Speed Quizzing – Motion Unit
Students read a question card aloud to a partner, the partner answers, roles switch, and pairs rotate to a new partner and repeat, reviewing terms and problems from the unit.
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Students read a question card aloud to a partner, the partner answers, roles switch, and pairs rotate to a new partner and repeat, reviewing terms and problems from the unit.
Students read a multi-paragraph nonfiction-style passage, answer short-answer and true/false comprehension questions that require justifying the answer from the text, complete word-meaning or synonym tasks, and write one to three personal-opinion or comparison essays responding to prompts about the topic.
Students read a question card aloud to a partner, the partner answers, roles switch, and pairs rotate to a new partner and repeat, reviewing terms and problems from the unit.
Read a biographical passage about Virginia Woolf, answer comprehension questions citing the text, then write essays reflecting on her work and comparing her to other authors addressing feminist themes.
ESL worksheet built around the animated TV series ESL Animated TV Series Activity Worksheets - Adventure Time - Season 5 (season 5), in which students record factual details about the show and then write a multi-page diary/journal entry in English from the point of view of a character in the series.
ESL worksheet built around the animated TV series ESL Animated TV Series Activity Worksheets - Adventure Time - Season 6 (season 6), in which students record factual details about the show and then write a multi-page diary/journal entry in English from the point of view of a character in the series.
Lionel Messi's career — from a childhood growth-hormone deficiency in Rosario, Argentina, to his 2022 World Cup win with Argentina — is the subject of a biographical reading passage built for ESL practice. Nineteen questions follow the two-page passage, covering his early years at Barcelona's La Masia academy, his rivalry-turned-respect with Cristiano Ronaldo, and two true-or-false statements students must argue using textual evidence. A vocabulary task asks students to supply three synonyms for 'extraordinary' and explain the meaning of 'humble' as the passage uses it. Two writing prompts extend the reading into original composition: an essay comparing Messi to another athlete, and a diary entry imagining a day spent with him.
Read a passage about the history of hot chocolate (from Mesoamerican origins to today), answer comprehension questions citing the text, then write an opinion essay and a compare/contrast essay about another seasonal drink.
Give ESL/EFL students a nonfiction reading passage about what makes a favourite/memorable teacher, based on student interviews, paired with comprehension checks and essay writing prompts to build reading and writing skills.
ESL worksheet built around the animated TV series ESL Animated TV Series Activity Worksheets - Adventure Time - Season 7 (season 7), in which students record factual details about the show and then write a multi-page diary/journal entry in English from the point of view of a character in the series.
ESL worksheet built around the animated TV series ESL Animated TV Series Activity Worksheet - Adventure Time - Season 10 (season 10), in which students record factual details about the show and then write a multi-page diary/journal entry in English from the point of view of a character in the series.
An ESL/EFL reading-comprehension and writing worksheet built around a nonfiction passage on the history, uses and future of drones (UAVs), from early 20th-century pilotless aircraft to modern civilian applications, including quoted commentary from interviewees.
A hands-on lab activity teaching microscope measurement concepts: image orientation/movement, using the diaphragm to control light, depth of field, magnification and field-of-view calculations, and resolving power.
Give secondary-level ESL/EFL students a reading passage and paired writing activity about slums and urban poverty to build English reading comprehension and written expression.
In small groups, students rotate between displayed pieces of Renaissance art, answer guiding questions in three steps (initial impression/rating, message/theme identification, connections to Renaissance and modern values), discuss as a group, and answer conclusion questions; an alternative version has students…
An ESL/EFL reading-comprehension and writing worksheet built around a nonfiction passage on the history and creation process of comics (from early newspaper strips and superheroes to manga and graphic novels).
Build ESL/EFL reading comprehension, vocabulary, and writing skills using a nonfiction passage about the animated film Despicable Me.
Give ESL/EFL students a nonfiction reading passage about the history and modern debate over cursive writing, paired with comprehension checks and essay writing prompts to build reading and writing skills.
Read a passage about volcano tourism, answer comprehension questions citing the text, then write essays/diary entries about volcano excursions and other nature tourism.
Watch the video, then write a typed, paragraph-form review answering 10 guided questions: describe the video's presentation/format, name the play and at least 4 characters, give 2 reasons Gibson gives for Shakespeare's language, describe a relationship in the play, describe a character trait of Hamlet, explain why the play is a tragedy,…
Students read a multi-paragraph nonfiction-style passage, answer short-answer and true/false comprehension questions that require justifying the answer from the text, complete word-meaning or synonym tasks, and write one to three personal-opinion or comparison essays responding to prompts about the topic.
Give secondary-level ESL/EFL students a reading passage and paired writing activity about the Super Bowl and American football culture to build English reading comprehension and written expression.
An ESL/EFL reading-comprehension and writing worksheet built around a nonfiction passage on the sport of curling, its Scottish origins and rules, including quoted commentary from people interviewed about the sport.
An ESL/EFL reading-comprehension and writing worksheet built around a biographical nonfiction passage on Queen Elizabeth I of England, her 45-year reign, the defeat of the Spanish Armada (1588), and the Elizabethan Era's cultural flourishing (Shakespeare, Marlowe).