http://busyteacher.org/ ru Vocabulary - BusyTeacher: Free Printable Worksheets For Busy Teachers Like YOU! DataLife Engine http://busyteacher.org/9475-st-valentines-day-boardgame.html http://busyteacher.org/9475-st-valentines-day-boardgame.html This is a lovely and colourful boardgame for revising St. Valentine's day related vocabulary.Students advance on the board with dice and counters when they land on a square they are asked to make a sentence using the picture clue or answer the question ...]]> vanda51 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:52:09 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9474-st-valentines-day-classroom-poster.html http://busyteacher.org/9474-st-valentines-day-classroom-poster.html This is a classroom poster which can also be used as a study sheet or a picture dictionary for teaching St. Valentine's day related vocabulary.The Picture dictionary is available in both colour and black and white version.]]> vanda51 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:51:29 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9471-months-of-the-year-powerpoint-presentation.html http://busyteacher.org/9471-months-of-the-year-powerpoint-presentation.html This is a fully animated PowerPoint presentation for teaching or revising the months of the year.Recommended for elementary students who are asked to listen and study the new vocabulary and then answer the questions by choosing the correct option.]]> vanda51 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:48:18 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9468-warm-up-different-tenses-questions.html http://busyteacher.org/9468-warm-up-different-tenses-questions.html You can play a board game using dice and asking and answering the questions. Or you can cut this worksheet into squares, hide them in a cap and let your students choose a random question from there. Questions are in the Present Perfect Tense and also c ...]]> Dinokk Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:45:15 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9466-abc-restaurant.html http://busyteacher.org/9466-abc-restaurant.html An exercise focusing on brainstorming students to recall as many words as they can on the given topic. In this one it is "Restaurant" :) You can use it while revising the vocabulary on the topic foods and eating out. Or vice versa at the beginnning of ...]]> Dinokk Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:41:06 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9458-alphabet-shopping-questionnaire-vocabulary.html http://busyteacher.org/9458-alphabet-shopping-questionnaire-vocabulary.html This worksheet practices question formation, "where do you...", "do you like...", food vocabulary, and "some" + noun. It is excellent for elementary level conversation classes and as a speaking activity when touching upon "food."I have used it in one ...]]> rsilveyra Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:30:56 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9456-sentence-transformations-for-ket.html http://busyteacher.org/9456-sentence-transformations-for-ket.html This is a worksheet with sentence transformations for the KET exam, preparing for Writing part 1. Students often find difficult this part of the KET exam so these sentences can help them prepare it as it has most types of sentence transformations, from ...]]> esterbs Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:26:22 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9445-jobs-and-occupations.html http://busyteacher.org/9445-jobs-and-occupations.html Hi! I did this worksheet for the very first day of class. The idea is that students learn how to say what they do in their lives! Obviously, I selected a few jobs. Make a special point telling apart the adjectives from the nouns, and the difference bet ...]]> Jaz84 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:21:10 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9436-20-discussion-questions-school-education.html http://busyteacher.org/9436-20-discussion-questions-school-education.html Twenty questions on school for pre-intermediate and intermediate teenagers. I use this to revise the names of school subjects, times, comparatives etc. It is basically a conversation class where each student chooses a question and asks another. It work ...]]> fihic Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:18:20 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9469-weather-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/9469-weather-worksheet.html This worksheet is used to encourage the pupils to ask and answer questions about the weather using the weather adjectives.Getting the pupils to work in pairs asking and answering to compare the weather in Canada (cold country) and Kuwait (hot country)U ...]]> wafaaatty Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:44:55 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9430-travelling-solo-reading-lp-with-speaking-component.html http://busyteacher.org/9430-travelling-solo-reading-lp-with-speaking-component.html This is a lesson plan that I have used a lot. In fact, it's become my "go to" first lesson plan with adults in General English or Conversational classes. I've always received positive feedback from students about it - they seem to find the article inte ...]]> skully29 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:12:33 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9429-great-horoscope-for-2012.html http://busyteacher.org/9429-great-horoscope-for-2012.html I made this at 2010, but I changed the year to 2012. You can use this to teach Future Simple as well as personality adjectives. You can also practice reading techniques. In the end your students can write their own horoscope. Motivate them and tell th ...]]