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Topical English Activities
Free Lesson Resources for Teaching & Learning English
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March 28, 2017 2:02 PM

April Fool's Day (April 1)

April Fool's Day (April 1) | Topical English Activities | Scoop.it

A reading and vocabulary lesson about April Fool's Day, a light-hearted tradition which involves playing tricks on people. Read about April Fool's Day, learn the difference between the words fun and funny, and guess if some newspaper headlines about April Fool's pranks are true or false. Part of a free series of online lessons about British life and culture designed to help people practise their English and prepare for the Life in the UK Citizenship test.

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April 19, 2012 6:47 AM

Spring - Picture Vocabulary

Spring - Picture Vocabulary | Topical English Activities | Scoop.it

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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April 22, 2015 9:45 AM

Earth Day - Green Tourism

Earth Day - Green Tourism | Topical English Activities | Scoop.it
This free interactive lesson about environmentally friendly ways to explore England's capital city is designed to help advanced English learners improve their vocabulary, practise their listening skills, and prepare for the Life in The UK Citizenship Test. Watch a short video about green tourism in London, learn and review some useful English words and expressions, and complete an IELTS style multiple choice listening quiz. Practise your English with our free series of online lessons about British life, history, places and people.
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April 23, 2015 4:21 AM

Saint George's Day - Lesson Activities, Quizzes and Worksheets

Saint George's Day - Lesson Activities, Quizzes and Worksheets | Topical English Activities | Scoop.it

Free ESL teaching materials and lesson activities for English language learners about the legend of St George, and St George's Day. 

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May 13, 2015 3:39 AM

The Cannes Film Festival

The Cannes Film Festival | Topical English Activities | Scoop.it

Intermediate online lesson for English language learners and IELTS students about the Cannes film festival. Practise scanning for information by reading a text about the Cannes Festival, and complete an interactive multiple choice quiz.

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May 28, 2013 5:22 AM

World Hunger Day (May 28)

World Hunger Day (May 28) | Topical English Activities | Scoop.it
Intermediate listening lesson for English language learners and IELTS students about the World Hunger Project. Practise your listening skills by watching a video about the project and the work they do, and completing a multiple choice online quiz.
Noelia Torres's curator insight, May 30, 2013 5:50 PM

Very interesting!

EnglishWizards's curator insight, June 18, 2013 6:26 PM

Fantastic ! More useful listening activities for students.

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March 7, 2016 7:50 AM

The Northern Lights

The Northern Lights | Topical English Activities | Scoop.it
A listening and vocabulary lesson about the northern lights for adult English language learners and IELTS students. Activities include speaking and listening practice, and a vocabulary and grammar review.
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March 11, 2014 3:26 AM

Consumer Rights Day (March 15)

Consumer Rights Day (March 15) | Topical English Activities | Scoop.it

Know your consumer rights - buying online.  An online multiple choice test, to help English language students learn about UK consumer law and improve their listening skills.

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January 13, 2017 6:20 AM

Friday The 13th Superstitions

Friday The 13th Superstitions | Topical English Activities | Scoop.it
A lesson about Friday the 13th superstitions for English language learners, with example sentences, reading, listening and writing activities, and a follow-up quiz on the song Superstition, by Stevie Wonder. Browse our site for many more free online English word games, vocabulary quizzes, lesson activities and worksheets for learners at all levels of English, and free lesson resources for ELT and literacy tutors.
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January 2, 2013 4:07 AM

New Year Resolutions

New Year Resolutions | Topical English Activities | Scoop.it

English Expressions: New Year Resolutions. A vocabulary lesson with a dictionary skills exercise plus worksheet, and a follow-on multiple choice listening quiz. http://www.esolcourses.com/content/topics/new-year/intermediate/new-year-resolutions.html

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February 21, 2015 1:46 AM

Chinese New Year 农历新年

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

Classroom resources and self-study lessons for learning about Chinese New Year and Spring Festival

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February 10, 2016 3:48 PM

Valentine's Day (Feb 14)

Valentine's Day (Feb 14) | Topical English Activities | Scoop.it

An advanced English graded reading text about Valentine's Day, for English language learners and academic English students. Learn about the history of Valentine's Day, and how people around the world celebrate it.

