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Topical English Activities
Free Lesson Resources for Teaching & Learning English
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July 2, 2019 7:55 PM

Elementary English Reading - Independence Day

Elementary English Reading - Independence Day | Topical English Activities | Scoop.it
Watch a video about Independence Day, read a simple text, learn some related vocabulary, and complete an online quiz to test how much you have understood. Part of a free English grammar lesson about prepositions of time for elementary students.
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June 21, 2018 4:25 AM

How to Celebrate The Summer Solstice

How to Celebrate The Summer Solstice | Topical English Activities | Scoop.it
A multiple choice listening comprehension about the summer solstice, for upper intermediate English language students and young learners. Part of a free series of online listening lessons for English students on a wide range of different topics. Suitable for self study or classroom use. Watch a short video about celebrating the summer solstice, and then complete an interactive multiple choice quiz.
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May 16, 2019 6:51 PM

Elementary English Reading - Memorial Day

Elementary English Reading - Memorial Day | Topical English Activities | Scoop.it
A free online Memorial Day reading lesson for adult esl students and young learners. Read a simple text about Memorial Day, complete a multiple choice quiz, and revise some useful vocabulary for talking about festivals and celebrations.
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April 23, 2019 4:45 AM

Intermediate Listening - St Georges Day Cottage Pie

Intermediate Listening - St Georges Day Cottage Pie | Topical English Activities | Scoop.it
Test your English listening skills with this video listening activity for Intermediate adult esl students and young learners. Saint Geaorge is England's patron saint. Watch a video about how to make St George's Day cottage pie, a traditional British dish with an Afro-Caribbean twist. Includes a self-marking multiple choice quiz.
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March 20, 2019 4:15 PM

International Happiness Day

International Happiness Day | Topical English Activities | Scoop.it
A listening and vocabulary lesson about happiness and how to cultivate it, for IELTS students and Advanced English learners. Watch a short video with tips on how to cultivate happiness and stay happy, and then complete a multiple choice quiz to test your understanding. Part of a free series of life skills lessons for English language learners, with interactive quizzes.
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January 21, 2019 3:33 PM

Intermediate English Listening - Martin Luther King Jr.

Intermediate English Listening - Martin Luther King Jr. | Topical English Activities | Scoop.it

 Watch a short biographical video about Dr King, and then complete a multiple choice listening comprehension test.

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December 13, 2018 3:22 AM

Christmas - Easy Online Word Search

Christmas - Easy Online Word Search | Topical English Activities | Scoop.it
An easy English word search puzzle about Christmas for adult ESL students and young learners. Find the hidden high frequency words for talking about Christmas in this interactive online word game. All the words go down or across. There are no backwards or diagonal words. Part of a free online series of lessons on world festivals, celebrations and culture.
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December 12, 2018 1:07 AM

Learn English with Christmas Songs - Last Christmas, by Wham

Learn English with Christmas Songs - Last Christmas, by Wham | Topical English Activities | Scoop.it
A grammar and listening exercise for adult English language students and young learners, to practise using present and past tense verb forms. Listen to the song and complete the gaps in the lyrics by typing in the missing words. Part of a free series of grammar based lessons for teaching and learning English that use popular songs.
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December 2, 2018 11:43 AM

Upper Intermediate English - The Northern Lights

Upper Intermediate English - 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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December 2, 2018 2:36 AM

Learn English With Songs - All I Want For Christmas

Learn English With Songs - All I Want For Christmas | Topical English Activities | Scoop.it
“An easy multiple choice listening quiz for elementary and pre-intermediate English learners on the popular song All I want for Christmas, by Justin Bieber and Mariah Carey. Watch and listen to a video of the song, and then choose the answer you think is correct to complete the gaps in the lyrics. A more challenging gap fill on the song which uses a different set of words is also available for more advanced students.”
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October 30, 2018 7:15 PM

Learn English With Songs - Boris The Spider, by The Who

Learn English With Songs - Boris The Spider, by The Who | Topical English Activities | Scoop.it
An easy English grammar gap fill quiz for elementary English language students and upwards, on the song Boris The Spider, by The Who. Watch this fun video and listen to the song. Use the words from the word box to complete the lyrics, by typing in the missing prepositions. Part of a free online series of listening lessons designed to learn and practise English by listening to popular songs.
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September 13, 2012 2:00 PM

The Great North Run (September 9)

The Great North Run (September 9) | Topical English Activities | Scoop.it

An integrated skills lesson about the Great North Run, a popular UK road race which takes place every September http://www.esolcourses.com/content/lifeintheuk/newcastle/the-great-north-run.html

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September 3, 2018 4:45 AM

 Skyscraper Day (September 3)

 Skyscraper Day (September 3) | Topical English Activities | Scoop.it
A visual English lesson about skyscrapers, for adult English language learners and general English students. Features a multiple choice grammar quiz with an answers and feedback. Suitable for use in a flipped or conventional classroom awtting.
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June 24, 2019 6:55 PM