> barbora m Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:11:18 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9426-st-valentines-day-matching-activity.html http://busyteacher.org/9426-st-valentines-day-matching-activity.html This is a very simple matching activity on St. Valentine´s for elementary students,At the bottom of the page is a list of words students are asked to match them with the pictures.The worksheet is available in both colour and black and white versi ...]]> vanda51 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:08:00 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9425-st-valentines-day-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/9425-st-valentines-day-worksheet.html This is a 2-page worksheet for teaching St. Valentine's day related vocabulary.There is a picture dictionary which can also be used as a study sheet followed by a simple wordsearch puzzle.The worksheet is available in both colour and black and white ve ...]]> vanda51 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:07:21 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9424-american-english-vs-british-english-worksheet-ii.html http://busyteacher.org/9424-american-english-vs-british-english-worksheet-ii.html This is a worksheet for teaching or revising the most common vocabulary differences between American and British English.Recommended for intermediate students who are asked to match the British words with the American words and read the sentences and ...]]> vanda51 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:06:35 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9417-word-formation-activity.html http://busyteacher.org/9417-word-formation-activity.html 33 sentences to practise the use of prefixes and suffixes to form new words. The students have to fill in the blanks with the correct from of the words in brackets, so they have to decide which part of the speech the missing word is and find the correc ...]]> dinglesazara Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:02:30 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9416-informationgap-worksheet-colours.html http://busyteacher.org/9416-informationgap-worksheet-colours.html This is an information-gap worksheet to work in pairs. Students revise the colours in English, while they have a conversation between them. I allways use this activity at the beginning of the school year to revise language with youger learners, and the ...]]> mgutgom Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:01:15 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9413-song-worksheet-this-light-between-us-by-armin-van.html http://busyteacher.org/9413-song-worksheet-this-light-between-us-by-armin-van.html A nice song for teenagers and adults with many activities to do while listening. Students have to choose the correct words, complete the lines with necessary pronouns, match the two columns, reorder the words to form correct verses, find out the odd wo ...]]> mirkariver Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:59:22 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9414-camp-rock-2-cant-back-down.html http://busyteacher.org/9414-camp-rock-2-cant-back-down.html I used this worksheet with 10 year-old children and they loved it. You can work the use of can/can't, extensive and intensive listening, and descriptions. The characters, song and the movie are well-known by children at this age, so motivation is assur ...]]> mgutgom Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:56:26 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9411-body-parts-and-appearance-adjectives.html http://busyteacher.org/9411-body-parts-and-appearance-adjectives.html Two tasks - wordsearch (students' task is to find the hidden words, such as ears, hair, leg, ugly, shy etc) and dividing words into groups (body parts and adjectives). Great for practicing vocabulary - body parts, personality adjectives and appearance ...]]> pinkchocolate Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:54:04 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9410-stay-at-the-mountains.html http://busyteacher.org/9410-stay-at-the-mountains.html It's a worksheet I use to work with my pupils after a stay at the mountains! There are words they need to use to write an article after their stay. It's a vocabulary sheet. They need words they didn't know. And I introduced the simple past by the way!]]> MissMicra Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:52:02 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9409-how-we-travel.html http://busyteacher.org/9409-how-we-travel.html A very basic worksheet using a cloze activity, a spaghetti match up and sentence builder for young children with very weak reading, writing and vocabulary ability. It was typed up in Microsoft Word and can be edited quite easily. Please comment on it!]]> zimshark Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:50:00 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9408-what-do-animals-say-a-poem-for-kids.html http://busyteacher.org/9408-what-do-animals-say-a-poem-for-kids.html This is a poem for complete beginner kids. The grammar spot here is Presents Simple (A cat has..., What does it say?, It says...) Learn animals and their babies, match them with the sounds they make and enjoy your kids pretending to be animals! :)]]> alina_drach Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:41:11 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9407-application-form-and-basic-job-interview-questions.html http://busyteacher.org/9407-application-form-and-basic-job-interview-questions.html Pick up job advertisements or let the students decide themselves what job they want to apply for. Go through the application form and teach how to fill in the blank in a proper way. After working with the essential words and phrases from the dialog org ...]]> alina_drach Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:40:21 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9406-jobs-and-professions-matching-activity.html http://busyteacher.org/9406-jobs-and-professions-matching-activity.html This is a very simple matching activity for revising jobs and professions related vocabulary.Students are asked to match the words given with the pictures.The activity is available in both colour and black and white version.]]