https://busyteacher.org/ ru BusyTeacher: Free Printable Worksheets For Busy English Teachers DataLife Engine https://busyteacher.org/26941-like.html https://busyteacher.org/26941-like.html This 12-page worksheet is to practice and revise the verb and adjective ‘LIKE’. It consists of 16 different exercises (likes & dislikes - like, would you like or do you like - asking for description - like or what ... like - questions, ...]]> kristine44 Sat, 01 Jul 2023 17:08:08 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26942-prepositional-phrases.html https://busyteacher.org/26942-prepositional-phrases.html   This 13-page grammar guide includes prepositional phrases to learn about or review. It contains the most important prepositional phrases with ‘at’, ‘by’, ‘for’, ‘from’, ‘in’, ‘of ...]]> kristine44 Sat, 01 Jul 2023 16:52:06 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26933-professions-jobs-vocabulary.html https://busyteacher.org/26933-professions-jobs-vocabulary.html   This worksheet contains a list of 10 professions or jobs. Students observe the pictures for each one, then complete the sentences by filling in the blanks using capital letters and completing the missing letters to match the pictures. ]]> Rahmawati junita Thu, 22 Jun 2023 15:26:13 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26858-teaching-prepositions-of-movement-free-esl-lesson.html https://busyteacher.org/26858-teaching-prepositions-of-movement-free-esl-lesson.html   This free ESL lesson plan covers how to use prepositions of movement and direction to help elementary-level students grasp the usage of to, toward, from, and away from. To help students understand these concepts, this lesson ...]]> Nathan Martin Fri, 16 Jun 2023 16:43:25 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26884-linkedin.html https://busyteacher.org/26884-linkedin.html     This multiple-choice cloze test is for students of English as a Second language at Level: B2 (upper-intermediate). This worksheet is helpful for tests such as FCE and IELTS and consists of 5 pages, and includes the answer key. ]]> Arlindo Marco Fialho Wed, 14 Jun 2023 16:38:55 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26852-confusings-words-part-18.html https://busyteacher.org/26852-confusings-words-part-18.html   This worksheet no. 18 practices confusing words. It's a fun way to learn or review your vocabulary. There are 9 pages, 40 exercises, and more than 160 sentences (homophones, phrasal verbs, verbs vs. adjectives, nouns vs. verbs, etc.) In alphabe ...]]> kristine44 Wed, 14 Jun 2023 16:24:04 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26923-vocabulary-mutiple-choice.html https://busyteacher.org/26923-vocabulary-mutiple-choice.html   Young learners, students must identify the correct word and then rewrite or select the answer in that multiple-choice sentence. This worksheet can be used for revision or to introduce new vocabulary. ]]> Sandy Maheswara Tue, 06 Jun 2023 22:41:12 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26934-1-quizzz-present-continous-media-teknologi.html https://busyteacher.org/26934-1-quizzz-present-continous-media-teknologi.html   The present continuous tense, also known as the present progressive tense, is used to describe ongoing actions or situations happening at the present moment. It is formed by using the present tense of the verb "to be" (am, is, are) followed by ...]]> Ayu Rahmi Kintan Jamil Fri, 02 Jun 2023 19:03:52 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26854-present-simple-question-practice.html https://busyteacher.org/26854-present-simple-question-practice.html   Young learners watch a animated video and then work in small groups to order the story cards to practice the Simple Present Questions and improve their cooperation and communication skills. ]]> Grammatics.education Fri, 02 Jun 2023 18:44:51 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26848-fake-news.html https://busyteacher.org/26848-fake-news.html   This game introduces how to SPOT FAKE NEWS. Students observe different pictures and titles, then discuss whether they think they are true or fake. After this, the teacher will reveal the real truth. Then, the class can discuss their opinions. ]]> María Teresa Sedano Anior Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:22:25 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26877-subordinators-coordinators-and-transitions-free.html https://busyteacher.org/26877-subordinators-coordinators-and-transitions-free.html   When should you teach this lesson on subordinators, coordinators, and transitions? This ESL lesson plan download on subordinators, coordinators, and transitions is for students with intermediate proficiency levels (B1+ level). Ensure you guide ...]]> Nathan Martin Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:08:41 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26936-man-bites-dog-newspaper-headline-game.html https://busyteacher.org/26936-man-bites-dog-newspaper-headline-game.html   This board game can be used as a follow-up activity when studying the topic of Press, News, Mass Media, etc. The game aims at making headlines from a list of random words. Before playing, the study and analysis of genuine headlines are suggested ]]> Maria Sidorova Tue, 30 May 2023 14:17:22 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26863-question-word-how.html https://busyteacher.org/26863-question-word-how.html     This five-page worksheet practices and revises the question word ‘How.’ It consists of seven exercises: (Complete the questions/Write questions with ‘How much’ or How many,’ Question word ‘How’ + ...]]