http://busyteacher.org/ ru Feelings and Emotions - BusyTeacher: Free Printable Worksheets For Busy Teachers Like YOU! DataLife Engine 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/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/15601-feelings-and-emotions-matching-activity.html http://busyteacher.org/15601-feelings-and-emotions-matching-activity.html This is an easy matching activity for revising feelings and emotions related vocabulary at elementary level. Students are asked to match the word with the pictures given.]]> vanda51 Sat, 04 May 2013 02:41:18 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15599-feelings-and-motions-picture-dictionary.html http://busyteacher.org/15599-feelings-and-motions-picture-dictionary.html This is a picture dictionary which can also be used as a study sheet for teaching or revising feelings and emotions related vocabulary at elementary level.There are 16 new words illustrated with pictures for easy memorization.]]> vanda51 Sat, 04 May 2013 02:38:27 +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/15534-feelings-and-emotions-missing-letters-activity.html http://busyteacher.org/15534-feelings-and-emotions-missing-letters-activity.html This is a very simple missing letters activity for teaching feelings and emotions. Recommended for elementary students who are asked to complete the words with the missing letters. The answer key is included.]]> vanda51 Sun, 28 Apr 2013 01:54:02 +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/15455-feelings-and-emotions.html http://busyteacher.org/15455-feelings-and-emotions.html This is a cool activity you can do in the classroom, there are a lot of vocabulary and some pictures to make ss identify feelings and emotions. The objective is to activate the vocabulary and  write down how you think people in the picture  f ...]]> luisa r Sat, 20 Apr 2013 01:57:13 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15255-sos-im-sick.html http://busyteacher.org/15255-sos-im-sick.html This is a progress test for elementary students to revise illnesses. They have to complete the sentences according to the picture they see. Apart from the vocabulary involved, they are encouraged to use HAS GOT. I normally use this worksheet after havi ...]]> elenitaspain Tue, 02 Apr 2013 23:08:21 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/15119-song-what-a-wonderful-world.html http://busyteacher.org/15119-song-what-a-wonderful-world.html This is a beautiful song to work about peace. Students fill in the blanks and then work a bit on vocabulary. Students express their opinion, talk about feelings and emotions. What makes the world wonderful to them? You can also use it to introduce des ...]]> rigby87 Sat, 16 Mar 2013 17:55:33 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/14924-speaking-about-everyday-annoyances.html http://busyteacher.org/14924-speaking-about-everyday-annoyances.html This worksheet can be used to teach vocabulary as well as speaking about everyday annoyances. The teacher can begin with a list of contemporary annoyances and elicit how they annoy the students. It may be a good idea to review "negative adjectives" an ...]]> smatina7 Sun, 03 Mar 2013 21:59:43 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/14861-being-happier.html http://busyteacher.org/14861-being-happier.html This is quite a good reading text with conversation questions. It is a general text with no particular emphasis on grammar. I have used it as a homework sheet for my upper adult conversation classes. It is quite personal,but this works well here. I hav ...]]> carin2012 Sun, 24 Feb 2013 14:52:37 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/14837-song-worksheet-just-give-me-a-reason-pink.html http://busyteacher.org/14837-song-worksheet-just-give-me-a-reason-pink.html This worksheet is composed of six exercises. The first one consists of filling the gaps. In the second one, the students must put the lines in the right order. In the third one, they have the choice between two words and they must pick out the appropri ...]]> marion lou Sun, 24 Feb 2013 14:34:58 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/14826-movie-worksheet-the-notebook.html http://busyteacher.org/14826-movie-worksheet-the-notebook.html This is a simple worksheet about the first minutes of the movie "The Notebook". I've made it for the St Valentine's day and my students loved it! The students must watch a small extract from the the movie (up until 3:42) and fill in the blanks with the ...]]> Charalampidou Wed, 20 Feb 2013 19:52:48 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/14714-idioms-about-love.html http://busyteacher.org/14714-idioms-about-love.html A simple, maybe fun, activity for an intermediate level Valentine's Day lesson or for any other lesson-topic about love. Contains a few warmer questions about love and a chart where you can go through each idiom and discuss and write down the translati ...]]> teachlove86 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 20:05:55 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/14677-interview-feelings-adjectives.html http://busyteacher.org/14677-interview-feelings-adjectives.html Interview for students to practice speaking about their feelings in different situations. Great for practicing participles with -ed and -ing. Interview is for students to work in pairs. It contains three sets so you can make less copies. Hope it helps!]]