English teaching worksheets you can use in class

These text-based worksheets need no account or download. Print this page, or copy the learner prompts onto paper. Choose an activity that matches what your learners have already practised; the suggested levels are guides, not placement tests.

1. Find a shared routine · beginner to elementary

Aim: ask and answer present-simple questions about everyday routines. Time: about 15 minutes. Materials: one sheet per learner.

Write three columns: activity, my answer, my partner’s answer. Add these rows: get up before seven; cook dinner; travel by bus; read before bed; study English at the weekend.

1. Model “Do you cook dinner?” and “Yes, I do / No, I don’t.” Let learners choose whether to share real routines or invented ones.
2. Partners ask about each row and note short answers. They then find two things they have in common.
3. Each pair reports one similarity: “We both study English at the weekend.”

Support: leave the question frame on the board. Extension: ask “How often?” and add frequency adverbs. Check: ask each learner to write one new question independently.

2. Plan a class outing · intermediate

Aim: make suggestions and agree on a decision. Time: 20 minutes. Give groups a fictional budget of 30 units per person and a three-hour limit.

Options: a museum costs 12 units and takes two hours; a park walk is free and takes one hour; a cooking workshop costs 25 units and takes two hours; a café stop costs 8 units and takes one hour. These are invented classroom prices.

1. Each learner chooses two options and gives a reason.
2. The group agrees on a plan that meets both limits. Useful language: “How about…?”, “I would prefer… because…”, “Could we… instead?”
3. Groups explain their plan and answer one question from another group.

Possible answer: museum plus café costs 20 units and takes three hours. Several answers are possible. Assess whether learners explain their choices, not whether they choose a particular outing.

3. Give useful writing feedback · intermediate and above

Use this paragraph: “Our town should have more bike parking. Many people ride to the shops. Sometimes there is nowhere safe to leave a bicycle. The council could put racks near the market.”

Underline the main claim, circle a reason, and put a star beside the proposed action. With a partner, suggest one detail that would make the argument more convincing. Then write a similar four-sentence paragraph about a familiar place.

Feedback frame: “Your main point is clear because… One detail I would like to know is…” Finish by revising one sentence. This makes feedback a step in writing rather than a list of errors.

For a complete sequence around pair work, try the information-gap lesson plan.