If you have never used celebrities or biographies in your ESL classroom, now might be the perfect time to try it out. Here we have gathered 257 FREE worksheets on this topic that are appropriate for different age ranges and ability levels. This celebrity worksheet, for example, contains the biographies of Prince William and Kate Middleton who fascinated people around the world as they prepared for their elaborate wedding. Created with intermediate learners in mind, there are no activities included but since the reading material has already been created, this is a good start on a lesson about this famous young couple. If you are not interested in this topic, there are other worksheets available too.
Since everyone has a favorite celebrity, try to include them in class from time to time. When teaching descriptive words, you can describe famous celebrities and let students guess who you are talking about. You can also give students secret celebrity identities that their partners have to guess based on the answers of yes or no questions. Description lessons are just one opportunity that you can use to talk about celebrities but there are many other times you might want to use them too. It is important to use age appropriate people so that students are sure to know who they are. Using celebrities that students have never heard of defeats the purpose. This is an opportunity to get students more interested in lesson material so go ahead and find out who they are interested in.
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If you have never used celebrities or biographies in your ESL classroom, now might be the perfect time to try it out. Here we have gathered 257 FREE worksheets on this topic that are appropriate for different age ranges and ability levels. This celebrity worksheet, for example, contains the biographies of Prince William and Kate Middleton who fascinated people around the world as they prepared for their elaborate wedding. Created with intermediate learners in mind, there are no activities included but since the reading material has already been created, this is a good start on a lesson about this famous young couple. If you are not interested in this topic, there are other worksheets available too.
Since everyone has a favorite celebrity, try to include them in class from time to time. When teaching descriptive words, you can describe famous celebrities and let students guess who you are talking about. You can also give students secret celebrity identities that their partners have to guess based on the answers of yes or no questions. Description lessons are just one opportunity that you can use to talk about celebrities but there are many other times you might want to use them too. It is important to use age appropriate people so that students are sure to know who they are. Using celebrities that students have never heard of defeats the purpose. This is an opportunity to get students more interested in lesson material so go ahead and find out who they are interested in.
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Tiger WoodsArlindo Marco Fialho •Brainteasers, Celebrities/Biographies, USA, Character and Personality This worksheet features a short passage about the American golfer Tiger Woods. Students should find the right words and fill in the blanks. Written for iB1 Level intermediate students of ... 1 Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland: the Logical Vision of the Nonsensical WorldMarcin Gliński •Celebrities/Biographies, Reading Comprehension This worksheet explores the methodology of Victorian author Lewis Carroll, such as word codes, elaborate word plays, nursery rhymes, and puzzles to train people in systematic rea ... 1 Steve Jobs HistoryJeff Genet •Celebrities/Biographies, Character and Personality, Everyday/Social English, Say/Tell/Speak/Talk This conversation-based lesson talks about Steve Jobs, Apple, technology, business, phones, and more. This video-based lesson includes vocabulary matching, famous quotes by Steve Jobs fo ... 1 Research Report – Presidents' DayPrimaryLeap •Young Learners, Homework, Celebrities/Biographies, February This research report can be used as an extra teaching resource when teaching students about Presidents' Day. Students can choose any President of the United States and carry out some res ... 1 Presidents' Day – Word Search ActivityPrimaryLeap •Young Learners, Celebrities/Biographies, USA, February Use this fun educational activity with your class when teaching about Presidents' Day. In this Presidents' Day word search activity, students circle each word from the list in the puzzle ... 1 Unusual ArtStuart82 •Other Adjectives, Celebrities/Biographies, Opinions, TV and Video This lesson for teen Pre-Intermediate students revises, (or introduces, if using another coursebook) types of art from Own. It encourages students to share their opinions on art. The les ... 2 A Change is as Good as a RestStuart82 •Celebrities/Biographies, Phrasal Verbs, Social Issues This Intermediate level lesson for teens revises (originally for language from Unit 2 of Own It 4, but easily introduced if not covered in your book) some phrasal verbs connected with th ... 2 Famous People – Charles DickensPrimaryLeap •Young Learners, Homework, Celebrities/Biographies, Reading Comprehension Students learn some interesting facts and information about the famous 19th-century writer Charles Dickens, the creator of some of the most well-known fictional characters. This fill-in-the-bl ... 