These advanced ESL lessons will help build language fluency and confidence! Watch as your students hone English skills while having fun.

Are you wondering what to teach to your beginner adult ESL students? Read this for ideas about what to teach beginner English learners.

Getting to know you - Speaking prompts with vocabulary bank.I have previously uploaded "Let me introduce myself - Getting to know you - Speaking prompts with vocabulary" which was aimed at younger students of all levels. This version has been adapted slightly to suit adult language learners. - ESL worksheets

Level:  This is most suited to A2 - B1 level students but can be used as revision at B2 level. Time:  20 minutes + (depending on level and development of conversation). This is a speaking activity to help students develop fluency and accuracy in the use of the First Conditional. We have a teacher's copy (including teacher's notes) and a student version which you can email to your class for online lessons.  Get hundreds of ESL lesson plans, worksheets, and activities for adult and teen classes here! For best results when printing our PDFs, open and print them through Adobe Acrobat. https://get.adobe.com/reader/

Adult cognitive worksheets are a great tool for enhancing mental agility, improving memory, and boosting problem-solving skills. By engaging with puzzles, brain teasers, and logical reasoning exercises, you can keep your mind sharp and even delay the cognitive decline associated with aging..

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4 activities that I bring into the classroom. They help speaking and learning to relate to a topic, categorizing words, spelling and remembering words. - ESL worksheets

Use this board game to practise the Passive Voice. Don't forget to pre-teach or review before playing! Enjoy. - ESL worksheets

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Paul Dupont is a French citizen who travels to the UK with his wife. She cannot speak English, so he will have to face different situations: at passport control, at the train station, at the hotel, at the restaurant, at the clothes shop, at the foreign exchange office and at the post office.These sample dialogues might be adapted for different role plays. - ESL worksheets

Fun and engaging ESL activities, games and worksheets in printable PDF format with full teacher's notes and answers for English teachers to use in class.

Check out these fun ESL past tense activities and games for children or adults to try out in your classes. English grammar can be fun!

Fun and engaging ESL activities, games and worksheets in printable PDF format with full teacher's notes and answers for English teachers to use in class.