> vanda51 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:39:53 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9405-who-am-i-getting-to-know-each-other-exercise-for.html http://busyteacher.org/9405-who-am-i-getting-to-know-each-other-exercise-for.html Getting to know exercise for senior students: 1) ask everyone "Who Are You?", encourage them to answer differently (e.g. I am Nick/American/a boy/teenager etc.), then ask to think and explain why the thing they said was the first thing to mention. Thi ...]]> alina_drach Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:39:33 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9401-who-am-i-getting-to-know-each-other-exercise.html http://busyteacher.org/9401-who-am-i-getting-to-know-each-other-exercise.html This is a getting to know each other exercise for beginner/elementary level kids. The task is to write about 3 things about yourself on each part of Ziggi's body and then talk about it using the phrases from the questions.]]> alina_drach Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:36:17 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9400-countable-uncountable-nouns-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/9400-countable-uncountable-nouns-worksheet.html Use this worksheet to teach countable and uncountable nouns as follows:1.Use the images to teach vocabulary: There are some flowers in the vase.After you are done with this, make them ask each other questions: What is there in the vase? 2.Introduce the ...]]> DeiSta Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:35:26 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9399-superstitions-good-luck-or-bad-luck-with-video.html http://busyteacher.org/9399-superstitions-good-luck-or-bad-luck-with-video.html Superstitions! What things are said to bring good or bad luck? What do they say will happen if... That's what the worksheet is about. There are 3 activities: 1) defining G (good luck) and B (bad luck) superstitions, 2) matching what happens if... 3) ca ...]]> alina_drach Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:33:41 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9398-british-and-american-vocabulary-and-grammar-with.html http://busyteacher.org/9398-british-and-american-vocabulary-and-grammar-with.html This worksheet is a 2 column box with some British vocabulary their American equivalents. It also covers some grammatic differences between English in UK and US. The material is taken from Video Lesson 52 by Misterduncan.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= ...]]> alina_drach Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:32:33 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9396-gift-giving-mistakes.html http://busyteacher.org/9396-gift-giving-mistakes.html We often talk about celebrations and holidays to our students, but we rarely discuss gift giving which is a great part of any holiday season. This worksheet contains 11 common gift giving mistakes. Cut them into stripes, let a pair of students take one ...]]> alina_drach Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:31:16 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9395-healthy-habits-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/9395-healthy-habits-worksheet.html It is a worksheet of 4 exercises. the two first are connected because in the first students have to find some words in a word search and then fill in the gaps with those words in the exercise number 2. The third one is to use should/shouldn't + some wo ...]]> abula Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:30:27 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9392-space-exploration-creative-writing.html http://busyteacher.org/9392-space-exploration-creative-writing.html This is a guided task for intermediate students attending level 6 - it may be done through pairwork.It allows students to make a gist about the possibilities and the odds involving space exploration. The prompts will be used for creative writing on the ...]]> language teacher Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:26:05 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9380-halloween.html http://busyteacher.org/9380-halloween.html Creative tasks for elementary level students ... it includes reading and vocabulary tasks...it is a suggestive activity to let them work in pairs or to inspire them to design a poster or a project for school. Students may also practise loud expressive ...]]> language teacher Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:08:54 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9378-beyonces-success-story.html http://busyteacher.org/9378-beyonces-success-story.html I made it a couple of years ago but you can still use it to demonstrate differences between present perfect and past simple and try a similar exercise about Rihanna. It can also be used simply as a text to read and you can add your own additional exerc ...]]> barbora m Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:07:10 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9374-how-i-met-your-mother-season-1-episode-11-the.html http://busyteacher.org/9374-how-i-met-your-mother-season-1-episode-11-the.html Good worksheet to check oral comprehension.Good practice to answer, What, Where, Who, Why and How questions.Good link with American customs for New Year's EveEsl students: 12 +Needs to be used after viewing the episode with or without subtitles, depend ...]]> lizbeth78 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:04:05 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9370-robin-hood-and-the-black-cloak.html http://busyteacher.org/9370-robin-hood-and-the-black-cloak.html It's a test on the lesson Robin Hood and the Black Cloak for 7th grade. Textbook - Pathway to English ( Scrapbook). It contains fill-in exercises with words ectracted from the text, recognizing information in the text, translation, using words from the ...]]