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Free printable PDF lesson plans, word banks, quizzes and games for EFL/ESL teachers & learners
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​Printable 60-minute Lesson Plan
​SCHOOL
"How to Get Good Grades!"
​Level: Intermediate to Upper-Intermediate
​Multi-page lesson:

Vocabulary Preview
Grammar Practice

Reading Comprehension
​Discussion

​Writing Practice
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​Answer Key attached
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Writing Practice
SCHOOL

"What are two things that you like about school? What are two things that you dislike? Write​a short paragraph below and give reasons for your answers."

Level: Elementary to Intermediate
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​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
  • 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 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
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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
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


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​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

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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
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
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
print
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 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
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


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