> cristina.miranda.372 Sun, 10 Feb 2013 16:24:40 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/14668-feelings.html http://busyteacher.org/14668-feelings.html In this presentation you will find some flash cards for feelings. The whole matter is that "the more senses your child can use, the better understanding they can get". So in this presentation children can look at the flash card and shout the correct wo ...]]> emanmah Thu, 07 Feb 2013 23:42:30 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/14651-video-worksheet-new-girl-pilot-episode.html http://busyteacher.org/14651-video-worksheet-new-girl-pilot-episode.html Here's a video session on the first episode of New Girl. Listening comprehension activities with pre-watching and after-watching speaking exercises. I recommend using it with ADULTS ONLY since some issues may not be appropriate for teens or children.]]> StardustSofia Thu, 07 Feb 2013 23:34:45 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/14623-paperman-for-stvalentines-day.html http://busyteacher.org/14623-paperman-for-stvalentines-day.html It's a lovely 6 minute cartoon about love at first sight. It can be watched and used almost with all levels as it's a silent cartoon.As for the discussion it can be changed a bit according to your Ss level or age. This cartoon created by John Kahr ...]]> alisas18 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 03:35:09 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/14605-listening-worksheet-bbc-6-minute-english-spider.html http://busyteacher.org/14605-listening-worksheet-bbc-6-minute-english-spider.html This is a 3-page worksheet based on the transcript to be found on the BBC learning English website.You can equally download the corresponding mp3 file on the same page to play in class. Students have to listen out for the global meaning of the programm ...]]> missbluebird Mon, 04 Feb 2013 04:04:13 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/14347-let-ss-practice-listening-with-a-song-of-dido-let.html http://busyteacher.org/14347-let-ss-practice-listening-with-a-song-of-dido-let.html There are 4 exercises in my worksheet. Exercise 1: Fill in the blank, Exercise 2: Arrange the order, Exercise 3: choose the correct answer and Exercise 4: Give the synonym or antonyms words. In this worksheet, it's available for those who have a s ...]]> alga_bangtran Sun, 13 Jan 2013 15:35:54 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/14321-profile-page-this-is-me.html http://busyteacher.org/14321-profile-page-this-is-me.html This is a simple page called "This is Me" which will help your students feel free and relaxed to tell, then write about self. The page is good to use during the first lesson with your new students. You may have some follow-up activities based on the in ...]]> puppy_doll Wed, 09 Jan 2013 16:44:42 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/14205-a-mirror-before-your-very-eyes-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/14205-a-mirror-before-your-very-eyes-worksheet.html This worksheet is to be used together with the slides "A mirror before your very eyes". It contains the song lyrics, the questions to be asked as a warm-up as well as the ones to be asked during class. It has been designed for Brazilian students. Howev ...]]> Luciano Cabral Sun, 30 Dec 2012 14:49:35 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/14204-a-mirror-before-your-very-eyes.html http://busyteacher.org/14204-a-mirror-before-your-very-eyes.html These slides are based on adjectives and questions related to it. It has been designed for intermediate/upper intermediate students. There are also 2 songs, and both of them are full of examples of adjectives to be used during class. It starts with gen ...]]> Luciano Cabral Sun, 30 Dec 2012 14:48:35 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/14014-diamonds.html http://busyteacher.org/14014-diamonds.html This activity can be used as a listening practise task. It includes tasks like complete the gaps and order the sentences. It can basically used to build the students' listening skills. It is a popular song and i believe it appeals mostly to teens... I ...]]> sof89 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 19:19:17 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/13996-adjectives-that-describe-feelings.html http://busyteacher.org/13996-adjectives-that-describe-feelings.html A word search to practice descriptive adjectives for pre-intermediate students, used as a revision after a module on how to talk about feelings. I started by asking students what they were afraid of and elicited answers, then first activity used a few ...]]> eve64 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 19:05:53 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/13972-love-you-like-a-love-song.html http://busyteacher.org/13972-love-you-like-a-love-song.html A listening exercise with a famous song teenagers love: Love You like a Love Song (Selena Gomez)While listening, the students have to complete the missing words (easy) or link the two halves of sentences. At the end, they can translate the lyrics in gr ...]]