http://busyteacher.org/ ru BusyTeacher: Free Printable Worksheets For Busy Teachers Like YOU! DataLife Engine http://busyteacher.org/9359-how-to-teach-argumentative-essay-writing.html http://busyteacher.org/9359-how-to-teach-argumentative-essay-writing.html Whether your students are preparing to take standardized tests or you are walking them through how to write an essay, the Persuasive or Argument Essay is a standard strategy to cover. When the purpose in writing is to persuade another of your opinion, ...]]> Stacia Ann Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:28:28 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9388-possessive-adjectives-and-opposites-elementary.html http://busyteacher.org/9388-possessive-adjectives-and-opposites-elementary.html Insert the correct possessive adjective(like my, your, his, her, its, our, your, their) for the first two exercises and find appropriate antonyms= adjectives with opposite meaning for the third one. Good luck! This exercise shouldn't be too difficult f ...]]> IGOR-LILI Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:28:14 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9193-teaching-academic-values-classroom-esl.html http://busyteacher.org/9193-teaching-academic-values-classroom-esl.html In every institution of learning, there is the explicit, stated curriculum: it may even be part of the institution’s mission statement of student handbook: for example, “to teach the English necessary to succeed in the workplace and institu ...]]> Stacia Ann Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:50:40 +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/9377-listening-test-film-script-ai.html http://busyteacher.org/9377-listening-test-film-script-ai.html This worksheet may be used for a while watching activity or a listening test about the film Artificial Intelligence. The script lines are useful as a guided task for debating or creative writing on the topic - robots versus humans / technological advances.]]> language teacher Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:05:48 +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/9363-song_havent-met-you-yet-michael-buble_present.html http://busyteacher.org/9363-song_havent-met-you-yet-michael-buble_present.html Fill in the blanks activity. Great song, people of all ages like it. Good to work Present Perfect Tense and Phrasal Verbs. I gave it to my Teen students and they sang along. Goog vocabulary with many expressions. You can get the video on youtube: http: ...]]> JujuX Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:56:18 +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/9361-needs-analysis-form-for-new-private-students.html http://busyteacher.org/9361-needs-analysis-form-for-new-private-students.html This is a Needs Analysis Form I created to send to new private students. It helps me to know what sort of level they are at, what they find most difficult, what methodology they prefer, what mediums they use to learn English etc.It helps prepare for th ...]]> jossykate Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:53:13 +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/9348-god-created-the-dj.html http://busyteacher.org/9348-god-created-the-dj.html This test is to be used with the very nice video called "Spin" which I found on "busyteacher.org". Thanks to Hass. There are three different exercises, the first to check the students know the difference between the past simple and the past continuous, ...]]> Pascal Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:50:16 +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/9358-10-great-sources-real-listening-practice-part-two.html http://busyteacher.org/9358-10-great-sources-real-listening-practice-part-two.html Giving your students realistic materials for listening practice is a challenge for everyone involved. As teachers, sometimes we do not know where to start when it comes to listening materials, and for students the challenge is in understanding what th ...]]> ESL5204 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:03:04 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9357-10-great-sources-for-real-listening-practice.html http://busyteacher.org/9357-10-great-sources-for-real-listening-practice.html As language teachers, we know that it is important for our students to practice their listening skills. In fact, it is often the most important aspect of language study for international students who come to U.S. English programs. More often than not, ...]]> ESL5204 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:13:58 +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/9354-if-clauses-types-1-and-2.html http://busyteacher.org/9354-if-clauses-types-1-and-2.html This worksheet consists of the rules for the first and second conditionals followed by an exercise (fill in the blanks). It also has a cartoon related to the same topic (if-clauses). You should probably ask sts to read the cartoon and explain what it m ...]]> elferradini Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:10:42 +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/9352-subject-object-pronouns.html http://busyteacher.org/9352-subject-object-pronouns.html This ws consists of 4 exercises to practise the use of subject and object ronouns. The students have to substitute the underlined words by using a subject or object pronoun; they have to choose from the given options to fill in the gaps and correct som ...]]> dinglesazara Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:07:11 +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/9346-past-simple-presentation.html http://busyteacher.org/9346-past-simple-presentation.html Past simple presentation.You can use it for grammar lesson.There are some rules about Past simple, some examples of irregular forms in the Simple Past. Notice that you only use the irregular verbs in statements. In negative forms and questions, "did" i ...]]