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Free printable PDF lesson plans, word banks, quizzes and games for EFL/ESL teachers & learners
BUGS and INSECTS

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Comprehension Quiz Practice
BUGS and INSECTS
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Level: Advanced

​As either reading quiz practice  - or as listening quiz practice

Downloadable Audio File (2 mins 35 secs)
Eight Comprehension Questions on page 2

Eight Pair Work ​Discussion Questions on page 2
​​​Answer Key attached on page 3

​Approximate Time: 20 minutes

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​Listening Lesson
BUGS and INSECTS


Page 1
  • Getting Ready
  • Vocabulary Preview
  • Listening Comprehension
Page 2
  • Listen again and write the missing words. Read aloud the dialog with a partner.
Page 3
  • Work with a partner. Extend (write)  the dialog with your own ideas and perform for another pair of students.

Total Time: 45-55 mins
Level: Elementary to Pre-Intermediate
​With Notes and Answer Key attached
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​60-minute Lesson Plan
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BUGS and INSECTS
"How to Cook Giant Spiders"
Level: Elementary to Pre-Intermediate
Multi-page lesson:

Vocabulary Preview
Grammar Practice

Reading Comprehension
​Discussion

​Writing Practice
​Answer Key attached

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​Vocabulary Memory Game (with spelling practice)
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BUGS and INSECTS
​Complete the words below with vowels.  Then memorize the words in the boxes.

Individual or pair work

Level: Elementary to Intermediate

Approximate Time: 20 - 25 minutes
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Pair Work Discussion
BUGS and INSECTS
20 different questions about bugs and
insects - evenly divided into 'A" and 'B' handouts

Pair work

Level: Elementary to Intermediate

Approximate Time: 15 minutes


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​Listen to Student 'A' Questions
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Listen to Student 'B' Questions
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Discussion Practice
BUGS and INSECTS
16 Question strips adapted from the above Pair Work activity.

These questions can be used with students seated in pairs or in small groups, or with students standing.

Activity Notes on Page 2

Level: Elementary to Intermediate 

​Approximate Time: 10 - 15 minutes
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'Find Someone Who'
​Activity

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Classic 'Find Someone Who' activity

​Whole class activity

Activity Notes on Page 2 (with Activity
​Version 1 and Version 2)

Level: Elementary to Intermediate

Approximate Time:  15 - 20 minutes
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Word Bank
BUGS and INSECTS
24 names of bugs and insects

Write the correct name of each bug or insect next to each picture; with Answer Key.

Level: Elementary to Intermediate 

Approximate Time: 20 minutes


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24 Essential Words About Bugs and Insects
ant
bee
beetle
butterfly
caterpillar
​centipede
cicada
cockroach
cricket
dragonfly
​flea
​fly
grasshopper
ladybug
millipede
mosquito
moth
​praying mantis
scorpion
spider
spider web
termite
tick
​wasp

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Worksheet
BUGS and INSECTS
Brainstorming and dictionary practice

Use a dictionary to help you complete the chart below.  All of the words must begin with the letter of the alphabet given.  Some letters may have many different answers, while others may not have an answer.

Level: Elementary to Intermediate 

Approximate Time: 20 minutes


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ACTIVITY SUGGESTIONS
Consider breaking your class into two teams and see which team can come up with the most (correctly spelled) words within a given time limit.

Also, consider giving this worksheet to your students for homework.

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​Spot the Differences
​Speaking Activity

​BUGS and INSECTS
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Level: Elementary to Intermediate


Information-gap

Pair work

Activity Notes & Answer Key attached

Find all eight differences in the pictures.

​Time: Approx 15 - 20 minutes
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Vocabulary Quiz
BUGS and INSECTS
14 vocabulary items about bugs and insects

​Watch the Answer Key video!

Answer Key attached

Level: Elementary to Intermediate 

Approximate Time: 10 - 15 minutes


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Try the interactive version of the above quiz!

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Word Bank
BUGS and INSECTS
10 bug and insect vocabulary items (students use the pictures to find the matching hidden words)

Answer Key attached

Level: Elementary to Intermediate 

Approximate Time: 15 minutes


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