ESL Holiday Lessons
English Lesson Plan on Labor Day
Download a reading and have learners follow along on a transcript about Labor Day. A series of worksheets follow that include matching, filling in blanks, and unscrambling word spellings. An online multiple choice activity is also...
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Breaking News English - No Hip-hop Fashion for Basketball Players
In this ESL/ELL reading comprehension worksheet, students read or listen to an article entitled, "No Hip-hop Fashion for Basketball Players." They participate in both pre-reading and post-reading activities which include fill-in the...
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Mixed Modals
For this grammar worksheet, students choose in ten sentences the appropriate mixed modal of the action verbs may and can that make each sentence grammatically correct.
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Good & Well
In this grammar worksheet, students choose the appropriate adjective/adverb, good/well, to complete ten sentences grammatically correct.
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That
In this grammar worksheet, students choose the appropriate pronoun or pronoun phrases to complete ten sentences grammatically correct.
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Except & Except For
In this grammar activity, learners choose the appropriate word, except or except for, to complete each sentence grammatically correct.
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Above & Over
In this grammar learning exercise, students choose the appropriate preposition, above or over, to complete ten sentences grammatically correct.
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May or Might
In this grammar worksheet, students choose the appropriate verb, may or might, to complete ten sentences grammatically correct.
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Family
In this grammar instructional activity, students choose the appropriate family or extended family member to complete ten sentences grammatically correct.
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No & Not
For this grammar worksheet, students choose the appropriate adjective or adverb, no or not, to complete ten sentences grammatically correct.
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Must & Can
In this grammar worksheet, students choose the appropriate verb, can or must, to complete ten sentences grammatically correct.
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Speak & Talk
In this grammar activity, students choose the appropriate action verb, speak or talk, to place in ten sentences making each one grammatically correct.
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Seem & Look like
In this grammar worksheet, students choose the appropriate helping verb, seem or look like, to complete ten sentences grammatically correct.
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Am, Are & Is
In this grammar worksheet, students choose the appropriate helping/linking verb, am/are/is, to place in fifteen sentences to make each one grammatically correct.
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Achieve, Cope & Manage
In this grammar worksheet, learners choose the appropriate action verb, achieve/cope/manage, to put in ten sentences to make each one grammatically correct.
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Recognizing Types of Sentences
Examine eleven sentences and identify them as simple sentences, compound sentences, or complex sentences in this grammar worksheet. Use the activity as a quiz, review lesson, or homework assignment.
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James Taylor: "You've Got a Friend"
Play James Taylor's song, "You've Got a Friend" to kickstart this lesson. After the initial play, encourage listeners to record the missing verbs in the lyrics provided. A word bank is included, but consider challenging your learners and...
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For and Since
Fill in the blanks with a activity that focuses on for and since. As kids read 20 time-related phrases, they decide whether to use for, since, or no reply.
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She's = is or has?
Providing eleven sentences for English learners to review, this learning exercise focuses on defining the contractions in each sentence. Students choose the correct definition based on the context clues of the sentence. Contractions...
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Lie & Lay
When do you use "lie," and when do you use "lay"? Use this worksheet in your ESL class to find the difference. Ten questions provide sentences with blanks for English learners to complete with the two verbs, often in different tenses....
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Simple Present or Present Continuous?
Mastering verb tense is an important part of building your learners' reading skills. Young grammarians look over ten sentences and use context clues to decide whether they should use the present or present progressive tense.
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Fewer or Less?
When do you use fewer, and when do you use less? Learn the difference between the two words with a fill-in-the-blank worksheet that asks readers to make their choice based on the context clues in the ten sentences.
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Breaking News English: World's Tallest Man Marries
In this English instructional activity, students read "World's Tallest Man Marries," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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The Pronoun as Subject
Follow-up a lesson on nominative and predicate pronouns with a worksheet that provides practice for your young grammarians. Although the worksheet begins with definitions and examples, the explanations might confuse some of your learners...