Elementary to Pre-Intermediate Reading Worksheets

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Title
Could you quit social media?
Target Structure
Reading, Vocabulary, Discussion
Level
Elementary to Lower-Intermediate
Time
60 minutes
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Description
Are your students active on social media? Are they uploading photos of their meals to Instagram or are they glued to Twitter or Facebook?

Or perhaps they prefer to call people instead?

This worksheet has short vox-pop readings, with vocabulary-building exercises and discussion questions.

This worksheet is written for upper-elementary students and above.


 


 

Title
What do you think of driverless cars?
Target Structure
Reading, Vocabulary and Discussion
Level
Upper-Elem / Pre-Intermediate
Time
60 minutes
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Description
There are lots of stories about self-driving cars in the news in the last few years. This worksheet brings the topic to your lower-level classes.

'Driverless Cars' has a vocabulary matching exercise, followed by three short gap-fill vox pops. The lesson continues with comprehension questions, exercises to personalise the target language and finally discussion questions.

Your students will learn (or review) vocabulary including:

reliable
not keen (on something)
commute
can't wait
...and more

This worksheet is designed for upper elementary or lower-intermediate level classes.


 


 

Title
Are you online too much?
Target Structure
Reading, Vocabulary & Discussion
Level
Pre-Intermediate +
Time
45 to 60 minutes
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Description
This lower-level reading worksheet is great for building your students' reading, vocabulary and discussion skills.

Are your students glued to their phone? Could they survive away from Facebook? What's the downside of having everything online?

This worksheet has three short 'vox-pop' readings, with collocation building and discussion. Expressions studied include:
  • to be addicted to the internet
  • to send a message
  • to feel relieved
  • the older generation
  • ...and more

It's great for lower-intermediate level classes. For higher levels, look for our worksheet 'Internet Addiction'.

 


 

Title
A Stress-free Christmas
Target Structure
Suggesting / Advice for Christmas
Level
Pre-Intermediate
Time
40 + minutes
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Description
Is the Christmas you see on TV shows on commercials similar to the Christmas your students enjoy? Is it all wonderful food and drink with well-behaved relatives?!

This lesson looks at some of the stress that Christmas can cause!

Following the lead-in, there is a collocation matching exercise, and then a gap fill reading. We have kept the reading reasonably easy (especially with your pre-teaching!) so your students won't be feeling too stressed themselves!

Some expressions they will learn include:

  • the festive season
  • look forward to
  • an overcooked turkey
  • a controversial topic

The lesson continues with comprehension questions, more collocation practice and the chance for your students to give advice on how to reduce stress at Christmas.

It's a great topic for discussion - you can add lots of questions at the end. Your students will have a fun - but also useful - lesson to round off the year.

This lesson is written for pre-intermediate level students.


 


 

Title
Speaking in Public
Target Structure
Reading, Vocabulary & Disussion
Level
Pre-Intermediate
Time
60+ minutes
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Description
This is a lower-level version of our worksheet 'Public Speaking".

This worksheet looks at some advice on becoming a better public speaker.

Following the lead-in, there is a collocation matching exercise and then a brief gap-fill text.

Expressions studied include:

* give a presentation
* stand up in front of others
* take a deep breath
* fall asleep
* go on a course

Following comprehension questions, there is preposition practice and discussion questions.

This worksheet is written for lower-intermediate classes.


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