> cturin Tue, 04 Dec 2012 23:55:13 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/13931-rainbow-fish-interractive-story-ppt.html http://busyteacher.org/13931-rainbow-fish-interractive-story-ppt.html This is a PPT that has circulated around the expats in China teaching Primary EFL.It is constantly moving and holds children's attention. Learn the timings and this can last well into 2 lessons.Introduce Rainbow fish, draw on board and get students to ...]]> elwalton1 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:17:06 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/13906-working-with-films-worksheet-enough-movie.html http://busyteacher.org/13906-working-with-films-worksheet-enough-movie.html A worksheet to work with the students after watching the film. The film can be found easily in youtube. I found out this is a way to make our students to be aware of what domestic violence is and work with them this subject on 25th November when int ...]]> MARBCAJ172 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 16:55:28 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/13878-chimpanzee-video-disney.html http://busyteacher.org/13878-chimpanzee-video-disney.html This worksheet can be used after or while watching the video of Disney Nature about Chimpanzees. This worksheet is designed specially for beginners and will help them with their listening and comprehension skills. Students can work on the vocabulary ...]]> jhemele Mon, 26 Nov 2012 15:54:55 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/13841-the-incredibles-dinner-scene.html http://busyteacher.org/13841-the-incredibles-dinner-scene.html This activity is adapted from 'Ratatouille' worksheet. It is based on The incredibles dinner scenes. Students watch the video and fill in the worksheet. Follow up activity, students create their own superhero costume. My class had so much fun they didn ...]]> nadiah huda Fri, 23 Nov 2012 22:41:33 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/13817-stay-with-you-by-john-legend.html http://busyteacher.org/13817-stay-with-you-by-john-legend.html This is a very nice song that can be used to teach the use of the simple future to make promises, especially in pre-intermediate or intermediate levels. It is also connected with love or true friendship. ]]> sbl_maria Wed, 21 Nov 2012 19:10:27 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/13743-imagine.html http://busyteacher.org/13743-imagine.html I find this song really meaningful and the words are not too difficult for my students so I made an exercise with it. There are three worksheets all together, all are blank-fill exercises. The first worksheet is the easiest; students fill in the blanks ...]]> Miss Fung Mon, 19 Nov 2012 15:42:24 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/13706-feeling-the-music.html http://busyteacher.org/13706-feeling-the-music.html Are there stereotypes when listening to music? What is more important - to know the backgound of a band or to feel the music?At this lesson SS practice speaking about the music which is unfamiliar to them. Guessing and suspecting phrases are introduced ...]]> Malu Fri, 16 Nov 2012 18:02:10 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/13600-song-stand-by-me-playing-for-change.html http://busyteacher.org/13600-song-stand-by-me-playing-for-change.html Perfect Song to talk about Human Values! This song is played by a group of street singers from almost all countries put together by a producer. Today, they have CDs, DVDs and have concerts all over the globe, even in Brazil.It's a beginners worksheet t ...]]> Susiwayne Sat, 10 Nov 2012 15:13:14 +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/13311-song-worksheet-i-am-lazy-and-i-know-it-a-parody.html http://busyteacher.org/13311-song-worksheet-i-am-lazy-and-i-know-it-a-parody.html This is a funny song which is about students who are lazy and don't want to work. The song is a parody for the song " I am Sexy and I know it". The students can see what a person can be if he doesn't want to work. The task is to fill in the gaps. It is ...]]> lia006 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 20:23:35 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/13099-listening-activity-song-none-of-us-are-free.html http://busyteacher.org/13099-listening-activity-song-none-of-us-are-free.html A simple listening exercise. Students are asked to watch the video and complete the missing gaps with the correct word. Then should be able to solve the following exercises based on the lyrics: answer some questions, solve a true or false exercise, and ...]]> PATRIALUSITANA Sat, 13 Oct 2012 02:00:06 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/13019-emotions-vocabulary-quiz.html http://busyteacher.org/13019-emotions-vocabulary-quiz.html Quiz your learners for fun, or as a formal, graded assessment; 14 common emotions (afraid, angry, bored, etc.). Multiple choice questions - "Many people feel (emotion) when they .... " with four possible answers. With Answer Key, and Grades converted ...]]> ESLRobert Tue, 09 Oct 2012 00:42:49 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/13013-feelings-and-emotions-flashcards.html http://busyteacher.org/13013-feelings-and-emotions-flashcards.html This is a set of cards for teaching or revising feelings and emotions related vocabulary.They are easily adaptable to any level or age and they can also be used as conversation cards, or classroom posters.]]