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	Shrek exercises Complete with one word and a reading comprehension Level: elementary Age: 10-11 Type: worksheet
	READING Comprehension -Two articles: E-mails - a sign of progress or of laziness? / Text messaging :-) OR :-(? This was first a Reading comprehension test, integrated in the 10-lesson Task "A world of many languages", but I used it now as a reading worksheet for 10th graders: Vocabulary exercise, References, True/False, correcting the false ones with your own words, sentence completing and answering a question. Hope you like it! :))) Level: intermediate Age: 12-100 Type: Choose
	"Bullying... WHY ME?!!" Reading/ Writing Worksheet for Intermediate students This was a Reading Comprehension Test but I´ve used it this year as a worksheet to prepare my students for the Reading/writing test - http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=130452#thetop. Exercises: multiple choice on the 1st text; finding evidence on the 2nd; answering questions on both texts and, finally, finding opposites. After doing th... Level: intermediate Age: 11-100 Type: reading
	THE STORY OF COCA-COLA What do you know about Coke? Here is the story and activities based on reading comprehesion. Mixed tenses and interesting articles from the past and the latest news. In the end, talking points to give opinions.Four pages appeared when you download. Level: intermediate Age: 12-100 Type: reading
	My name is Robert (19.08.08) Text with comprehension questions about ages, nationality, names, jobs, likes and routine for elementary students. Level: elementary Age: 9-12 Type: reading
	"Shopping - Do you like it or hate it?" ( a 90-minute class) - Reading comprehension + writing for Intermediate or Upper elementary students This is a 3-page worksheet for a 90-minute class, with a B&W version included. The text is about 3 teenagers´ opinions on shopping. Reading tasks: Scanning the text to say who said what + multiple choice exercise + answering questions + equivalents + references. Last but not least, students write a similar short text expressing their own opinion on... Level: intermediate Age: 11-100 Type: reading
	Origins of the days of the week Reading about the origins of the days of the week may enhance interest in your students. There is a short discussion point at the end of the article to stir up imagination rather than check comprehension. Level: intermediate Age: 14-100 Type: article
	"Television - Benefits and Side Effects": a 90-minute-lesson with the focus on Reading + Writing skills for Intermediate Students This is my last piece of work on the Task "The Mass Media" - a reading + writing activity on The advantages and disadvantages of TV (3 PAGES). Students read the teenagers´ opinions and do 5 different reading tasks (Who said what, multiple choice, sentence completing, references and synonyms). Finally, after discussing some pros and cons in the cla... Level: intermediate Age: 12-100 Type: reading
	Riddle quiz to entertain your students! A collection of funny riddles to entertain your students! With keys! Hope your students will enjoy it! Level: intermediate Age: 8-100 Type: worksheet
	"Me and My family" - Reading comprehension for Upper elementary and Lower Intermediate students Students read a text with 3 teenagers´ opinions about their families and then do the reading tasks: vocabulary in context, finding evidence, answering questions and references. Wish you all a GREAT week. Hugs, mena :))) Level: elementary Age: 10-12 Type: reading
	The 1st 45-minute-lesson (of 2) on the topic My Favourite Sport -- Reading Comprehension for Upper Elementary and Lower intermediate students This is the first of 2 lessons on "My favourite Sports"- Series Reading leading to Writing (2 Pages). Reading tasks: After speculating about the text they are going to read (images, key words, parts of the speech...), students scan the text to find information to complete the table. Then, they do a T/F exercise, find opposites, equivalents and re... Level: intermediate Age: 10-100 Type: reading
	THE SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC - POSTER + READING AND COMPREHENSION (B&W VERSION INCLUDED) Worksheet to teach and learn the signs of the Zodiac and also adjectives related to personality. It can be used as a classroom poster. It also includes a comprehension exercise in which students have to say if the statements are true or false according to the information they have read in the horoscope. I hope you like it and find it useful. Have a... Level: elementary Age: 11-14 Type: worksheet
