Warmup: Have a Break
Simple discussion questions.
Teacher-student activity OR pair work if your students have the ability.
Duration: 5-15 minutes, depending on the size and ability of your class.
Level: Beginner – Elementary
Word Library: Have a Break
Vocabulary that students should remember.
Useful everyday phrases that students can remember to understand native English speakers.
Level: Beginner – Elementary
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Fill The Gaps
Student Activity. Fill the gaps.
Teacher’s Key included.
Sentences / Dialogue: Have a Break
A short conversation about taking a break.
Students write a dialogue and practice it with a partner.
Duration: 5-10 minutes
Level: Beginner – Elementary
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Fill The Gaps
Student Activity. Fill the gaps.
Teacher’s Key included.
Interview: Have a Break
Simple interview (discussion) questions.
Student activity.
Pair work.
Duration: 5-10 minutes.
Level: Beginner – Elementary
Comparative & Superlative Adjectives: Have a Break
Student Activity.
Teacher’s key included.
Fill in the gaps with the correct comparative or superlative adjective.
Duration: 5-15 minutes, depending on the students’ ability.
Level: Beginner – Elementary
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Error Correction
Students read a sentence, identify the error, and then rewrite it correctly.
Teacher’s Key included.
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Countable & Uncountable
Student Activity. Decide if the nouns are countable or uncountable.
Duration: 5-10 minutes depending on the students’ ability.
Get In Line: Have a Break
Students unscramble the words and then make a sentence with the words.
The teacher’s key is included.
Duration: 5-15 minutes.
Level: Beginner – Elementary
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On a Scale From 1-5
Teacher-student activity OR Pair work. Fun activity.
Duration: 10-15 minutes
Can You Name 3: Have a Break
Fun and creative thinking. Fun activity.
Teacher-student activity OR pair work.
Duration: 10 minutes.
Level: Beginner – Elementary
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“Wh” Question Words
Fill the gaps.
Students fill the gaps with the Wh question words and discuss the questions in pairs.
Duration: 10+ minutes.
News: Have a Break
Students write some simple sentences about the lesson topic in a box.
Duration: 10-15 minutes, depending on your students’ abilities.
Level: Beginner – Elementary
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Pronouns
Student Activity. Fill in the gaps with the correct pronouns.
Teacher’s Key included.
Duration: 10 minutes depending on the students’ ability.
True or False: Have a Break
True or False discussion. Fun activity.
Pair-work OR teacher-student activity.
Duration: 5-10 minutes.
Level: Beginner
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Verb Tenses
Student Activity. Individual task. Fill in the gaps.
Teacher’s Key included.
Underline The Correct Word: Have a Break
Students choose the correct word and underline it.
A general knowledge and vocabulary test.
Duration: 10-15 minutes
Level: Beginner – Elementary
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Lineup
Speaking activity with lots of speaking time.
Group-work activity and fluency practice.
The goal is to stand in a line based on a specific rule or order.
Missing Letters & Odd One Out: Have a Break
- Students fill in the missing letters.
- Students underline the word that doesn’t belong with the rest.
The teacher’s key is included.
Duration: 10+ minutes.
Level: Beginner – Elementary
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Listen & Answer
The teacher reads the article, followed by true or false questions.
Teacher’s Key included.
Listening and comprehension exercise.
