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The months, days, and seasons. 1/1 (Worksheet to follow)
Students need to practice and memorize the months, days, and seasons. This information handout is followed by a worksheet. I have them fill out the information sheet using the the handout at first. Later, the students get only the worksheet. We do this periodically throughout the course.The extra room on the second sheets is used to have the stude...
Level: elementary
Age: 8-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 0
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What are they saying??!!!
Students often are perplexed about why what Americans are saying sounds so different from what they are learning in their ESL classes. Here is a two-page exercise which helps to familiarize students with the way Americans run words together in informal speech.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7
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Winter (Updated to include a cloze activity)
This updated worksheet now includes a cloze exercise, in addition to the matching exercise. I follow this worksheet with a discussion about winter activities that my students have tried, or by having each student write about which activity he or she would like to try.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7
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Tell me about your country.
Students interview fellow classmates about their countries. (Students can also complete the worksheet as a written assignment about themselves.) To add a written element, students can write the name of the student being interviewed and his or her answers. Worksheet leads to a discussion about similarities and differences.
Level: elementary
Age: 8-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 6
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A Big Mess
Students write a funny childhood story about a time they made a really big mess. Then they have a good time sharing those stories aloud.
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-14
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7
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American Slang (Or What they heck are they saying?)
Here are some examples of American slang that puzzled my students.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 59
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Homonym Practice
AAARGH! Words that sound the same, but are spelled differently and have different meanings? As if English isn�t difficult enough.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 8
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American Slang 4 (or "What the heck are they saying?")
Okay. Here is the fourth installment with input from my teenage daughter and her friends!
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 34
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Thanksgiving Reading and Two Worksheets
Thanksgiving traditions reading with two worksheets. The first is a multiple choice. The second is a question and answer. This is a good springboard activity for a discussion of similar holidays around the world. I also follow this with writing and discussion about things we are grateful for in our lives.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 49
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Halloween Oh Boy!
Fall is coming, and that means that a favorite children�s holiday is almost here. This worksheet gives students some basic Halloween vocabulary. The lesson can be broadened to include a Youtube video on how to make a Jack o� Lantern. Students can discuss holidays in their countries that might be similar to Halloween.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 8
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