http://busyteacher.org/ ru BusyTeacher: Free Printable Worksheets For Busy Teachers Like YOU! DataLife Engine http://busyteacher.org/9875-counting-crows-accidentally-in-love-song-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/9875-counting-crows-accidentally-in-love-song-worksheet.html This is a song worksheet. Students will fill the gaps with the correct words, they will match the phrases from two columns or put the phrases into the order. I'd say it's suitable for any class of students. You can use it with kids as well as adults. E ...]]> imonika Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:46:55 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9874-i-will-always-love-you-song-worksheet-whitney.html http://busyteacher.org/9874-i-will-always-love-you-song-worksheet-whitney.html My students asked me to pay tribute to Whitney Houston, so I decided to make this exercise. Besides the tribute you can also link it to future tenses. Giving extra emphasis on the I will part... ask them if they think its about the future, present or p ...]]> c_nassif Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:45:18 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9873-how-do-you-feel-board-game.html http://busyteacher.org/9873-how-do-you-feel-board-game.html How dou you feel? Play a board game to practice feelings. The students can use a dice or a coin to play the game. It is a really good and fun activity to practice body language, pronounciation and vocabulary. It is a perfect activity that can be used t ...]]> lucy gama Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:42:50 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9870-dog-idioms.html http://busyteacher.org/9870-dog-idioms.html Match-up worksheet with key - dog idioms. If your students are interested in idioms (and are dog people;) ) this worksheet can be a good idea ;).A very nice exercise for pre-intermediate or intermediate learners.Students can do the handout as individua ...]]> oarallel Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:41:23 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9869-tongue-twisters.html http://busyteacher.org/9869-tongue-twisters.html A list of tongue-twisters for everybody! A tongue-twister is a sequence of words that is difficult to pronounce quickly and correctly. Even native English speakers find the tongue-twisters on this list difficult to say quickly. Try to say them as fast ...]]> myroslava Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:40:07 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9866-cry-cry-by-oceana-song-worksheet-simple-past.html http://busyteacher.org/9866-cry-cry-by-oceana-song-worksheet-simple-past.html I use a lot of music in the classroom, especially with teens, and this was a song my students requested. This is a very simple worksheet which revises regular and irregular verbs in the past simple plus one line in the present perfect. Students listen ...]]> skully29 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:37:39 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9864-lets-eat-out.html http://busyteacher.org/9864-lets-eat-out.html A colourful PowerPoint presentation that illustrates dishes that commonly appear on English menus, followed by dialogues between customers and waiter. After this we have a section on problems/complaints, and finally a closing slide to elicit ideas abou ...]]> annmozaik Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:35:34 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9858-amazing-adventures-reading-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/9858-amazing-adventures-reading-worksheet.html This is a reading activity about interesting journeys. The texts are very interesting and at the beginning they have to talk about the pictures they have work in pairs and describe the pictures. Then they have two different comprehension activities: i ...]]> mss1973 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:33:08 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9855-casper-pre-viewing-comprehension-check-test.html http://busyteacher.org/9855-casper-pre-viewing-comprehension-check-test.html This worksheet provides with different exercises: before watching the film [/i]Casper (by Brad Silberling, 1995) the students get acquainted with the cast and main heroes with the help of Pre-viewing exercises, the chart Comprehension check[i] makes th ...]]> nataliya_bodraya Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:31:16 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9854-modern-family-video-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/9854-modern-family-video-worksheet.html It's a good way to review family vocabulary, simple present, possessives and adjectives related to personality. First you let students explore the picture to find out the relationship between the people in it. Then they watch the Pilot episode from th ...]]> inahitz Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:29:50 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9853-opposites-word-puzzle.html http://busyteacher.org/9853-opposites-word-puzzle.html In this word puzzle students have to find 12 pairs of opposite adjectives like "hot" and "cold", "big" and "small", and so on. I created this for my elementary students. First, I introduced most of the vocabulary using flashcards and then they did the ...]]> Kayd Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:27:39 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9852-conditionals-summary-table.html http://busyteacher.org/9852-conditionals-summary-table.html A table summarizing all conditionals in a simple and comprensible way. The worksheet deals with the four types of conditionals: zero conditional, first conditional, second conditiona and third conditional. The table includes a reference to the verb for ...]]