> dallyleo Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:02:34 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9367-business-e-mails.html http://busyteacher.org/9367-business-e-mails.html A very thorough worksheet dealing with business e-mails: how to address different people depending on your relationship, giving reasons for writing, reminding the reader of any previous meetings, saying sorry and giving bad news, attachments, requestin ...]]> ainhoamda Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:00:50 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9366-english-telephone-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/9366-english-telephone-worksheet.html A Business English telephone worksheet for pre-intermediate and above students dealing with expressions used both when calling and answering the phone, asking for repetition, stating reason for your call, leaving and taking messages, putting someone on ...]]> ainhoamda Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:59:29 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9362-wheel-of-fortune-game.html http://busyteacher.org/9362-wheel-of-fortune-game.html I printed out the cards and laminated them and put them in a non see through bag.Think of a phrase and put it on the board as blank spaces (_ _ _ _) Vowels cost $100 dollars and $1000 to solve. Divide the class (into two. Decide which team goes first. ...]]> jossykate Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:54:22 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9360-colour-map-to-use-for-directions.html http://busyteacher.org/9360-colour-map-to-use-for-directions.html Map with street names, avenues, and blocks with different locations such as the bank, cinema, hotel etc.Really useful for teaching directions. You can ask the student how to get to the bank and they have to give correct directions.I also print out maze ...]]> jossykate Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:51:51 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9356-signs-of-the-zodiac.html http://busyteacher.org/9356-signs-of-the-zodiac.html This is an intermediate/upper intermediate level worksheet.It can be used to teach personal adjectives indirectly or it can be used in revision lesson.You can support it with videos about zodiac. There are speaking questions at the beginning and these ...]]> jasminergid Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:48:06 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9355-household-waste-management.html http://busyteacher.org/9355-household-waste-management.html An hour long lesson on Household Waste Management, using the lyrics and music of the song 'Down By The River'. These activities in this handout stretch listening, speaking, comprehension and writing skills. Grammar aspects such as phrasals and comparat ...]]> kreegah Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:12:52 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9353-how-to-react.html http://busyteacher.org/9353-how-to-react.html The worksheet will be useful as a short test for students of lower secondary school preparing for the exam. It checks students' ability to react properly in everyday situations and practises language functions (expressing feelings, getting information, ...]]> zeugma Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:09:08 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9350-ultimate-survival-on-a-deserted-island.html http://busyteacher.org/9350-ultimate-survival-on-a-deserted-island.html This is a fun discussion worksheet on ultimate survival/traveling. Students imagine they are on a deserted island after a ship crash. They need to do a lot of things (like create a shelter, find drinking water, make a fire etc.) You cut the tasks and g ...]]> alina_drach Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:05:03 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9343-the-world-of-comics-the-comic-con-with-answers.html http://busyteacher.org/9343-the-world-of-comics-the-comic-con-with-answers.html I use these two short videos in my class about comics... Usually, I include crosswords to introduce the vocabulary, make them work on a text or interview about comics, and then I show them these two videos. They watch each video twice (at least!) and i ...]]> chocolate addict Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:01:08 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9342-subcultures-emos-goths-hippies-punks.html http://busyteacher.org/9342-subcultures-emos-goths-hippies-punks.html The document contains 4 picture cards and 4 hobbies/interests cards for each of 4 subcultures (emos, goths, hippies, punks). This all should be cut and mixed up. Make sets of these items for every group of students you have. Students try to sort the it ...]]> alina_drach Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:59:47 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9341-feelings-and-emotions-multiple-choice-activity.html http://busyteacher.org/9341-feelings-and-emotions-multiple-choice-activity.html This is a multiple choice activity for teaching or revising feelings and emotions related vocabulary.Students are asked to look at the picture and choose the correct option.The answer key is included.]]> vanda51 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:58:09 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9340-groundhog-day-video-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/9340-groundhog-day-video-worksheet.html Interesting activities for advanced adult learners about a really typical and funny American festivity: the Groundhog Day. It contains listening, vocabulary and speaking activities. The listening tasks are related with two different videos. ]]> egonzalezlara Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:57:48 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9339-feelings-and-emotions-classroom-poster.html http://busyteacher.org/9339-feelings-and-emotions-classroom-poster.html This is a classroom poster which can also be used as a picture dictionary or a study sheet for teaching feelings and emotions related vocabulary.The worksheet is suitable for elementary students.]]