ESL WORKSHEET - Animal protection

LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH TEACHERS

THE SECRET WORLD OF MAMMALS

LinguaHouse

Nov. 18, 2022

Level: Intermediate (B1-B2)
Type of language: English for Teenagers
Tags: Environment and Nature; Animals; Article Based; Phrasal Verbs; 13-15 Years Old; 16-18 Years Old
Publication date: 11/18/2022

The topic of this lesson is mammals that live in the UK and animal protection. Students will read about a project in the UK that is attracting thousands of animal lovers to set up cameras in their own gardens. Students will learn the names of mammals that live in the UK as well as level-appropriate vocabulary connected to animals and a number of phrasal verbs. They will discuss the importance of preserving local habitats and protecting animals. Students are also set the task of researching a UK mammal and writing about what they might find if they set up a camera trap where they live. (by Richard Moon)

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AUDIO TRANSCRIPT

Viktor: Morning!
Sam: Hi, how are you?
Viktor: Great, thanks. Hey, did you set up the camera trap yesterday?
Sam: Yes, I did! Mom helped me put it up on the wall above the back door and we pointed it down and towards the grassy bit of garden. Did you?
Viktor: Totally. But something went wrong after I tied it to a tree in the park. Look, I’ve got some amazing video here. Let me forward it a bit … there – look.
Sam: Oh yeah, what is it? Can you zoom in? It’s very small.
Viktor: Can you see it now?
Sam: Ah, it’s a fox. I love the way it’s moving – like something between walking and running. What’s it got in its mouth?
Viktor: I think it’s a rabbit. The fox must be coming back from hunting.
Sam: That’s amazing. Anyway, what went wrong?
Viktor: Watch...
Sam: Woah! Did the camera just fall out of the tree?
Viktor: Yes! It was a windy night, wasn’t it? I must have tied it too loosely.
Sam: Ha-ha, well, you got some great stuff before the camera fell. It didn’t get damaged, did it?
Viktor: No, it didn’t. It’s okay. Did you get anything?
Sam: Yes, actually. We watched it over breakfast. I don’t have it here – I’ll send it to you later, but there were at least a couple of animals in the garden.
Viktor: What did you see?
Sam: Some kind of … well, I think it was a mouse, but it was quite big. My sister thinks it was a rat. Mum didn’t look too happy about that! She told me to get rid of it – whatever it was!
Viktor: Aw, rats are okay. It probably just lives in the garden – and they have to live somewhere.
Sam: I agree – as long as it stays outside and doesn’t come in the house.
Viktor: Anything else?
Sam: Oh, yes – I’m really thrilled about this one – we’re absolutely sure that we saw a hedgehog walking across from the neighbor’s garden to our back fence and then under it to the park behind.
Viktor: Oh, I love hedgehogs!
Sam: Yes, me, too!

Adapted from: https://www.linguahouse.com/esl-lesson-plans/english-for-teenagers/the-secret-world-of-mammals. Accessed on June 8, 2026. LinguaHouse.com © 2008–2026. All rights reserved.

ESL WORKSHEET - British culture: royalty

LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH TEACHERS

THE ROYALS

LinguaHouse

Apr. 14, 2021

Level: Pre-intermediate (A2-B1)
Type of language: General English
Tags: British Culture; Celebrities and Historical Figures; Royalty; Family Members; Irregular Verbs; Society and Wealth; Celebrations and Commemorations; Vocabulary and Grammar
Publication date: 04/14/2021

Students define some vocabulary relating to royalty and key life events before listening to a short biography of Princess Diana. The language point is regular and irregular past simple verb forms, including pronunciation of -ed endings. Students activate the grammar and vocabulary in a pair work question and answer activity. There is also an optional extension relating to stories about royal families. (by Stephanie Hirschman)

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AUDIO TRANSCRIPT

Reader: Diana Spencer was born on July 1, 1961, in Norfolk, England. She had an older brother and sister. Her sister Sarah dated Charles, the Prince of Wales, for a little while, and Diana met the prince for the first time in 1977 when she was just 16.
After finishing her education, Diana took a job at a school in London. She and Prince Charles began dating, and in February 1981, they announced their engagement. They got married in July of that year. Hundreds of millions of people around the world watched the wedding on TV.
Charles and Diana had two sons: William, born in 1982, and Harry, born in 1984. During the 80s and early 90s, Diana worked hard as a member of the royal family.
She received lots of attention from journalists for her hair and clothes, and she helped lots of charities. However, she also became very unhappy and realized that there were problems in her marriage.
She didn’t want to stay in the royal family. Diana wanted to tell people how she felt. In 1992, she worked with a writer called Andrew Morton on the book “Diana - Her True Story”.
She also gave a famous television interview in 1995 and spoke honestly about why she was so unhappy. A year later, she and Charles divorced.
After the divorce, Diana continued her work with charities. She was a good mother and took her two sons to see how people lived outside of the palace. Journalists followed her all the time. In August 1997, there was a terrible car accident in a tunnel in Paris.
Diana was killed, along with a friend and her driver. Her family, the country, and people around the world felt very sad about her death.