> kristine44 Mon, 29 May 2023 18:51:49 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26869-quiz-using-language-to-persuade.html https://busyteacher.org/26869-quiz-using-language-to-persuade.html     This quiz worksheet helps students to revise the stylistic devices (tropes and schemes) for persuasive public speaking. It includes thirteen questions that illustrate various ways of using language to win the audience onto the speaker&rs ...]]> Anastasiia Mon, 29 May 2023 18:39:00 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26931-happy-shopping-match-it-with-correct-vocabulary.html https://busyteacher.org/26931-happy-shopping-match-it-with-correct-vocabulary.html   This worksheet features things we can find when shopping and trains students' memory with the correct vocabulary with fun and effective matching media to connect the existing pictures with the right word. ]]> Novi Andriani Sun, 28 May 2023 14:09:55 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26920-vocabulary-worksheet.html https://busyteacher.org/26920-vocabulary-worksheet.html   This worksheet is for elementary grade school and for beginners in learning English. It aims to improve and help students practice English as well as an assessment tool in teaching and learning activities. This vocabulary worksheet includes var ...]]> Hanum Maulida Thu, 25 May 2023 22:49:03 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26850-heinrich-the-cat.html https://busyteacher.org/26850-heinrich-the-cat.html   This reading activity has all the pre- and post-reading tasks: lead-in, vocabulary pre-teach, set the scene, gist task, reading for specific information, follow-up, and pronunciation practice. By following all these steps, we help learners beco ...]]> Fatima Perez Thu, 25 May 2023 22:31:25 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26915-simple-past-tense-quiz-grammar-verb.html https://busyteacher.org/26915-simple-past-tense-quiz-grammar-verb.html   This grammar practice worksheet focuses on the use of the Simple Past tense. It's all about simple past tense, quiz, question, practice, grammar, verb, multiple choice, etc. Students observe the use of the tense and practice it in a speaking ac ...]]> Sandila Ramadhani Wed, 24 May 2023 13:59:15 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26912-at-the-beach-vocabulary-word-search.html https://busyteacher.org/26912-at-the-beach-vocabulary-word-search.html   This fun beach-themed word search can be used in the summer season. It includes words related to "At the Beach" vocabulary. There are 15 words hidden in the puzzle. See if your students can find all the words hidden in the grid. To make it more ...]]> Khonsa Syahidah Wed, 24 May 2023 13:44:01 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26857-checking-your-luggage-american-english.html https://busyteacher.org/26857-checking-your-luggage-american-english.html     In this ESL lesson, students will listen to audio of an airline employee helping a man check in to his flight and discuss things they see and do at an airport. Students will also learn and practice prepositions of direction, learn common ...]]> Amber Spence Mon, 22 May 2023 22:45:23 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26862-choose-the-correct-emphatic-pronoun.html https://busyteacher.org/26862-choose-the-correct-emphatic-pronoun.html   Emphatic pronouns are compound personal pronouns such as 'myself', 'yourself', 'himself', 'ourselves', and 'themselves'. They are used to put stress on the subject. Use this handy worksheet to help your students identify and correctly use empha ...]]> PrimaryLeap Mon, 22 May 2023 22:35:18 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26865-reporting-verbs-free-esl-lesson-plan.html https://busyteacher.org/26865-reporting-verbs-free-esl-lesson-plan.html   When should you teach reporting verbs? This ESL lesson plan on reporting verbs is aimed at students with advanced proficiency levels (B2 level). To fully grasp the material, students must be very comfortable changing verbs between various tense ...]]> Nathan Martin Fri, 19 May 2023 23:45:05 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26866-guess-who-game.html https://busyteacher.org/26866-guess-who-game.html   This warm-up activity uses pictures of famous people in history. Students have to ask questions to guess the character using the given information, making it easier to ask about the person. You can add more people and information if you like. ]]> Martha Juliana Fernandez Wed, 17 May 2023 19:44:27 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26872-kitchen-utilizes.html https://busyteacher.org/26872-kitchen-utilizes.html   This four-page grammar guide is a picture dictionary about kitchen utilities. The dictionary is laid out in different categories: For cutting, opening,  grinding and grating, measuring,  straining and draining, set of utensils, and ba ...]]> kristine44 Tue, 16 May 2023 23:10:08 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26873-joe-is-getting-married-from-the-movie-when-harry.html https://busyteacher.org/26873-joe-is-getting-married-from-the-movie-when-harry.html   This lesson is designed for two sessions of one hour each. It features two scenes from the film "When Harry Met Sally." It includes grammar (a review of defining and non-defining relative pronouns), reading, listening, and speaking activities f ...]]