> vanda51 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:55:53 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9338-cardinal-numbers-spelling-game.html http://busyteacher.org/9338-cardinal-numbers-spelling-game.html This is fully animated spelling game with audio for very young students on cardinal numbers.Students are asked to listen to the word then click on the correct letters to spell the number correctly.]]> vanda51 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:55:27 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9336-the-pizza-of-my-happiness.html http://busyteacher.org/9336-the-pizza-of-my-happiness.html This worksheet is great fun when talking about your hobbies & interests. Students devide "The Pizza of Happiness" (or simply a circle) into pieces and write about important things in their life - the bigger piece, the more important this thing or a ...]]> alina_drach Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:54:31 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9334-twas-the-night-before-christmas-by-clement-moore.html http://busyteacher.org/9334-twas-the-night-before-christmas-by-clement-moore.html It is now the tradition in many American families to read or recite the poem "Twas the Night before Christmas" (1822) by Clement Moore every Christmas Eve. Let your students get into the Christmas spirit by listening to the poem, filling in the gaps wi ...]]> alina_drach Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:50:28 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9333-mickey-and-minnies-gift-of-the-magi-with-video.html http://busyteacher.org/9333-mickey-and-minnies-gift-of-the-magi-with-video.html This is a video worksheet based on the Disney cartoon "Mickey's Once Upon A Christmas" (Part 3). The best activity to get into the Christmas spirit of gift giving! The story "Mickey and Minnie's Gift of the Magi" is about how Mickey exchanged his harmo ...]]> alina_drach Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:49:06 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9331-giving-receiving-gifts-culture-quiz.html http://busyteacher.org/9331-giving-receiving-gifts-culture-quiz.html This is a multiple choice quiz on the traditions of giving and receiving presents in different countries. It contains 8 questions with 4 possible answers to each (only 1 is correct!) Answers included. This can be a fun and educational activity for any ...]]> alina_drach Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:46:19 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9330-types-of-films.html http://busyteacher.org/9330-types-of-films.html The worksheet contains the names of the main types of films, a picture example to each and 2 short activities: quessing the type of the film by description and matching types of films with some related words (e.g. sci-fi - aliens). This is a vocabulary ...]]> alina_drach Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:44:48 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9321-practicing-days-of-the-week.html http://busyteacher.org/9321-practicing-days-of-the-week.html This is a worksheet for young learners. First, they have to complete the days of the week with their missing words. Next, they must draw what they do on the given days. They can share this information orally with their classmates as a follow up activity]]> yoheba Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:39:26 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9317-politics-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/9317-politics-worksheet.html It's a kind of vocabulary exercise which can improve the foreign students' knowledge about political systems in the US & UK.There are some words provided in boxes above each part. The students are asked to fill in the gaps with correct words. This ...]]> 7sky Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:35:35 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9313-guess-the-animal-game.html http://busyteacher.org/9313-guess-the-animal-game.html This worksheet helped me with a group of quiet students, I'm teaching English in Mexico and I have a hard time finding activities like this one so that's why I am sharing this with all of you, I hope you like it and I hope it helps you, I'll try to upl ...]]> brendiki Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:29:25 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9275-ecotourism-in-bolivia.html http://busyteacher.org/9275-ecotourism-in-bolivia.html This is a listening exercise to be used in a class about tourism, ecotourism, but also poverty, travelling, different cultures...I let my students watch each half of the video 2 or 3 times without stopping. They take notes as they listen.I used this as ...]]> chocolate addict Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:04:25 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9298-animal-seesaw.html http://busyteacher.org/9298-animal-seesaw.html This worksheet contains a fun activity for teaching kids to compare animals' weight.Students are asked to guess which side of the see-saw is lifted up. Each page has a question and answer with image. This worksheet is a pdf file. If you can not edit pd ...]]> climbpid Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:51:01 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9292-sports-powerpoint-presentation.html http://busyteacher.org/9292-sports-powerpoint-presentation.html This is a fully animated PowerPoint presentation with audio for teaching sports related vocabulary.There is a vocabulary lesson followed by a multiple choice activity in which students are asked to look at the picture and choose the correct word.Recomm ...]]