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How long have you worked there?
Target Structure
Present Perfect Simple
Level
Lower-Intermediate
Vocabulary
Business & General
Time
45 to 60 minutes
Description
Improve your students' accuracy in their spoken English with this Present Perfect communicative lesson.

'How long have you worked there' looks at for and since. There's a gap-fill conversation followed by practice exercises.

It's a fantastic way to help your students understand this tricky language area.





Handouts Online has lots of worksheets on the Present Perfect - you can see the list here. The handouts are professionally produced with an emphasis students gaining confidence the target language.

There are step-by-step notes for the teacher and an answer key for all exercises.


 

 

Your Last Vacation / Your Last Holiday
Target Structure
Theme Lesson - Holidays
Level
Elementary
Vocabulary
General
Time
30+ minutes
Description
This lesson has great fluency practice for lower-level Students. If they've been introduced to the Past Simple, they can handle this.

'Your Last Vacation' (or 'Your Last Holiday' for the British-English version) has collocation / vocabulary practice, a gap-fill dialogue, role-plays plus discussion questions. It's ideal for building conversation skills.





'Your Last Vacation' is just one of many 'Theme Lessons' we have. We have built a number of worksheets with some common situations / topics that your students need. Lessons include: ordering at a restaurant, going to a doctor, asking questions at a bank ... and more!


 

 
Explaining Statistics
Target Structure
Describing Charts / Graphs
Level
Intermediate
Vocabulary
Business & General
Time
45 minutes
Description

If you have students who need to be able to explain charts and graphs, this is just what you need.

This handout has pages of bold pie-charts and graphs for your students to work with. They will learn to express percentages, fractions and trends.

This worksheet is written for intermediate-level students, but you can adjust it for lower-level students.

Note: This worksheet has lots of illustrations, and so will take longer to download than other worksheets. [750 KB]




Our worksheets work well for both general English and business English students.

We also have a growing collection of business English materials. You can see the choice of worksheets here.

 

 
Making an Appointment
Target Structure
Telephone English
Level
Elementary to Pre-Intermediate
Vocabulary
Business / Telephone
Time
40+ minutes
Description

This business-English worksheet looks at making appointments over the telephone.

There is lots of practice of the Present Continuous for future plans, and your Students will have the chance to brush up on their telephone English.

There is a conversation, information-gap activity, role-plays and discussion.

The worksheet is designed for elementary to pre-intermediate level Students.



 

 
Title
Ordering Coffee
Target Structure
Real-life Situation
Level
Elementary and Above
Vocabulary
General
Time
40 minutes
Description

Handouts Online has lots of situation-based worksheets. They teach the language your students will need in order to get by on a daily basis.

Can your students order a a double-latte with ease? Find out with this worksheet!

There's a conversation, role-play practice and lots of easy discussion questions to keep your students busy. It's a great way of increasing your lower-level students' confidence with English.





This lesson is part of our larger collection of situation-based lessons. Your students will learn real-life English that will help them when needing to use the language in practical situations.

You'll find lessons on doctor's appointments, meeting friends, inviting people over, complaining, making reservations, shopping and more.



 

 
A Day in the Life
Target Structure
Present Simple for Routines
Level
Elementary
Vocabulary
General
Time
40+ minutes
Description

This worksheet is great for practicing the Present Simple tense. There are lots of different activities, including reading, writing and plenty of speaking.

There's also lots of useful vocabulary and collocations for your students to learn. It's ideal for building your students' confidence and fluency.




Our members have access to a huge library of grammar-based worksheets. If your students are having difficulty with a particular topic, you can print out instant extra practice sheets here.

We have handouts on tenses, conditionals, adjectives and much more! Check our main index for more info. Remember that you are allowed to make photocopies of these materials.

In addition, you can find a specific grammar point using our instant lookup system. Try it today!

 

 
Phrasal Verbs: All About 'Out'
Target Structure
Phrasal Verbs using 'Out'
Level
Intermediate
Vocabulary
General
Time
30 minutes +
Description

This is a great worksheet to help your students build their vocabulary!