Adapted from: https://www.linguahouse.com/esl-lesson-plans/general-english/the-royals. Accessed on June 8, 2026. LinguaHouse.com © 2008–2026. All rights reserved.

ESL WORKSHEET - Saving money

LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH TEACHERS

MONEY SMART

LinguaHouse

Dec. 21, 2020

Level: Elementary (A1-A2)
Type of language: General English
Tags: Making Suggestions; Prepositions; Modal Verbs; Vocabulary and Grammar; Money and Finance
Publication date: 12/21/2020

Students define some common verb + preposition combinations and read a text about saving money. They identify imperatives and modal verbs for giving advice (should, could, can). Students practice the target language in a speaking activity, and there is a short optional extension activity exploring common collocations with the word money. (by Stephanie Hirschman)

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Adapted from: https://www.linguahouse.com/esl-lesson-plans/general-english/money-smart. Accessed on June 8, 2026. LinguaHouse.com © 2008–2026. All rights reserved.

ESL WORKSHEET - How to choose a password

LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH TEACHERS

PASSWORD ADVICE

LinguaHouse

Nov. 26, 2015

Level: Pre-intermediate (A2-B1)
Type of language: General English
Tags: Using Computers and the Internet; Information Technology (IT); Crime and the Law; Article Based; Useful Vocabulary; Verb + Object + infinitive/-ing; Verb + -ing/to; 16-18 Years Old; 18+ Years Old
Publication date: 11/26/2015

In this lesson, students read an article about how to choose a password according to advice from the UK’s spying agency GCHQ (Government Communications Headquarters). The grammar section of the worksheet looks at verb patterns with the infinitive and gerund.

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Adapted from: https://www.linguahouse.com/esl-lesson-plans/general-english/password-advice. Accessed on June 8, 2026. LinguaHouse.com © 2008–2026. All rights reserved.

Tell you what

TELL YOU WHAT

O que significa essa expressão em INGLÊS

A expressão tell you what é usada para fazer uma sugestão ou oferta, podendo ser traduzida como “quer saber?” ou “vamos fazer o seguinte”. Também é usada para expressar uma opinião, significando “vou te contar” ou “vou te falar uma coisa”. É possível dizer ainda I tell you what ou I’ll tell you what.

By Ivy do Carmo Figueiredo

MAIRO VERGARA

Jun. 5, 2026

A expressão deste post é usada basicamente com dois objetivos. O primeiro é para fazer uma sugestão ou oferta e o segundo é para expressar uma opinião sobre algum assunto. Mas como devemos traduzi-la?
Bem, no primeiro caso, podemos traduzir tell you what como “quer saber?” ou “vamos fazer o seguinte”. Abaixo você verá alguns exemplos de frases com essas duas opções de tradução.
Já no segundo caso, quando alguém usar tell you what para falar o que pensa sobre algo, essa expressão pode ser traduzida como “vou te contar” ou “vou te falar uma coisa”.
Vale ressaltar que, além de simplesmente tell you what, também é possível dizer I tell you what e I’ll tell you what.
Chegou a hora das nossas conhecidas frases de exemplo. Vamos a elas? 😀

Primeiro, vejamos tell you what sendo usado para fazer uma sugestão ou oferta. A primeira opção de tradução neste caso é “quer saber?”:

• Tell you what, let’s stay here another day. (Quer saber? Vamos ficar aqui mais um dia.)
• Tell you what, why don’t you go out for a run and I’ll watch the kids for a while? (Quer saber? Por que você não sai para correr e eu cuido das crianças por um tempo?)
• I tell you what, we’ll pay for your plane ticket. (Quer saber? Nós vamos comprar a sua passagem de avião.)
• I tell you what, why don’t we meet for lunch tomorrow? (Quer saber? Por que não nos encontramos para almoçar amanhã?)