	"I Love My Room" - (1st 45-minute-lesson of 2 and 3rd on this series) Reading for Upper Elementary and Lower Intermediate Students This is the first of 2 lessons on the topic Parts of the House - MY ROOM (2 Pages). Reading tasks: After speculating about the text they are going to read (images, key words, parts of the speech, ..., students scan the text to find information to complete the table. Then, they do a T/F exercise with correction of the false ones, find the opposites ... Level: elementary Age: 10-12 Type: reading
	MYSTERY TEASERS! PART 2 - reading activity -amazing detective brain teasers for you and your students (with keys) An amazing reading activity for intermediate and advanced students - parrt 2. It can be useful as a funny way of giving your students some relaxation. This ws includes 6 mystery brain teasers which your students have to solve. Key included.You can make it a good speaking activity if you ask your students to discuss the possible solutions in pairs... Level: intermediate Age: 12-100 Type: reading
	MYSTERY TEASERS! PART 1 - reading activity - amazing detective brain teasers for you and your students (WITH KEYS) An amazing reading activity for intermediate and advanced students. It can be useful as a funny way of giving your students some relaxation. This ws includes 4 mystery brain teasers (detective stories) which your students have to solve. Key included. Level: intermediate Age: 12-100 Type: reading
	"Housework - Whose Job is it anyway?" - Reading + Writing TEST for Advanced students (4 Pages) Reading Tasks: vocabulary exercise, references, T/F with quotations from the text, sentence completing, rephrasing. Writing activity - commenting on a sentence from the text. Hope you have a wonderful weekend! :))))))) Level: advanced Age: 14-100 Type: reading
	The United Kingdom (2sheets) It´s a reading activity about The UK (1st page) and then a true or false to check their reading (2nd page) Level: elementary Age: 10-100 Type: worksheet
	"I Love my Pet!" - (1st 45-minute-lesson of 2 and 2nd on thi series) Reading for Upper Elementary and Lower Intermediate Students This is the first of 2 lessons on the topic PETS(2 Pages + B&W Version ). Reading tasks: After speculating about the text they are going to read (images, key words, parts of the speech, ..., students scan the text to find information to complete the table. Then, they do a T/F exercise with correction of the false ones, find the opposites and the eq... Level: intermediate Age: 10-12 Type: reading
	"My School" - Reading Comprehension + Writing activities for Intermediate or Upper elementary students This is a Reading + Writing Test I made for my 7th graders a few years ago and I´ve transformed it into a worksheet (3 Pages). Students scan the text to identify who the statements refer to (more than one answer is possible). Then, they read the first part and complete sentences. They reread the 2nd part and do a T/F exercise. They answer 3 questio... Level: intermediate Age: 10-100 Type: reading
	Finding Nemo - film activity This is a funny activity based on the film: Finding Nemo. Kids love the characters, and the worksheet includes an easy reading comprehension, some writing activities and an activity in which pupils will put the story in order (pictures are provided). I hope you´ll enjoy it! Level: elementary Age: 7-11 Type: worksheet
	Does the Internet really make life easier? A reading comprehension test about Internet, its importance on people´s life and its dangers. It is followed by some relative pronouns exercises. Level: intermediate Age: 13-100 Type: worksheet
	Guardian Angel Prayer Mini Book Level: elementary Age: 6-100 Type: reading
	"I Love My House" - The 1st 45-minute-lesson (of 2) - Reading leading to writing for Elementary and Lower intermediate students This is the first of 2 lessons on the topic "My House"(2 Pages). Reading tasks: After speculating about the text they are going to read (images, key words, parts of the speech, ..., students read the text to complete the table and solve a True/False exercise. Then, they do some references and ask questions. Students are now well prepared to do the... Level: elementary Age: 9-12 Type: reading
	"I Love This Game!" - Reading Comprehension on Basketball for Upper Elementary and Lower Intermediate Students This is a reading comprehension worksheet on Amerians´ favourite sport - BASKETBALL (2 pages). 5 different reading tasks: multiple choice, sentence completing, references, vocabulary: synonyms and opposites. Then students cross the wrong verb tense out. This worksheet can be used with the ones (2) I uploaded some time ago on the topic Present Cont... Level: intermediate Age: 10-12 Type: reading
	Halloween A Halloween reading exercise for elementary students. On the first page there is a text about halloween history and on the second page you can find a text about halloween traditions. :) Happy Halloween! :) Level: elementary Age: 10-100 Type: worksheet
