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ESL Reading Comprehension + Writing Activity Worksheets - Hunger Games

ESL Reading Comprehension + Writing Activity Worksheets - Hunger Games
, Not Grade Specific,

Suzanne Collins's dystopian novel The Hunger Games, and the films made from it, are the subject of a non-fiction ESL article; learners answer 19 questions on the text and respond to three essay prompts, including a comparison with another dystopian story.

Author Learning with Alan

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Tags ESL, English Second Language, English, Reading Comprehension, Writing Activity, Teens, Young Adult, Dystopian, Hunger Games, Activity

ESL Reading Comprehension + Writing Activity Worksheets - Metallica

ESL Reading Comprehension + Writing Activity Worksheets - Metallica
, Not Grade Specific,

Metallica and the heavy metal genre are the subject of an ESL feature article on the band's history; students answer questions on it and write opinion, comparison or narrative pieces about the music.

Author Learning with Alan

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Tags ESL, English Second Language, English, Reading Comprehension, Writing Activity, Worksheets, Metallica, Band, Music, Heavy Metal

ESL Reading Comprehension + Writing Activity Worksheets on "One Piece"

ESL Reading Comprehension + Writing Activity Worksheets on "One Piece"
, Not Grade Specific,

The manga and anime franchise One Piece is the subject of an ESL reading passage paired with comprehension questions and two extended writing prompts.

Author Learning with Alan

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Tags ESL, English, English Second Language, Reading Comprehension, Japan, Japanese, Comics, One Piece, Manga, Reading

ESL Reading Comprehension + Writing Activity Worksheets on Paddington

ESL Reading Comprehension + Writing Activity Worksheets on Paddington
, Not Grade Specific,

An informational passage on Paddington the Bear's origins pairs with vocabulary, comprehension, and comparative-essay tasks for intermediate ESL learners.

Author Learning with Alan

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Tags ESL, English, English Second Language, Worksheets, Reading, Writing, Activity, Paddington, Essay

ESL TV Series Activity Worksheets on "The Crown" - Season 1

ESL TV Series Activity Worksheets on "The Crown" - Season 1
, Not Grade Specific,

Sixteen named figures from The Crown's first season - Elizabeth II, Philip, Churchill, Princess Margaret, Lord Mountbatten, Tommy Lascelles and the rest - each get a four-line description box, alongside a ten-box episode summary grid, series-fact fields and a three-entry diary task.

Author Learning with Alan

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Tags ESL, English Second Language, English, TV Series, British History, Royal Family, Queen, Elizabeth II, Worksheets, Printable

Fairy Tales Speaking Game

Fairy Tales Speaking Game
, Not Grade Specific,

Board game for speaking practice: players move along the path and answer the fairy tale question on each space, from what makes a good ending to who helps Cinderella sort the lentils.

Author Better Teaching Resources

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Tags Board Games, Fairy Tales, Literature, Reading, Comprehension, Speaking Skills, Dialogue, ESL, Rapunzel, Small Group

Guess What I Am – Poetry Reading Activity

Guess What I Am – Poetry Reading Activity
, Not Grade Specific,

A Guess What I Am poem-writing activity from Team TEFL: students read the model poem, then choose a jungle animal and write their own poem in a similar style.

Author TEAM TEFL

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Tags Animals, Poem, Poetry Lesson, Language Arts, ESL, Guess What Am I, Who I Am Poem, Guess Who I Am, I Am Poem For Kids, Poetry, Descriptive Writing, Writing Activity

Informational Text Basic Structure | Nonfiction Simple Passage 1

Informational Text Basic Structure | Nonfiction Simple Passage 1
, Not Grade Specific,

Non-fiction spider passage at two reading levels, organised around five questions: what spiders are, what they look like, where they live, what they eat and what is special about them.

Author WORDS ASIDE

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Tags Esl, Reading, Writing, Nonfiction, Task Cards, Centers, Literacy Centers, Homework, Independent Work, Words Aside

Informational Text Basic Structure | Nonfiction Simple Passage 4

Informational Text Basic Structure | Nonfiction Simple Passage 4
, Not Grade Specific,

Lemur facts, organised around what lemurs are, their appearance, habitat, diet and special traits, show early readers how informational text is built from simple questions and answers.

Author WORDS ASIDE

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Tags Esl, Reading, Writing, Nonfiction, Task Cards, Centers, Literacy Centers, Homework, Independent Work, Words Aside

Regrets Of The Dying - Reading Comprehension Worksheet & Lesson Plan

Regrets Of The Dying - Reading Comprehension Worksheet & Lesson Plan
, Not Grade Specific,

ESL and English reading lesson built on an article about the top five regrets of the dying, moving from partner discussion through comprehension and vocabulary work to a grammar focus on wish + past perfect.

Author The Laughing Linguist

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Tags Mortality, Life Regrets, Existentialism, Critical Thinking, Personal Growth

Summer Solstice Reading Activities

Summer Solstice Reading Activities
, Not Grade Specific,

Summer solstice traditions — Finland's midsummer bonfires, dragon-boat races, protective bracelets in East Asia — anchor an intermediate ESL reading packet with prediction, gap-fill, first-conditional grammar, and discussion tasks.

Author TEAM TEFL

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Tags Reading Worksheets, Summer, Solstice, ESL, Language Arts

The Big Game Short Story | Beginner Lesson Plan

The Big Game Short Story | Beginner Lesson Plan
, Not Grade Specific,

Beginner A1 ESL reading lesson built on The Big Game, a two-page story about a boy playing in a football match.

Author TEAM TEFL

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Tags Short Story, Reading Passage, ESL Lesson, Vocabulary Practice, Research

The Regret Short Story | Advanced Lesson Plan

The Regret Short Story | Advanced Lesson Plan
, Not Grade Specific,

Advanced C1 ESL lesson built on an original short story, The Regret, about a woman reflecting on giving her daughter up for adoption.

Author TEAM TEFL

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Tags Short Story, Reading Passage, ESL, Language Arts, Comprehension

Who What When Where Why How Activity

Who What When Where Why How Activity
, Not Grade Specific,

Six question words - who, what, where, when, why, and how - drive a card-matching task in which students pair statement cards about a sample story with the question each one answers, then apply the same questions to any informational text.

Author Have Fun Teaching

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Tags Speaking And Listening, Independent And Guided Reading, Reading Comprehension