E a segunda opção é “vamos fazer o seguinte”:

• Tell you what ─ we’ll split the money between us. (Vamos fazer o seguinte: nós dividiremos o dinheiro entre nós.)
• I tell you what – let’s ask Fred to lend us his car. (Vamos fazer o seguinte: vamos pedir ao Fred para nos emprestar o carro dele.)
• I tell you what, I’ll bring the water in a separate glass. (Vamos fazer o seguinte: eu vou trazer a água em um copo separado.)
• Tell you what – I’ll let you borrow the car if you fill it up with gas. (Vamos fazer o seguinte: eu deixo você pegar o carro emprestado se você encher o tanque.)

Agora, quando tell you what for usado para dizer o que se pensa, você pode traduzir essa expressão como “vou te contar”:

• Tell you what, this burger might be the best I’ve ever had. (Vou te contar, este hambúrguer talvez seja o melhor que eu já comi.)
• I’ll tell you what, that was some concert. (Vou te contar, aquele show foi demais.)
• Tell you what, that Brad is the cutest guy of the neighborhood. (Vou te contar, aquele Brad é o cara mais lindo da vizinhança.)

Outra tradução possível é “vou te falar uma coisa”:

• Tell you what, I wouldn’t pay that much for a pair of shoes. (Vou te falar uma coisa: eu não pagaria tanto por um par de sapatos.)
• It’s your choice but I’ll tell you what, I would’ve picked that one there. (A escolha é sua, mas vou te falar uma coisa: eu teria escolhido aquele ali.)
• You can be optimistic, but I’ll tell you what, don’t let your guard down. (Você pode ser otimista, mas vou te falar uma coisa: não baixe a guarda.)

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Adaptado de: https://www.mairovergara.com/tell-you-what-o-que-significa-esta-expressao/. Acesso em: 08 jun. 2026. © Reis Vergara Idiomas 2026. Todos os direitos reservados.

Snuggle up

SNUGGLE UP

O que significa este PHRASAL VERB

em INGLÊS

Snuggle up significa “aconchegar-se” ou “aninhar-se” em outra pessoa ou em algum lugar confortável, como no sofá ou na cama (the children snuggled up to their mother).

By Ivy do Carmo Figueiredo

MAIRO VERGARA

Jun. 4, 2026

Uma cena bem comum dos filmes românticos é a de um casal apaixonado abraçadinho em frente a uma lareira, tomando uma taça de vinho e celebrando o seu amor.
Já na vida real, é bem comum vermos uma criança encontrar consolo no colo da mãe quando se machuca. Sabe qual é a similaridade entre essas duas situações? Ambas podem ser descritas com o phrasal verb deste post.
Snuggle up significa “aconchegar-se” ou “aninhar-se” em outra pessoa ou em algum lugar confortável, como no sofá ou na cama.
Abaixo, você verá algumas frases com esse phrasal verb e isso vai ajudar você a aprender como usá-lo. Que tal tentar ler as frases em voz alta e depois ouvir a leitura feita por um nativo para verificar como anda a sua pronúncia? 😉

Primeiro, veja snuggle up sendo traduzido como “aconchegar-se”:

• The children snuggled up to their mother to get warm. (As crianças se aconchegaram em sua mãe para se aquecerem.)
• The lovers snuggled up in front of the fire. (Os amantes se aconchegaram em frente à lareira.)
• We snuggled up on the park bench, watching the sun go down on the horizon. (Nós nos aconchegamos no banco do parque, vendo o sol se pôr no horizonte.)
• Gas bills are sky high, while the fat cats snuggle up closer to the fireplace at our expense. (As contas de gás estão nas alturas, enquanto os gatos gordos se aconchegam mais perto da lareira à nossa custa.)
• We had a bottle of wine and watched a movie snuggled up together on the settee. (Nós bebemos uma garrafa de vinho e assistimos a um filme aconchegados um ao outro no sofá.)
• You’ll be able to snuggle up in front of a log fire in the lounge and play one of the board games before bedtime. (Você poderá se aconchegar em frente a uma lareira no saguão e jogar um dos jogos de tabuleiro antes de dormir.)

Outra opção é “aninhar-se”:

• Jane snuggled up against his shoulder. (Jane se aninhou contra o ombro dele.)
• The puppy snuggled up against the sleeping boy. (O cachorrinho aninhou-se contra o menino adormecido.)
• I was snuggling up in bed with my blanket when the doorbell rang. (Eu estava me aninhando na cama com o meu cobertor quando a campainha tocou.)
• She snuggled up with her boyfriend. (Ela se aninhou com o seu namorado.)
• I snuggled up to him as we watched the movie to let him know that I wanted to be more than just friends. (Eu me aninhei nele enquanto assistíamos ao filme para que ele soubesse que eu queria ser mais do que apenas amigos.)
• Some dogs are fast and want to run for miles and miles, while other dogs are more like cats and would prefer to snuggle up on the couch. (Alguns cães são velozes e querem correr quilômetros e quilômetros, enquanto outros são mais como gatos e preferem se aninhar no sofá.)