> ANNAMATARO Mon, 15 May 2023 20:29:41 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26874-asomeany.html https://busyteacher.org/26874-asomeany.html   This practical worksheet is useful for practicing the difference between some, any, and a or an. The worksheet is colorful and easily understandable. It is suitable for young learners who start secondary school and are in class 9. ]]> Tímea Fekete Fri, 12 May 2023 23:30:44 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26876-days-of-the-week.html https://busyteacher.org/26876-days-of-the-week.html   This easy single-page resource practices the first day of the week: Monday. ]]> BusyTeacher Contributor Fri, 12 May 2023 21:19:05 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26881-tiger-woods.html https://busyteacher.org/26881-tiger-woods.html   This worksheet features a short passage about the American golfer Tiger Woods. Students should find the right words and fill in the blanks. Written for iB1 Level intermediate students of English as a second language, this resource has three pag ...]]> Arlindo Marco Fialho Fri, 12 May 2023 18:56:54 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26907-ielts-speaking-module-part-2.html https://busyteacher.org/26907-ielts-speaking-module-part-2.html The IELTS exam has a three-part speaking module. The second part almost always focuses on one of four broad categories: a person, place, object or situation, which the candidate has to describe in two minutes. These speaking ideas will hopefully give ...]]> kevin Fri, 12 May 2023 12:59:57 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26906-homework-sheet.html https://busyteacher.org/26906-homework-sheet.html No more excuses like the cat ate my homework! A simple homework/classwork organiser for both the teacher and the student. Intended mainly for private lessons, especially if you have many students. Contains three columns: date, classwork and homework. ]]> kevin Fri, 12 May 2023 12:58:32 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26905-prepositions-practice.html https://busyteacher.org/26905-prepositions-practice.html This is a worksheet that helps students practise and/or revise the use of prepositions. It is a gap-filling activity, in which students have to read a text on Shakespeare and complete it with the correct preposition. The key is also included. Intended ...]]> kevin Fri, 12 May 2023 12:52:58 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26878-stablecoins-what-are-they-and-how-do-they-work.html https://busyteacher.org/26878-stablecoins-what-are-they-and-how-do-they-work.html   This worksheet helps students to develop listening comprehension. It includes vocabulary focus, interactive (business) vocabulary exercises, listening for general comprehension, listening for details, gap-filling and comprehension check assignm ...]]> Anastasiia Thu, 11 May 2023 20:59:39 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26882-how-good-is-your-vocabulary.html https://busyteacher.org/26882-how-good-is-your-vocabulary.html   This ESL activity consists of 20 multiple-choice questions designed for students planning to take ESL exams such as FCE, CAE, IELTS, TOEFL, and TOEIC. It's a productive exercise to help improve your students' vocabulary. It includes many exampl ...]]> Arlindo Marco Fialho Thu, 11 May 2023 20:49:52 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26885-daddy-pig-loses-his-glasses.html https://busyteacher.org/26885-daddy-pig-loses-his-glasses.html   This activity is for 1st formers. Find the video on Youtube about Daddy Pig, who loses his glasses, and his children, Peppa and George are looking for them all over the house. Watch the video, then complete the worksheet. ]]> Agustina Wed, 10 May 2023 20:33:21 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26890-songs-activities-english-lessons.html https://busyteacher.org/26890-songs-activities-english-lessons.html   This resource has open-ended questions to practice writing with your students when working with music in EFL /ESL classrooms. Choose suitable musical examples, and use this worksheet to develop their comprehension and other skills. They can als ...]]> BusyTeacher Contributor Wed, 10 May 2023 20:23:53 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26891-singular-and-plural-regular-nouns-free-esl-lesson.html https://busyteacher.org/26891-singular-and-plural-regular-nouns-free-esl-lesson.html   When should you teach the Singular and Plural Regular Nouns lesson? This lesson on singular and plural regular nouns helps identify quantity — whether someone is referring to one or many objects, a person or thing, or multiple objects, pe ...]]> Nathan Martin Wed, 10 May 2023 20:05:09 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26893-english-time.html https://busyteacher.org/26893-english-time.html   This simple resource practices personal pronouns with fill-in-the-blank questions to match the subject personal pronouns with the corresponding object ones. ]]> amiiiii Mon, 08 May 2023 20:05:59 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26904-lesson-organizer.html https://busyteacher.org/26904-lesson-organizer.html   To achieve the best results from your class, organize your lesson plans and keep track of what you did in the previous class with this helpful resource. It will save you time when it comes to planning what you should do next.     ]]> sabrina sarmiento Mon, 08 May 2023 19:45:12 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26875-cardinal-numbers.html https://busyteacher.org/26875-cardinal-numbers.html   This 7-page worksheet on the topic ‘Numbers'  has 9 exercises. It includes Write the numbers of the pictures; Write down the telephone numbers in figures; a Crossword; Write the years in words; How do you say the numbers in English? ...]]