> rahhaljbilou Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:26:09 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9851-cash-and-carry-money-fun-for-the-esl-classroom.html http://busyteacher.org/9851-cash-and-carry-money-fun-for-the-esl-classroom.html Some people have got to have it. Some people really need it. Some people love it, and some people hate it. It is lost and gained and wasted and earned every single day. It is money, and it is a part of everyone’s life in some way or another. Not ...]]> ESL5204 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:43:03 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9808-writing-prompts-part-three.html http://busyteacher.org/9808-writing-prompts-part-three.html Every ESL teacher wants his or her students to be strong writers in the English language. Because of that, we give them many opportunities to write in class and for homework. We stress parts of an essay and what you need for an effective story. We giv ...]]> ESL5204 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:59:16 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9846-a-day-in-the-cavemens-life-picture-stories-past.html http://busyteacher.org/9846-a-day-in-the-cavemens-life-picture-stories-past.html The worksheet is great for kids learning past simple. It contains two picture stories about two days in the life of the cavemen ("The Day of the Wheel" and "The Day of the Fire"), that in a funny way describe how these things appeared. Let your kids ma ...]]> alina_drach Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:41:25 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9845-present-simple-elementary-worksheet-ii.html http://busyteacher.org/9845-present-simple-elementary-worksheet-ii.html A worksheet for teaching the present simple tense.There are 3 pages with activities in which students are asked to complete sentences with the present simple of the verbs in brackets, underline the correct option, build correct sentences with the words ...]]> vanda51 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:40:53 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9844-love-to-see-you-cry-by-eiglesias-for-bare.html http://busyteacher.org/9844-love-to-see-you-cry-by-eiglesias-for-bare.html The song worksheet is on defining infinitive with "to" and bare infinitive after certain verbs. Listen to the song and circle the correct answers. Then explain the rules. ]]> alina_drach Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:40:26 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9843-indefinite-pronouns-elementary-worksheet-ii.html http://busyteacher.org/9843-indefinite-pronouns-elementary-worksheet-ii.html This is a simple worksheet for teaching the indefinite pronouns something, anything, nothing, somewhere and anywhere.There are explanations and example sentences and activities to go with it.The worksheet is also available in black and white version.]]> vanda51 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:39:29 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9842-clothes-classroom-poster.html http://busyteacher.org/9842-clothes-classroom-poster.html This is a classroom poster which can also be used as a picture dictionary or a study sheet for teaching or revising clothes related vocabulary.The poster is available in both colour and black and white version.]]> vanda51 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:39:12 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9841-winter-olympics-sports-with-video-examples.html http://busyteacher.org/9841-winter-olympics-sports-with-video-examples.html The worksheet contains the most popular Winter Olympic sports names, pictures and descriptions for them. The can be cut and used in different "Explain it!" or "Show it!" games. Your students will also like the video examples.]]> alina_drach Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:38:23 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9840-clothes-multiple-choice-activity.html http://busyteacher.org/9840-clothes-multiple-choice-activity.html This is a simple multiple choice activity for teaching clothes related vocabulary.Recommended for elementary students. The worksheet is available in both colour and black and white version and the answer key is also included.]]> vanda51 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:37:32 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9839-bribery-and-corruption.html http://busyteacher.org/9839-bribery-and-corruption.html This handout can help you/your Ss to learn new vocabulary and start heated discussion in the class on the topic Bribery and Corruption. It focuses on language in use and vocab as well as speaking skills. At first, ask your Ss to work individually in o ...]]> Darinka Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:37:11 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9837-post-office-flashcards.html http://busyteacher.org/9837-post-office-flashcards.html The set of flashcards to practice your students vocabulary on POST OFFICE vocabulary: post office, postman, letter, letterbox, envelope, post card, to write, to post, to read. The format id doc. so you can edit the size, content of cards as you want. ]]> Umnica-Razumnica Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:35:11 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9835-feelings-and-emotions-primary-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/9835-feelings-and-emotions-primary-worksheet.html This worksheet is for primary students of ages from 7-10. it is very suitable to work on the comprehension and understanding of feelings through pictures and afterwards the students' own oral and written production and expression of his own feelings.]]> annetamar Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:33:45 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9833-listening-comprehension-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/9833-listening-comprehension-worksheet.html This is a simple exercise to practise student comprehension and inferring meaning from key words and phrases. It can be done in pairs with the students taking turns to read aloud, or the teacher can read for the whole group. Each extract has a question ...]]