Classroom expressions review worksheet (PDF)

ESL Classroom Language and Vocabulary Worksheets

Classroom expressions review

 

The exercise below is for  reviewing or reinforcing commonly used classroom language. Depending on the level and ability of the students, a  teacher  may ask  students to work in groups, work independently . I have also used this  exercise for teaching teachers who use two languages in the classroom and who generally use their native language for technical subjects such as science and medical technology but like to give instructions and directions in English. This helps familiarize the students with this international language. Click on the image below or the link to  download the printable PDF file.
Classroom-expressions-review

Adjective Gallery: a fun exercise for the ESL classroom

Adjective Gallery

This is a fun,  creative and communicative ESL  speaking activity for   adjectives. Each student gets one or more slips of paper, chooses an adjective, draws some kind of picture or cartoon about an  adjective (of  their choice or assigned by the teacher) and then writes a multiple choice question about the picture. They can write the correct answer on the back of the slip of paper. When all the students are finished the students can walk around quizzing other students or the slips of paper can be handed around.

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What are the teachers sayinging in the pictures ? (PDF)

Classroom Language

Teacher language in the classroom

  The exercise below is for introducing, reviewing or exploring communication in the classroom. Depending on the level and ability of the students, a  teacher  may ask  students to work in groups, work independently or if the students are very weak the teacher can dictate the sentences. I have also used this exercise for teaching teachers who use two languages in the classroom and who generally use their native language for technical subjects such as science and medical technology but like to occasionally communicate in English. This helps familiarize the students with communication in English. Click on the image below or the link to download the printable PDF file.

Brainstorm chart for a speaking exercise: vacations

Vacation Brainstorm Exercise for Past Tense Speaking Activity

Past tense, adjectives, nouns -positives/negatives

  1. Draw grid on board and brainstorm as above.

2.   Talk in pairs (vacation pictures around the walls helps make this more communicative or a walk around switch with postcards).

A:  Where……….go?

B:   I …………

A: What …………the food like?

B:  It ………….

A:  Did ……………problems?

B:  Well………………….

etc.

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Gerunds brainstorm and speaking activity

Gerunds Brainstorming Activity

Wall maps for gerunds

Learning/gerunds

  1. Draw a circle on the board And elicit ways of learning artistic appreciation.

2.  Distribute topics for wall maps to groups of 2 or 3 students
ie. politness, cooperation, sensitivity compassion, tolerance, confidence, toughness, persistence, pride,diligence, humility

The students create their own wall maps.

3. Model a short conversation using gerunds and “by” and let pairs of students walk round and look at the  wall maps.

A:  You can learn artistic appreciation by marrying an artist.

B:  And you can also learn by reading books about art.

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Vocabulary for elections & democracy (PDF)

Academic vocabulary: elections and democracy

This is an exercise for introducing or reviewing basic political vocabulary . It is an English language worksheet with images  introducing and reviewing commonly used expressions and vocabulary  when talking about elections and democracy.

Students match the words to the appropriate pictures. Click on the image below or the link at the side to download the PDF file.

Love, romance and friendship speaking exercises

5 Romance, Love and Friendships Lessons

Students are always interested in the language used to describe relationships and romance. These topics are particularly popular when Valentine’s Day comes around. As a teacher too, you realize you have to choose from a huge range of  relationship and romance related  expressions and vocabulary.

1 Elements of love (vocabulary worksheet with answers)

This is an  English  language  exercise  introducing and exploring the vocabulary and common expressions used to talk about love and romance. Students try to match the vocabulary with the appropriate pictures.  This can be followed up by a speaking activity in which students have to explain what is happening in each of the pictures. I guess this would be a pretty good exercise for Valentine’s Day.

Love and relationships vocabulary and questions for English language students.

Elements of love  (PDF)

 

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2 Parts of speech for relationships (vocabulary worksheet with answers)

Parts of speech for relationships is a  worksheet and sorting activity to help deepen students’ knowledge of the vocabulary of love, romance and relationships.

Parts of speech for relationships worksheet and sorting activity.

Parts of speech for relationships (PDF)

3 Love & romance lesson

This is an ESL  speaking and vocabulary  lesson  for talking about love and romance. First, students match the pictures with the vocabulary and expressions  in the middle of the page. Then they can discuss their ideas using the questions at the bottom of the page.

Valentine's Day and romance vocabulary and questions exercise for English language students.

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4 Friendship questionnaire and discussion speaking activity

  This is an ESL   speaking and writing lesson  for talking about friendship. First, students choose five survey questions about friendship from the examples on the worksheet. Alternatively, they can think of  their own questions.  When they have written five questions on, they can walk around the class asking  classmates their questions and noting down their answers on the worksheet. Finally, they can discuss the most common and unusual ideas about friendship in the class This is a fun communicative exercise that allows students to mix freely.

Friendship questionnaire and discussion questions

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American (US) vs British(UK) English vocabulary (PDF)

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US vs UK English vocabulary sorting exercise
(American vs British English)

 Students find the words with similar meanings and put them in the appropriate columns.

Click here for the US vs UK English vocabulary PDF file

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