> vanda51 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 00:38:09 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/13011-feelings-and-emotions-powerpoint-presentation.html http://busyteacher.org/13011-feelings-and-emotions-powerpoint-presentation.html This is a fully animated PowerPoint presentation which can also be used as a classroom poster for teaching or revising feelings and emotions related vocabulary.Recommended for elementary students.]]> vanda51 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 00:36:52 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/12850-the-five-senses.html http://busyteacher.org/12850-the-five-senses.html This worksheet provides vocabulary on the five senses and all related about it (verbs , organs) your students will have to write and read to get the correct accuracy for the whole topic. It might be useful since our students tend to confuse the senses ...]]> karinave Thu, 27 Sep 2012 17:49:04 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/12756-emotions-bellringer.html http://busyteacher.org/12756-emotions-bellringer.html This is a bellringer that is meant to be a "pretest" for a study on emotions. Every sheet has five "tickets" to cut out. Students are asked to circle the emotions they do not know. The emotions listed are   angry excited tired confuseddisap ...]]> nsimpson111 Sun, 23 Sep 2012 14:13:19 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/12696-adjectives-of-emotion-matching-exercise.html http://busyteacher.org/12696-adjectives-of-emotion-matching-exercise.html This is a matching exercise to help with teaching or consolidating some more interesting adjectives of emotion at Elementary or Per-Intermediate level. Shocked/ashamed/proud/jealous/exhausted/terrified.....and a few more. Print it out, cut it up into p ...]]> clairemariesands Tue, 18 Sep 2012 19:09:53 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/12648-word-search-emotions.html http://busyteacher.org/12648-word-search-emotions.html Use this Word Search to introduce or reinforce "Emotions" vocabulary. Use it as a fun "warmer" or as a fun homework assignment. Can your learners find all 18 words in only 12 minutes? Words include: afraid, angry, annoyed, bored, calm, .... Optiona ...]]> ESLRobert Mon, 17 Sep 2012 16:31:57 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/12537-effects-of-music.html http://busyteacher.org/12537-effects-of-music.html This worksheet has an article about music and its effects on humans followed by analysis questions. Excellent to practice main idea and paragraph structure. It could be used to find context clues in order to understand unfamiliar words and build vocab ...]]> memarq Sun, 09 Sep 2012 16:04:06 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/12536-self-esteem-vs-narcissism.html http://busyteacher.org/12536-self-esteem-vs-narcissism.html Analysis worksheet that helps students develop social skills as well as reading and writing. It is a good activity to practice descriptions, comparing and contrasting and make connections. It could also be used to identify context clues in order to bui ...]]> memarq Sun, 09 Sep 2012 16:03:23 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/12507-friends-worksheet-season-2-episode-10-the-one.html http://busyteacher.org/12507-friends-worksheet-season-2-episode-10-the-one.html TV-series Friends, Season 2 Episode 10. The one where Rachel dates a guy who looks like Ross. Vocabulary building/talking exercise on reviews, habits and look-a-likes. "True or false" type exercises on listening comprehension. Additional questions on s ...]]> bjobr Fri, 07 Sep 2012 01:01:25 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/12506-friends-worksheet-season-2-episode-9-the-one-with.html http://busyteacher.org/12506-friends-worksheet-season-2-episode-9-the-one-with.html Episode where Phoebe learns that her father is alive and she goes to meet him. It's Christmas time, so it's time to learn/review some common Christmas decorations. Exercises on listening comprehension, mostly "true or false". An exercise on connecting ...]]> bjobr Fri, 07 Sep 2012 01:00:52 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/12498-hoi-polloi-the-3-stooges.html http://busyteacher.org/12498-hoi-polloi-the-3-stooges.html This is a set of activities based on an episode by the 3 stooges. You can work on good and bad manners, how to be polite and different social classes and how different or similar they are. Apart from that, there are activities based on lexis and gramma ...]]> Tortadericota Fri, 07 Sep 2012 00:52:11 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/12448-kelly-clarkson-song-to-review-prepositions-and.html http://busyteacher.org/12448-kelly-clarkson-song-to-review-prepositions-and.html A gap fill exercise with Kelly Clarkson's song Breakaway. A good tool to introduce or review prepositions and/or phrasal verbs. Can be used with the theme of 'breaking the mould', 'habits', 'daily life' ... I usually use it as a warmer, but it can be d ...]]> melissa.denuzzo Tue, 04 Sep 2012 21:50:11 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/12418-adjectives-to-describe-feelings.html http://busyteacher.org/12418-adjectives-to-describe-feelings.html The activity contains cards with adjectives describing feelings and their descriptions.Print and cut out the cards. Put them on the table. The student must match the word with its description. To make it easier, the student can take the positive feelin ...]]