> daxjim Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:31:17 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9830-old-scrabble-board-game.html http://busyteacher.org/9830-old-scrabble-board-game.html This is a printable version of the old favorite Scrabble word game, for those of us who might have no access to a Scrabble game otherwise. This game is a fun way to practice spelling, math, vocabulary & communication skills. The 100 letter tiles an ...]]> wmappleteach Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:29:47 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9823-video-session-friends-ross-and-joey-dating-the.html http://busyteacher.org/9823-video-session-friends-ross-and-joey-dating-the.html A great guide from an authentic material piece to talk about relationships. This is an scene from the TV show Friends Season 7 Episode 17 The One With The Cheap Wedding. If you want to have a grammar focus, the worksheet has several examples of ...]]> teacherlorena Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:24:26 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9809-musical-trip-esl-activities.html http://busyteacher.org/9809-musical-trip-esl-activities.html Music is one of the magical things that can bring together nations. People all over the world find pleasure and enjoyment in listening to music. Because music is something to which you and your students will probably relate, at least on some level, wh ...]]> ESL5204 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:11:43 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9828-whitney-houston-i-will-always-love-you-song.html http://busyteacher.org/9828-whitney-houston-i-will-always-love-you-song.html A worksheet to commemorate Whitney Houston's death. I have done it at my students' request. The worksheet consists of three exercises which must be done while listening to the song and two other post-listening exercises, looking at the global comprehen ...]]> soniawham Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:20:22 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9730-esl-activities-spice-up-lesson-plans.html http://busyteacher.org/9730-esl-activities-spice-up-lesson-plans.html Nothing speaks to a region’s food like the spices used in its cuisine. From cinnamon to cumin, the world’s nations have a lot to share when it comes to the spices. Though you probably cannot afford to take your class on a trip around the w ...]]> ESL5204 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:25:43 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9821-miss-universe-2011-video-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/9821-miss-universe-2011-video-worksheet.html A handout I designed especially for five short youtube videos I've chosen when watching Miss Universe 2011 elimination. The candidates I've chosen are all from English speaking countries. Their dialects vary, though. A follow up speaking exercise is ad ...]]> poliszz Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:42:07 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9807-pronoun-dice.html http://busyteacher.org/9807-pronoun-dice.html 2 dice. One has the pronouns I, you, she, he, we and they on with pictures.The other has a +, - and ?. Tell the student a verb.The student then has to roll both dice and then make a sentence using the pronoun and either in the affirmative, negative or ...]]> jossykate Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:38:45 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9806-weird-new-year-traditions.html http://busyteacher.org/9806-weird-new-year-traditions.html There are 10 weird New Year superstitions descriptions with pictures. Give the pictures to the students first and let them guess (make their own) superstitions. Then give them true stories randomly and let walk around the classroom to find the person w ...]]> alina_drach Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:37:15 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9804-present-continuous-worksheet-what-are-they-doing.html http://busyteacher.org/9804-present-continuous-worksheet-what-are-they-doing.html This is a pair work sheet for students to practice using the present continuous. Student A will ask to student B about information of each of the characters in the worksheet. Ex: A: "What is Sarah doing?" B:"Sarah is not playing tennis. Sarah is readin ...]]> RaquelLB Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:36:23 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9783-song-worksheet-firework.html http://busyteacher.org/9783-song-worksheet-firework.html Song about firework in which several atmospheric phenomena appear.The 4th of July is also mentioned as a national holiday in the U.S.The activities are on the right-hand side of the page: fill in the blanks, semantic field, cultural history.The activit ...]]> Sunti Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:34:57 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9803-gift-giving-quotes.html http://busyteacher.org/9803-gift-giving-quotes.html What comes to your mind when you think about a gift? Do you think of getting or giving? In the worksheet there are famous quotes about gift giving. Can be a good warm-up exercise to discuss those at any holiday season.]]> alina_drach Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:33:00 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9802-gift-giving-superstitions.html http://busyteacher.org/9802-gift-giving-superstitions.html Cut the pictures and give them to the students. Let them think why this can be a bad gift and in what country this superstition exists. Then cut the stripes with "action - result" information and give to different kids. Ask them to walk around and find ...]]