> vanda51 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:33:35 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9289-the-proposal-movie-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/9289-the-proposal-movie-worksheet.html The Proposal is a great movie starring Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds, then your students will have fun while they are trying to get some specific information from the film. This worksheet will give ypur students the chance to practice present contin ...]]> diegozapata Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:30:57 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9283-belongings.html http://busyteacher.org/9283-belongings.html This worksheet is based on a photo article on http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/nyregion/27belongings.html. Students look at the pictures some immigrants have taken with them to NYC and try to guess their history (and in some cases what the object is) ...]]> ravenstormm Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:16:39 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9279-lavigne-vs-gaga.html http://busyteacher.org/9279-lavigne-vs-gaga.html This worksheet is to be used after working with the two previuosly submitted ones. I started this lesson by brainstorming information about both singers. In this way, sts have the choice to participate orally and come to the board to write his/her piec ...]]> vinacarolina Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:13:27 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9274-my-family-tree-for-esl-students.html http://busyteacher.org/9274-my-family-tree-for-esl-students.html A simplified and blank family tree designed to teach students about family relationships such as Mother, Father, Uncle, Aunt, Son Daughter, Cousin, Grandmother, Grandfather, Granddaughter, Grandson, and so on. They have the opportunity to fill in their ...]]> dr.m.williams Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:06:41 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9269-euro-2012-coloring-flags-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/9269-euro-2012-coloring-flags-worksheet.html Students will follow directions to colour the 16 flags of the countries participating in the Euro Cup 2012. This worksheet goes with the one title "Euro 2012 Part B". This can be used as a reading acitvity as students need to pay close attention to the ...]]> Tishy Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:50:26 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9263-furniture-and-prepositions-cut-and-stick-sheet.html http://busyteacher.org/9263-furniture-and-prepositions-cut-and-stick-sheet.html This simple but fun activity is to reinforce furniture vocabulary and prepositions of place. The children have to read the instructions and cut out and stick the furniture in the right place on the living room picture. They can then colour it in. I int ...]]> EmmaPEA Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:44:17 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9260-wedding-vocab-and-discussion.html http://busyteacher.org/9260-wedding-vocab-and-discussion.html Students have match the picture with the wedding vocab. Then discuss their own weddings.It worked really well with a group of Saudi housewives. We also watched the wedding of Charles and Diana. Students had to answer questions on the clip and true/fals ...]]> jossykate Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:41:54 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9256-shopping-treasure-hunt.html http://busyteacher.org/9256-shopping-treasure-hunt.html Good idea for shopping trip. Also good for new students to help them navigate around a new town and get to know it.Students have a list of objects e.g. a pair of glasses. Students have to write the type of shop - e.g. opticians, then find a shop that ...]]> jossykate Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:39:14 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9255-breaking-news-sopa.html http://busyteacher.org/9255-breaking-news-sopa.html These past days we have heard and seen on the news about SOPA. This worksheet will help you to have a debate with your students about this issue and see the importance of the internet. You can also work with them in the info lab asking them to create a ...]]> Nathy Rodegheri Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:37:48 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9254-toy-story-3-cartoon-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/9254-toy-story-3-cartoon-worksheet.html This is a great activity to be used on the first days at school. It shows the importance of having a friend and what we are willing to do to work things out. There are also warm up questions about friendship and after watching the movie and answer the ...]]> Nathy Rodegheri Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:35:47 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9253-glee-brittaney-x-britney.html http://busyteacher.org/9253-glee-brittaney-x-britney.html This worksheet is based on the TV show Glee. Before watching the episode you should warm them up a little bit asking questions about the glee club and what they think about singing. Afterwards ask them to do this activity. It's a way to put in practice ...]]> Nathy Rodegheri Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:34:12 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9251-speaking-board-game.html http://busyteacher.org/9251-speaking-board-game.html This speaking board game is very simple. Students have to throw the dice and move from square to square until they reach the "finish" square.They will be able to speak a lot, and their partners can ask them more questions if they want to know more abou ...]]> silverevils Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:32:25 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9250-my-family-tree-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/9250-my-family-tree-worksheet.html -Students will learn the names of the members of the family with a very famous cartoon family: The Simpsons.-They will practise the quantifiers: how much/ how many.