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Adaptado de: https://www.mairovergara.com/snuggle-up-o-que-significa-este-phrasal-verb/. Acesso em: 08 jun. 2026. © Reis Vergara Idiomas 2026. Todos os direitos reservados.

Sky-high

SKY-HIGH

O que significa essa expressão em INGLÊS

Sky-high significa “elevadíssimo” e pode aparecer após o verbo to be (prices are sky-high) ou como adjetivo (sky-high prices). Quando precedido de certos verbos, como to go, pode ser traduzido como “disparar” ou “subir às alturas” (prices went sky-high).

By Ivy do Carmo Figueiredo

MAIRO VERGARA

Jun. 3, 2026

Imagine que você fica um tempo sem ir ao supermercado e, quando finalmente vai, quase cai de costas com os preços dos produtos. Tudo subiu, algumas coisas inclusive dobrando ou até triplicando de preço. Como você contaria isso para um amigo gringo?
É claro que você poderia simplesmente usar os verbos raise e increase ou o phrasal verb go up, mas este post vai ensinar para você um jeito diferente de transmitir a mesma ideia.
Sky-high significa “elevadíssimo” e pode tanto aparecer após o verbo to be (prices are sky-high) quanto servir como adjetivo (sky-high prices).
Além disso, quando precedido de certos verbos, como to go, podemos traduzir (go) sky-high como “disparar” ou “subir às alturas”.
Para ver na prática como utilizar essa expressão, leia atentamente as frases abaixo. Escute o áudio para praticar a pronúncia, faça suas anotações no seu caderno de Inglês e bons estudos! 😉

Primeiro, vejamos sky-high como “elevadíssimo”:

• Our expectations of him were sky-high. (As nossas expectativas em relação a ele eram elevadíssimas.)
• When we got to the hospital, her blood pressure was sky-high. (Quando chegamos ao hospital, a pressão arterial dela estava elevadíssima.)
• Christie said: “My confidence is sky-high.” (Christie disse: “A minha confiança está elevadíssima.”)
• Business confidence is sky-high at the moment. (A confiança empresarial está elevadíssima no momento.)
• The £200 million estimated cost would be attractive to a private developer only if tolls were sky-high. (O custo estimado de £200 milhões seria atraente para um empreendedor privado apenas se os pedágios fossem elevadíssimos.)
• Two-thirds of families admit they are worried about how they will pay sky-high heating bills. (Dois terços das famílias admitem que estão preocupados com como irão pagar as contas de aquecimento elevadíssimas.)

Agora, veja verbo + sky-high no sentido de “disparar”:

• After the election, prices went sky-high. (Após a eleição, os preços dispararam.)
• Then the war came along and the prices went sky-high. (Então veio a guerra e os preços dispararam.)
• The prices went sky-high, so high that Brazilians could hardly afford them. (Os preços dispararam tanto que os brasileiros mal podiam pagá-los.)
• Problems in the farming industry have sent meat prices sky-high. (Problemas no setor agrícola dispararam os preços da carne.)
• Organic agriculture is much less dependent than conventional farming on the inputs that are going sky-high. (A agricultura orgânica é muito menos dependente dos insumos que estão disparando do que a agricultura convencional.)

Finalmente, veja verbo + sky-high sendo usado para se referir figurativamente a “subir às alturas”:

• The price of oil went sky-high when war broke out. (O preço do petróleo subiu às alturas quando a guerra começou.)
• Rents have climbed sky-high. (Os aluguéis subiram às alturas.)
• Clearly, they are a team whose confidence has been boosted sky-high as a result of several triumphs. (Claramente, eles são uma equipe cuja confiança subiu às alturas como resultado de vários triunfos.)
• The municipality’s greatest act of cruelty was to sit and do nothing as a few unpaid tax bills were driven sky-high by compound interest. (O maior ato de crueldade do município foi sentar-se e não fazer nada enquanto algumas contas fiscais não pagas subiram às alturas devido aos juros compostos.)

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Adaptado de: https://www.mairovergara.com/sky-high-o-que-significa-esta-expressao/. Acesso em: 08 jun. 2026. © Reis Vergara Idiomas 2026. Todos os direitos reservados.