> alina_drach Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:32:32 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9801-have-something-done-discussion-questions.html http://busyteacher.org/9801-have-something-done-discussion-questions.html Here are some warm-up questions for practicing the construction "have something done". Students have 5-10 minutes for asking each other the questions, then tell the class what was interesting for them to get to know about their partner.]]> alina_drach Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:31:43 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9800-present-continuous-for-criticism.html http://busyteacher.org/9800-present-continuous-for-criticism.html This is a worksheet on using Present Continuous with "always" to express criticism and annoyance. Cut the situations, give them to students and et them express their annoyance with the situations (You are always listening to that awful rock music too l ...]]> alina_drach Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:31:00 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9799-bon-jovi-thank-you-for-loving-me-with-video.html http://busyteacher.org/9799-bon-jovi-thank-you-for-loving-me-with-video.html The song worksheet contains gaps in the sentences with gerund (Thank you for ... me). Listen to the song, fill in the gaps, pay attention to the gerund. Then look through the lyrics and find other things the singer could thank his love for, make more s ...]]> alina_drach Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:30:35 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9798-food-based-on-a-video-lesson-49-by-misterduncan.html http://busyteacher.org/9798-food-based-on-a-video-lesson-49-by-misterduncan.html This is a discussion worksheet based on the main information given in a video lesson # 49 by Misterduncan. The vocabulary is great here! Phrases to express hunger, food proverbs ect included!]]> alina_drach Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:29:56 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9797-personality-adjectives.html http://busyteacher.org/9797-personality-adjectives.html You can cut and use these adjectives for following activities: 1) choose one word and describe this type of person, let others guess what word you've chosen; 2) show this type of personality, let others guess; 3) use given phrases to describe one of yo ...]]> alina_drach Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:29:32 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9794-did-you-have-a-good-holiday-dialog-beginner-level.html http://busyteacher.org/9794-did-you-have-a-good-holiday-dialog-beginner-level.html This is a very simple dialog about holidays for kids. The grammar point is Past Simple questions (Did you...? Were you...?). Read the example of the dialog to the students, then put them in pairs and give time to come up with their own answers. If need ...]]> alina_drach Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:28:39 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9792-describe-the-people-using-the-information.html http://busyteacher.org/9792-describe-the-people-using-the-information.html There are four photos of different people with some information about them (name, age, country, job, languages, hobbies, abilities etc). The task is to describe their lives using given information in correct Present Simple sentences.]]> alina_drach Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:27:28 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9791-famous-people.html http://busyteacher.org/9791-famous-people.html A worksheet based on famous people. Characters describe themselves, giving cues to students to find out who they are. They generally talk about their profession and relavant social/public activities they may be involved in. Then students must reveal th ...]]> PATRIALUSITANA Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:26:26 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9790-abc-board-game.html http://busyteacher.org/9790-abc-board-game.html A board game for young learners. It's a good way to test your students' knowledge in alphabet, numbers, vocabulary. You can divide a classroom into two or three teams and play this board game. You will need a dice, magnetic stickers (to go) and a whit ...]]> lkurauskiene Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:24:45 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9781-i-got-my-mind-set-on-you-song-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/9781-i-got-my-mind-set-on-you-song-worksheet.html While enjoying this song by George Harrison, we can learn some verb phrases. It is a speaking and listening activity. I hope you'll enjoy it. The phrases selected from the lyrics can be used as a speaking introduction. The gap-filling activity is based ...]]> martello Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:21:16 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9776-father-and-son-cat-stevens-song-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/9776-father-and-son-cat-stevens-song-worksheet.html Here you will find text of the song and activities connected with it. The worksheet contains role-paly activity and answering questions task. I did not provide the answers because there is no right or wrong answers. Sts should express their ideas and p ...]]> asia8721 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:19:24 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9785-countries-and-nationalities.html http://busyteacher.org/9785-countries-and-nationalities.html This is an easy yet fun and effective activity that you can try to learn about countries, nationalities as well as places of origin. Hope it works for you. You only need to print the cards as many as you need according to the numbers of student that yo ...]]> isviya Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:17:02 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9782-what-is-it-for-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/9782-what-is-it-for-worksheet.html You are going to join the name with the picture. Color the pictures and make more sentences using the expression used to, make a conversation with your classmates using this expression. The idea is that the students can talk about different daily life ...]]