> patvelayos Sun, 02 Sep 2012 14:27:13 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/12279-life-is-a-highway-rascal-flatts.html http://busyteacher.org/12279-life-is-a-highway-rascal-flatts.html Conversation class: traveling. Travel vocabulary with the song "Life is a Highway" by Rascal Flatts. Group discussion about life and traveling. I always bring a song every end of the term for the students to practice the vocabulary in an active way. Ho ...]]> miakiddo Fri, 24 Aug 2012 16:20:40 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/12265-myths-and-legends-title-page.html http://busyteacher.org/12265-myths-and-legends-title-page.html This is a five-part worksheet that lets the students evaluate the myth or legend that they read in class. There is a Yes/No section that asks what they think about the story; another one calls for their skill to choose the main events of the story and ...]]> t.glenda Wed, 22 Aug 2012 00:40:05 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/12264-myths-and-legends-part-4.html http://busyteacher.org/12264-myths-and-legends-part-4.html This is a five-part worksheet that lets the students evaluate the myth or legend that they read in class. There is a Yes/No section that asks what they think about the story; another one calls for their skill to choose the main events of the story and ...]]> t.glenda Wed, 22 Aug 2012 00:39:41 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/12263-myths-and-legends-part-3.html http://busyteacher.org/12263-myths-and-legends-part-3.html This is a five-part worksheet that lets the students evaluate the myth or legend that they read in class. There is a Yes/No section that asks what they think about the story; another one calls for their skill to choose the main events of the story and ...]]> t.glenda Wed, 22 Aug 2012 00:39:29 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/12262-myths-and-legends-part-2.html http://busyteacher.org/12262-myths-and-legends-part-2.html This is a five-part worksheet that lets the students evaluate the myth or legend that they read in class. There is a Yes/No section that asks what they think about the story; another one calls for their skill to choose the main events of the story and ...]]> t.glenda Wed, 22 Aug 2012 00:39:16 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/12261-myths-and-legends-part-1.html http://busyteacher.org/12261-myths-and-legends-part-1.html This is a five-part worksheet that lets the students evaluate the myth or legend that they read in class. There is a Yes/No section that asks what they think about the story; another one calls for their skill to choose the main events of the story and ...]]> t.glenda Wed, 22 Aug 2012 00:39:03 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/12219-song-worksheet-without-you-by-david-guetta.html http://busyteacher.org/12219-song-worksheet-without-you-by-david-guetta.html Song worksheet - Listening Comprehension: Without You by David Guetta (featuring Usher). This worksheet practises listening comprehension and consists of four exercises. Students have to listen to the song, cross out the wrong words and substitute them ...]]> PrincessLuana Sun, 19 Aug 2012 15:52:29 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/12193-discuss-chat-or-talk-about-feelings-and-emotions.html http://busyteacher.org/12193-discuss-chat-or-talk-about-feelings-and-emotions.html A conversation style worksheet that revolves around the topics of feelings and emotions. Generally speaking I use these worksheets with large classes, but they work just as well with small groups. I hope you like it.   Just in case anyone from E ...]]> Dave Shuttleworth Wed, 15 Aug 2012 01:35:38 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/12141-talking-about-feelings-with-katy-perry.html http://busyteacher.org/12141-talking-about-feelings-with-katy-perry.html This 50 minute fluency lesson plan uses Katy Perry's "Firework" music video to get students thinking and talking about feelings and emotions. Students must first watch the video without the music and describe the scenes they see, then move on to talk ...]]> ameliekelly Sat, 11 Aug 2012 12:50:45 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/12125-beyonce-best-thing-i-never-had-vocabulary.html http://busyteacher.org/12125-beyonce-best-thing-i-never-had-vocabulary.html This accompanies the lyrics worksheet I submitted (gap fill). There are key expressions with definitions at the top, followed by an activity for students (translate the verbs into own language and provide an example sentence). This should be used pri ...]]> Lyonnaise Tue, 07 Aug 2012 22:51:57 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/12045-song-lesson-coldplay-green-eyes.html http://busyteacher.org/12045-song-lesson-coldplay-green-eyes.html This is a simple "fill in the gaps" exercise made with the song "green eyes" by Coldplay. Students will enjoy listening to this song while trying to find the right word that goes with each sentence! You can make a “brainstorm” first by aski ...]]> maristela.fidelis Tue, 31 Jul 2012 16:20:15 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/12022-worksheet-based-on-the-song-how-to-save-a-life.html http://busyteacher.org/12022-worksheet-based-on-the-song-how-to-save-a-life.html This worksheet includes a warm-up speaking activity, a fill-in exercise recycling most of the verb tenses and a post-listening task where students are asked to create a happiness mind map. This song could also be great for teaching vocabulary or invers ...]]