In The News: The Pacific Trash Vortex

In The News: The Pacific Trash Vortex | Topical English Activities | Scoop.it
A listening and vocabulary lesson for IELTS, Intermediate, and Advanced level English language students about the Pacific Trash Vortex. Watch a short video clip about how plastics are polluting our oceans, complete a multiple choice quiz to test how much you have understood, and review some useful vocabulary.
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June 20, 2019 4:51 AM

Clean Air Day (June 20)

Clean Air Day (June 20) | Topical English Activities | Scoop.it
An interactive listening and vocabulary lesson about air pollution in England's capital city, for Advanced esl learners and IELTS students. Watch a short video about air pollution in London, learn and practise some challenging vocabulary, and complete a gap fill quiz.
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May 12, 2019 10:26 AM

Elementary English Reading - Ramadan

Elementary English Reading - Ramadan | Topical English Activities | Scoop.it
Read about the Muslim festival of Ramadan. A simple online esl reading lesson, for adult English language students and young learners.Includes online practice tests and word games. Part of a free series of online English lessons about world culture, festivals, and celebrations.
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November 23, 2018 6:37 PM

Topical Teaching Resources for ELT

Topical Teaching Resources for ELT | Topical English Activities | Scoop.it
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March 15, 2019 5:37 AM

Climate Change and Global Warming

Climate Change and Global Warming | Topical English Activities | Scoop.it
An English vocabulary list of useful words and phrases to talk about global warming, the greenhouse effect and other issues that relate to climate change, with clear and simple explanations and examples for illustration. Part of free series of lessons about environmental issues for English language students. Browse our site menus for more online lessons for English learners from beginner to advanced level.
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February 5, 2019 9:06 AM

Computer Safety Day (Feb 5)

Computer Safety Day (Feb 5) | Topical English Activities | Scoop.it
An online word puzzle to learn and practise spelling English words for online safety. Suitable for adult English students and young learners.
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December 12, 2018 1:08 AM

Christmas Songs For Learning English - White Christmas

Christmas Songs For Learning English - White Christmas | Topical English Activities | Scoop.it
Going GaGa at Christmas! An easy English Gap fill quiz on the song White Christmas, by Lady Gaga. Practise your English listening and learn new words with free quizzes featuring songs by popular singers. Watch the video and type in the missing words. Browse our site for more free song quizzes, free English lessons, and games for adult English language learners and kids at all levels of English, plus worksheets and lesson ideas for ELT tutors and literacy teachers.
Juan Diego Ruiz's curator insight, January 15, 2019 2:29 AM
One excellent way of learning a language is to use the language in real context. The idea of working with "Christmas" songs or any other related to an specific moment of the year will help enourmously people because they will be more attentive due to the connection of the time and contexts. Also there is a lot of possibilities to work with when using these type of ideas, from here teachers can extract  a lot of activities for learning English and practicing it. 
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December 12, 2018 1:07 AM

Learn English With Christmas Songs - Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer

Learn English With Christmas Songs - Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer | Topical English Activities | Scoop.it
An Elementary English gap fill for adult English students and young learners, to practise listening and using simple, high frequency vocabulary for talking about the Christmas holidays. Listen to the song and then complete the gaps in the lyrics by typing in the missing words. Part of a fun and free collection of mobile friendly song based lessons for teaching and learning English.
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December 2, 2018 11:42 AM

Christmas Songs To Learn English - It Must Be Santa

Christmas Songs To Learn English - It Must Be Santa | Topical English Activities | Scoop.it
“A Pre-Intermediate multiple choice quiz on the song It Must Be Santa, by Bob Dylan. Practise your English vocabulary and listening skills with our free quizzes featuring songs by popular bands and singers. Part of a free series of lessons for teaching and learning English by listening to popular songs. ”
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November 1, 2018 4:20 PM

Day Of The Dead

Day Of The Dead | Topical English Activities | Scoop.it

English language lessons, quizzes and worksheets about El Día de los Muertos, the Mexican Day of the Dead festival celebrated on November 1-2 every year in Mexico. Part of a free online series of English lessons about festivals around the world.

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October 25, 2018 5:58 PM

Learn English With Halloween Songs - The Monster Mash

Learn English With Halloween Songs - The Monster Mash | Topical English Activities | Scoop.it
A grammar and listening lesson on the popular Halloween song Monster Mash. Suitable for teaching adult ESL students and young learners. Video listening exercise on the song Monster Mash, by Bobby Pickett and the Crypt Kickers. Practise using past tense grammar forms. Listen to the song and fill in the gaps in the lyrics by typing in the missing verbs. Browse our site for more free songs, language lessons, quizzes, games and worksheets for adult English language students & young learners at all levels.
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October 9, 2011 12:43 PM

Distance Learning Resources For Thanksgiving

Distance Learning Resources For Thanksgiving | Topical English Activities | Scoop.it

Elementary, Pre-Intermediate, and Intermediate English lessons and games - vocabulary, quizzes and worksheets for adult English language learners and kids.

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