In the cities and countryside section of Busy Teacher, there are 149 FREE worksheets to choose from. They range from very simple word searches to detailed activities related to these topics. This activity, for example, was created for Russian ESL learners but can serve as a model for you to create a similar activity more appropriate for your students. Some nice details on this worksheet include the translations of important words, the colorful images, and the fact that after completing this exercise, students should be able to create a similar article about the town they live in. You could do this as a class, in groups, or individually depending on your students and class size. Take a look at other worksheets to find something your students will enjoy.
It is good to talk about different places, compare them, and be able to describe them to people. Students will enjoy sharing their views of certain locations and some will certainly feel very strongly about cities while others will prefer the countryside. This division could set you up for a debate about the positive and negative characteristics of each. Despite your personal opinion, try to remain neutral and simply facilitate the discussion. This is just one way to incorporate this topic into your lessons.
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A fun and engaging lesson to talk about places to live in the world, the best places to live, and the quality of living. An intermediate level, speaking and listening-based lesson about ...
The worksheet is based on a video that explains trends and changes in the tourism industry. Students learn what nations travel the most, what destinations are the most and the least popu ...
This worksheet introduces the historical and political changes in Central Europe and can be used to teach history and geography-related modules. The activity is organized around the video that ...
The tasks help to develop students’ listening comprehension and are followed by a speaking assignment. The tasks focus on listening for specific information and can be used to work on Engli ...
Describe a city and its buildings.
Example 1:
Match the opposites - Ugly/Beautiful, cheap/expensive
Santiago is polluted, but Puerto Varas is clean.
Example 2:
Describe one ci ...
Students cut the flags and try to properly place them. Then I give them a piece of paper with the answers of the grid and they must fill the grid. Depending on the level of your student you can d ...
This worksheet contains 28 realistic land transport flashcards. The following land transport flashcards include amphibious ATV, sleigh, taxi, double-decker bus, tourist bus, camper, police ...
This is a quiz about the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Nothern Ireland. Teacher asks questions and give 3 variations of answer, the right answer is marked. The questions are about British ...
We owe a lot of our military tactics, culture, and democracy to Ancient Sparta and Athens. This sheet looks at the contributions from both civilizations and allows students to reflect on ho ...
In this worksheet, students will work with the song 'Penny Lane' by The Beatles. There are many opportunities to work on different topics here: present simple, body parts, jobs, places in town. Th ...
A word search grid about European capital cities: Vienna, Paris, Sofia, Berlin, Amsterdam, Brussels, Prague, Madrid. It can be used as a pass time game and/or during teaching countries around the ...
This exercise is about English and Geography. The teacher should choose the name of 12 different countries around the world. The students put the list into alphabetical order. With the help of a v ...
The worksheet focuses on the vocabulary describing the features of London from the early days to modern times. The activity is organized around the video. Tasks focus on developing listening compr ...
Cut out the pictures, and then give 5-6 images to every child. They stick them on a sheet of paper intitled ''My Town''. Children present it to the class (if their level is good, they may draw st ...
Board game with travel related vocabulary, including questions using present simple, past simple, and present perfect. This can be used with multi-cultural students or students who are familiar wi ...
This is the first worksheet in a series of indefinite length that I'm making for my students. This worksheet is one page of reading and a second page of discussion (not comprehension) questions. ...
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This worksheet is an activity for ESL Elementary Level (or pre-intermed ...
A real challenge for advanced students who are into rock music. The song sparks great conversation about life in the City of Angels, fame and fortune. There is a high chance that the lyrics might ...
A two-page worksheet based around discussion and group activities - suitable for pre-int and above and should provide at least one hour (or more!) of classroom activity. Activities 1 and 2 are ba ...
Three vocabulary exercises focusing on the places and buildings in town (included prepositions, goods or activities). Matching activity - what can you do/see/get..., filling in the chart (goods) a ...
This worksheet is helpful for improving students' writing skills, and it's appropriate for practicing simple present. Students should start each sentence with "there is" or "there are". It's ...
This is a conversation class based on common vocabulary based around vacations. Learners start off by reading where people like to go on vacations while tuning into key vocabulary. They then have ...
This board game can be used for revising places in town related vocabulary. The students have to roll dice and name the place shown on the square where they land or follow the instructions. If ...
The presentation is perfect for ESL classes (has been tested on several English corner classes). It contains interesting facts about New York City and is followed by pictures. Can be used with the ...
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