> kristine44 Fri, 05 May 2023 22:39:11 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26903-the-coronation-of-king-charles-iii-by-esl-pals.html https://busyteacher.org/26903-the-coronation-of-king-charles-iii-by-esl-pals.html   What is the coronation of King Charles? How did the coronation of King Charles come about? Is the coronation of King Charles important? This ESL lesson plan from ESL Pals delves into the details of the coronation ceremony, sparking lively discu ...]]> ESL Pals Fri, 05 May 2023 22:30:59 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26889-alices-adventures-in-wonderland-the-logical.html https://busyteacher.org/26889-alices-adventures-in-wonderland-the-logical.html     This worksheet explores the methodology of Victorian author Lewis Carroll, such as word codes, elaborate word plays, nursery rhymes, and puzzles to train people in systematic reasoning to entertain and present a logical world full of fan ...]]> Marcin Gliński Tue, 11 Apr 2023 18:16:45 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26887-fun-with-food.html https://busyteacher.org/26887-fun-with-food.html   This worksheet is for 4th-grade students to review camping food: EGGS, JAM, JUICE, PASTA, SALAD, SANDWICHES, TOAST & WATER. The first activity is unscrambling the letters to make vocabulary words (which are in the second activity). The seco ...]]> Francisco Sat, 08 Apr 2023 18:16:49 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26859-100-discussion-questions.html https://busyteacher.org/26859-100-discussion-questions.html     Great for adult learners, this list of 100 discussion questions with sample answers comprises five topics with 20 questions and answers per topic. They include Unit 1 = English & Education; Unit 2 = Diet & Fitness; Unit 3 = Datin ...]]> Robbie Sat, 08 Apr 2023 17:49:12 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26888-spelling-pyramids-for-ambitious-spell-checkers.html https://busyteacher.org/26888-spelling-pyramids-for-ambitious-spell-checkers.html   This set of activities reinforces visual images of different words through the inductive presentation of spelling generalizations. It is mainly devoted to students who struggle with the symptoms of dyslexia, or those who want to improve their l ...]]> Marcin Gliński Mon, 03 Apr 2023 20:08:28 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/14409-how-to-teach-conversational-english-best-practices.html https://busyteacher.org/14409-how-to-teach-conversational-english-best-practices.html When other teachers, even other ESL teachers, hear I’m teaching an ESL conversation class, they often say it sounds “relaxing,” or “fun” or “easy.” Most teachers will smile at this, of course, recognizing that ...]]> Stacia Levy Fri, 14 Oct 2022 11:21:00 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/3560-how-to-teach-the-present-simple.html https://busyteacher.org/3560-how-to-teach-the-present-simple.html When teaching the Present Simple, the ultimate goal is to make sure your students understand that it’s used to describe routines, habits, daily activities, and general truths. It is also important is the contrast between the Present Simple ...]]> Claudia Pesce Fri, 14 Oct 2022 11:07:51 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26842-conjunctions.html https://busyteacher.org/26842-conjunctions.html   This grammar guide teaches conjunctions. Pages 1-2 are a summary of the most common conjunctions: coordinating conjunction, subordinating conjunctions, and conjunctive adverbs. On pages 3-6, you find a list of all conjunctions, with sentence ex ...]]> kristine44 Fri, 14 Oct 2022 10:24:09 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26839-simple-present-negative-practice.html https://busyteacher.org/26839-simple-present-negative-practice.html   Young learners watch an animated video and then work in small groups to order the story cards to practice the Simple Present Negative and improve their cooperation and communication skills. When they have completed the activity, replay the YouT ...]]> Grammatics.education Wed, 12 Oct 2022 12:11:22 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26845-596-pronunciation.html https://busyteacher.org/26845-596-pronunciation.html   You can use this list to practice the /ɔ/ pronunciation sounds, or as a list of words to be careful when pronouncing. There is a list of word phrases that vary only by one having the vowel sound /ɒ/ and the other the vowel sound /; ...]]> Anastasiia Mon, 10 Oct 2022 09:29:09 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26820-teach-the-future-continuous-free-esl-lesson-plan.html https://busyteacher.org/26820-teach-the-future-continuous-free-esl-lesson-plan.html   When should you teach the Future Continuous to ESL students? It’s important to teach this topic at the right time. This lesson is designed for pre-intermediate students (B1 Level on the CEFR framework) to learn the Future Continuous. Befo ...]]> Nathan Martin Mon, 10 Oct 2022 09:21:55 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26844-comic-strips-1.html https://busyteacher.org/26844-comic-strips-1.html   A comic strip is a sequence of drawings, often cartoons, arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloons and captions. This comic strip can be used in speaking class or even in ...]]> Hertin Riantini Fri, 07 Oct 2022 07:50:31 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26846-are-you-at-your-level-of-incompetence-the-peter.html https://busyteacher.org/26846-are-you-at-your-level-of-incompetence-the-peter.html     This listening comprehension activity: Are you at your level of competence? is for Intermediate and Upper-intermediate levels to practice vocabulary relating to jobs in the workplace. It contains a couple of questions (with the answers o ...]]