> mixmix1234 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:15:39 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9780-exercises-on-modal-verbs.html http://busyteacher.org/9780-exercises-on-modal-verbs.html This is a sheet with exercises in word on modal verbs. An extra document in word to parctise modals.You can use them with pupils studying the first or the second year of Bachillerato as you like. They can be very useful both for teachers and students ...]]> mblunasoto Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:13:16 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9779-modal-vers-iii.html http://busyteacher.org/9779-modal-vers-iii.html Third part of the ppt on modal verbs. There is a third one and an extra document in word to parctise modals. You can use them with pupils studying the first or the second year of Bachillerato. They can be very useful both for teachers and students. En ...]]> mblunasoto Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:12:10 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9778-modal-verbs-ii.html http://busyteacher.org/9778-modal-verbs-ii.html Second part of the ppt on modal verbs. There is a 2nd one in the series. You can use them with pupils studying the first or the second year of Bachillerato. They can be very useful both for teachers and students. Enjoy them!]]> mblunasoto Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:10:20 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9777-modal-verbs.html http://busyteacher.org/9777-modal-verbs.html This is a useful ppt for teaching modal and semi-modals. This is the first part of three power points aimed at upper intermediate pupils studing second year Bachillerato in Spain. I´m also adding an extra word document with exercises on this topi ...]]> mblunasoto Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:07:52 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9775-past-perfect-sentence-construction.html http://busyteacher.org/9775-past-perfect-sentence-construction.html A quick exercise where students work in pairs to build sentences using the past perfect tense. They must choose appropriate words from each column and write the complete sentences underneath. The whole groups should then compare their answers and check ...]]> daxjim Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:05:33 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9773-phrasal-verb-listening-labyrinth.html http://busyteacher.org/9773-phrasal-verb-listening-labyrinth.html A simple exercise to test phrasal verb knowledge and match them with their non-phrasal equivalent. The teacher should read the sentences to the group and they must try to find their way through the labyrinth by choosing the phrasal that matches the sen ...]]> daxjim Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:03:52 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9772-sir-arthur-conan-doyle-word-formation.html http://busyteacher.org/9772-sir-arthur-conan-doyle-word-formation.html A WORD FORMATION exercise for upper-intermediate, advanced or proficiency level students of English. However, the teachers can adapt it to the level of their students' knowledge. I am not the author of this exercise. Found it in Exam essentials and ada ...]]> IGOR-LILI Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:02:41 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9771-15-valentines-day-opinions.html http://busyteacher.org/9771-15-valentines-day-opinions.html To create this worksheet I used real quotations with various people's opinions about this holiday that were shared on the Internet. You can give the worksheet out to your students asking them to choose the opinions they agree with or just find interest ...]]> lastochka82 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:01:11 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9768-future-simple-pairwork-chart.html http://busyteacher.org/9768-future-simple-pairwork-chart.html This activity is to practice the Simple future (Will) and consists in to make the students ask their partners about their future activities in 10 years. After they collected the information, they will report it using Simple future, in this way, they pr ...]]> Jedimaster1980 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 22:58:35 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9762-likes-dislikes-practice-for-kids.html http://busyteacher.org/9762-likes-dislikes-practice-for-kids.html This worksheet will provide your students with the chance to practice food vocabulary and the use of the structures such as like, don't like, love and hate in the different forms. Afterwards, students will have to create a small text following the prev ...]]> annetamar Mon, 20 Feb 2012 22:55:52 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9795-poster-its-ok-to-not-know.html http://busyteacher.org/9795-poster-its-ok-to-not-know.html It's OK to not know, but it's not OK to not try! Another poster from BusyTeacher.org that will make your students stop and think! Enjoy!   CLICK THE IMAGE TO VIEW IN FULL SIZE:    ]]> BUSYTEACHER_admin Mon, 20 Feb 2012 19:43:03 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9784-how-to-incorporate-movies-classroom-engage.html http://busyteacher.org/9784-how-to-incorporate-movies-classroom-engage.html Once or twice a semester, teachers will sometimes get the idea of “Let’s watch a movie!” Often the movie happens to be a personal favorite of the teacher. (I’m a big fan of “My Big Fat Greek Wedding.”) Movie days ca ...]]> Stacia Ann Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:03:52 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9759-poster-dont-raise-your-voice.html http://busyteacher.org/9759-poster-dont-raise-your-voice.html Here's another poster that you might want to have on your classroom wall - it's about keeping your voice down during discussions. And we all know how loud those can get!    