For this job and occupations worksheet, learners read and answer the questions related to jobs and occupations as part of an ESL conversation activity.

Students engage in a debate about the obligation each country has to help other countries in need in order to help build their conversation skills. The format of the debate is imbedded in this lesson plan.

In this Christmas conversation worksheet, students read and discuss fourteen key questions regarding Christmas and past Christmas celebrations. The conversation starters could also be used as writing prompts.

Your class will practice language and dialog skills by playing games associated with Christmas through these lesson ideas. Learners practice English conversation skills while simultaneously acquiring insight into their new culture. Games...

In this discussion prompts worksheet, students, with a partner, discuss seven party phrases, use those phrases in seven sentences, define party in six different scenarios and start a conversation with ten key questions.

In this international communication of why English worksheet, students participate in four activities including why important sites are relevant to the history of communication, matching explanations with sites and conversation starters...

In this stress worksheet, students, with a partner, rank fourteen occupations in order of how stressful they can be, explain the underlined words and phrases in seven sentences and start up a conversation with ten key questions.

In this personal characteristics activity, learners, with a partner, discuss the unusual characteristics that four famous people have in common and start a conversation with seven main questions about left-handed people.

In this up in the air worksheet, students, with a partner, brainstorm and discuss as many different ways of flying as possible, review a list of sixteen actions and events people experience when traveling and start a conversation with...

In this what's in the wind worksheet, students, with a partner, complete four activities involving different types of wind, different types of phrases involving wind and conversation questions regarding homeland weather conditions.

In this general transportation worksheet, students examine, discuss, and complete a variety of different activities associated with transportation and traveling. Student pairs complete a puzzle together, and utilize the "conversation...

In this language arts worksheet, pairs of learners examine, discuss, and complete a variety of activities associated with bribery and corruption. The "conversation starters" are particularly interesting in this worksheet, and should make...

In this no sex please, we're British worksheet, students, with a partner, come up with five adjectives to describe someone, decide if eighteen statements or true or false and strike up a conversation over three internal questions.

In this the naked truth worksheet, students, with a partner, complete eleven sentences with words from a word band associated with being naked, match up four nudity jokes with their appropriate punchlines and have a conversation over...

Working with a partner, middle and high schoolers complete a variety of activities associated with types of guns. They list different phrases and connotations that include the word "gun" in them.

Students explore what it might be like to study English in another country. In this ESL lesson, students complete several activities that represent what it might be like to experience learning the English language in another country,...

In this war worksheet, students complete 4 activities that address war terminology and opinions.

Students prepare for a field trip to the Bronx Zoo. They use maps and descriptions of animal exhibits to give and interpret directions on how to navigate the zoo. They play games, participate in pairwork and whole class discussion.

Learners must decide which laws be followed and how many freedoms be allowed in a new society they create. This lesson works well for students of most levels - except beginners - as the subject brings out many opinions.

In this Jacee Lee Dugard activity, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions, write,...

In this Iran's Ambassador change worksheet, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions,...

For this Baghdad worksheet, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions, write, and more...

In this British Food worksheet, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions, write, and...

In this Koran abuse worksheet, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions, write, and...