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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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Children's Games

Children's Games

Match the names of games with pictures. I printed, coloured and laminated them and I am using them for many things. Young learners can match them, learners can also develop speaking by picking out ...
6 Views 38,026 ElemPre-IntInt
Oral Presentation Evaluation Chart

Oral Presentation Evaluation Chart

Ronald Ortega
Normally you do not know how to evaluate an oral presentation or oral test. Well, here you have an evaluation chart that I created based on information I got from different places, so that you ca ...
5 Views 20,215 All
Tests

Tests

I made these tests to check my students general knowledge. They are not standardized and include cloze and multiple choice exercises. Some did well,some didn't. It checks their knowledge of both l ...
8 Views 17,641 Pre-IntInt
Homework Reward Chart

Homework Reward Chart

BusyTeacher Contributor
It's a chart to paint or glue some stars depending on the homework done.  It can be used by the teacher to have more control of the students' homework and you can also give a reward to the st ...
7 Views 27,705 All
The Norman Invasion

The Norman Invasion

A quick mind map about the Edward the Confessor, the Norman Invasion and the battle of Hastings. The map shows just "headlines" with relevant vocabulary, so students are reminded of the main sub-t ...
3 Views 9,568 Pre-Int
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Revision Of Unit 3- Big Business ( Headway Advanced)

Revision Of Unit 3- Big Business ( Headway Advanced)

This power point consists of adverb collocations exercises, synonyms of words and some vocabulary exercises as well as preposition exercises. It has 10 slides and is connected to the third unit of ...
2 Views 14,918 Adv
Flashcard: Silence

Flashcard: Silence

it is pretty important to stablish rules in a classroom. Here, you can find this flashcard that invites students to be quiet in class. It is useful for classroom management. Also, it can be u ...
9 Views 33,735 BegElemPre-IntInt
Daily Routines / Actions - Flash Cards

Daily Routines / Actions - Flash Cards

Karine
A set of flash cards for daily routines and actions. Put together with clip art and drawings from Google images. The actions are not written on the cards. Can be used for teaching daily acti ...
16 Views 110,693 BegElemPre-Int
Environmental Issues Flashcards

Environmental Issues Flashcards

Mirlo
Flashcards about environmental issues, like water pollution, air pollution, endangered species, landfills, domestic waste and more. These pages are ready to print. It is a Word document . You ca ...
7 Views 27,724 All
Movie Worksheet: How to Recycle in New York City

Movie Worksheet: How to Recycle in New York City

This is a worksheet based on an interesting and a very informative video "How to Recycle in New York City" instructing New Yorkers on the process of recycling. The worksheet contains two exercises ...
8 Views 27,892 IntAdvExam
Grade 7 Midterm Test

Grade 7 Midterm Test

hepi anesti
This is a complete worksheet for grade 7 midterm test. It covers several topics  such as simple present tense, present continuous tense, and simple past tense, preposition of time (in, on, at ...
14 Views 31,254 Pre-Int
Hello-Goodbye for Kindergarten Students

Hello-Goodbye for Kindergarten Students

juan constant velasquez
This worksheet its about a funny elephant that says "hello"  showing a smile, then it says "good bye" showing its backwards. It is perfect to be used with very young ESL learners in their fir ...
7 Views 43,473 BegElem
Vocabulary & Grammar Test for 10-12 Year Olds

Vocabulary & Grammar Test for 10-12 Year Olds

This is a test worksheet that I did for my students after two years of studying English. I think it's pretty easy, and could be also great as as a test after summer holidays. There are vocabulary ...
7 Views 33,478 BegElem
Five Rules for Teaching IELTS Listening

Five Rules for Teaching IELTS Listening

D Beauchamp
This article details my personal approach to teaching IELTS listening by breaking it down into five strategies which can be applied to all parts of the test. This should be a useful introduction ...
6 Views 16,282 Exam
Diagnostic Test

Diagnostic Test

tima ilyes
It's a beginning diagnostic test of the school year for the elementry students. It's a general and complete test that lets them  have a general revision of three years English learning. It's ...
12 Views 53,361 ElemPre-Int
Words of Praise

Words of Praise

Mario Lecluyze
Praising our pupils and students is very important, but sometimes we are stuck for words or use the same ones over and over again. Here is an inspirational list. Just download this page, print and ...
12 Views 19,589 All
Leaning English - 15 Minutes a Day

Leaning English - 15 Minutes a Day

Pedro Santana
This worksheet contains a weekly study plan for your students. It covers all the essential skills they need to practice. There are QR code with links for websites they can use in their studies. It ...
5 Views 12,976 All
Beowulf - Recap Questions

Beowulf - Recap Questions

The file contains 35 questions about Beowulf plot. The questions are not too detailed, they provide a general outline of the story. I use them for final revision. Suits high school literature stud ...
2 Views 10,949 Pre-Int
Focus Meter

Focus Meter

BusyTeacher Contributor
This is for children who are having behavior issues in the classroom. The teacher fills in the circles at the end of each day and at the end of the week, depending on their behavior, the child ca ...
6 Views 15,387 BegElem
Opposites, Colours, Animals, Feelings

Opposites, Colours, Animals, Feelings

This is a PP presentation for revising opposites, colours, animals, feelings and family relationships at a very elementary level. I made it as a revision before young learners' first test but you ...
6 Views 28,914 Elem
Game -Orientation Session

Game -Orientation Session

This is a game that I've designed for my elementary level/ orientation session. It includes different questions that students are supposed to know.  It includes different items, like animals, ...
14 Views 15,779 Elem
Game/ Orientation Session

Game/ Orientation Session

I designed this game for the first session of my pre-intermediate class. It includes different questions that students have learned in elementary level. The instruction for the game is included. H ...
7 Views 8,861 Pre-Int
Game- Backpack 3

Game- Backpack 3

This is game for reviewing different subjects including daily routines, animals, jobs, and five senses. It is designed for elementary level. Write numbers 1-20 on the other side of each card. Pin ...
7 Views 12,570 Elem
Written Placement Test of Cambridge Face to Face

Written Placement Test of Cambridge Face to Face

If you need a placement test,it is suitable for the students who are from A1 to C1 levels. Besides that you can use an oral test to find the exact level. It is useful for the teacher to decide on ...
8 Views 35,084 ElemPre-IntIntAdv
Divide into Three Groups Cards

Divide into Three Groups Cards

Cute cards with pizza slices on them that will help you to divide your class into three (or two if you eliminate one of the pizza types) groups quickly and in a fun way. Afterwards you can al ...
8 Views 20,090 All

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