> winshell Fri, 27 Jul 2012 22:49:44 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/11939-song-activity-survivor-by-destinys-child.html http://busyteacher.org/11939-song-activity-survivor-by-destinys-child.html This activity is suitable for teaching comparative, superlative, auxiliaries and contractions. It includes the Topic, Level, Age, and Activity step by step. The worksheet provides exercise with fill in the blanks.It is good for practicing listening to ...]]> myrawang Tue, 17 Jul 2012 22:40:34 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/11800-dont-give-up-by-josh-groban.html http://busyteacher.org/11800-dont-give-up-by-josh-groban.html A song worksheet based on the hit "Don't give up" by Josh Groban. Student listen to parts of the song and complete five activities that includes listening for detail to fill in gaps, antonyms, word order and a discussion activity to wrap it up. This is ...]]> Gerhardbadenhorst Sun, 01 Jul 2012 19:31:07 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/11725-lemon-tree.html http://busyteacher.org/11725-lemon-tree.html If you are teaching the present continiuos tense and adding -ing to infinitives, this song is ggreat fun for elementary and preintermediate students. I am sure that you will enjoy this song by Fools Garden. You can cut out each part for each student an ...]]> nagodre Tue, 19 Jun 2012 20:32:34 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/11666-can-bonomo-love-me-back.html http://busyteacher.org/11666-can-bonomo-love-me-back.html This is a song from the Eurovision Song Contest 2012. It is a lovely song and easy to sing. It will attract students atttention as it's a fresh song. This song belongs to Turkey. The teacher can use the contest itself in order to create a speaking topic.]]> samanyolu Sun, 17 Jun 2012 02:44:37 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/11653-pet-peeves.html http://busyteacher.org/11653-pet-peeves.html I created this worksheet, especially, to get people to talk! I think that it can be really fun for conversational groups. It is also great as a warmer. You can teach what a pet peeve is and give examples and then have larger groups read the questions t ...]]> andrea.enge Fri, 15 Jun 2012 16:42:03 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/11516-fears-and-phobias.html http://busyteacher.org/11516-fears-and-phobias.html For teaching phobias. It's a match activity to introduce the topic Fears and Phobias. Use the video The Big Bang Theory, Season 5 Episode 9. (subtitles in English or no subtitles depending on the level). Good for teens. They watch the video and try to ...]]> Aly Astone Sat, 02 Jun 2012 03:30:43 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/11496-a-disastrous-date.html http://busyteacher.org/11496-a-disastrous-date.html A humorous presentation on what can make a first date go wrong. It gives students ideas to further discuss the subject and to practise vocabulary related to relationships. Ask your students to list top three things which can spoil the first date. Colle ...]]> kiwistar Fri, 01 Jun 2012 02:14:07 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/11492-feelings-and-emotions-powerpoint.html http://busyteacher.org/11492-feelings-and-emotions-powerpoint.html This is a fully animated PowerPoint presentation, with audio, for teaching or revising feelings and emotions related vocabulary.There is a simple vocabulary lesson followed by a multiple choice activity.]]> vanda51 Tue, 29 May 2012 02:09:42 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/11452-jessie-j-whos-laughing-now.html http://busyteacher.org/11452-jessie-j-whos-laughing-now.html I used this song to discuss bullying with an advanced group. It is a very interesting song to discuss this issue since the singer describes how other kids bullied her when she was a little girl and now is got over that and them. I decided to keep the l ...]]> Angela Pasa Sun, 27 May 2012 15:34:18 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/11351-english-test.html http://busyteacher.org/11351-english-test.html This is a reading comprehension test on Simple Past. Reading and answer the questions. Unscramble the words to build sentences. Mark the correct answer. Complete in the simple past. Choose the right verb (Present, Simple Past or Future (using going to ...]]> Ivyh Sat, 19 May 2012 15:10:18 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/11138-i-am-writing-to-apologize.html http://busyteacher.org/11138-i-am-writing-to-apologize.html This is a sample of an informal letter of apology. The worksheet starts with some warm up questions that student's answer. The sample letter is simultaneously a 'fill in the gaps' activity. There is a follow up page with questions aiming to help studen ...]]> eirini.tsambika Mon, 07 May 2012 01:54:55 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/11123-moods-feelings.html http://busyteacher.org/11123-moods-feelings.html There are two sheets: one with a list of positive and negative feelings and moods, and the other with sentences to be completed. For example: When it rains I feel ... . The students are to fill in the blanks, and the group can later have these sentence ...]]