This adult ESL curriculum bundle for beginner ESL includes my bestselling grammar, reading, vocabulary, writing, and speaking lessons with worksheets and activities. Your adult ESL or high school ELL newcomers will love these activities that get them using English in real-life contexts. These no-prep lessons will empower English learners by helping them gain skills and confidence! Created by a veteran adult ESL teacher, these materials are way better than a textbook and will save you a lot of time. As an adult ESL teacher, I got frustrated trying to find quality resources for my students - so I created my own! Teaching English to beginners can be a real challenge. These easy-to-use, visually appealing, engaging, and complete lessons will make teaching English a breeze. There are over 510 pages of teaching material in this bundle! You could easily spread these lessons out over a whole school year. Each lesson comes with step-by-step instructions for the teacher - you can even use them as sub plans. The topics of the lessons are geared toward older learners, and there is no childish clipart. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ What Just a Few ESL Teachers Are Saying about This Bundle: “This had been such a great investment!” - Erin H. “Wow! Wow! Wow! This resource was worth every penny!” - Rachel I. “This bundle has been extremely helpful. I would recommend this bundle to every teacher who teaches ESL and ELLs. Thank you so much for creating and sharing this resource. The work put into it is evident and I really admire it.” - Magical Minds Teaching Included Products: I. Beginner Adult ESL Vocabulary Activities Worksheets & Flashcards (I recommend starting with these): 16 no-prep vocabulary lessons for beginners on daily routines, jobs, clothing, classroom items, food, money, family, body parts, calendar, emotions, opposites, skills and abilities, transportation, health problems, medical help, and classroom verbs. Beginner English learners need visual aids and scaffolded activities that progress from controlled to open-ended and communicative. These activities will introduce a manageable number of new vocabulary words and related grammar. By the end of the lessons, the students will be able to use this new language to communicate! These activities are appropriate for adults and teens - there is no childish clip art. The lessons can be taught in no particular order! Included in Each Vocabulary Resource: Teacher's page with step-by-step instructions on how to go through the vocabulary lessons and activities worksheets. There are several ideas for differentiating instruction if you have a multi-level class. These are no-prep lessons that even a sub could use! Worksheets with engaging, scaffolded activities and images geared toward older learners. You can print the worksheets or use them as digital, fillable PDFs. See below for specific learning objectives. Flashcards (320 total) with images geared toward adults. The clothing and food flashcards come in two versions - color and black and white. Another teacher's page with ideas for flashcard activities and games II. 15 No-Prep Grammar Lessons For each of the 15 grammar points, you'll get: 1. A detailed lesson plan that walks the teacher through each step of the lessons. The lessons follow a PPP (present, practice, produce) structure. These can be used as sub plans! 2. All accompanying materials for the lesson: A grammar presentation on the meaning, form, and use of the grammar point with examples of the grammar in context Grammar explanation handouts for students to refer to and study Scaffolded, engaging activities that focus on a communicative approach: warm-up activities, fill-in-the-blank, sentence completion, surveys, speaking activities and writing tasks. The worksheets can be printed for classroom use or used as digital, fillable PDFs if you are teaching online. 3. Answer key Beginner Grammar Lessons in This Bundle (I recommend teaching in this order): The Be Verb Questions with the Be Verb The Simple Present Nouns & Pronouns Articles A, An, The Count and Noncount Nouns The Present Progressive Modals of Ability (can/can't, could/couldn't, be able to) Adjectives Adverbs Conjunctions (and, or, so, but, yet) Prepositions of Place Prepositions of Time The Imperative Phrasal Verbs III. 20 Fiction Reading Passages with Activities - Maria Series - For Beginner and Intermediate ESL These adult ESL reading comprehension passages with questions and activities are perfect for beginner and intermediate-level adults and high school ELL newcomers. Students will be able to relate to these topics and they will hone important reading comprehension and vocabulary skills. These are perfect for teaching a multi-level class! No prep required. These reading passages are about Maria, an English learner from Mexico who is living in the U.S. Here are the topics for each passage: Meet Maria - Get to know Maria! I recommend using this passage first. Maria Likes to Cook - This passage is about Maria's passion for cooking Maria Shops - This reading has vocabulary and phrases that people use when grocery shopping. Maria's Daily Routine - This reading has the simple present verb tense, times of the day, and time signal words like usually, sometimes, after, and next. Maria's Apartment - This reading has there is and there are, the simple present verb tense, and prepositions of location. Maria's Best Friend - This passage is about the similarities and differences between Maria and her best friend. It has the simple present verb tense and language for comparing and contrasting. There is a Venn diagram activity. Maria Bakes a Cake - This reading has the simple present verb tense and takes the reader through a simple process - baking a cake! Maria Applies for a Job - This reading is about Maria applying for a job at a bakery. Maria Goes on a Trip - In this reading, Maria and her son, Luis, go on a trip to San Diego! Maria Gets Sick - Maria gets a cold and has a telemedicine appointment with her doctor. Maria's Job Interview - Maria has an interview at Slice of Heaven Bakery. Maria's First Day - Maria starts working at the bakery. Maria's Coworkers - This passage describes Maria's coworkers. Maria Goes to a Birthday Party - It's time for some fun! Maria and her friends go to a backyard birthday party. Maria Goes on a Date - Love is in the air! Maria and Phil go on a date. Maria Is in Love - Maria and Phil are in love. Maria's Broken Heart - Maria deals with a tough breakup. Maria Feels Sad - Maria's friends help her heal her broken heart. Maria Goes Camping - Maria and her girlfriends enjoy the great outdoors. Maria and Hector - Maria has feelings for Hector. But is she willing to risk their friendship? Students will be able to relate to these topics and they will hone important reading comprehension skills. There are simple multiple-choice questions for beginners on the first page. For higher level students, there are more challenging comprehension questions and paragraph writing activities that will connect the topic of the reading passages to students' lives. IV. 7 Nonfiction Biography Reading Passages with Activities for Beginner and Intermediate ESL The reading passages are about: Climate activist Greta Thunberg Chimpanzee expert Jane Goodall Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai Civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. Apple founder Steve Jobs South African activist and leader Nelson Mandela Nobel Prize winning physicist Marie Curie These lessons comes with: Pre-reading activities to spark student's interest (build schema) and get students familiar with new vocabulary words from the passages. Multiple choice questions that are perfect for beginners and short-answer questions for intermediate-level students. Students can work at their own pace and complete what is doable for them. Writing activities that will connect to the topic of the reading passage to students' lives. Print worksheets or use as digital, fillable PDFs! Teacher's Guides with several ideas for differentiation and using the reading passages in different ways. Answer keys included. These come with Teacher's Guides with several ideas for using the reading passages in different ways. Answer keys included. Use these reading lessons if you are short on prep time, or you can use them as sub plans! V. Speaking Lessons & Activities for ESL - Useful Phrases for Conversation Teach your adult ESL students or high school ELL newcomers English conversation skills and discussion skills with these 12 engaging, no-prep speaking activities! With these activities, students will use common phrases for real-life, communicative tasks. These activities will give students the language and communication skills they need for academic contexts, professional communication, business English, and everyday conversation. Way better than a textbook! These speaking lessons include: 12 no-prep lessons that teach over 150 common phrases for saying hello and goodbye making small talk asking for clarification asking for and giving advice discussing opinions agreeing and disagreeing communicating in class (classroom phrases) making requests interrupting politely ways of saying "thank you" and "you're welcome" apologizing expressing sympathy Scaffolded activities that go from controlled to open-ended and communicative: Fill-in-the-blank activities Listening activities Pair activities to practice the phrases in speaking Roleplays Group discussion activities Worksheets that can be printed or used as digital, fillable PDFs Teacher's guides with step-by-step instructions, teaching suggestions, ideas for altering the activities and answer keys VI: Simple Sentences and Compound Sentences Writing Lessons These sentence structure worksheets and sentence writing practice activities are perfect for beginner adult ESL and high school ELL newcomers! These no-prep lessons go over simple sentences structure (subjects, verbs, nouns, capitalization, and punctuation) and how to write compound sentences