> Anna Mataro Fri, 07 Oct 2022 07:30:03 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/3523-spooky-halloween-fun-for-your-esl-class.html https://busyteacher.org/3523-spooky-halloween-fun-for-your-esl-class.html There probably isn’t a youngster who is not looking forward to Halloween. And most adults want to join in the fun too! Halloween is a great holiday to celebrate in the ESL classroom, as well as one of the best times to let loose and unleash all ...]]> Claudia Pesce Thu, 06 Oct 2022 12:16:22 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/24513-give-your-esl-students-a-boost-with-these.html https://busyteacher.org/24513-give-your-esl-students-a-boost-with-these.html Halloween is just around the corner, and it’s a great excuse to share some American culture with your ESL students. Here are some fun ways to bring the celebration of all hallows eve into your classroom and still get some language work in at the ...]]> Susan Verner Thu, 06 Oct 2022 12:05:40 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26841-how-to-swap-a-paper-clip-for-a-house.html https://busyteacher.org/26841-how-to-swap-a-paper-clip-for-a-house.html   This is the true story of a man who wanted a house but had no money. He started by swapping a paper clip for another object. After many swaps, he finally found his house. The story is in simple English - past simple tenses and illustrations of ...]]> Alison Rostetter Wed, 05 Oct 2022 12:15:35 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26843-confusings-words-part-17.html https://busyteacher.org/26843-confusings-words-part-17.html   This worksheet no. 17 is to practice confusing words in a fun way to learn or review your vocabulary. There are 10 pages, 40 exercises, and over 160 sentences (homophones, phrasal verbs, verbs vs. adjectives, nouns vs. verbs, etc...) In alphabe ...]]> kristine44 Wed, 05 Oct 2022 11:52:55 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26835-international-phonetic-alphabet-with-expressions.html https://busyteacher.org/26835-international-phonetic-alphabet-with-expressions.html   This resource shows each of the 44 International phonetic alphabet symbols with phrases or sentences illustrating each example. It can help to practice speaking each IPA symbol as it's used in English. It is viewable with both newer and older s ...]]> wmappleteach Mon, 26 Sep 2022 07:12:51 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26832-king-charles-iii-cloze-activity.html https://busyteacher.org/26832-king-charles-iii-cloze-activity.html   Download and print this handy worksheet and teach your children some interesting facts about the King of the United Kingdom. Children read through the facts about King Charles III and fill in the spaces using words from the word bank. A cloze w ...]]> PrimaryLeap Sun, 25 Sep 2022 09:55:55 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/8479-9-absolutely-essential-esl-games-for-vocabulary.html https://busyteacher.org/8479-9-absolutely-essential-esl-games-for-vocabulary.html Well, it is that time again. You have finished your unit on (insert topic here) complete with vocabulary, listening, speaking, reading and writing activities, but you are not entirely done. The test is coming up in just a few days, and your students n ...]]> BUSYTEACHER_admin Thu, 22 Sep 2022 17:37:53 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26838-anybody-nobody-free-esl-lesson-plan.html https://busyteacher.org/26838-anybody-nobody-free-esl-lesson-plan.html   This new ESL Lesson Plan teaches how to use two important indefinite pronouns – Anybody and Nobody.  The plan has clear descriptions, examples, and practice opportunities to help your students understand these pronouns, which can be ...]]> Nathan Martin Wed, 21 Sep 2022 11:32:54 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26836-simple-present-positive-practice.html https://busyteacher.org/26836-simple-present-positive-practice.html     Young learners watch an animated video and then work in small groups to order the story cards as a way to improve their cooperation and communication skills.  When young learners have completed the activity, replay the YouTube video ...]]> Grammatics.education Tue, 20 Sep 2022 06:50:04 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26833-international-phonetic-alphabet-symbols-with.html https://busyteacher.org/26833-international-phonetic-alphabet-symbols-with.html   This resource shows each of the 44 International Phonetic Alphabet symbols with phrases or sentences illustrating each example. It can help to practice speaking each IPA symbol used in English. It can be viewed with both newer and older software. ]]> wmappleteach Tue, 20 Sep 2022 06:42:07 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26834-queen-elizabeth-ii-cloze-activity.html https://busyteacher.org/26834-queen-elizabeth-ii-cloze-activity.html   Queen Elizabeth died on 8 September 2022 at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. Children read through the facts about Queen Elizabeth II and fill in the spaces using words from the word bank. A cloze worksheet is useful to improve a child's reading co ...]]> PrimaryLeap Sun, 18 Sep 2022 07:21:38 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26831-how-to-make-better-decisions-b2-esl-pals.html https://busyteacher.org/26831-how-to-make-better-decisions-b2-esl-pals.html     Lesson Overview:  This ESL decision-making lesson starts with a fun warm-up game that involves making a decision about different paintings. It includes interactive vocabulary exercises that conclude with a series of questions, a vid ...]]