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Here at Busy Teacher you can find a lot of teaching ideas that have worked for other ESL instructors. There are currently 1,378 available worksheets in this section alone! You can also sort worksheets by ranking to see ones that received positive feedback and read what other teachers have said in the comments section. These tools can help you decide what worksheets to use in your classroom. This worksheet contains great color flashcards for different types of food and includes instructions for a card game. It is just one of the free, printable worksheets you can find. If you need further resources, look at some related articles; they contain a lot of lesson ideas too.
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Present Continuous Miming Game

Present Continuous Miming Game

Hi all the enthusiastic teachers. I am here again with a miming game. There are 23 simple sentences written. You can cut them and give the students who  volunteer to mime :) The question is " ...
20 Views 84,706 ElemPre-Int
Magic Time 2

Magic Time 2

These sets of cards can be used for warm-up activities or to prepare memory games. The topics include: animals, actions, food, toys, clothes, parta of the house, housework, community helpers (jobs ...
12 Views 13,356 Elem
Movie Worksheet: Finding Nemo (Vocabulary and Writing)

Movie Worksheet: Finding Nemo (Vocabulary and Writing)

Beginner level, suitable for young children (age 4 - 6 yrs old). After watching the animated film Finding Nemo, children are asked to match the names of animals and other related vocabulary with t ...
4 Views 22,810 Beg
Relative Pronoun Speaking Practice

Relative Pronoun Speaking Practice

I use this game as additional practice for my FCE-level students to review the use of the 7 relative pronouns, after we have done several classroom exercises. I put the students in groups of 4-5, ...
8 Views 51,451 AdvExam
What is a Syllabus?

What is a Syllabus?

Study Skills -- What is a Syllabus? Introduces what a syllabus is, and how to use it. This PowerPoint is a good orientation tool for incoming students. It is intended for college freshmen, but cou ...
4 Views 9,358 AdvExam
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Adjective Man

Adjective Man

A fun activity which allows kids to be creative as well as find words to describe themselves better. As an added activity the picture can be colored or kids can make sentences out of the adjective ...
9 Views 11,485 Int
Antonyms

Antonyms

Here you have some prepared flashcards used for practicing antonyms with your elementary class students. There are 42 words there together with their opposites. You can ask your students create se ...
18 Views 18,401 Elem
Clothes [Full Lesson Plan]

Clothes [Full Lesson Plan]

This is a full lesson about clothes. There is a mini dictionary followed by 7 different exercises and a set of flashcards at the end. I advise to start with introducing the topic with flashcards, ...
52 Views 170,180 BegElem
The Happy Prince [Test]

The Happy Prince [Test]

This is a test based on the extensive reading "The Happy Prince" by Oscar Wilde.(level 2 or 3) It includes reading comprehension and vocabulary exercises and it can be used after the study of it ...
15 Views 38,466 ElemPre-Int
Adverbs: Where is the Party?

Adverbs: Where is the Party?

Visually interesting graphic which explains different types of adverbs and puts them in context. Very useful to hang in class or as a tool for revision as flash cards. Even the movie below can be ...
9 Views 14,262 Pre-Int
Conjunction Tip

Conjunction Tip

A nice trick to remember all conjunctions. The graphics are also very interesting and activities can be made around it. Either it can be hung in class or a b/w print-out can be taken and students ...
14 Views 11,972 Pre-Int
Fruit (Flashcards)

Fruit (Flashcards)

This document consists of 22 flashcards of different fruit. Each card has a picture of each fruit included and the name of that fruit so your students will have a visual aid when trying to memoriz ...
14 Views 18,209 Beg
Verbs in Space

Verbs in Space

A coloring activity which will helps kids to distinguish verbs from nouns. Elements of fun as well as learning. This can be accompanied with the verb song to either reinforce the concept or as an ...
12 Views 15,580 Pre-Int
Jobs

Jobs

Flashcards to present or review the vocabulary related to  clothes .To present the vocabulary you can just show the pictures and elicit the vocabulary. Playing cards is also good practice. In ...
10 Views 10,864 BegElem
Clothes

Clothes

Flashcards to present or review the vocabulary related to the clothes .To present the vocabulary you can just show the pictures and elicit the vocabulary. Playing cards is also good practice. In g ...
11 Views 14,523 ElemPre-Int
What I've just Learned!

What I've just Learned!

I created this worksheet for my teens class, I usually have them working in groups and at stations so that they can feel more independent about their learning. This sheet allows them to see all of ...
3 Views 5,841 All
Body Parts Flashcards

Body Parts Flashcards

This is a set of cards for teaching or revising body parts related vocabulary. Each card contains illustrations and the corresponding words and they can be used for teaching new words or as conve ...
19 Views 22,540 ElemPre-Int
Critical Thinking Skills

Critical Thinking Skills

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Critical thinking skills have a lot to do with succeeding. That's why many teachers keep Bloom's Taxonomy in mind when developing questions for class discussions, tests, journal prompts, and reade ...
6 Views 14,788 All
The environment. Rephrasing + Key

The environment. Rephrasing + Key

The worksheet consists of 24 sentences to practise mixed rephrasing dealing with vocabulary related to the environment & environmental problems. The key to the sentences is included. Thanks Ph ...
12 Views 15,366 IntAdv
Classroom Rules in Spanish

Classroom Rules in Spanish

This worksheet is about teaching students classroom rules about the behaviour in class and school. Also  it is good for coloring with smaller kids
7 Views 15,297 BegElem
What Are They Wearing? Flashcards

What Are They Wearing? Flashcards

This is a set of high-quality flashcards for teaching or revising clothes related vocabulary. They can also be used as memory games, conversation cards, oral test, group work or classroom posters.
23 Views 28,711 Elem
The Argumentative Essay: Blank Student Outline

The Argumentative Essay: Blank Student Outline

Here is a detailed graphic organizer for Intermediate/Advanced ESL students that are just beginning to learn the structure of the Argumentative Essay. This blank outline is intended to serve as a ...
7 Views 32,333 AdvExam
Sos: I am Sick!

Sos: I am Sick!

This is a progress test for elementary students to revise illnesses. They have to complete the sentences according to the picture they see. Apart from the vocabulary involved, they are encouraged ...
9 Views 16,563 Elem

Bankrupt

This a great warmer you can use to recycle any vocabulary or grammar structures I once read while diving on the Internet for ideas. The game is called Bankrupt. Collect the vocabulary flashcards y ...
369 Views 180,126 All
Where are They from?(2)

Where are They from?(2)

Flashcards about nationalities. A simple worksheet about the topic: Nationalities. It can be used for a speaking activity to practice questions and answers about people's nationalities. The teac ...
10 Views 11,504 BegElem

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