> Andzelika Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:04:09 +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/9337-ordinal-numbers-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/9337-ordinal-numbers-worksheet.html This is a 2-page worksheet for teaching ordinal numbers.The first page is basically just a picture dictionary which can also be used as a classroom poster and the second page has a simple activity in which students are asked to write the numbers given. ...]]> vanda51 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:55:01 +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/9332-rules-for-adjectives-summary.html http://busyteacher.org/9332-rules-for-adjectives-summary.html A brief sumary of how to make comparatives & superlatives divided acording to their syllables. It is not a worksheet but a very short summary to revise and offer to students before doing any exercise related to the construction of comparatives ...]]> Espe Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:47:55 +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/9328-killing-me-softly-the-fugees-past-simple-song.html http://busyteacher.org/9328-killing-me-softly-the-fugees-past-simple-song.html TEACHER’S NOTESLEVEL : PRE/UPPER- INTERMEDIATE GRAMMAR: PAST SIMPLE/PASSIVE /ADJECTIVESNOTES: QUITE A SIMPLE LISTENING ACTIVITY WITH THE PAST SIMPLE 1. BEFORE LISTENING: STUDENTS READ THE SHORT TEXT AND ANSWER 3 QUESTIONS (EXPLAIN PASSIVE VOICE ...]]> JOHNPALMER Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:43:12 +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/9318-grammar-worksheet-verb-patterns.html http://busyteacher.org/9318-grammar-worksheet-verb-patterns.html It is a kind of grammar quiz about verb patterns. There are some sentences that in each there is a gap. For each gap there is a verb given. The students are going to be asked to fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verbs. I have tried it as a ...]]> 7sky Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:37:05 +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/9315-making-wh-questions.html http://busyteacher.org/9315-making-wh-questions.html There are some situations given and the students are going to be asked to make as many wh_questions as they can for each. For doing this exercise it's better to put the students in pairs.You can use this exercise as an activation part after teaching t ...]]> 7sky Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:33:12 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9314-preposition-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/9314-preposition-worksheet.html This worksheet will help the students to better recognize the prepositions through pictures. The confusion about the prepositions will be cleared in their minds so they will able to use prepositions correctly and they will analyze by themselves which p ...]]> humaira 28 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:31:46 +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/9306-stages-of-life-past-experience-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/9306-stages-of-life-past-experience-worksheet.html This worksheet covers the topic of stages of human life in the perspective of past experience. It mainly focuses on vocabulary and grammar practice. The tasks start from the easiest one to the most challenging one when you are asked to fill in the gaps ...]]> kida15 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:26:56 +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/9202-bringing-natures-treasures-into-esl-classroom.html http://busyteacher.org/9202-bringing-natures-treasures-into-esl-classroom.html Animals have a near universal appeal to young children. Whether it is dinosaurs or horses, there is something with our furry friends that connects directly with our hearts. For that reason, if your ESL class is composed of elementary aged students, th ...]]> ESL5204 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:32:16 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9272-good-luck-bad-luck-esl-superstition-lesson.html http://busyteacher.org/9272-good-luck-bad-luck-esl-superstition-lesson.html You spill coffee on your shirt getting ready in the morning. You miss your bus and then realize you have forgotten your lesson plans when you finally get to school. Not only that, it is class picture day and your hair refuses to behave. Sounds like you ...]]> ESL5204 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:16:54 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9304-writing-a-description-of-a-place.html http://busyteacher.org/9304-writing-a-description-of-a-place.html Writing a description may be difficult for some students, what I've seen in my experience is that they get lost. So I've found useful to give them the steps they have to follow aswell as the order of the different aspects they have to write about. You' ...]]> anarosa Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:54:40 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9303-breakfast-at-tiffanys-by-deep-blue-something.html http://busyteacher.org/9303-breakfast-at-tiffanys-by-deep-blue-something.html A fill in the gaps worksheet for the song "breakfast at Tiffany's" by the American band from the 90s Deep Blue Something. It became popular in Spain at the end of 2011 thanks to an ad by a clothing company very popular among teenagers. It's a fast catc ...]]> parramiss Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:53:30 +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/9200-why-tell-a-story-academic-value-narrative-form.html http://busyteacher.org/9200-why-tell-a-story-academic-value-narrative-form.html Often in staff meetings for composition classes I have taught, instructors will decry a possible composition topic as “too narrative”: that is, by its nature of asking students to tell about an event such as a formative early experience, it ...]]> Stacia Ann Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:38:34 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9197-how-to-teach-connotation-esl-classroom.html http://busyteacher.org/9197-how-to-teach-connotation-esl-classroom.html One of the harder things to teach in vocabulary instruction is connotation, or the underlying meaning and associations of a word. This was driven home for me as a teacher one day last semester when I was teaching Maya Angelou’s essay ironically ...]]