Theme Lessons

This vacation-themed worksheets gives intermediate-level students the opportunity to build their knowledge of natural expressions when talking about a recent trip.

There is a warm-up, followed by a colocation quiz.

The students can then work on a gap-fill conversation, comprehension questions, more vocabulary work, role-play and discussion.

Expressions studied include:

• do a lot of sightseeing
• experience something for yourself
• be worth the wait
• pre-book tickets

...and much more!

If you have lower-level students looking for a similar theme, be sure to check out 'Your Last Vacation / Holiday'

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.

This worksheet looks at a basic conversation about seeing a movie.

There is a verb gap fill conversation, followed by comprehension questions checking your students skills with the past and present simple.

The lesson continues with a controlled substitution speaking exercise and free production.

The worksheet rounds off with discussion questions on films (and film franchises, such as Star Wars).

This worksheet is written for elementary and lower-intermediate level classes.

Students need lots of practice of the Present Perfect! This worksheet looks at the expression I've never (done something) before for talking about an experience that they are about to have for the first time. There's a conversation about driving lessons (taking one for the first time) with collocation, comprehension and grammar-practice exercises. The lesson rounds off with discussion questions. This worksheet is written for lower-intermediate level classes.

How well can your students talk about holidays and festivals?

This worksheet has a conversation about Thanksgiving with gap fill exercises and true/false comprehension questions.

The worksheet continues with substitution speaking exercises looking at other festivals and holidays around the world - Bonfire Night, Independence Day and Coming of Age Day.

The lesson rounds off with the opportunity for your students to personalise the language and talk about a festival or holiday they know about.

This is a great worksheet for practicing the social function of apologising. After the lead-in, there is a vocabulary matching exercise followed by a short conversation for your students to practice. Your students will then look at using 'should have' for expressing regret. (e.g. I should have phoned.') This language work is consolidated by extensive role-play. Students also learn lots of fixed expressions, including: I got stuck in traffic My cell / mobile phone had no signal This worksheet is for intermediate-level classes.

Movies always make a good topic for the ESL classroom! This worksheet will help your students with basic invitations (would you like) as well as review present simple 'do you' questions. There is a lead in exercise, a vocabulary builder (how many movie genres do you students know) and a gap-fill conversation. Your students will then be able to roleplay inviting classmates out to see a movie. This worksheet is written for upper-elementary to pre-intermediate level classes.

Ordering in a restaurant is enough of a challenge for students, but doing so over the phone adds another layer of difficulty! This worksheet has a conversation with vocabulary and expression building and lots of role-play using our in-dining hotel menu. This worksheet is written for pre-intermediate level students and above.