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Channel One News
This is a worksheet I use with Channel One News. Before watching the news, students try to predict what the news will be about on that day in a classroom discussion. During the video, students fill in...
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Nationalities Powerpoint
Presentation of flags, maps and vocabulary for ESL teacher (beginner level). Pupils can find the information on the maps to link geography and vocabulary. They can touch the corresponding country and...
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Movie Worksheet: Halloween (Modern Family - Season 2, Episode 6)
These are exercises for the episode devoted to Halloween. There are enough exercises to spend 30-40 minutes. The episode itself lasts about 20 minutes and it is hilarious and valuable from the...
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Comprehension - John F. Kennedy
This resource is a short reading comprehension about John F. Kennedy. John F. Kennedy served as the 35th President of the United States from January 1961 until November 1963. Students read the text...
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New York, New York - ESL Presentation
The presentation is perfect for ESL classes (has been tested on several English corner classes). It contains interesting facts about New York City and is followed by pictures. Can be used with the...
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Thanksgiving Letter
A thanksgiving task , two tasks in fact , to adapt to the level of your students . A letter to complete or a complete letter to write .One of the characters on a Thanksgiving painting writes a letter...
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Movie Worksheet: Broadway Musical Hamilton + Reading
Hit Broadway musical "Hamilton" is getting more popular everyday, so I decided to make a worksheet dedicated to it. I'd say it's suitable for ss older than fourteen. It's perfect for intermediate and...
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Trash Trivia (How Much Waste Do We Produce?)
It's a reading and speaking activity which is very good to introduce (or enhance) the topic of pollution, environmental protection, etc. It's based on real statistics. It also provides some...
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Thanksgiving Worksheet - Research Activity
Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday and is the time for giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest of the preceding year. Students complete the report form and answer the questions about...
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Thanksgiving Worksheet - How Many Syllables?
Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday and is a time for giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest and of the preceding year. All of these words are associated with Thanksgiving. How many...
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Reactions to US Elections Results: Trump's Victory
This worksheet includes a video about the reasons of Trump's victory and a short article from the New York Times (a reaction by a contributing opinion writer). We are not supposed to discuss our...
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Movie Worksheet: What Is the U.S. Electoral College and How Does It Work?
Electoral procedures in the US can be difficult to understand as they are complex and unique. Here's a link to a video on youtube that explains in simple terms what the US Electoral College is and how...
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Gun Control in America (Not Suitable for Kids)
This worksheet deals with the question of gun control in the US by making use of the very funny comedian Jim Jefferies and his show on gun control. A good lesson sheet for advanced (adult) learners to...
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Christmas in the USA - Reading Comprehension
What statues are sometimes used to decorate the outside of houses? Where is the famous Rockefeller Center? Find out some interesting facts about Christmas in the USA. Students read through the text...
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Movie Worksheet: Modern Family; Spring Break
This worksheet goes with the episode of the popular TV show Modern Family, "Spring Break." I used this to go along with a lesson about Easter holidays and spring break in other countries as a fun...
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Remembering Aretha Franklin - Video and Worksheet
A tribute to Aretha Franklin: first a video from The New York Times (it has captions if needed) and then an article about her life and career. First I ask students what they know about Aretha...
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Home Alone (1999) Movie Handout B1 Level
Watch a legendary Christmas family movie with your students to enjoy Christmas season even more. The handout is based on the first part of the movie: 0:00 - 51:20. This is not an easy movie to watch...
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Home Alone (1999) Movie Worksheet for B2+ Levels
Watch a legendary Christmas movie with your students or assign it as homework, your students will be elated. The tasks include putting events in order, answering questions, working with slang and...
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20 Thanksgiving Flashcards
Colorful flashcards with pictures for kids & ESL students. Learn Thanksgiving vocabulary using cards. The PDF set contains all popular Thanksgiving items: turkey, harvest, Mayflower, Pilgrim,...
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"Friends" Season 3 Episode 9 Thanksgiving TV Episode Worksheet (The One With...
This is a worksheet based a full episode of the TV show, "Friends" (Season 3, Episode 9: The One With The Football). It includes matching activities to pre-teach relevant vocabulary and listening...
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Christmas Episode of Modern Family (Season 1 Episode 10)
A good episode to show your students Christmas traditions and learn about family related topics. The handout consists of True-False tasks, questions for discussion and lists of new phrases. The length...
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Lady Gaga - I'll Never Love Again Song Worksheet
This is a listening practice activity from the movie A Star is Born. The speed is quite slow so it's suitable for all levels. I recommend playing the song at least twice. This file includes a...
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American Culture
This is an extremely powerful and fun way to teach cultural awareness. This fun lesson is linked to a video which talks about common generalization that people have about Americans. Improve listening...
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It Takes Two Movie PowerPoint
Watch the movie and check how well your students remember facts from there by playing a game of trivia. The first slide is made to let students guess what movie they are going to watch: fact will...
