Reading-based Worksheets

This worksheet is a great way to bring Valentine's to your classroom! Following the warm up, there is a vocabulary mix and match, a reading and comprehension questions. The lesson continues with more vocabulary work, a summarizing speaking activity and discussion questions. Expressions studied include:

• through gritted teeth
• to stretch back many years
• to return the favor/favour
• the foreseeable future

and many more. This lesson is written for upper-intermediate and advanced-level students.

How much do your students know about the origins of the Olympic Games?

Following the lead-in, there is a pre-reading vocabulary-matching exercise, and a text on the history of the games.

This is followed by true/false comprehension questions and vocabulary building exercises.

The lesson rounds off with discussion questions.

This worksheet is written for lower-intermediate level students and above.

Is the Christmas you see on TV shows on commercials similar to the Christmas your students enjoy? Is it all wonderful food and drink with well-behaved relatives?! This lesson looks at some of the stress that Christmas can cause! Following the lead-in, there is a collocation matching exercise, and then a gap fill reading. We have kept the reading reasonably easy (especially with your pre-teaching!) so your students won't be feeling too stressed themselves! Some expressions they will learn include:

• the festive season
• look forward to
• an overcooked turkey
• a controversial topic

The lesson continues with comprehension questions, more collocation practice and the chance for your students to give advice on how to reduce stress at Christmas. It's a great topic for discussion - you can add lots of questions at the end. Your students will have a fun - but also useful - lesson to round off the year. This lesson is written for pre-intermediate level students.

Acting is a job that everyone has an opinion about. Many would see it as an unusual career choice - but do any of your students wish they had become actors? This worksheet has a gap-fill reading, broken up into sections. Your students will learn new expressions including:

• an inspirational teacher (like you...)
• to have the edge
• a highly competitive field
• an aspiring actor
• to have a thick skin

The lesson rounds off with an extended discussion, covering both the new language and the topic of becoming an actor. This worksheet is for intermediate to advanced-level students.

This revamped worksheet looks at the topic of what to do (and not to do) in a job interview. There's a task-based reading, plus exercises on language used to give advice. Students can make mini-presentations on topics, and then work in groups having discussions on interview experiences. This worksheet is written for intermediate-level students. (Updated October 2015)

Did your students experience a hi-tech education? Do they all have electronic dictionaries and English-learning apps on their smartphones?

This worksheet looks at the role of technology in the classroom, and the apparent link between countries with low technological use but high academic achievement. The worksheet has a prediction quiz, gap-fill reading, comprehension questions and extended discussion.

It is said that managers typically spend thirty to fifty percent of the working day in meetings. Is it time well-spent? Do your students feel their meetings are productive? This worksheet looks at the topic of business meetings, with ideas on how to make them more productive. After the lead-in, there is a reading, vocabulary / idiom building practice and lots of discussion. This worksheet is written for upper-intermediate and advanced-level students.

This worksheet looks at more advanced structures using 'able to'.

Language practiced includes: 'how long have you been able to' and 'I've never been able to'.

After the lead-in, there are four 'vox pop' readings, followed by practice exercises.

You can reinforce the target language with our class survey, or use out set of discussion question cards.

This worksheet is written for intermediate-level students.