If you like it, please share by liking on Facebook, tweeting about ...]]> BUSYTEACHER_admin Sun, 19 Feb 2012 04:49:04 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9729-star-light-star-bright-seeing-stars-in-class.html http://busyteacher.org/9729-star-light-star-bright-seeing-stars-in-class.html How many people on how many nights have gazed up into the endless night sky and been taken in by the stars? We humans are fascinated by the gaseous wonders whose light may take years to travel from their places of origin to earth. Under the stars, som ...]]> ESL5204 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 04:23:14 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9755-numbers-0-20-practice-sheet.html http://busyteacher.org/9755-numbers-0-20-practice-sheet.html This is a set of exercises aimed for practising the numbers 0-20 intended for the young learners. It includes a matching exercises,unscrambling exercise,drawing exercise. It can be used as a reinforcement before the test.For more worksheets you can vis ...]]> Lucia13 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 03:37:57 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9754-map-activity.html http://busyteacher.org/9754-map-activity.html This activity and worksheet are designed for practice or review of urban map-reading and related prepositional phrases (e.g., next to, across the street from). Although they may be completed individually, they are more effective when worked on by smal ...]]> suethom Sun, 19 Feb 2012 03:36:39 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9752-song-worksheet-whitney-houston-my-love-is-your.html http://busyteacher.org/9752-song-worksheet-whitney-houston-my-love-is-your.html Song worksheet dedicated to the memory of Whitney Houston. This listening worksheet consists of six exercises. Students have to listen and number the lines, cross out the extra words, fill in the empty spaces with the suitable word and choose the word ...]]> Myszka Sun, 19 Feb 2012 03:34:27 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9751-how-much-money.html http://busyteacher.org/9751-how-much-money.html This worksheet focuses on the subject 'money' and clothes vocabulary. There are 13 pictures with their prices. Students can practice 'how much' structure by this worksheet. I used the currency of pound; however, it is editable. You can change it into a ...]]> mobscene123 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 03:31:46 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9750-reported-speech-activity.html http://busyteacher.org/9750-reported-speech-activity.html Two worksheets for practising transforming sentences from direct into reported speech and vice versa. Distribute worksheet A to one half of the class (they should report the dialogue in their notebooks) and worksheet B to the other half (they should re ...]]> gordana popovic Sun, 19 Feb 2012 03:30:11 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9749-song-worksheet-bohemian-like-you-the-dandy-warhols.html http://busyteacher.org/9749-song-worksheet-bohemian-like-you-the-dandy-warhols.html I am teaching my seventh grade the difference between present simple, progressive and stative verbs. This is a great introduction to it at the start of the lesson. Students firstly have to underline all the time expressions, as this is key to understan ...]]> nicole.hazan Sun, 19 Feb 2012 03:28:16 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9741-countable-and-uncountable-nouns-worksheet-ii.html http://busyteacher.org/9741-countable-and-uncountable-nouns-worksheet-ii.html This is a worksheet for elementary students on countable and uncountable nouns.There is a grammar guide with clear explanations and example sentences followed by different activities to go with it.The worksheet is available in different formats and bo ...]]> vanda51 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 03:24:39 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9739-quantifiers-some-any-no-multiple-choice-activity.html http://busyteacher.org/9739-quantifiers-some-any-no-multiple-choice-activity.html This is a multiple choice activity for teaching or revising the quantifiers some, any and no.Students are asked to fill in the blank spaces by choosing the correct quantifier.The worksheet is available in both colour and black and white version and the ...]]> vanda51 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 03:24:12 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9736-carnival-costumes-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/9736-carnival-costumes-worksheet.html This is a worksheet for teaching Carnival related vocabulary.There is a picture dictionary which can also be used as a study sheet followed by a simple matching activity in which students are asked to match the words with the carnival costumes.The work ...]]> vanda51 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 03:23:14 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9735-hungry-generation-mixed-tenses-word-formation.html http://busyteacher.org/9735-hungry-generation-mixed-tenses-word-formation.html This is an exercise on mixed tenses and verb forms & word formation for upper-intermediate and advanced students of English. Students have to find the correct tense or verb form for the verbs in block capitals and put the root words in bold block c ...]]> IGOR-LILI Sun, 19 Feb 2012 03:22:52 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9734-song-worksheet-britney-spears-criminal.html http://busyteacher.org/9734-song-worksheet-britney-spears-criminal.html Listening worksheet with 4 tasks. Students have to listen and fill in the empty spaces with the given words, number the lines in the correct order,cross out the word that is extra and choose the word they hear. The worksheet can be used as a warm up at ...]]