In this ESL speaking and conversation worksheet, students practice the use of "can" and "able to" by reading and answering 10 yes/no questions about personal skills and talents.

Young scholars examine point of view as it relates to public issues.  In this point of view lesson, students become familiar with the point of view of John Muir and Theodore Roosevelt about the wilderness. Young scholars debate if...

In this speaking worksheet, students identify which words to stress in a conversation between two people who have difficulty communicating. Students work in pairs to practice the conversation.

In this lunch conversations activity, students, working with a partner, view 21 pairs of sentences, choose the one that is correct, mark out the sentence that is wrong and role play the 3 stages of the conversation with one of them...

For this listening worksheet, students will complete a chart identifying which of 5 speakers communicated each of the 18 statements. The corresponding radio broadcast can be found...

Students explore the concept of English units. In this English units lesson, students convert from one English unit to another English unit. Students estimate the size and weight of objects using English units.

Increase communication skills, especially among your ESL population, with this activity. Get children up and out of their seats asking clarifying questions about their hypothetical friend "Jack." A chart categorizes questions into "last...

Students examine the attributes of productive conversations. In this fishbowl discussion instructional activity, students observe a modeled discussion of a literature circle. Students watch a discussion of "The Bear That Wasn't" and note...

In this traveling worksheet, students match vocabulary of travel problems to pictures they describe. Students also create a short conversation about the 8 pictures.

Review the past and present tense! Two short speaking practices are included on this instructional activity. The speaker pairs up with a partner to practice the first activity and finds a new partner to practice the second activity. 

What are you doing over the weekend? Pair up your class members for a speaking opportunity. First, they decide what they're going to do over the weekend, and then they share these things with a partner. Have them share their plans with...

Group your learners together to practice asking questions. In groups, they decide on five yes or no questions to ask each other. Before letting them practice, consider modeling the intonation when one asks a question. 

In this units of measure conversion worksheet, students use their problem solving skills to convert the 10 measurements listed in millimeters to measurements listed in centimeters.

Seventh graders interview parents about certain historical events. In this historical interview instructional activity, 7th graders create a web of events about historical events. Students interview their parents or grandparents about...

Teach your class how to meet and greet in Spanish. The presentation prompts language learners to say buenos dias to five classmates and then to exchange names with five classmates. After the conversation activity, pupils learn the...

Young scholars read a brief text detailing a conversation between two children about building a snowman, then show what they know by way of four reading comprehension questions.  

Students initiate and sustain a conversation of three or more exchanges on a topic while exploring a collection of large photographs pertaining to that topic. The teacher creates a comfortable setting and provide a variety of books...

Students practice reading for comprehension and understanding. In groups, students read, out loud, using a conversation voice. They predict and discuss the story as it unfolds.

Students who are in an English learning classroom review everyday conversation by playing a speed dating-style game in which they sit back-to-back with another person, talk to them, and then in a relatively short amount of time, move...

For this ESL leisure time conversation worksheet, students practice oral speaking skills by collaborating with a partner in completing the worksheet. Students ask and answer questions about personal preferences and leisure pursuits.

In this adaptive sentence worksheet, students choose sentences from a box at the top of the page to complete a very simple conversation. A reference web site is noted for additional activities.

In this ESL conversation worksheet, learners work in collaboration with classmates to put halves of sentences together. Students cut apart the strips and circulate through the class and find complete sentences by orally reading their...

In this ESL conversation worksheet, students read a report on the condition of an old house that needs repairing. In small groups or in partners, students discuss what needs to be done to repair the house.

In this ESL dream questionnaire worksheet, students practice conversation by working with another students to find out something about his/her dreams. Students ask and answer 10 questions.