> barbara1201 Sat, 05 May 2012 15:34:08 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/11097-adjectivesfeelings-story.html http://busyteacher.org/11097-adjectivesfeelings-story.html I have tried this activity when teaching feelings. I cut out the adjectives/feelings cards. I read out a story. I would pause after a few sentences. The children had to show the respective cards corresponding to the blank which they had to complete un ...]]> lalitha Sat, 05 May 2012 15:12:18 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/11007-how-do-you-feel-when-you-listen-to-these-songs.html http://busyteacher.org/11007-how-do-you-feel-when-you-listen-to-these-songs.html This worksheet can be done at any level and with any kind of grouping. You can work feelings and it is suitable as warmer worksheet. Students listen to the songs (these ones or any you want to work on). Then, they draw what they feel when listening to ...]]> mgutgom Thu, 26 Apr 2012 01:41:09 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/10848-partly-cloudy.html http://busyteacher.org/10848-partly-cloudy.html I used this worksheet for my intermediate students. Before watching the video (Partly Cloudy, a Pixar CGI animated short film directed by Peter Sohn) the students get acquainted with the main heroes and the plot doing the first and the second exercises ...]]> Natalia Latonova Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:03:31 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/10762-keep-your-head-up.html http://busyteacher.org/10762-keep-your-head-up.html "Keep your Head Up" is a song performed by Andy Grammer and the exercise provides the students with definitions and vocabulary from the song. Students will be interpreting some of the lines which will lead them into further discussion.It was a good opp ...]]> luliqb Thu, 12 Apr 2012 03:59:40 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/10743-conversation-lesson-about-toys.html http://busyteacher.org/10743-conversation-lesson-about-toys.html This is a lesson plan to be used for a conversation class with intermediate students (1 up to 3).The lesson subject is very fun and attractive to all ages. You can use any other YouTube video if the one used is not available in the future. One hour is ...]]> desteffani Thu, 12 Apr 2012 03:41:02 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/10524-listening-i-deserve-it-by-madonna.html http://busyteacher.org/10524-listening-i-deserve-it-by-madonna.html This is a simple listening worksheet for the song "Ideserve it" by Madonna. You will find two exercises: a) fill in the blanks and b) Answer T or F. The tense I wanted students to work on was the present perfect simple. Below the task there are the ver ...]]> Lucrecia Ric Thu, 29 Mar 2012 18:41:01 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/10513-ratatouille-movie-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/10513-ratatouille-movie-worksheet.html In this activity students are asked to identify the movie characters. There is a set of adjectives and feelings that describe some characters' personalities, so that students can identify who is feeling that and the reason why the character has this fe ...]]> monjaraz Thu, 29 Mar 2012 18:25:40 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/10424-toms-diner-by-suzanne-vega-cloze.html http://busyteacher.org/10424-toms-diner-by-suzanne-vega-cloze.html Tom's Diner by Suzanne Vega: students love this song! It is easy to sing, easy to understand the lyrics, and has a nice, sentimental but 'daily life' story to it. You can follow up with present continuous, or similar stories about personal experiences.]]> matsy Mon, 26 Mar 2012 01:42:19 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/10285-song-give-me-all-your-luvin-by-madonna.html http://busyteacher.org/10285-song-give-me-all-your-luvin-by-madonna.html This worksheet allows students to practice their listening skill while they unwind and have fun. Students have to complete the gaps with words from the box provided. It can be used with pre-intermediate and intermediate students. The video can be easil ...]]> camilazzi Thu, 15 Mar 2012 04:16:28 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/10257-rolling-in-the-deep-by-adele.html http://busyteacher.org/10257-rolling-in-the-deep-by-adele.html This song can be used as an icebreaker with advanced levels so that students can discuss what the author of the song may be trying to express with it. A good idea can be to ask students if they ever felt the same way the singer has and how they would r ...]]> sara.sara Tue, 13 Mar 2012 04:07:20 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/10252-fireworks-by-katy-perry.html http://busyteacher.org/10252-fireworks-by-katy-perry.html This is an activity I've used with adolescents as an icebreaker on our very first day. We've dicussed the topic of feeling and if they have ever felt the same way the author of the song describes. It can also be of great help to teach some new vocabula ...]]> sara.sara Mon, 12 Mar 2012 05:23:45 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/10232-moods-and-feelings-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/10232-moods-and-feelings-worksheet.html Moods and Feelings pictures -  you can use them in the classroom to introduce emotions. The Ss draw out one slip of paper with an emoface on it. They have to guess the emotion expressed by that face. The Ss can then make dialogues acting as the ch ...]]