> ESL Pals Sun, 18 Sep 2022 07:16:58 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26830-phonemic-grouping-of-the-letters-of-the-alphabet.html https://busyteacher.org/26830-phonemic-grouping-of-the-letters-of-the-alphabet.html     Students classify the letters of the alphabet into their respective vowel sounds (monophthongs & diphthongs, there are no consonant sounds). You may want to ask them to do it for homework. The focus should be on the identification of ...]]> Diana Joyce Renke Thu, 15 Sep 2022 09:05:29 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26824-fun-birthday-quizz.html https://busyteacher.org/26824-fun-birthday-quizz.html   This fun Powerpoint quiz can be used as a classroom tradition for students' birthdays. The presentation includes questions and answers illustrated with funny pictures. Students can enjoy it as a part of a social class or ESL practice. It can ea ...]]> Joanna Thu, 15 Sep 2022 08:48:54 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/12158-how-to-teach-absolute-beginners-esl-zero-to-hero.html https://busyteacher.org/12158-how-to-teach-absolute-beginners-esl-zero-to-hero.html In today’s globalized world, most beginner ESL students have had some contact with the English language, usually through the Internet, movies or TV. Many ESL students, often referred to as false beginners, have most likely studied English at som ...]]> Claudia Pesce Thu, 08 Sep 2022 08:26:53 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/8168-top-10-ways-teach-vowel-pronunciation-in-english.html https://busyteacher.org/8168-top-10-ways-teach-vowel-pronunciation-in-english.html Every ESL student should have a pronunciation element to their language studies. Sometimes, though, a student may need more than one strategy for tackling English pronunciation. By making sure you use variety in your pronunciation lessons , your stude ...]]> BUSYTEACHER_admin Thu, 08 Sep 2022 08:13:56 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26828-music.html https://busyteacher.org/26828-music.html This five-page worksheet about ‘Music’ features ten exercises: match the musical instruments to the pictures; complete the idioms; fill in the crossword; fill in the missing words, analogies; music, musical or musician; complete the text, ...]]> kristine44 Tue, 30 Aug 2022 22:03:21 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26829-future-simple-vs-future-continuous-love-runs-out.html https://busyteacher.org/26829-future-simple-vs-future-continuous-love-runs-out.html   Future Simple vs. Future Continuous Love Runs Out - OneRepublic worksheet: PART I) LISTEN TO THE SONG, FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE CORRECT VERB FORMS FROM THE BOX; PART II) PUT THE VERSES IN THE CORRECT ORDER; PART III) COMPLETE THE TABLE; PART I ...]]> Diana Joyce Renke Tue, 30 Aug 2022 01:31:44 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26827-my-family-house-free-esl-lesson-plan.html https://busyteacher.org/26827-my-family-house-free-esl-lesson-plan.html     One of the best ways to personalize your ESL lessons is to encourage students to talk about themselves. This lesson is perfect for group or individual ESL lessons and will create conversations about different types of houses. The lesson ...]]> Nathan Martin Fri, 26 Aug 2022 09:41:23 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/16874-how-to-become-the-best-teacher-students-advice.html https://busyteacher.org/16874-how-to-become-the-best-teacher-students-advice.html Your students can help you be a better teacher. Here are 10 tips to do it.   Understanding the learning styles of your students can help you become a better teacher. And in this way, you can even learn from them. Every student is different, each ...]]> BUSYTEACHER_admin Fri, 26 Aug 2022 09:19:04 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/4011-first-lesson-how-to-introduce-yourself.html https://busyteacher.org/4011-first-lesson-how-to-introduce-yourself.html First lessons are the perfect opportunity to tell students a little bit about yourself and get to know something about them as well. This may be your first chance to determine your students’ English level, so it is important to encourage them to ...]]> Tara Arntsen Fri, 26 Aug 2022 09:03:54 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26819-confusing-words-part-16.html https://busyteacher.org/26819-confusing-words-part-16.html     This worksheet is to practice some of the more confusing English words. It's a fun way to learn or review vocabulary. There are 9 pages, 40 exercises, and more than 160 sentences (homophones, phrasal verbs, verbs vs. adjectives, nouns vs ...]]> kristine44 Sat, 20 Aug 2022 12:58:39 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26826-reading-comprehension-welcome-back-to-school.html https://busyteacher.org/26826-reading-comprehension-welcome-back-to-school.html   The first day back to school is just around the corner! This back-to-school poem will make your child's transition that little bit easier. Students read the poem and then answer the questions. There are 7 questions for students to answer. ]]> PrimaryLeap Sat, 20 Aug 2022 12:52:52 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/3046-fabulous-ideas-for-the-first-day-of-class.html https://busyteacher.org/3046-fabulous-ideas-for-the-first-day-of-class.html On the first day of class, the halls buzz with excitement. Teachers get ready to greet their students, anxious to get started, and our young, or not-so-young, learners are nervous, wondering what their new teacher will be like. Of course, first i ...]]