Sharon Hughes's curator insight, July 20, 2016 6:52 PM
Advanced text about Valentines Day
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February 21, 2015 1:42 AM

Saint David's Day (March 1)

Saint David's Day (March 1) | Topical English Activities | Scoop.it

Free English teaching materials, worksheets and online lessons for English language students about Saint David's Day, Wales's national day to celebrate the birth of Dewi Sant.

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March 28, 2012 2:54 AM

Saint George's Day

Saint George's Day | Topical English Activities | Scoop.it

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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May 2, 2013 11:15 PM

The Beltane Fire Festival

The Beltane Fire Festival | Topical English Activities | Scoop.it

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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March 14, 2014 5:15 AM

March Birthdays - Einstein

March Birthdays - Einstein | Topical English Activities | Scoop.it

A listening and vocabulary lesson about Albert Einstein (Born March 14, 1879), for adult English language students and young learners.

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Useful for IELTS general listening practice.

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April 23, 2015 4:12 AM

Spring and May Day

Spring and May Day | Topical English Activities | Scoop.it

Free English lessons and activities about spring weather, festivals and events. Includes vocabulary and grammar quizzes, word lists, online quizzes, games, free printable worksheets for adult English students & young learners at all levels, and free lesson materials for English language tutors and literacy teachers.

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May 23, 2012 2:07 AM

Memorial Day

Memorial Day | Topical English Activities | Scoop.it
Free English lessons about Memorial Day - games, quizzes, exercises and printable worksheets for English language students at all levels of English.
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May 14, 2014 4:14 AM

The Cannes Film Festival

The Cannes Film Festival | Topical English Activities | Scoop.it

Intermediate online lesson for English language learners and IELTS students about the Cannes film festival. Practise scanning for information by reading a text about the Cannes Festival, and complete an interactive multiple choice quiz.

Sue Lyon-Jones's insight:

Useful reading practice, as we approach the end of the academic year and head into exam season!

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February 20, 2012 3:32 AM

Saint David's Day (March 1)

Saint David's Day (March 1) | Topical English Activities | Scoop.it

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

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March 7, 2012 6:02 AM

Saint Patrick's Day

Saint Patrick's Day | Topical English Activities | Scoop.it

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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December 30, 2011 2:04 PM

Celebrating The New Year

Celebrating The New Year | Topical English Activities | Scoop.it

English Lesson activities about New Year Celebrations around the World - lesson resources, online quizzes, word searches, crosswords, worksheets and more...

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February 29, 2016 4:01 PM

Advanced English Listening - Leap Year and Leap Day

Advanced English Listening - Leap Year and Leap Day | Topical English Activities | Scoop.it
A listening and matching activity for IELTS students and advanced English learners about leap year and leap day. Learn about why we have leap years, and complete an IELTS style matching test.
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February 9, 2016 9:40 AM

The Venice Carnival (Carnevale)

The Venice Carnival (Carnevale) | Topical English Activities | Scoop.it

A C1/C2 reading text about the Venice Carnival (Carnivale), for Upper Intermediate and Advanced English learners. Part of a free online collection of articles and short stories for English language students.

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March 4, 2014 3:55 AM

Pancake Tuesday

Pancake Tuesday | Topical English Activities | Scoop.it

An easy picture matching quiz for beginners and Elementary level English learners, to practise recognising some simple English words for talking about Pancake Day. Match the pancake related words to the pictures. A picture vocabulary word list to accompany the activity is also available here: http://www.esolcourses.com/content/topics/festivals/pancaketuesday/pancake-vocabulary.html

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