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The Sky is the Limit!
Go above and beyond the basic requirements to get your ESL learners excited about English.
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Linking Devices
For this linking words ESL worksheet, students will focus on the usage of linking devices. Students will complete 8 statements selecting the best word to complete each sentence correctly.
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ESL Picture/Idiom Matching Worksheet
In this ESL picture to idiom matching worksheet, students examine 7 small clip art images before matching them to the idioms they best represent. They work with idioms such as "blood is thicker than water," and "as you make your bed, so...
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Classroom Words
In this classroom words/pictures matching worksheet, students read 7 short sentences that might be heard in a classroom. Students match these to the pictures they describe.
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Confusing Words Worksheet
In this ESL confusing words worksheet, students will focus on vocabulary enhancement of common confusing words in English. Students will complete 12 fill in the blank questions, by reading each sentence and choosing the best word to...
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ESL Vocabulary
In this ESL reading comprehension worksheet, students will read a short article for understanding. Upon competition, students will focus on 6 vocabulary words and respond to 7 true/false reading comprehension questions.
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ESL: Body Parts Matching
Match drawings of basic body parts with their names. A handy tool for teachers of beginning ELLs.
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Thanksgiving Word Search
In this Thanksgiving worksheet, students will focus on vocabulary pertaining to the given holiday. Students will locate 12 words in the word search.
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Martin Luther King Day
Invite your advanced ESL learners to explore the US national holiday Martin Luther King day. Play the attached mp3 which is a description of this important holiday and facilitate the phrase match and listening gap activities  included....
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Processing an Order
English learners will match pictures to sentences that focus on order processing for shipping. This business related activity also focuses on transitions words (first, next, after, finally).
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Modals and Their Meaning in Context
By focusing on an oil-related theme, learners answer questions using context clues. They assign meaning to each highlighted modal in an example sentence from a word bank of choices. (Examples of meaning choices include impossibility...
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Jay-Z: Famous People, ELL Assignment
This lengthy assignment was designed for English language learners. It includes a 1-page reading on the rapper, Jay-Z, and 10 activities/exercises that focus on listening and reading comprehension, speaking, vocabulary acquisition,...
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Rowan Atkinson: Famous People, ELL Assignment
This 13-page assignment was designed for English language learners. It includes a one-page reading on the comedic actor Rowan Atkinson and 10 activities/exercises that focus on listening and reading comprehension, speaking, vocabulary...
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The Learning Network: Alligators Everywhere Fill-In
Meant to be used with the article, "In Florida, the Natives Are Restless" (included here), this is a great source of high-interest, nonfiction reading. A fill in the blank vocabulary activity and an activity focusing on reading...
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ESL Match the Words to the Pictures- House Words
In this ESL house words worksheet, students match small clip art pictures of areas of a home to the words that name them. They match 8 words with pictures that show the backyard, the basement, the dining room, and the bathroom.
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Word and Picture Matching (B2)
In this word and picture matching worksheet, students match 10 pictures with the words that tell about them. This is intended for ESL use but could be useful with others.
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ESL- Words That Describe Weather
In this ESL weather words worksheet, students look at 7 clip art pictures of weather scenes. They write words, in the space next to each number, that describe the weather shown in the picture.
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ESL Weather Matching Worksheet
In this ESL weather word matching worksheet, students match 10 clip art pictures that show things associated with weather to their names. They match pictures to words such as snowy, cold, stormy, and hot.
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ESL Transportation Word Matching Worksheet
In this ESL transportation word matching worksheet, students examine black-line pictures of vehicles. They match the picture with the word that names it, such as a sailboat, a train, a motorcycle, or a canoe.
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ESL Classroom Object Words Matching
In this ESL classroom object words worksheet, 4th graders examine black and white clip art pictures of 10 classroom items. They match the picture to the word that names it.
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ESL Match the Picture to the Corresponding Word Matching Worksheet
In this ESL tool words matching worksheet, students examine black and white clip art pictures of tools. They match the tool to the word that names it in 10 examples.
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ESL House Words- Matching Worksheet
In this ESL house picture/word matching worksheet, students match small, black and white pictures of rooms in a house with the word that names them. They complete 7 examples with words such as kitchen, garage, living room, and bathroom.
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ESL Clothes 2 Picture/Word Matching Worksheet
In this ESL clothes picture/word matching worksheet, students examine small, colorful clip art pictures of clothing items. They match the 9 pictures to the word that names them.
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ESL Merry Christmas Matching Worksheet
In this ESL Christmas word matching worksheet, students examine small clip art pictures of items associated with Christmas. They match the pictures to the word or phrase that name them.