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Free printable PDF lesson plans, word banks, quizzes and games for EFL/ESL teachers & learners
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Reading Lesson
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60-minute Reading Lesson (A2 Elementary Level): 'Thieves Steal Giant Gold Coin'

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TEACHING NOTE: In addition to the above 3 dialogs, this video also contains:
(1) Instruction on the value of common U.S. coins
(2) Practice with simple math questions involving money
(3) Dialog 3 ends with a short (humorous) script addition not included in either the worksheet handout or the downloadable audio file at left. This does not affect the worksheet activity in any way.
Basic English Dialogs:
​Money
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​Three short dialogs for vocabulary, listening, and speaking practice

Extension activity on attached Page 2

Answer Key attached on Page 3

Level: Elementary to Intermediate

​​Audio and Answer Key are also available in video format below (5:21) for your students!
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Writing Practice
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"Imagine you just won $1,000,000 and that you must spend ALL the money in less than one week. Also, you cannot buy any one item worth more than $300,000. Write a short paragraph below to describe how you will spend it. Give reasons."

Focus on future tense  
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Level: Elementary to Intermediate

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16 Clues
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​Read the clues and fill in the missing letters.

​Answer Key attached


​​​Level: Elementary to Intermediate

​Approximate Time: 15 minutes
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An original video (5:24) created and uploaded to YouTube by All Things Topics

The 15 words and sentences in the video follow the same order of the answers in the above printable worksheet! Show it to your students as a fun way to check their work.

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Word Bank (Gap-Fill)
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15 vocabulary items about money

Gap-fill exercise; Answer Key attached

Level: Elementary
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Approximate Time: 15 - 20 minutes


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cash
cashier
check
​credit card
dime
dollar
euro
millionaire
​nickel
penny
price
quarter
spend
​tax

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Pair Work Discussion
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20 questions about money - evenly divided into 'A' and 'B' handouts

Pair work

Level: Intermediate to Advanced

Approximate Time: 15 minutes


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Discussion Practice
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​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: Intermediate to Advanced

​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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Listening Practice
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Listen and choose the correct prices.

Level: Intermediate

Approximate Time: 3 - 5 minutes (+5 minutes with activity suggestion below)


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ACTIVITY SUGGESTION
Consider extending the activity by having your learners seated in pairs with one of the learners reading aloud the prices - his/her partner listens and writes down the prices.


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Worksheet
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Eight 'read-and-answer' questions

Twelve 'listen-and-answer' questions

Answer Key and 'Read-Aloud-Cues' attached

Level: Intermediate


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Word Bank
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63 vocabulary items about money

Question: Which 6 words below are kinds of people?  Answer Key attached

Level: Intermediate to Advanced


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accountant
bank
bank account
bankrupt
bank teller
borrow
cash
cashier
cent
cheap
check
​check book
​coin
cost
cost of living
credit
credit card
customer
debt
deposit
dollar
donate
dime
earn
exchange rate
​expensive
euro
foreign currency
gold
income
​income tax
inflation
interest
invest
investment
investor
lend
lottery
millionaire
nickel
​owe
own
penny
pound
price
quarter
receipt
recession
salary
sale
save
savings
sell
​spend
steal
stock market
tax
tip
wealth
wealthy
welfare
withdraw
yen

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Reading and Grammar
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361-word article: '5 Ways to Become Rich'

Level: Intermediate

  • 10 Reading comprehension questions
  • 12 'Grammar-in-Context' questions
  • Writing practice

Notes and Answer Key attached

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Listening
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2 minutes 51 seconds (see above reading text)

Level: Intermediate

Eight listening comprehension questions

Notes, Grade Conversion chart and Answer Key attached


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ACTIVITY SUGGESTION
Consider reading aloud the text (see above reading activity) yourself, and possibly even recording your own voice!


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Worksheet
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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: Intermediate to Advanced

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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Vocabulary Quiz
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14 vocabulary items about money

Answer Key attached

Level: Elementary to Intermediate

Approximate Time: 10 - 15 minutes


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Crossword
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Information-Gap (Pair Work); Answer Key attached

Level: Intermediate to Advanced

Approximate Time: 20 - 25 minutes


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Word Search
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18 vocabulary items about money

Answer Key attached

Level: Intermediate to Advanced

Approximate Time: 15 minutes

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Rank &
Discuss Opinions

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12 statements about money

Students read, rank their opinions, and then discuss in pairs or small groups

Level: Intermediate to Advanced


Approximate Time: 20 minutes

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Advice Column
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Newspaper advice column with 3 problems about money

Students read and then discuss or write about possible solutions

Level: Intermediate to Advanced

Approximate Time: 25 minutes


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