> Stacia Ann Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:39:35 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9294-question-tags-worksheet-ii.html http://busyteacher.org/9294-question-tags-worksheet-ii.html This is a 2-page worksheet for teaching question tags.There is a brief explanation at the top of the page followed by 4 different activities in which students are asked to complete sentences with question tags, underline the correct answer, fill in the ...]]> vanda51 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:34:35 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9293-what-do-you-do-everyday-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/9293-what-do-you-do-everyday-worksheet.html This is a two page worksheet for teaching the present simple tense and frequency adverbs.Students are asked to complete the text with the correct form of the verbs given and complete sentences with frequency adverbs.The worksheet is available in both c ...]]> vanda51 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:34:10 +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/9291-present-simple-vs-present-progressive-worksheet-ii.html http://busyteacher.org/9291-present-simple-vs-present-progressive-worksheet-ii.html This is a 2-page worksheet contrasting the present simple and the present progressive tense.There is a complete grammar guide followed by a activity in which students are asked to fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.The work ...]]> vanda51 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:33:20 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9290-paraphrasing-clauses-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/9290-paraphrasing-clauses-worksheet.html To revise paraphrasing exercises on Present simple, present continuous, present perfect, past simple and relative clauses. Suitable for students doing 4th year as a second language, or pre-intermediate to intermediate students. Rewrite the sentences u ...]]> Magusjua Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:33:01 +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/9282-inversion-practice-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/9282-inversion-practice-worksheet.html A short, simple worksheet aimed at Intermediate students to practice inversion. Various key phrases are used so students can practise a variety of structures. Its main use is for extra practice, after the phrases have been explained and gone over in class.]]> ravenstormm Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:15:01 +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/9278-reported-speech-explanation-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/9278-reported-speech-explanation-worksheet.html With these grammar pages you can have a deep revision on reported speech. The first two pages provide some explanation and the rest provide the practice. The one who finishes these pages can certainly say that understands reported speech! IT'S HARD WOR ...]]> maryflowers Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:11:53 +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/9270-chilling-esl-fun-for-frigid-months.html http://busyteacher.org/9270-chilling-esl-fun-for-frigid-months.html With the onset of the new year comes a reminder that winter is just beginning. Whether there is snow on the ground or just a chill in the air, it is time to pack on some layers and snuggle up with a warm cup of hot chocolate. So on those days when you ...]]> ESL5204 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 06:16:25 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9271-whoops-i-did-it-again-talking-about-mistakes.html http://busyteacher.org/9271-whoops-i-did-it-again-talking-about-mistakes.html Making mistakes is no foreign idea to anyone who examines his or her life. We all make mistakes. Sometimes they come as a result of a well thought out plan that just does not work, and other times they are a result of impulsive actions. In either case ...]]> ESL5204 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:31:26 +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/9265-opposites-matching-game-with-pictures.html http://busyteacher.org/9265-opposites-matching-game-with-pictures.html Students need to match the adjectives with their opposite. Words could be deleted to make it more difficult.Game 1 - place cards face down, students have to find the matching opposites. When ever the student turns over the card, they have to make a sen ...]]> jossykate Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:47:39 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9264-train-hey-soul-sister-song-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/9264-train-hey-soul-sister-song-worksheet.html Short reading section about the band's history with some comprehension questions.Students then have to match some vocabulary to their definitions.Students then listen to the song 'Hey Soul Sister' and have to fill in the blanks using the keywords.Keywo ...]]> jossykate Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:46:09 +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/9262-connect-4-tenses.html http://busyteacher.org/9262-connect-4-tenses.html Connect 4 Game. The students chose a verb, then have to say a correct sentence using that verb. You can use what ever tense you have taught in that lesson or use it for revision.For higher levels you can give points for each thing they say to encourage ...]]> jossykate Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:43:00 +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/9257-action-verbs-presentation.html http://busyteacher.org/9257-action-verbs-presentation.html It is a helpful presentation of the first studied verbs for children who study English as a foreign language. It includes such verbs like: to get up, to wash, to eat, to read, to write, to play and to go to bed. Interesting, funny and easy to remember.]]