-There are some questions in order to practice the speaking, so they will be ablo to spe ...]]> silverevils Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:31:08 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9248-listening-about-lady-gaga.html http://busyteacher.org/9248-listening-about-lady-gaga.html In this worksheet, sts. will have to Listen and fill in the blank spaces provided. The text is an elementary biography of Lady Gaga, teachers can invent the words or just google the text. First of all, I used this text to brainstorm info about this fam ...]]> vinacarolina Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:29:38 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9244-avril-lavigne180s-biography.html http://busyteacher.org/9244-avril-lavigne180s-biography.html 1) Speaking: predictions about singer´s life 2) Reading: Lavigne´s biography (check predictions previously discussed orally) 3) Reading & Writing: Reading comprehension about the text.As mentioned before, this text is a simple biography ...]]> vinacarolina Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:49:15 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9243-vacation-time-practicing-past-present-and-future.html http://busyteacher.org/9243-vacation-time-practicing-past-present-and-future.html It's a great back to school activity that you can also use as an ice-breaker.Encourage students to communicate in the past, present and future tenses. Materials required - some pictures the students took on their vacation (asked them in advance).Let st ...]]> carol.godoy.br Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:47:46 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9239-aspects-of-character.html http://busyteacher.org/9239-aspects-of-character.html Can you describe yourself? Can you describe your best friend or your neighbor? What qualities do you appreciate?Oh, you don't know how to say it in English....such a pity. Then do the task in this worksheet. Match the adjectives with their definitions ...]]> Tatyanskaya Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:42:33 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9238-body-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/9238-body-worksheet.html After having studied the parts of the human body, the material should be checked. This is a helpful worksheet that allows to check up the pupils' knowledge about the body parts. The pupils should remember and just name and write the parts of the human ...]]> padelena Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:40:25 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9235-numbers-and-colors.html http://busyteacher.org/9235-numbers-and-colors.html This is a good powerpoint to improve your classes when you will teach numbers and colors to children. My students really like this because you need to use the computer instead of the whiteboard. Generally I use this powerpoint with children because th ...]]> crispoi Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:38:50 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9229-action-verbs-picture-crossword.html http://busyteacher.org/9229-action-verbs-picture-crossword.html This is a picture crossword for teaching or revising the most common action verbs.Students are asked to complete the crossword with the verbs given and then match them with the pictures.The answer key is included.]]> vanda51 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:30:56 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9226-names-numbers-telephone-role-play.html http://busyteacher.org/9226-names-numbers-telephone-role-play.html This is a simple role play activity designed to get students to request and enquire basic information over the phone. They must spell and write down some basic information, but also practice polite telephone English amongst other things, e.g. answering ...]]> andrea.enge Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:29:59 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9213-thesaurus-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/9213-thesaurus-worksheet.html Students use a thesaurus to find synonyms for twelve adjectives provided. Students then use five of the synonyms to write a story or sentences. Students may use a print thesaurus such as Roget's Thesaurus (Student or Child edition) or an online thesaurus.]]> hpierce Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:15:12 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9212-quick-reference-guide-to-help-beginners-use.html http://busyteacher.org/9212-quick-reference-guide-to-help-beginners-use.html Quick reference guide to help beginners use English to help themselves.This is to educate students to use command sentences/words to avoid translations.Includes:How do you say....?Can you repeat it please ?5 W's + HPositive ExclamationsMagic Word = Please]]> afranchin Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:13:41 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9207-what-are-the-simpsons-doing-at-home.html http://busyteacher.org/9207-what-are-the-simpsons-doing-at-home.html I saw a similar worksheet on the site, and I had an idea: this time the Simpsons are at home, doing their activities. Students can practice the present progressive and some home vocabulary items, adding the name of the room where the subjects are doind ...]]> brpadali Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:08:18 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9206-video-worksheet-michael-bubl233-on-the-graham.html http://busyteacher.org/9206-video-worksheet-michael-bubl233-on-the-graham.html I've benefited from this website a great deal and I want to thank you all for posting such brilliant materials all the time. I'd like to contribute a bit so I am sharing a very funny interview of singer Michael Bublé. It's a comprehension sheet ...]]