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ESL First Day of School Worksheets Around the World

Back-to-school reading for ESL learners: a feature article on first-day traditions in eight countries, from Germany and Kazakhstan to Japan and Indonesia, followed by comprehension, vocabulary and two essay prompts.
Grades
Grades 7–12, Middle School, High School
Pages
3
File type
PDF
Preparation
Print ready

Updated Oct 19, 2026

Subject
ELA, Language Development, Writing, ESL, Vocabulary, Reading, Reading Comprehension, Holiday & Seasonal, Holidays, Back To School
Topic
ESL, English Second Language
Resource types
Worksheets & Printables, Writing Prompts, Worksheets
Preparation
Print ready

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ESL Reading Comprehension + Writing Activity - First Day of School around the World - Back to School

This ESL EFL Teaching Resource on "The First Day of School around the World" (3 PDF Worksheets Slides; Reading Comprehension + Writing Activity) can be ideal to improve Language skills in English. Ideal students for this ESL EFL TESOL Reading + Writing Activity are Foreign Students at middle and High School (7th-12th Grade; teens). Newcomers or any ESL Learner is also more than suitable for this ESL EFL TESOL TEFL (English as a Second or Foreign Language) Activity on "The First Day of School around the World" (back to school traditions in Germany, Poland, Kazakhstan, India, Japan, Indonesia, the Netherlands and Italy). This Teaching Educational Resource Product can also be ideal for ESL EFL TESOL Centers worldwide or any English second language tutor.

Intermediate English as a Second or Foreign Language (ESL EFL TESOL TEFL) learners are suitable for this ESL EFL TESOL Teaching Resource on "The First Day of School around the World" (Worksheet; 3 PDF Printable slides)

In this English Second or Foreign Language (ESL EFL TESOL) Reading Comprehension + Essay Writing Activity Worksheet on "The First Day of School around the World" (back to school traditions in Germany, Poland, Kazakhstan, India, Japan, Indonesia, the Netherlands and Italy) activities are included:

  • 1 text on "The First Day of School around the World" (back to school traditions in Germany, Poland, Kazakhstan, India, Japan, Indonesia, the Netherlands and Italy)

  • 15 Questions related to the text (with related space where students can answer)

  • 2 essay prompts for a writing activity on "The First Day of School around the World" (writing an essay on the first day of school in your own home country + writing about one of the first day of school traditions described in the text that you personally liked)

This ESL Teaching Resource can be ideal for Back to School activities

This ESL, EFL (English Second or Foreign Language) Teaching Resource Reading + Writing Activity on "The First Day of School around the World" (back to school traditions in Germany, Poland, Kazakhstan, India, Japan, Indonesia, the Netherlands and Italy) is great for Intermediate English as a second or foreign language learners (ESL- EFL - TESOL). This English Second Language Worksheet on "The First Day of School around the World" (back to school traditions in Germany, Poland, Kazakhstan, India, Japan, Indonesia, the Netherlands and Italy) aims to train and Reading Comprehension + Writing Skills.

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Learning objectives

  • Answer questions about a nonfiction article using details from the text
  • Compare school traditions abroad with their own experience in writing

Skills covered

  • Vocabulary in context — explaining word meanings from the article and writing synonyms

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