	"My Summer Holidays" - (1st lesson of 2) Reading + Speaking leading to writing for Upper Elementary and lower Intermediate sts. This is the first of 2 lessons on Summer holidays(2 Pages). Reading tasks: After speculating about the text they are going to read (images, key words, parts of the speech, ..., students scan the tex to find information to complete the table (Notice that the students will end up with a systematization of the information they will need for the writin... Level: elementary Age: 9-12 Type: worksheet
	MY SUPERHERO PROFILE! - PERSONALITY TEST FOR TEENS! This is an amazing personality test for teens!What super ability would you choose if you were a superhero? Students read their results and it can be a good warm-up befor discussing their future careers and jobs. You can also use it just for fun or to practise 1st conditional! Enjoy and have a niceSunday! Level: intermediate Age: 10-100 Type: reading
	Great Britain I´m making some reading worksheets on various English speaking countries with some vocabulary and speaking tasks and this is the sixth one. I hope you can make use of it as well ;)) Level: elementary Age: 12-100 Type: worksheet
	At the Pizzeria - a 90-minute lesson of my Task on Food and Restaurants This is part of the task I´m teaching right now to my 13-year-old students. (4 PAGES) Reading activities: Students scan the text (ordering food in a pizzeria) to find out the correct waiter form with the customers´ order on the right; do a T/F exercise justifying all answers with quotations; find out some references; match images of different pizza... Level: intermediate Age: 12-100 Type: reading
	The 1st 45-minute-lesson (of 2) on the topic My Favourite Band -- Reading Comprehension for Upper Elementary and Lower intermediate students This is the first of 2 lessons on "My favourite Band"- Series Reading leading to Writing (2 Pages). Reading tasks: After speculating about the text they are going to read (images, key words, parts of the speech...), students scan the text to find information to complete the table. Then, they answer some questions on the text and find some reference... Level: elementary Age: 10-12 Type: reading
	"I´m a TV Reporter!" - Reading Test for Intermediate students This is the last test I made yesterday for my evening students, but you can use it as a worksheet for students to see how well they´re doing in their reading skills. 3 PAGES: matching the ideas with the paragraphs of the text, T/F with quotations for all answers, answering questions, including a personal one; finding opposites; referrences and list... Level: intermediate Age: 12-100 Type: reading
	The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Story Mini Book) Readings adapted from the book of Eric Carle Level: elementary Age: 7-100 Type: worksheet
	"What a friend!" - Reading Comprehension on Shoplifting and friendship This is a reading comprehension worksheet on the subtopic "Shoplifting" (2 Pages + B&W VERSION). It also deals with friendship, loyalty, values... Reading tasks; Scanning the text to solve the multiple choice exercise on the left; reading the text and say if the sentences are T/F, plus correction of the false ones; answering questions and, finall... Level: intermediate Age: 12-100 Type: reading
	The USA I´m making some reading worksheets on various English speaking countries with some vocabulary and speaking tasks and this is the first one. I hope you can make use of it as well.Jadd ;)) Level: elementary Age: 12-100 Type: worksheet
	"Shopping - When the Fun is Over!" (Teen shoplifting) - Reading Comprehension for Upper Intermediate or (Lower) Advanced Students Now it´s time to get students to see the other side of shopping - 4 pages + 1 with the KEY of some of the exercises). Reading tasks: Matching the headings to the paragraphs; matching words/expressions from the text with their meaning; finding synonims in one of the paragraphs; references; T/F exercise on the first three paragraphs of the text; sent... Level: intermediate Age: 13-100 Type: reading
	WHAT PHOBIA DO YOU HAVE? DIFFERENT PHOBIAS READING. CONVERSATION. 2 PAGES Level: intermediate Age: 10-100 Type: worksheet
	Madonna reading-comprehension Level: intermediate Age: 12-100 Type: others
	English culture 5 - English tea I have created a set of information sheets about different topics relating to English-speaking countries. I use them at the beginning of my lessons when students give a short presentation about the topic using the sheet. Then we discuss the topic and the students add their own knowledge. My students love learning in this way. Hope yours will like... Level: elementary Age: 12-100 Type: reading