> padelena Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:40:40 +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/9249-irregular-verbs.html http://busyteacher.org/9249-irregular-verbs.html This worksheet covers the topic of irregular verbs. There are six exercises where you practise your knowledge concerning irregular verbs. You have to apply a suitable past form of the given verb into a table, choose between three verbs, match the words ...]]> kida15 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:28:03 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9247-tongue-twisters-in-phonetics-1.html http://busyteacher.org/9247-tongue-twisters-in-phonetics-1.html Hello again, this is the first file i've created usig tonguetwisters but in photetic symbols.Challenging but funny and interesting at the same time. Make your student practise their pronunciation ability with this pdf file.Any comments will be apprecia ...]]> wero Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:26:02 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9199-how-to-teach-register-esl-classroom.html http://busyteacher.org/9199-how-to-teach-register-esl-classroom.html Once on the first or second day of class, a young man—nice, polite, first-generation American---in trying to get my attention, called out, “Yo, Dude!” and then was confused when he was met with shocked laughter from the rest of the st ...]]> Stacia Ann Sat, 28 Jan 2012 04:28:32 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9198-martin-luther-king-day-teaching-argument.html http://busyteacher.org/9198-martin-luther-king-day-teaching-argument.html For many instructors, studying the writings of Martin Luther King is confined to the month of January, perhaps to the week leading up to his birthday. In a way, this is good—at least Martin Luther King is actually remembered on the day bearing hi ...]]> Stacia Ann Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:25:43 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9245-reported-speech.html http://busyteacher.org/9245-reported-speech.html Worksheet with essential information about Reported/Indirect Speech included in the topic "Leisure time". Besides the table with main changes, the worksheet includes exercises. Directed to pre-intermediate students and it can be used for homework or ex ...]]> mizecoja Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:50:36 +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/9241-simple-present-with-smurfs.html http://busyteacher.org/9241-simple-present-with-smurfs.html I tried this worksheet for 9th classes to make them speak and write, and they really enjoyed it. Before the worksheet, I presented a ppt about the words they would see in worksheet. In this worksheet you can teach some adjectives used to describe peopl ...]]> sedatem Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:45:29 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9240-linking-words-of-reason-rephrasing.html http://busyteacher.org/9240-linking-words-of-reason-rephrasing.html 27 sentences to practise rephrasing with linking words of reason: because, due to, owing to, since, as, because of. The students have to make the necessary changes to join the sentences by using the connector in brackets. The key to the repharsing is a ...]]> dinglesazara Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:43:39 +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/9234-possessive-adjectives-gap-fill.html http://busyteacher.org/9234-possessive-adjectives-gap-fill.html This is a gap fill worksheet for practising the possessive adjectives my/your/his/her/its/our/their. It is pretty self-explanatory. Students see pictures of girls, boys, a cat and fill in the corresponding possessive adjectives. They can work alone or ...]]> michaela.gabriel Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:36:23 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9233-grammar-to-be-verb.html http://busyteacher.org/9233-grammar-to-be-verb.html I have used various resources to create this "To Be Verb" worksheet.I have included the basic rules at the beginning of the worksheet along with some exercises that students can complete.Exercise includes:- Identifying "To Be Verb"- Choosing the correc ...]]> jinah0415 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:35:06 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9232-simple-present-tense-review-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/9232-simple-present-tense-review-worksheet.html My worksheet shows the routine of a family. I provide students with a chart with verbs and they have to complete the sentences with one of the verbs.The exercise is easy but it shows two difficulties. The first one is choosing the correct verb and the ...]]> Vanunga Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:33:43 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9231-articles-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/9231-articles-worksheet.html This is a worksheet for teaching articles.Students are asked to complete the sentences with: a, an, the or zero article.The worksheet is available in both colour and black and white version and the answer key is also included.]]> vanda51 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:31:47 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9230-action-verbs-missing-vowels-activity-ii.html http://busyteacher.org/9230-action-verbs-missing-vowels-activity-ii.html This is a pretty easy activity for teaching the most common action verbs.Recommended for elementary students who are asked to complete the verbs with the missing vowels.The answer key is included.]]> vanda51 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:31:22 +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/9228-past-simple-through-reading-worksheet-ii.html http://busyteacher.org/9228-past-simple-through-reading-worksheet-ii.html This is a worksheet for teaching the past simple tense.Suitable for elementary students who are asked to complete the text with the past simple of the verbs in brackets,answer the questions about the text, complete sentences and write a small compositi ...]]> vanda51 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:30:38 +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