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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): 'Students Climb Mountain'

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Listening Lesson
​SCHOOL 'GUESS WHAT?'

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: Beginner-Elementary
​With Notes and Answer Key attached
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​Spot the Differences
​Speaking Activity
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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
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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
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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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Board Game
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30 questions about school

For groups of two to three players

Level: Intermediate to Advanced

Approximate Time: 20 to 25 minutes

Dice required


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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
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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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Word Bank
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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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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
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18 school-related vocabulary items

Answer Key attached

Level: Lower Intermediate to Intermediate

Approximate Time: 15 minute
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Rank &
​Discuss Opinions

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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
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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


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Plus: Reading Comprehension Exercise
10 Multiple-Choice Questions based on the above Advice Column
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