	United States (2sheets) reading activity about the USA (1st page) then a true or false to check ss reading (2nd page) last sheet of the English speaking countries series! Level: elementary Age: 10-100 Type: worksheet
	TELL ME YOUR SIGN, I´LL TELL YOU HOW YOU LIE (1) This is something that my 9th graders really enjoyed. It´s a worksheet with texts about the type of lies each sign says. There are exercises and I have included the answer key. The text is adapted from a 35 year old magazine I found in our attic. I´m sorry I couldn´t fit all 12 signs in one worksheet Level: intermediate Age: 13-100 Type: worksheet
	A Picture Story : A Farmer´s Story I designed this worksheet to make reading much more enjoyable for my students.The students read the story to rearrange the pictures in the correct order.The sequencing conjunctions are highlighted.Good luck. Level: intermediate Age: 8-14 Type: worksheet
	Language functions (6th in the seires - At the Hospital) - Asking about Health/ for help/ Replying, accepting, refusing Learning language to communicate (KEY included) - Students read some social conventions and match them to the right language function. Then they use those expressions to complete mini-dialogues and roleplay them. Have a wonderful evening/ day! Hugs, mena :)))) Level: intermediate Age: 11-12 Type: worksheet
	July 4th - Happy Birthday America - Quiz + Reading comprehension for Elementary and Lower intermediate students This is the first worksheet I´ve ever made on this topic and it´s my gift to all of those who are still working and will keep doing so till July 4th. As I work in a secondary school, classes have finished on the 15th, so I won´t be using the ws. Very simple quiz followed by a text so that students can check their answers. Wish you a nice Sunday! Hu... Level: elementary Age: 8-12 Type: worksheet
	"Teens and New Technologies" - Reading comprehension for Upper Intermediate students The other day someone asked what texts I had used before students wrote the opinion essay on new Technologies -http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=314964#thetop This is one of them. Students read the text and do some reading comprehension exercises: Who says what, sentence completing, equivalents and references. Have a good evening, m... Level: intermediate Age: 13-100 Type: worksheet
	Mini Prayer Book Mini Book with basic christian prayers Level: elementary Age: 7-100 Type: reading
	Breakfast - the most important meal of the day - Reading comprehension + Writing for Upper Intermediate students This is a worksheet I´ve made some years ago and I´m going to use it now. I truly don´t remember where I took the text from. Reading activities: matching the titles to the paragraphs of the text; matching sentences halves; answering questions; references and opposites. Writing a similar text only this time about lunch. Have a nice evening! :)))))) ... Level: intermediate Age: 13-100 Type: reading
	How do you sleep? (fully editable) I saw the pictures on the cafe yesterday posted by Isabelucha and couldn´t resist preparing this ws. I asked Isabelucha if I could do it and she told me there´s no harm in using them. It´s a reading comprehension with vocabulary, the use of because, true or false and questions, pair work, group debate and conversation in a 3-page fully editable ws ... Level: advanced Age: 14-100 Type: worksheet
	TELL ME YOUR SIGN, I´LL TELL YOU HOW YOU LIE (2) Here is the second part. It´s a worksheet with texts about the type of lies each sign says. There are exercises and I have included the answer key. The text is adapted from a 35 year old magazine I found in our attic. I´m sorry I couldn´t fit all 12 signs in one worksheet Level: intermediate Age: 13-100 Type: worksheet
	MYSTERY TEASERS PART 3! - reading activity -amazing detective brain teasers for you and your students (with keys) I keep on sharing my series of amazing mystery brain teasers for intermediate and advanced students and this is- part 3. It can be useful as a funny way of giving your students some relaxation. This ws includes 5 mystery brain teasers which your students have to solve. Key included.You can make it a good speaking activity if you ask your students ... Level: intermediate Age: 12-100 Type: reading
	"I wanna die" - Reading Comprehension for Intermediate students I find this text very nice because it has a sense of humour. (3 pages) Reading tasks: meaning of expressions from the text, references, sentence completing and answering questions. Writing about students´ daily routine from the time they wake up till they leave for school. Have a wonderful weekend! :)))) Level: intermediate Age: 11-100 Type: reading