This 'Have you ever ... ?' board game is a fun speaking activity for teens and adult ESL (EFL) learners to get them using the Present Perfect tense to talk about experiences, and to practice switching to the simple past when asking for or giving more information. This is a well-tested resource that I use over and over again.This version has US English.Suggested Level: Elementary - Pre-intermediate (CEFR A2)You can get the PDF version (recommended) for free from my TpT store:https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Have-You-Ever-Board-Game-Present-Perfect-Communicative-Activity-7415459 You may also be interested in our ESL Board Game Bundle: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/ESL-Communicative-Board-Game-BUNDLE-8146356Acknowledgements: This resource contains images by Ron Leishman. Check out his website www.toonaday.com - ESL worksheets

This worksheet contains 18 conversation cards, an interview box and a hands-on task (drawing 2 flags). The cards can be cut out if desired and be used as conversation questions. Can be used with both young learners and adults (elementary to intermediate). - ESL worksheets

his is a set of 15 flashcards which you can use as a warm up activity at your lesson. There is a picture and the task on each card. For example, name 5 things that irritate you.. My adult students like them very much. These cards are useful for revising vocabulary and for discussion clubs. Hope you like them) - ESL worksheets

Seven exercises on the topic: choose definitions of jobs, match characteristics with the jobs,name special things about the jobs, read the text and choose true or false statements, answer the questions. Key is included. Thank you!!! - ESL worksheets

Several exercises to practice the use of such, so, such a/an, such much or so many: choose the right option, fill in the gaps and rephrasing. Key provided as usual. - ESL worksheets

This worksheet contains 18 conversation cards, a vocabulary matching exercises and a small family tree. The cards can be cut out if desired and be used as conversation questions. Can be used with both young learners and adults (elementary to intermediate). - ESL worksheets

King Midas - ESL worksheets

Get to know the difference between Make and Do by doing this ws. - ESL worksheets

This worksheet contains 18 conversation cards, a quotes box and a matching exercise. The cards can be cut out if desired and be used as conversation questions. Can be used with both young learners and adults (pre-intermediate to advanced). - ESL worksheets

This worksheet contains 18 conversation cards and an individual interview task. The cards can be cut out if desired and be used as conversation questions. Can be used with both young learners and adults (elementary to intermediate). Very useful with new classes/students to get to know each other. - ESL worksheets

This worksheet was made by me. It features a reading and writing exercise about a woman who is having a holiday at a foreign country. She describes some places that she visited and what she did during her vacations. The grammar focus of this worksheet is past simple. The reading contains two exercises one which is multiple choice and the second is a true and false exercise. Also, in the writing exercise the learners have to make use of linking words which were already taught during the previous classes before I gave this task. However, if you prefer you can start to introduce the connectors while you teach students how to write postcard letters. - ESL worksheets

Fun and engaging ESL activities, games and worksheets in printable PDF format with full teacher's notes and answers for English teachers to use in class.

Students are asked to look at the picture and try to form sentences in which they describe what each person was doing when the car accident happend. It's good way of teaching grammar using picture - ESL worksheets

This worksheet also sheds light on health and well being. Learners are required to give advice by completing the sentences with either should or shouldn't. Hope you find it useful. - ESL worksheets

A crazy picture! Lots of strange things are happening in this picture. They are to choose the correct verb from the cloud and put it into the present continuous tense. A key is provided. - ESL worksheets

A fun way to work with spelling, reading and vocabulary at the same time. Students read the hints and write the answer of the hint on the lines at the end of the sentences. - ESL worksheets

My students complain that ecology is a very boring topic. To help them survive another lesson about it, I have prepared a set of 22 "crazy" questions concerning ecology, e.g. ´Deforestation is a serious problem nowadays. Would you agree to use reusable toilet paper to solve it?´ This task can also be used to practise 2nd conditional. - ESL worksheets

Reading comprehension, writing exercises and critical thinking all in one worksheet which can also be used as the basis for conversation or a classroom discussion. Suitable for group work as well. REMARK: THE PREVIEW OF THIS HANDWRITTEN WORKSHEET LOOKS A BIT UNTIDY, BUT ONCE YOU DOWNLOAD AND PRINT THE QUALITY IS ACCEPTABLE. Please review or pre-teach adjectives that express feelings before giving this worksheet. - ESL worksheets