Free printable PDF lesson plans, word banks, quizzes and games for EFL/ESL teachers & learners
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Writing Practice
SCHOOL "What are two things that you like about school? What are two things that you dislike? Writea short paragraph below and give reasons for your answers." Level: Elementary to Intermediate Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below! 
Remember to select 'grayscale' in your computer printer settings to save on color ink!
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Listening Lesson
with (optional) video SCHOOL DAYS Page 1
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Total Time: 45-55 mins Level: Beginner-Elementary With Notes and Answer Key attached 
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Spot the Differences Speaking Activities
"Students tend to mark the differences they have identified on the actual pictures, by ringing them or marking them with an 'x'; to save having to reproduce new pictures every time you want to do the activity, it is wise to forbid this in advance, and make students write down their discoveries on separate pieces of papers; usually one-word notes will suffice." Discussions that Work ~Penny Ur Note: Asking your students write notes to describe differences has the added benefit of introducing spelling practice! Robert :) |
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Spot the Differences
Speaking Activity SCHOOL Information-gap
Pair work; Answer Key attached Find all eight differences in the pictures. Level: Elementary to Advanced Approximate Time: 15 - 20 minutes |
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Pair Work Discussion
SCHOOL 20 different questions about schools - evenly divided into 'A" and 'B' handouts
Pair work Level: Intermediate Approximate Time: 15 minutes |
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Discussion Practice
SCHOOL 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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Board Game
SCHOOL 30 questions about school
For groups of two to three players Level: Intermediate to Advanced Approximate Time: 20 to 25 minutes Dice required Remember to select 'grayscale' in your computer printer settings to save on color ink!
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2- to 3-Hour Lesson
OXFORD UNIVERSITY Eight pages of activities about colleges and Oxford University (vocabulary, grammar, reading and writing); Answer Key attached
Level: Intermediate to Advanced Approximate Time: 120 - 180 minutes total |
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Information-Gap Activity
COMMUNITY COLLEGE MAP Find the eight differences (Map 'A' and 'B'); with Answer Key
Pair work information-gap activity Level: Intermediate to Advanced Approximate Time: 15 to 20 minutes |
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Worksheet
SCHOOL 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 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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Word Bank
SCHOOL 63 school-related vocabulary items
Question: Which 5 words below are kinds of people? Answer Key attached Level: Lower-Intermediate to Intermediate
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63 Words about School
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absent
answer ask assignment board book book bag cheat chalk chapter classmate classroom computer |
correct
desk dictionary eraser exam fail grade hand in homework late learn lunch break make a mistake |
mark
marker notebook on time page paper paper clip partner pass pen pencil pencil case pencil sharpener |
principal
question quiz review right row ruler schedule score stapler study student |
subject
table tape teach teacher test textbook unit wall wrong window |
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Vocabulary Quiz
BACK TO SCHOOL 14 school-related vocabulary items
Answer Key attached Level: Elementary to Intermediate Approximate Time: 10 minutes |
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Word Search
SCHOOL 18 school-related vocabulary items
Answer Key attached Level: Lower Intermediate to Intermediate Approximate Time: 15 minutes |
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Rank &
Discuss Opinions SCHOOL 12 statements about school
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
SCHOOL Newspaper advice column with 3 problems about school
Students read and then discuss and / or write about possible solutions (*NEW* writing paper attached on Page 2). Level: Elementary to Pre-Intermediate Approximate Time: 20 - 25 minutes Plus: Reading Comprehension Exercise
10 Multiple-Choice Questions based on the above Advice Column |
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