Let’s face it: Even the most enthusiastic ESL class sometimes goes through dull periods. No matter how much you switch up the activities and topics, there’s only so much English that your students can absorb at any one time. Still, that limit is sometimes a lot higher than your students believe it is - and the genuine exhaustion caused by a challenging topic, is very different from boredom that comes from too much repetition. When your students are just plain bored of board work, that’s when it’s time to break out one of your “emergency” activities - the ones you know will raise your class’s mood.
You’ve probably got some go-to activities of your own - but it never hurts to add some new ones to your arsenal. That’s exactly why BusyTeacher.org has put together this collection of 1,099 worksheets themed on movies, cartoons, and viral videos. You won’t have to wonder whether these activities will catch your students’ interest - because each one is based on a movie or show that they already love to watch. For those times when ESL starts feeling a little too abstract, these worksheets bring English back into the real world, and inspire students to use it to talk about their own pop culture.
But that’s not the only reason these 1,099 worksheets are handy. BusyTeacher.org’s movie and video worksheets help you organize lessons on a wide variety of ESL areas - from basic grammar and vocabulary to listening and speaking. Whether your students are level-one beginners or level-five English experts, we’ve got worksheets appropriate for their level. In fact, many of these worksheets can be adapted for different ESL levels - meaning they can be used again and again in all the classes you teach.
While some of BusyTeacher.org’s 1,099 movie and video worksheets offer simple fill-in-the-blank or matching exercises, others provide frameworks for games and activities, encourage students to listen and answer questions about what happens in video clips, or even spark open-ended discussions about their favorite movies and shows. So whether you need to calm down a turbulent class or pump some energy into a quiet one, these movie worksheets will grab your students’ attention.
How do we know these worksheets work? Because every single one of them has been created and tested in the classrooms of real ESL teachers just like you. And each one is completely free to download, modify, and share - you don’t even have to register on our site. But if you have a worksheet of your own that’s been a hit in your classroom, we’d love for you to share it with our international community of ESL teachers. It’s as easy as clicking the “Submit a worksheet” button at the bottom of this page.
Ready to find a worksheet for your class? You might want to start with the top ten most popular movie and video worksheets. Or you can browse BusyTeacher.org’s complete collection of 1,099 movie and video worksheets - all available to view in thumbnail mode, so you can see exactly what you’ll be getting when you download each one.
So take a look at what we have to offer. We’re confident that any BusyTeacher movie worksheet you choose will make you the star of your classroom.
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For secondary school students (13/14 years old). To introduce the moving film starring Will Smith and his son Jaden. Comprehension activities: double choice / matching excercises. Movie trailer re ...
This is originally a worksheet for German learners. Before starting to watch the episode brainstorm birthday vocabulary. Then provide students with the list of questions. Afte ...
The worksheet is based on a thought-provoking TED talk by Ric Ellias "3 Things I Learnt While My Plane Crashed." I created it for an upper-intermediate group, when we reviewed past modals. It led ...
The worksheet is based on the TED talk by Ben Beaton "The Key To Media's Hidden Codes." I designed it for a group of general English upper-intermediate students. Before watching the talk, students ...
This worksheet is based on the TED talk by Dan Cobley "What Physics Taught Me About Marketing." I used it with my Business English upper-intermediate group, when we covered the topic of marketing ...
This worksheet is based on the TED talk by Erik Hersman "Reporting Crisis Via Texting." I created it for my Business English upper-intermediate group, when we covered the topic of crisis managemen ...
This worksheet is based on the TED talk by Jason Fried 'Why Work Doesn't Happen At Work." It includes vocabulary activities, while-watching tasks (open-ended questions, True/False statements), and ...
This worksheet is based on the TED talk by Graham Hill "Less Stuff, More Happiness." I created it for my intermediate group. It includes vocabulary pre-teaching and a while-watching task (T/F stat ...
Here's a worksheet that can be done with the episode of The Magic School Bus Gets Lost in Space. Before you start your lesson, you can use KWL chart with kids about the Space and Planets. Once you ...
This year I watched with my students this movie in the binational center and this is one of the worksheets I prepared for them to work with while enjoying the film. I made a total of 10 ...
This worksheet is devoted to the weather and weather forecasts. It can be used as a warm up though it is quite mind-boggling, so if your students like a bit difficult tasks it might be for you. Th ...
This is a multiple choice exercise that may be used after watching the film by Clint Eastwood to make sure the students understood the topic. It can be followed by a debate about what the relation ...
I created this activity to give some comic relief to my advanced business classes. I love this movie and I refer to it all the time when students complain about the trials and tribulations of offi ...
A bunch of monsters on a distant planet are having a good time in a cozy inn. The tiniest cleaner has been just fired for spoiling the show. Suddenly things start to get worse and worse. Find out ...
This is a watching and vocabulary worksheet about the positions of soccer players on the field. There is a matching exercise to practice collocations related to soccer, watching a short video abou ...
This worksheet complements a 9-minute video posted on youtube and made by students at Boston University. Have the students review the worksheet and ask any questions they have. Then, have them w ...
Do you enjoy the site of lovely flowers on a warm sunny day? But have you ever thought that plants are capable of profound thoughts and feelings? Descendants is an extraordinary 14 minute animate ...
This worksheet is based on a short cartoon about Simon's Cat. It might work for different levels and can be aimed to train different skills: speaking, storytelling, grammar tenses. It can be a gre ...
I created this worksheet to help students remember the vocabulary and the structure "what + be/look like + like", clothes, rooms, etc... It is better if the subtitles are in English. The Big Bang ...
I created this worksheet for my pre-intermediate student interested in business. The topic is just right and the language is not complicated. We watch the film, the trailer and read reviews to it. ...
This was an activity I did based on a video (the link is at the top) in order to introduce the theme "Global issues". It's a vocabulary activity which can be easily adapted. It can also be used wi ...
This worksheet was created on the basis of the youtube video about the invention of gunpowder and its explosive power. I'd recommend this activity for upper-intermediate students as the video uses ...
This is a very nice video by Atom-wave.Here is a worksheet with questions to it.You can use it as a warm-up or to teach how to solve different problems in life. Very useful at your listening and c ...
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