There are six different phrasal verbs, all themed around the word 'out'. There is a gap-fill exercise introducing the expressions, followed by a caption quiz (pictured left).

The lesson rounds off with discussion questions, so that your students can use the new language about themselves.

Our extensive collection of Phrasal Verb worksheets can be found here.




'Your Last Vacation' is just one of many 'Theme Lessons' we have. We have built a number of worksheets with some common situations / topics that your students need. Lessons include: ordering at a restaurant, going to a doctor, asking questions at a bank ... and more!

 

 
Crime and Punishment
Target Structure
Reading, Vocabulary, Discussion
Level
Upper-Intermediate to Advanced
Vocabulary
Crime / Legal English
Time
90 minutes
Description

This worksheet looks at some common expressions used when reading and talking about crime.

There are four different crime stories in a newspaper format, with a gap-fill exercise.

There are extended exercises, recycling the vocabulary and collocations. There are also discussion questions about crime.

The lesson rounds off with a crossword, which can also be set as homework.




Handouts Online has stacks of reading-based worksheets.

These reading-based lessons have proved a big hit with our members! They're all based around a short article on a topic which is bound to go down well in your lessons! Topics include email/spam, lotteries, the environment and more.

We've designed these lessons so that there are lots of opportunities for your students to express their opinions on the topic. They're great as instant lessons.

 

 
Talking about Movies
Target Structure
Conversation / Fluency Builder
Level
Elementary
Vocabulary
Movies / Entertainment
Time
30 minutes
Description

Movies make a great discussion topic. However, many lower-level students lack the language skills to talk about it effectively.

This two-page worksheet teaches some useful phrases and has info-gap exercises and speaking practice. Recommended for elementary and pre-intermediate level students.

We also have a British-English version called 'Talking about Films'.




Our worksheets have lots of speaking practice - whether it's discussion questions, information-gap exercises or pairwork.

Most worksheets have exercises which start off controlled, and then progress to 'production' with students personalising the target language. It's great for improving learners' accuracy and confidence with English.

 

 
Past Simple Irregular Verb Crossword
Target Structure
Irregular Verbs
Level
Elementary and Pre-Intermediate
Vocabulary
Verbs
Time
20 minutes or homework
Description

If your students need practice of past simple irregular verbs, this could be just the ticket. This crossword is suitable for lower level students, and can be used either in the lesson, or as homework.




Handouts Online has a great variety of materials. We don't just have grammar worksheets. There are also crosswords, wordsearches, cards and games.

Members also have unrestricted access to our flashcard collection.

 

 
Title
Looking into the Future
Target Structure
Future Perfect Simple and Continuous
Level
Intermediate
Vocabulary
General
Time
60 minutes
Description

'Looking into the Future' is a great way of building your students' abilities with more complex future tenses.

This worksheet has extensive practice of both the future perfect, and the future perfect continuous (progressive).

There's a conversation, grammar-based exercises and lots of speaking at the end. There's a choice of having a discussion, or (if you have lots of students) a 'find someone who' exercise.

This worksheet is designed for intermediate classes, but can easily be adjusted for other levels.




Handouts Online worksheets are designed so that they can be used with students of any nationality. In addition, they're great for both monolingual and multilingual classes

All the worksheets have notes giving a suggested teaching method. There is also an answer key to all exercises.

 

 
Occupations Flashcards
Target Structure
N/A
Level
Elementary
Vocabulary
Jobs
Time
Varies
Description

These flashcards can be used in so many ways!

If your students have mastered the vocabulary, you could also use them for Present Simple questions and statements. Why not use them for a game of 'Guess my Job'? The possibilities are endless!




Handouts Online has a great selection of flashcards to help your lower-level students. They come in different sizes, and in black and white or colour. Our flashcard collection for members can be found here.

Access to all our flashcards is included in your Handouts Online membership!



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