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European leaders meet over Greek debt crisis (video activity)
I�ve prepared this simple worksheet to revise some financial vocabulary but mainly to use it as the basis for a class discussion on the recent developments in my country�s financial situation. It contains a cloze text and a set of comprehension questions. I�ve done the transcription myself so if you come across any errors, please let me know. There...
Level: advanced
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 30
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The Terracotta Army
(2 pages) This is a worksheet based on a TED-Ed video about the incredible history of China�s terracotta warriors. It contains a True/False exercise, a set of comprehension questions and a vocabulary exercise (crossword puzzle). Answer Key included. You can also find an online exercise version here: http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgam...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 44
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The Cutty Sark (reading + passive voice practice)
(2 pages + B&W copy + Answer Key) On the first page there is an article taken from CBBCnews followed by two comprehension exercises (True/False statements and Find Synonyms in the text) and an exercise on passive voice. On the second page there is the story that inspired the naming of the Cutty Sark. It is followed by two vocabulary exercises (stud...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 212
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Janine Shepherd_ A broken body isn�t a broken person (TED Talk video)
This worksheet is based on a TEDx Talk video. Janine Shepherd, a cross-country skier who hoped for an Olympic medal until she was hit by a truck, shares a powerful story about the human potential for recovery. Before watching the video the students do a vocabulary matching exercise. Then they watch the video and do a True/False exercise. Answer Key...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 182
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Present Perfect Tenses
Uses of Present Perfect Simple and Continuous
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: grammar-guide
Downloads: 1
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How Smart Are Orangutans? (TED Ed video)
This is a worksheet based on an animated TED Ed video about how smart orangutans are. There are two listening comprehension exercises (gap-fill and True/False) and a vocabulary exercise (crossword puzzle). B/W copy and Answer Key provided.
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 75
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Animal Idioms
I got the idea for this worksheet from my students who have a lot of fun trying to come up with literal translations of English idioms into their own language and vice versa. In this worksheet the students first complete the idioms with the correct animal words and then they match the idioms to their definitions. Finally they use the same idioms to...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 301
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History of the Potato
This is a worksheet based on a TED-Ed video (History through the eyes of the potato). It contains a vocabulary matching exercise, a True/False exercise, a set of comprehension questions and a vocabulary gap-fill exercise. Answer key included.
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 121
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Colin Firth and The King�s Speech (a video activity)
This is a set of comprehension questions based on a short (14 min) extract from a CBS 60 Minutes TV show video, which I used with my older teenage students today. The links to the video and its transcript as well as an Answer Key are provided. Besides the interview of Colin Firth, the video presents very interesting information about the real story...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 274
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The European Refugee Crisis
(2 pages) This is a worksheet based on a video about the European Refugee Crisis. It contains a True/False exercise, a set of comprehension questions and a vocabulary exercise (crossword puzzle). Answer Key included. I have also uploaded an online version here: http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=13150
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 100
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