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Donald Trump's Speech (Designed for Russian-speaking Students)
This worksheet will help your students improve their listening skills and grab some useful vocabulary on the topic of politics. It is primarily aimed at adult learners.Thought it was created for...
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The Berenstain Bears by the Sea Worksheet
Spend your summer holiday with The Berenstain Bears! You can find the video for the worksheet here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=10&v=JvllvjuGcKc . Listen and number the pictures...
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Countries, Nationalities and Capitals
Students cut the flags and try to properly place them. Then I give them a piece of paper with the answers of the grid and they must fill the grid. Depending on the level of your student you can decide...
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The History of Thanksgiving Lesson
This is designed for a two-hour class. I first use the quiz to see what the students know about Thanksgiving. Then they read the text and work on the questions. At the end, we work on the two short...
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Word Search Activity - Rosa Parks
This word search can be used as a fun activity with your class when teaching students about Rosa Parks. Students to try and find the words relating to Rosa Parks hidden in the word search grid as part...
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Why do we say OK?
Have you ever wondered where OK came from? Watch the youTube video "Why do we say OK" to find out. And while you're watching it, try to answer very easy questions from the worksheet, OK? The worksheet...
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Hollywood – Short Film
[thumb=left]https://busyteacher.org/uploads/posts/2021-04/1618059175_screen-shot-2021-04-10-at-14.48.01.png[/thumb] This worksheet is an activity for ESL Elementary Level (or pre-intermediate)...
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James Dean
This worksheet will help students practice their listening skills and learn some useful vocabulary including set phrases. It can be set as a home task or done in pairs during a lesson. It contains...
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Washington – How many words?
This short worksheet can be used as an extra teaching resource to improve the vocabulary and spelling. How many words can your students make by rearranging the letters in the word WASHINGTON?...
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Reading Comprehension – Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was born on 12 February 1809. He was the 16th President of the United States of America, serving from March 1861 through April 1865, until he was assassinated. Students can read...
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American Saturday Night Song Sheet
This worksheet to be used along with Brad Paisley's American Saturday Night is for intermediate levels of ESL learners. The song has several activities, mostly aimed at translating, usage of present...
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American Elections Debate
This group activity can also be done in pairs. It includes 4 tasks and a warm-up: Warm-up: ask what students already know about the electoral college; Task 1: watch and discuss a video it; Task 2:...
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Cloze Exercise – Abraham Lincoln
This fun educational cloze activity can be used in your class when teaching students reading comprehension. Students read the facts about the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln,...
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Famous People – Presidents' Day Quiz (multiple choice)
There are 11 multiple choice questions for students to answer on this short worksheet. Which president had been an army general in World War II? Who was the president of the United States from...
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Past Simple Tense: How Kamala Harris Went From Prosecutor to Vice...
This grammar practice and listening worksheet focuses on the use of the Past Simple tense. The video helps students to check their answers. They observe the use of the tense and practise it in a...
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History of Halloween
This listening and speaking worksheet helps students to develop listening comprehension. Students learn about the history and traditions of Halloween with the help of short videos. It includes...
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The Election Day (USA)
This text is adapted from the NYT and provides information and language practice for upper intermediate students. It includes two reading comprehension exercises. It can also be read to students as...
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This Land Is Your Land Song Activity
The picture presentation will help your students to learn the text of the song "This Land Is Your Land" by Woody Guthrie by heart. Before using it's better to listen to it on YouTube to introduce...
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The History of Christmas Decorations
The video-based worksheet helps pre-Intermediate students to explore traditional US Christmas decorations. The tasks rely on images and matching strategies. The video-based assignments aim to develop...
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Open letter to NYC
Suitable for 9th-grade students, this worksheet consists of listening, comprehension, reading and completing exercises, including filling in the gaps. Based on a song, students can also sing it in...
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President's Day – How many words?
This worksheet can be used as an extra teaching resource when learning about Presidents' Day, celebrated in the U.S. on February 21. How many words can your students make by rearranging the letters...
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Presidents' Day – Word Search Activity
Use this fun educational activity with your class when teaching about Presidents' Day. In this Presidents' Day word search activity, students circle each word from the list in the puzzle. The words...
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American Heatwave Listening
With this worksheet, students can practice their listening skills and comprehension. There are three exercises ranging from easy to more difficult. Students watch a video of a news item relating to...
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Watch & Listen To A Brief History Of America's Independence
With this worksheet, students will practice their listening skills while learning about the historical events surrounding the creation of the USA. The video is in two parts. Before listening to...
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Tiger Woods
This worksheet features a short passage about the American golfer Tiger Woods. Students should find the right words and fill in the blanks. Written for iB1 Level intermediate students of English as...
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Vocabulary – Multiple Choice
Young learners, students must identify the correct word and then rewrite or select the answer in that multiple-choice sentence. This worksheet can be used for revision or to introduce new vocabulary.
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