> denisamarius Sun, 11 Mar 2012 18:19:57 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/10212-simple-math-by-manchester-orchestra.html http://busyteacher.org/10212-simple-math-by-manchester-orchestra.html I used this beautiful song, "Simple Math," to review the grammar of second conditionals (imaginary situations). I also removed rhyming words and asked students to fill-in-the-blanks with the words from the box. I specifically explained that in the cas ...]]> teacherlorena Sat, 10 Mar 2012 05:37:44 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/10149-coldplaypink-floyd.html http://busyteacher.org/10149-coldplaypink-floyd.html I used it with advanced students. It's also important they're 17 or more, because of the topic. Students have to order the stanzas, fill in the gaps, discuss the theme of the songs, try and explain stanzas/sentences in bold type and debate.]]> Anapoli Fri, 09 Mar 2012 00:11:46 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/10130-dreams-and-nightmares.html http://busyteacher.org/10130-dreams-and-nightmares.html This is a mixed skills worksheet that you can make use of according to your focus. There are reading, speaking, writing, and pronunciation activities. All the activities are designed according to the communicitative method. It can be conducted individu ...]]> Darkpassenger Mon, 05 Mar 2012 22:11:03 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/10000-emotion-activities-speaking-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/10000-emotion-activities-speaking-worksheet.html The activity is aimed to improve speaking skills through using such structures as I find it.... I feel .... It makes me feel..... and adjectives describing different emotions. Students are asked to read through the list of everyday activities and divid ...]]> Ksenia Ch Wed, 29 Feb 2012 02:51:39 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9873-how-do-you-feel-board-game.html http://busyteacher.org/9873-how-do-you-feel-board-game.html How dou you feel? Play a board game to practice feelings. The students can use a dice or a coin to play the game. It is a really good and fun activity to practice body language, pronounciation and vocabulary. It is a perfect activity that can be used t ...]]> lucy gama Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:42:50 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9866-cry-cry-by-oceana-song-worksheet-simple-past.html http://busyteacher.org/9866-cry-cry-by-oceana-song-worksheet-simple-past.html I use a lot of music in the classroom, especially with teens, and this was a song my students requested. This is a very simple worksheet which revises regular and irregular verbs in the past simple plus one line in the present perfect. Students listen ...]]> skully29 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:37:39 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9835-feelings-and-emotions-primary-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/9835-feelings-and-emotions-primary-worksheet.html This worksheet is for primary students of ages from 7-10. it is very suitable to work on the comprehension and understanding of feelings through pictures and afterwards the students' own oral and written production and expression of his own feelings.]]> annetamar Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:33:45 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9823-video-session-friends-ross-and-joey-dating-the.html http://busyteacher.org/9823-video-session-friends-ross-and-joey-dating-the.html A great guide from an authentic material piece to talk about relationships. This is an scene from the TV show Friends Season 7 Episode 17 The One With The Cheap Wedding. If you want to have a grammar focus, the worksheet has several examples of ...]]> teacherlorena Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:24:26 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9680-how-are-you.html http://busyteacher.org/9680-how-are-you.html Worksheet introducing the question How are you? and the words sad and happy. I use it with first and second grade. It´s a very easy worksheet where they can work the writting. then we have a game where they ask each other how they feel, sad or h ...]]> sarapatrao21 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:30:25 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9669-one-year-of-love.html http://busyteacher.org/9669-one-year-of-love.html This is a very beautiful song, originally composed by John Deacon for the film "Highlander", and sang by Freddy Mercury.I found a wonderful acoustic version sang by Stevie Ann, a Dutch singer. The tasks the studentshave to do while listening include fi ...]]> sbl_maria Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:29:08 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9481-song-it-will-rain-by-bruno-mars.html http://busyteacher.org/9481-song-it-will-rain-by-bruno-mars.html I prepared this worksheet as a reward for a 14-year-olds class. It features simple yet effective exercises to revise vocabulary on feelings and verbs. Since this song repeats many parts, I recommend it for elementary-level students, but those in pre-in ...]]> margagracia Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:04:23 +0000