> Myszka Sun, 19 Feb 2012 03:21:04 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9732-song-worksheet-the-wanted-glad-you-came.html http://busyteacher.org/9732-song-worksheet-the-wanted-glad-you-came.html A very simple listening worksheet. It's a kind of warm up before a lesson. the worksheet consists of 4 tasks. students have to: listen and write the words they hear, number the lines in the correct order, choose the words that they hear and finally cor ...]]> Myszka Sun, 19 Feb 2012 03:19:30 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9758-turn-off-cell-phones-poster.html http://busyteacher.org/9758-turn-off-cell-phones-poster.html Classroom signs don't have to be lame, right? We've honestly tried to find a decent 'No cell phones' classroom poster/sign around, but after googling for 10 minutes all we could see was a bunch of poorly designed low quality graphics. So here's one w ...]]> BUSYTEACHER_admin Sun, 19 Feb 2012 01:10:49 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9756-smile-in-the-same-language-poster.html http://busyteacher.org/9756-smile-in-the-same-language-poster.html Here's another high-quality poster for your classroom - it encourages smiling, so make sure you smile all the way - when you print it out, carry it to your classroom and when you put it up on the wall, too! ;)   Hope you enjoy it, it's hi-res an ...]]> BUSYTEACHER_admin Sat, 18 Feb 2012 22:58:57 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9731-creative-writing-prompts-part-two.html http://busyteacher.org/9731-creative-writing-prompts-part-two.html Every ESL teacher wants his or her students to be strong writers in the English language. Because of that, we give them many opportunities to write in class and for homework. We stress parts of an essay and what you need for an effective story. We g ...]]> ESL5204 Sat, 18 Feb 2012 03:55:25 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9450-twittering-in-class-bird-friendly-activities.html http://busyteacher.org/9450-twittering-in-class-bird-friendly-activities.html The word ‘twitter’ has not always been associated with status updates and social media. Although it was not that long ago, it feels like an eon has passed since twittering had to do with our feathered friends. Still, birds are appealing li ...]]> ESL5204 Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:32:24 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9526-facts-opinions-theories-how-to-talk-esl-classroom.html http://busyteacher.org/9526-facts-opinions-theories-how-to-talk-esl-classroom.html With students - undergraduate and graduate level alike - there is a basic confusion of what is a fact, what is an opinion, when they should be used. A young student approached me recently, for example, surprised she could include in discussion her own ...]]> Stacia Ann Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:51:59 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9726-family-crossword.html http://busyteacher.org/9726-family-crossword.html A nice family crossword for beginners. You can use it in your lessons. İt is useful for writing skill and remembering the vocabulary of family. Or you can use this family crossword as the hometask. I hope that your students will enjoy it and revis ...]]> karla212121 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:09:18 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9725-what-can-you-do-pairwork-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/9725-what-can-you-do-pairwork-worksheet.html A simple exercise to ask different people what can or can't do. You must ask to 5 different people about the activities shown and complete the chart: "Can you speak German? Yes, I can. No, I can't. Once the students finish to ask the questions to his/h ...]]> Jedimaster1980 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:07:53 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9719-wh-and-how-board-game.html http://busyteacher.org/9719-wh-and-how-board-game.html A board game targeted for elementary level adult learners. Students need to formulate a suitable question (using what, where, when, who, how long and how much) for the answer written on each box of the board. Target vocabulary: dates, daily schedule. ...]]> ZeldaMoon Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:03:11 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9718-tips-on-ecpe-exam.html http://busyteacher.org/9718-tips-on-ecpe-exam.html Here are some really useful tips for students sitting the ECPE exams of the University of Michigan. There are tips on all parts of the examination Writing, Listening, Grammar, Cloze, Reading and Speaking. I hope to be really useful to you and your stu ...]]> rallia Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:01:39 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9717-tips-on-ecce-exams.html http://busyteacher.org/9717-tips-on-ecce-exams.html Here are some useful tips that students should have in mind when they sit ECCE exams (Michigan Universtity). Speaking, Listening, Grammar and Reading tips are included. I hope this workseet to be useful both to you and your students. Have a nice day!]]> rallia Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:00:36 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9715-song-worksheet-nancy-sinatra-bang-bang.html http://busyteacher.org/9715-song-worksheet-nancy-sinatra-bang-bang.html This worksheet includes three activities to practice past simple tense in conjunction with Nancy Sinatra's song "Bang Bang." The first activity requires students to listen and choose the correct verb. The second activity is a fill-in-the-blanks activi ...]]> whaleshark Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:58:48 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9714-cinema-role-play.html http://busyteacher.org/9714-cinema-role-play.html Can be used as an introductory task for a class about cinema or before watching a movie. Work in pairs playing out a dialogue between a person who wants to go to the cinema and a cinema clerk. I used the movies that are on now in the cinema, these can ...]]