadu-game.html Type of activity: Speaking. Pair work and group work.Aim: to practise speaking, to improve fluency, to boost your students' confidence so that they can overcome their fear of not speaking correctly.Task: describe and guess wordsPreparation: a shopping ...]]> susiebeam Fri, 05 Oct 2012 15:45:38 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/12947-talk-for-a-minute.html http://busyteacher.org/12947-talk-for-a-minute.html This ppt is a good game for your students to practice speaking for one minute on one of the topics that they are going to choose by luck, it is appropriate for a conversation class ( beginner- intermediate), I hope you enjoy it, it 's very interesting.]]> nernest Wed, 03 Oct 2012 00:09:08 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/12945-find-someone-who-simple-present.html http://busyteacher.org/12945-find-someone-who-simple-present.html I use 'Find Someone Who (Simple Present)' as a warm up or as an activity following a lesson on SIMPLE PRESENT with adult learners. The reason I specify 'adult learners' is that the questions mostly relate to adult situations. The activity consists of f ...]]> BamBamMike Wed, 03 Oct 2012 00:07:30 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/12923-find-someone-who-to-be.html http://busyteacher.org/12923-find-someone-who-to-be.html I use 'Find Someone Who' as a warm up or as an activity following a lesson on verb 'to be' with adult learners. The reason I specify 'adult learners' is that the questions relate to adult situations. The activity consists of finding people in the class ...]]> BamBamMike Mon, 01 Oct 2012 18:57:15 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/12920-rudolph-the-red-nose-reindeer.html http://busyteacher.org/12920-rudolph-the-red-nose-reindeer.html This worksheet is a short role play based on the Christmas song Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer. The guideline is adapted for children of elementary level to be dramatized in front of the class. It is a nice way to end a course doing something that child ...]]> mjulianafc Mon, 01 Oct 2012 18:53:31 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/12910-gotye-somebody-that-i-used-to-know.html http://busyteacher.org/12910-gotye-somebody-that-i-used-to-know.html This worksheet is suitable for intermediate students. There's a role play that can be used as a warm-up. Students are encouraged to learn new vocabulary (slangs, phrasal verbs, etc.) in context. I hope you like this set of exercises. Please feel free t ...]]> carmenjavier19 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 18:46:32 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/12906-presentation-practice.html http://busyteacher.org/12906-presentation-practice.html This lesson gives step-by-step instructions to help students prepare a presentation. It includes topic discussion questions, important phrases for presentations, an example script, and brainstorming and mapping instructions. I hope you enjoy it with yo ...]]> nernest Mon, 01 Oct 2012 18:41:59 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/12898-video-worksheet-small-businesses-in-crisis.html http://busyteacher.org/12898-video-worksheet-small-businesses-in-crisis.html This is a two-page video worksheet for students doing a Business English course. Before viewing the students are asked to describe the screenshot and comment on the heading in order to predict the issue the video tackles. The teacher can also encourag ...]]> Yeira Sat, 29 Sep 2012 21:48:44 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/12870-discuss-chat-or-talk-about-help.html http://busyteacher.org/12870-discuss-chat-or-talk-about-help.html Here is another of my themed conversation worksheets. This worksheet covers the topic of help. Personally, I love using this kind of sheet to stimulate conversation. I hope you find it useful, and please message me if you notice any mistakes or errors ...]]> Dave Shuttleworth Fri, 28 Sep 2012 20:58:49 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/12846-daily-situations.html http://busyteacher.org/12846-daily-situations.html The following is a set of daily situations where learners can face every day in their life, working, traveling…in fact, there are 30 situations where role A and B are clearly stated. Teachers can use them to elicit learners to role play for warm ...]]> vovansi Thu, 27 Sep 2012 17:45:29 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/12837-easy-hint-for-better-speaking.html http://busyteacher.org/12837-easy-hint-for-better-speaking.html Here is just a hint to help the kids improve their speaking skills. It can be used for speeches, but also for role-plays, in pairwork (talking about a selected topic), creative writing. I think it suits to any topic we could talk about. You can make up ...]]> lenka_koca Thu, 27 Sep 2012 17:19:56 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/12805-tv-debate.html http://busyteacher.org/12805-tv-debate.html This worksheet can form the basis of a TV debate. It asks students basic questions about their TV habits and the possible advantages and disadvantages of watching TV. After students have written about both sides of the argument you can allocate teams a ...]]> meabhmca Tue, 25 Sep 2012 15:10:21 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/12785-subject-matters-for-the-debates-and-oral-exams.html http://busyteacher.org/12785-subject-matters-for-the-debates-and-oral-exams.html Looking for subject matters to get debates and discussions going. Here's a list to stimulate you.Also comes in quite handy as speaking in groups at oral exams.Subjects that are part of our young people's lives are there for them to discuss and to give ...]]> wilhuis Mon, 24 Sep 2012 19:24:26 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/12743-ban-prostitution.html http://busyteacher.org/12743-ban-prostitution.html Ss will discuss about the prostitution in their countries Students could work in pairs and read one text each, then report to each other. Ask students who they most agree with - Helen Maddocks or Janet Boyce. If there is a roughly even s ...]]> johnv Fri, 21 Sep 2012 17:08:15 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/12712-how-often-do-you-.html http://busyteacher.org/12712-how-often-do-you-.html This is a speaking activity where students will practice the adverbs of frequency, specially always, usually, sometimes, never, once, twice… Students will work in pairs and they will ask questions to each other. Then they will write down the ans ...]]> mar casa Fri, 21 Sep 2012 16:07:08 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/12700-classroom-language.html http://busyteacher.org/12700-classroom-language.html This classroom language activity can be used in many ways, the easieast as a matching exercise once the sentences have been presented and practised in the classroom. It can also be used as a memory game. It can also be used as a mime game, the student ...]]> vcarreno Tue, 18 Sep 2012 19:14:18 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/12694-job-interview-roleplay.html http://busyteacher.org/12694-job-interview-roleplay.html Teachers can use this worksheet to have students of intermediate level practice their interviewing skills such as questioning, analyzing, decision-making… The class will be divided into two main groups, group of interviewers and of interviewees. ...]]> vovansi Tue, 18 Sep 2012 19:08:46 +0000