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ESL: Occupations
In this ESL occupations worksheet, students click on icons to listen to a description of an occupation show in a picture and type the occupation, complete sentences and a crossword puzzle.
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ESL: Household Chores
In this ESL household chores vocabulary worksheet, students use a drop down list and match a picture of a household chore with its description, then determine which picture shown is not a chore and complete a related word search.
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ESL-Already/Yet-Present Perfect
In this ESL present perfect instructional activity, students look at pictures and word groups, then write a description in the present perfect using already or yet, 12 sentences total. Students are given 4 completed examples.
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ESL: Jobs-Occupation
In this ESL jobs and occupations worksheet, students read a description and choose the occupation being described, 10 total. A link to audio is given.
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ESL: Should, Shouldn't and Jobs Vocabulary
In this ESL worksheet, students make notes about skills needed for given jobs, write advertisements for listed jobs, match descriptions of people with jobs they would be suited for and write about skills necessary for a job they would...
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Clothes and Their Descriptions
In this ESL activity worksheet, learners fill in the missing letters in 10 words and then match each of the clothing item words to the correct pictures. Students also note whether the 10 items of clothing are formal, semi-formal, or casual.
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ESL: Earth Day
In this Earth Day instructional activity, students read a passage about the day, then complete short answer questions and match lists of items to their descriptions.
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Properties of Materials (with adjectives)
Help your learners write descriptive lab reports! Designed for ESL students but useful for mainstreamed kids as well, the activity prompts learners to think of substances that match twenty given adjectives ("salt" for "soluble," for...
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Describing People Easy Crossword Puzzle
Young learners discover adjectives to match each small description provided. While this crossword is labeled easy, I would recommend having upper elementary learners help youngsters, if possible.
ESL Kid Stuff
Adverbs
Run quickly. Walk slowly. Jump high. As part of their study of English parts of speech, language learners engage in a series of activities designed to introduce them to the descriptive power of adverbs.
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Multicultural Holidays Through Student Artwork
An ESL class writes a description of an aspect of a holiday from another country. They illustrate their description and present their finished work product to their classmates.
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Clothes
Let's go shopping! Featuring terms like blue jeans, high heels, and slippers, this ESL presentation would be a good addition to your unit about clothing. Each slide features one item of clothing, a fun illustration, and a short description.
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Social Problems
An adult ESL class brainstorm what they believe to be the major problems in Namibia. In groups, they use the list of problems and put them into the order of the most critical and the reasons why. They research possible solutions and...
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ESL Describing Things- Fill In the Table Worksheet
In this ESL describing items activity, students describe 8 items by their shape, color, and the material they are made of. They use a word bank at the bottom of the page to help with the descriptions. They describe items such as a...
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Redwood National and State Parks: California
Use this presentation about redwood trees and parks in your ESL unit about travel and/or the outdoors. Bright photographs adorn each slide, with short descriptions of each topic. The slide show is short enough to show in one class period...
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Intermediate Crossword Puzzle- Shapes
In this shapes worksheet, students read 5 descriptions of geometric shapes. Students determine what shapes the clues refer to and complete the crossword puzzle.
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Amazing Animals: English Language Development Lessons (Theme 4)
This packet, the second in the series of support materials for the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt thematic units on amazing animals, contains exercises and activities designed for the ESL/ELD classroom.
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ESL Adjectives
For this ESL adjectives worksheet, students provide adjectives that can describe towns, people, or both. Students analyze the words that are given in each column and add appropriate adjectives for describing: towns, people, both.
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ESL Will You Help Me Please? Fill In the Blank Worksheet
In this ESL will you help me, please worksheet, students look at 8 small clip art picture of a people doing an activity. They complete the sentence, "Will you help me..." by filling in a description of what the person in the picture is...
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ESL "Where Is The Ball"" Matching Worksheet
In this ESL location word matching worksheet, learners examine the location of a ball in 9 clip art pictures. They match the picture to the description of the ball's location.
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ESL Has Activity
In these English Language grammar worksheets, students learn complete several activities that help them decide when to use the words have or has got for the given descriptions.
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ESL Adjective Descriptions
In these English Language grammar worksheets, students learn to write descriptions using adjectives and forms of be. Students complete
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ESL: People Vocabulary
In this ESL vocabulary worksheet, students match names of people with brief descriptions. A reference web site is given for additional resources.
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ESL: Country-Nationality-Language
In this ESL country/nationality/language worksheet, students match descriptions of people and the countries they are from to their language or nationality. Students may click on an answer button for immediate feedback.