> Sunnny91 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:57:10 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9713-present-perfect-bingo.html http://busyteacher.org/9713-present-perfect-bingo.html Students practice using the present perfect by asking classmates about different experiences they may have had. Students must mingle with classmates and ask the questions listed on the worksheet. The student who gets five different students to answer y ...]]> jshalongo Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:54:56 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9712-friends-will-be-friends-song-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/9712-friends-will-be-friends-song-worksheet.html Students listen to the song: "Friends will be friends" and correct the lyrics. After that, they sing along and then discuss the importance of Friendship in groups.There is also an opportunity to explore homophone pairs, although I haven't done that.]]> Crismoniz Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:53:41 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9708-euronewsthe-story-of-rescue.html http://busyteacher.org/9708-euronewsthe-story-of-rescue.html Here are some pieces of the news that were told by Euronews on TV about disaster that happened to the miners in Chile. Few very short separate stories carry a lot of information and give a chance for imagination and creativity of students. The workshe ...]]> Agnia Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:50:55 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9707-are-you-busy-present-continuous-practice.html http://busyteacher.org/9707-are-you-busy-present-continuous-practice.html This worksheet consists of 18 pictures, 18 verbs and 18 sentences with blanks. The students have to choose a verb from the list, fill in the sentences with the correct present continuos form and match the pictures and the sentences. key to the exercise ...]]> dinglesazara Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:49:15 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9706-word-formation-from-verb-to-noun-or-adjective.html http://busyteacher.org/9706-word-formation-from-verb-to-noun-or-adjective.html This worksheet consists of two exercises. In the 1st one the students have 18 sentences with blanks and verbs in brackets. They have to write the correct form of the noun. In the 2nd one they have 17 sentences to form adjectives from verbs. Key to the ...]]> dinglesazara Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:47:54 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9701-english-speaking-countries-quiz.html http://busyteacher.org/9701-english-speaking-countries-quiz.html A big quiz about the UK, the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. The questions are marked according to the difficulty level. The quiz is made as a multiple choice test. The questions are about geography, politics, famous people, holidays.Enjoy!]]> viscious Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:45:59 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9695-simple-present-overview-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/9695-simple-present-overview-worksheet.html An overview of the present simple. This provides a brief explanation of when to use the simple present, sample conjugations of some commonly used verbs, and fill in the blank exercises to help students remember subject-verb agreement. There are also ...]]> mingjie13 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:43:57 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9692-theme-and-mood.html http://busyteacher.org/9692-theme-and-mood.html This is a worksheet to help review theme and mood with eighth grade students. After teaching that Theme is the big picture, and mood is how a poem makes you feel because of the use of words that the poet chose. This worksheet makes a great assessment f ...]]> Deanemmurphy Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:42:14 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9688-modals-of-necessity-and-obligation-can-and-have.html http://busyteacher.org/9688-modals-of-necessity-and-obligation-can-and-have.html This is a 20 sentence worksheet for elementary students to test their understanding of the modals can (can't), have to (don't have to) in the context of sports. It has two simple exercises (10 sentences each) for the students to choose the best option ...]]> Vera Coldy Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:40:38 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9685-song-ode-to-st-valentine-or-snow-on-my-roof.html http://busyteacher.org/9685-song-ode-to-st-valentine-or-snow-on-my-roof.html This is the song about Valentine's Day I came up with for my students. We normally sing it with the guitar accompaniment. I also recorded it so that other teachers can use it in class. You may download the mp3 from my website: http://playoff.com.ua/mus ...]]> Mitya Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:38:47 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9683-modal-crosses-and-noughts.html http://busyteacher.org/9683-modal-crosses-and-noughts.html Students, divided into two teams, are supposed to choose a square, mark it with a cross or a nought, depending on their team, and make a sentence using the past modals and the verb given in order to speculate about the sentences below. After speculatin ...]]> fabrini Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:37:18 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9682-music-adele-someone-like-you.html http://busyteacher.org/9682-music-adele-someone-like-you.html In Brazil this song is one of the most famous, everyone likes this song, so I decided to make this worksheet for my students, they enjoy it.See my other activities, I am a new member because of that I do not have many things but as soon as possible I w ...]]> crispoi Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:34:58 +0000