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Martin Luther King

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Free online English activities about the African American civil rights leader, For Martin Luther King Day on January 21, 2013.

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Mother's Day

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free online lesson activities for Mother's Day for adult English learners and kids - activities include vocabulary, matching quizzes, crosswords and word searches. http://www.esolcourses.com/topics/mothers-day.html

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The Beltane Fire Festival

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esolcourses.com - Free English quizzes and printable lesson materials about the Beltane Fire Festival, which takes place in Edinburgh, and other May Day celebrations. Suitable for self-study or classroom use.

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Saint George's Day

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Free online exercises and printable worksheets about Saint George's Day, for adult English learners and kids. Activities include vocabulary, spelling, word games, listening, and an easy reader on the story of St George and The Dragon.

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Spring - Picture Vocabulary

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English words for talking about Spring - a simple vocabulary list with pictures for ESL beginners and kids. Part of a free series of English lessons about seasons and weather.

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The Oscars

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Practise spelling English words for film and cinema award ceremonies with this medium difficulty word search puzzle. Find the 20 words connected with international film award ceremonies in the puzzle.
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Saint David's Day (March 1)

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Free online activities and printable worksheets for English language learners and kids.

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Mardi Gras

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Online lessons and teaching materials for learning about carnivals and fiestas around the world, for English language students and young learners, including the Notting Hill Carnival in August and Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday) in February.

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President's Day (Feb 18)

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Free online lessons and printable worksheets about Barack Obama for elementary and intermediate level learners.

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The Big Freeze

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Intermediate video listening exercise for English learners about extreme winter weather conditions causing chaos and disruption across the UK. Watch the video, and complete a multiple choice quiz to test how much you have understood.

Sue Lyon-Jones's curator insight, January 20, 7:28 PM

May be useful if you are planning to cover the 'snowpocalypse' in class!' :-)

 

Catalina Elena Oyarzún Albarracín's comment, May 14, 4:33 PM
Very useful for the class.
Sue Lyon-Jones's comment, May 15, 9:14 AM
Thank you!
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Whitney Houston

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English Listening comprehension exercise on the popular song "I Will Always Love You", by Whitney Houston, to practise using high frequency English verbs. Watch the video, and then use the words in the word box to complete the lyrics.

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Boeing Dreamliners Grounded

Breaking News English ESL Lesson Plan on Boeing Dreamliner. Free 26-Page lesson plan / 2-page mini-lesson - 

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English Expressions: Giving Up

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Integrated skills lesson about the benefits of quitting smoking, with a dictionary skills activity plus worksheet, and a gap fill reading and writing exercise.

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Monthly topical news lessons

Monthly topical news lessons | Topical English Activities | Scoop.it

Onestopenglish | Topical news items with worksheets. Each worksheet contains vocabulary, speaking and grammar work as well as reading practice.

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English In The News: Film Awards

English In The News: Film Awards | Topical English Activities | Scoop.it

Film and Cinema - Quizzes, Games and Activities for adult English learners and kids about movies, film awards and visits to the cinema.

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Springtime

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Free English lessons , online activities and printable worksheets about spring weather, festivals and events.

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Anzac Day (April 25) - Word Search

Anzac Day (April 25) - Word Search | Topical English Activities | Scoop.it

A Medium difficulty online word search puzzle about Anzac Day (April 25) a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand to honour the soldiers who fought at Gallipoli during the First World War.

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Skyfall

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A gap listening fill quiz for English language students on the theme tune to the New James Bond Film Skyfall, to learn and practise using simple, high frequency English words.

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Martin Luther King

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Free online English activities about the African American civil rights leader, For Martin Luther King Day on January 21, 2013.

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Saint Patrick's Day

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Free English online and lessons colour printable worksheets for learning about Saint Patrick's day history and modern day celebrations, for adult English learners and kids.

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The Nutcracker, by Tchaikovsky

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English in The News - The Nutcracker :120th Anniversary. A listening and reading activity, with a multiple choice quiz. Read the story behind the popular ballet by the Russian composer Tchaikovsky, a winter favourite and Christmas tradition for adults and children in the USA.

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Winter - Lessons and Worksheets

Winter - Lessons and Worksheets | Topical English Activities | Scoop.it

English  exercises about winter weather, clothes and sporting activities - online reading, writing and listening exercises, puzzles, quizzes, printable worksheets and teaching resources.

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Black History Month: Rosa Parks

Black History Month: Rosa Parks | Topical English Activities | Scoop.it

an Intermediate English lesson about Rosa Parks and The Montgomery Bus Boycott.

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March Birthdays: Aretha Franklin

March Birthdays: Aretha Franklin | Topical English Activities | Scoop.it

Practise English prepositions with this simple grammar gap fill quiz for English language students, featuring the popular song "Sisters Are Doing it For Themselves", by Aretha Franklin and Annie Lennox.

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The Chinese New Year 农历新年

The Chinese New Year 农历新年 | Topical English Activities | Scoop.it

Free lesson activities about the Chinese New Year (农历新年) which begins in 2013 on Sunday, 10 February.  Quizzes, games and printable worksheets for adult English language students and young learners.

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Happy New Year, By Abba

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Grammar gap fill activity for adult English language learners & kids on the song "Happy New Year" by Abba. Listen to the song and complete the gaps in the lyrics by typing in the missing verbs.

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Easter

Easter | Topical English Activities | Scoop.it

Free online Easter quizzes, crosswords, activities, handouts and printable worksheets, for adult English learners and kids. Practise your English skills with our free reading and listening activities, grammar and vocabulary exercises and games.

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