1 Biography – Muhammad AliPrimaryLeap •Young Learners, Motivation, Homework, Celebrities/Biographies Muhammad Ali was a famous boxer. Where was he born? What was he known as before he changed his name? When did he retire? Students use resources like the internet, library books, or magaz ... 2 Biography – Charles DickensPrimaryLeap •Young Learners, Homework, Celebrities/Biographies, Reading Comprehension Learn some interesting facts and information about the famous British writer Charles Dickens, born on 7 February 1812 in Portsmouth, England. He is the author of a large number of well-l ... 2 Biography – Barack ObamaPrimaryLeap •Celebrities/Biographies, Politics, Reading Comprehension, February This biography about Barack Obama can be used when teaching students about political and historical figures. Students carry out research and find out more interesting facts about the 44t ... 2 Famous People – Presidents' Day Quiz (multiple choice)PrimaryLeap •Homework, Celebrities/Biographies, USA, February There are 11 multiple choice questions for students to answer on this short worksheet.Which president had been an army general in World War II? Who was the president of the United ... 1 Reading Comprehension – Charles DickensPrimaryLeap •Homework, Celebrities/Biographies, Reading Comprehension, February This reading comprehension includes some interesting facts and information about the famous writer Charles Dickens who was born on 7th February in 1812. He created some of the most famou ... 1 J.S.Bach and Baroque MusicVivien Bieliková •Present Simple, Teenagers, Celebrities/Biographies The presentation comprises teaching material related to Baroque Music and the personality of J.S.Bach a – the sort of dissemination for non-commercial purposes to the widest commun ... 1 Cloze Exercise – Abraham LincolnPrimaryLeap •Celebrities/Biographies, USA, Politics, February This fun educational cloze activity can be used in your class when teaching students reading comprehension. Students read the facts about the 16th President of the United States, Abraham ... 1 Reading Comprehension – Abraham LincolnPrimaryLeap •Young Learners, Celebrities/Biographies, USA, Reading Comprehension Abraham Lincoln was born on 12 February 1809. He was the 16th President of the United States of America, serving from March 1861 through April 1865, until he was assassinated. Students c ... 2 Washington – How many words?PrimaryLeap •Young Learners, Homework, Celebrities/Biographies, USA This short worksheet can be used as an extra teaching resource to improve the vocabulary and spelling. How many words can your students make by rearranging the letters in the word WASHIN ... 1 James DeanAlyona •Adult Learners, Motivation, Celebrities/Biographies, USA This worksheet will help students practice their listening skills and learn some useful vocabulary including set phrases. It can be set as a home task or done in pairs during a lesson. I ... 1 Celebrities from the past: Using Verbslorsange1 •Past Simple, Celebrities/Biographies This worksheet contains 6 cards with celebrities from the past. Students can research and fill in the personal information of eachcelebrity include complete sentences using the pas ... 1 Cloze Activity - Rosa ParksPrimaryLeap •Young Learners, Celebrities/Biographies, Reading Comprehension, February Students are asked to read the sentences and fill in the missing words from the word bank to complete the facts about Rosa Parks. This worksheet was created by www.primaryleap.co.uk Example: Rea ... 1 Biography - Rosa ParksPrimaryLeap •Questions and Short Answers, Young Learners, Celebrities/Biographies, Reading Comprehension Celebrate Rosa Parks' birthday with this biography report form all about this inspirational lady. Why was Rosa Parks arrested? How did President Clinton honour Rosa Parks? Students are asked to c ... 1 Word Search Activity - Rosa ParksPrimaryLeap •Young Learners, Homework, Celebrities/Biographies, USA This word search can be used as a fun activity with your class when teaching students about Rosa Parks. Students to try and find the words relating to Rosa Parks hidden in the word search grid a ... 1 Believe Me or Not - Queen Elizabeth II (Card game)Ekaterina Shevchenko •Celebrities/Biographies, United Kingdom, Crosswords/Boardgames Have you ever wondered why Elizabeth II is so popular? This simple card game will help you to learn more about one of the most popular monarchs of our time. You may use this game as a time filler ... 1 History of Art in English- Tamara de Lempicka student A and BJoanna Jastrzębska •Celebrities/Biographies, Sports and Hobbies Biography of Tamara de Lempicka for students interested in the History of Arts. Students take turns to ask each other questions to learn facts about her life. It also presents a definition of Ar ... 1 Inspirational Oscar Speech – Matthew McConaugheyAgnieszka •Adult Learners, Motivation, Celebrities/Biographies It is an Oscar Speech for advanced level students. It is a very interesting listening exercise. It is very motivational and inspirational. It includes lots of useful vocabulary. This exercise can ... 1 Got a great worksheet onCelebrities/Biographies?Tell us about it and become a BusyTeacher contributor! Submit a Worksheet Previous page 1 2 3 4 5 ... 12 Next page |
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