> Claudia Pesce Fri, 19 Aug 2022 07:42:21 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/4767-first-lesson-5-essential-ice-breakers-success.html https://busyteacher.org/4767-first-lesson-5-essential-ice-breakers-success.html Starting a class with an entire group of new students can be a stressful experience for both teacher and student. Teachers may feel awkward speaking in front of a group of new faces who appear to be watching in a quite judgmental manner. Students also ...]]> BUSYTEACHER_admin Fri, 19 Aug 2022 07:14:47 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26825-family-a1-esl-pals.html https://busyteacher.org/26825-family-a1-esl-pals.html     This lesson is ideal for new, beginner students because it is a good introductory subject and something that everybody can talk about. It presents vocabulary and questions using a family tree. The reading about the Royal Family will enga ...]]> ESL Pals Wed, 17 Aug 2022 08:15:01 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/14455-grammar-review-8-super-esl-games.html https://busyteacher.org/14455-grammar-review-8-super-esl-games.html Have you ever noticed that students start disappearing right about the time you start reviewing for a test? Review lessons can be boring enough, but grammar reviews are precisely the type of thing that make students want to skip class and reappear onl ...]]> Claudia Pesce Fri, 12 Aug 2022 09:47:38 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/12443-reported-speech-top-10-esl-activities.html https://busyteacher.org/12443-reported-speech-top-10-esl-activities.html He said…She said…He asked her if, when, where or what… Reported Speech, also known as Indirect Speech, is not one the most fun to teach. What ESL teachers usually do is simply have one student supply a statement or ask a question ...]]> Claudia Pesce Fri, 12 Aug 2022 07:20:39 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26814-shortening-relative-clauses-a-free-esl-lesson-plan.html https://busyteacher.org/26814-shortening-relative-clauses-a-free-esl-lesson-plan.html   One of the earliest maxims taught in writing to “Omit needless words!” This free ESL Lesson Plan focuses on shortening relative clauses, a practical way of eliminating unnecessary words, and ensuring that communication is clear and ...]]> Nathan Martin Wed, 10 Aug 2022 10:42:10 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26818-tenses-active-and-passive.html https://busyteacher.org/26818-tenses-active-and-passive.html     This summary contains all English tenses. Regular verbs, ordered by time, Active Regular verbs, ordered by category, Active Regular verbs, ordered by time, Passive Irregular verbs, ordered by time, Active Irregular verbs, ordered by cate ...]]> kristine44 Mon, 08 Aug 2022 08:46:06 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26821-alexander-fleming-word-search.html https://busyteacher.org/26821-alexander-fleming-word-search.html   Sir Alexander Fleming was born on 6 August 1881. He was a Scottish scientist and is well known for discovering penicillin. His discovery led to the introduction of antibiotics that saved many peoples' lives from infection. Use this fun word sea ...]]> PrimaryLeap Mon, 08 Aug 2022 08:37:35 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/10734-3-great-activities-past-continuous-tense.html https://busyteacher.org/10734-3-great-activities-past-continuous-tense.html Past Continuous tense can be introduced at a fairly low level of language acquisition.   There is no shortage of great activities for practicing Past Continuous tense , but it may take some time and review to solidify the point with learners. Her ...]]> Joyce B Fri, 05 Aug 2022 10:00:31 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/4836-how-to-evaluate-speaking.html https://busyteacher.org/4836-how-to-evaluate-speaking.html You are in a small classroom at your local language school or university. It is almost the end of the semester, and your speaking class has been fun all year. Your class has learned vocabulary , done role plays and strategic interaction, and practiced ...]]> Susan Verner Fri, 05 Aug 2022 09:41:58 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26817-comparatives-and-superlatives.html https://busyteacher.org/26817-comparatives-and-superlatives.html   This worksheet has comparisons (comparatives and superlatives) between adjectives, adverbs, nouns, and verbs. It is divided into four groups: Positive comparisons, negative comparisons, positive superlatives, and negative superlatives. It inclu ...]]> kristine44 Thu, 04 Aug 2022 13:15:57 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26816-phrasal-verbs-for-travel-b1-b2-from-esl-pals.html https://busyteacher.org/26816-phrasal-verbs-for-travel-b1-b2-from-esl-pals.html     This TEFL worksheet practices common phrasal verbs, which are essential to know when discussing daily or international travel. It provides excellent, structured exercises which make studying the tricky topic of phrasal verbs easy. Studen ...]]> ESL Pals Thu, 28 Jul 2022 13:34:42 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/7756-top-12-board-games-for-the-esl-classroom.html https://busyteacher.org/7756-top-12-board-games-for-the-esl-classroom.html Board games are a useful and ready asset for the ESL classroom. Most require little to no preparation, and with a little patience, your English learners add a new resource to their language studies. On top of all that, board games are a fun way to lea ...]]