> riahun Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:06:31 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9190-cinderella-grimm-brothers.html http://busyteacher.org/9190-cinderella-grimm-brothers.html This is a great worksheet to do with kids/teenagers. I had them read the Grimm Brothers version of Cinderella, Watch the chapter of Cinderella in Once Upon a Time (depending on the age you can have them see this chapter or watch the disney version) and ...]]> natashauren Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:03:25 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9186-colours-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/9186-colours-worksheet.html Using this worksheet you can teach your students the colours and some new words. What you can do is tell them the name of the object and its colour (in sentences such: "This is a/an (object). The (object) is (colour).") and then ask them questions (suc ...]]> DeiSta Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:48:20 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9180-early-devices-and-modern-ones.html http://busyteacher.org/9180-early-devices-and-modern-ones.html It's again a kind of a picture dictionary but presented as a PowerPoint presentation. It has two sections: the early devices section and the modern devices section. It presents technological invention in the past and now. You can use it to practice us ...]]> Erlinda Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:42:43 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9179-groups-of-animals-powerpoint.html http://busyteacher.org/9179-groups-of-animals-powerpoint.html The PowerPoint presentation consists of pictures. There you can find the names of different groups of animals such as; flocks, herds and the others. It suits best to the elementary learners as well as beginners. It is actually like a picture dictionary ...]]> Erlinda Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:41:24 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9178-song-worksheet-nina-simone-aint-got-no-life.html http://busyteacher.org/9178-song-worksheet-nina-simone-aint-got-no-life.html This song by Nina Simone has been designed in order to practice the parts of the body. I used it with pre-intermediate students after a review of this kind of vocabulary to get the pupils be used to how the body parts are pronounced by a speaker from a ...]]> maribelinna Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:39:41 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9177-snakes-and-ladders-blank-template.html http://busyteacher.org/9177-snakes-and-ladders-blank-template.html A blank snakes and ladders game-board. You can print it out and use it for any grammar game/vocabulary game you want.or laminate it - the kids could write on it with non-permanent markers :)if the kids come to a ladder and do the demanded task correct ...]]> aXis11 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:37:18 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9175-food-and-drinks-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/9175-food-and-drinks-worksheet.html This is a worksheet for teaching or revising food related vocabulary.It includes a picture dictionary which can also be used as a study sheet and a simple matching activity to go with it.]]> vanda51 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:35:16 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9174-days-of-the-week-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/9174-days-of-the-week-worksheet.html This is a 2-page worksheet, for elementary students on days of the week.There is a picture dictionary followed by an easy wordsearch puzzle.The worksheet is available in both colour and black and white version and the answer key is also included.]]> vanda51 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:34:49 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9168-song-worksheet-rolling-in-the-deep-by-adele.html http://busyteacher.org/9168-song-worksheet-rolling-in-the-deep-by-adele.html I devised this song worksheet for a 14-year-olds class, and they loved it! I have used a song that they're listening to all the time, so it's very motivating. At the same time, it includes a fair variety of activities: fill in the gaps, order the verse ...]]> margagracia Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:32:45 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9158-nicky-was-mugged-past-continuous-listening.html http://busyteacher.org/9158-nicky-was-mugged-past-continuous-listening.html How to introduce the past continuous to your students?Here is a MP3 file and the worksheets that go with it. It's a complete lesson. Your student will hear a text, will discuss it, will add details to the story and will write their own story in the pas ...]]> avroraa Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:30:37 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9152-fruits-and-vegetables-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/9152-fruits-and-vegetables-worksheet.html This is a 2-page worksheet for teaching fruits and vegetables related vocabulary.It includes a picture dictionary followed by a wordsearch puzzle.The worksheet is available in 2 different sizes ( formats) and the answer key is also included.]]> vanda51 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 03:31:04 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9151-parts-of-the-body-elementary-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/9151-parts-of-the-body-elementary-worksheet.html This is a very simple worksheet for teaching or revising parts of the body.Recommended for elementary students who are asked to draw a line from the word given to the picture]]> vanda51 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 03:30:41 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9150-furniture-matching-activity.html http://busyteacher.org/9150-furniture-matching-activity.html This is matching activity for teaching or revising furniture related vocabulary.Recommended for elementary students who are asked to put the words given in the right compartment of the house.]]> vanda51 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 03:30:19 +0000