> BUSYTEACHER_admin Thu, 28 Jul 2022 11:46:09 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/4197-6-best-ways-to-introduce-new-vocabulary.html https://busyteacher.org/4197-6-best-ways-to-introduce-new-vocabulary.html New vocabulary is one of the basic building blocks in your students' learning. But have you ever put much thought into how you introduce new words? Learning long laundry lists of words can be very tedious for students. On the other hand, just introduc ...]]> Claudia Pesce Thu, 28 Jul 2022 10:08:07 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/6214-how-to-teach-summary-writing.html https://busyteacher.org/6214-how-to-teach-summary-writing.html Teachers at times tend to believe that summary writing is easy, and students should be able to do it without being taught; they will sometimes make an assignment to “read and summarize the article,” for example, without much direction. How ...]]> Stacia Levy Fri, 22 Jul 2022 09:17:18 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/19102-10-august-themed-language-building-activities.html https://busyteacher.org/19102-10-august-themed-language-building-activities.html August is here, and many students are heading back to school after a fun filled summer. Use the following August themed activities to get your ESL students back in the groove of language learning. Try These Activities to Get Students Back to School 1 ...]]> Susan Verner Fri, 22 Jul 2022 08:42:37 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26803-an-esl-lesson-plan-on-articles-general-vs-specific.html https://busyteacher.org/26803-an-esl-lesson-plan-on-articles-general-vs-specific.html   This lesson is for students at a pre-Intermediate level, who have mastered the basic language skills and are familiar with plural nouns, a/an, frequency, and time. Before starting this lesson, students should also have a solid understanding of ...]]> Nathan Martin Mon, 18 Jul 2022 07:48:10 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/3773-how-to-teach-english-to-beginners.html https://busyteacher.org/3773-how-to-teach-english-to-beginners.html Students just starting their English studies risk being overwhelmed by new material. Showing them that lessons can be fun and that they can perform well is important to get them engaged in and feel positive about your classes. Your curriculum should b ...]]> Tara Arntsen Fri, 15 Jul 2022 08:39:02 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/16702-10-fun-icebreakers-break-back-to-school-ice.html https://busyteacher.org/16702-10-fun-icebreakers-break-back-to-school-ice.html Everyone loves a good icebreaker—it’s a great way to get to know other people and help students feel relaxed in stressful situations, such as the first day of a new school year. Here are a few icebreakers and some variations to the icebrea ...]]> abepiusc Fri, 15 Jul 2022 08:27:05 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26625-present-simple-negative-animated-youtube-video-2.html https://busyteacher.org/26625-present-simple-negative-animated-youtube-video-2.html   Young learners can watch and have fun coloring this background used in conjunction with an animated YouTube video, finally creating their own Present Simple Negative sentence. ]]> Grammatics Wed, 13 Jul 2022 07:26:46 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26812-watch-and-listen-to-a-brief-history-of-americas.html https://busyteacher.org/26812-watch-and-listen-to-a-brief-history-of-americas.html      With this worksheet, students will practice their listening skills while learning about the historical events surrounding the creation of the USA. The video is in two parts. Before listening to the first part, students can test the ...]]> Anne-Marie Gelmetti Tue, 12 Jul 2022 07:55:32 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26810-uncountable-and-countable-nouns.html https://busyteacher.org/26810-uncountable-and-countable-nouns.html   This nine-page grammar guide of uncountable nouns is ordered by category (abstract nouns, diseases, food, liquids, feeling, gases, languages, particles, weather words, etc.), and nouns that can be both countable and uncountable (with explanatio ...]]> kristine44 Sat, 09 Jul 2022 08:17:37 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/26795-how-to-teach-relative-clauses-an-esl-lesson-plan.html https://busyteacher.org/26795-how-to-teach-relative-clauses-an-esl-lesson-plan.html   How to teach relative clauses is a critical skill for an ESL teacher. This lesson plan on teaching relative clauses includes definitions of relative clauses, examples of relative pronouns and relative adverbs. Each example is illustrated to enc ...]]> Nathan Martin Sat, 09 Jul 2022 08:10:04 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/18657-correct-students-without-correcting-9-ways.html https://busyteacher.org/18657-correct-students-without-correcting-9-ways.html When we as teachers correct students, we discourage them from trying! It is hard enough to get EFL students to practice speaking and writing without adding barriers. While it’s easy to make mistakes when learning new words, grammar, sentence str ...]]> Devon Reeser Fri, 08 Jul 2022 10:17:54 +0000 https://busyteacher.org/3630-how-to-teach-prepositions-of-place.html https://busyteacher.org/3630-how-to-teach-prepositions-of-place.html Prepositions of place are an important part of the English language and will enable students to create more complex sentences. The meanings of basic prepositions and prepositional phrases are incredibly easy to demonstrate in a classroom and students ...]]> Tara Arntsen Fri, 08 Jul 2022 07:55:03 +0000