Browse 176 free English and ESL PowerPoint presentations made by teachers, grouped by topic. Every file is free to download and edit for your own lessons.
Grammar, punctuation and spelling PowerPoints
Parts of speech, verb tenses, sentences, phonics and spelling for English and ESL learners.
- Adverbs
- Adjectives and adverbs
- Adjectives form 1
- Collective nouns (flying together)
- Conjunctions
- Connectives
- Continuous Verb Tenses
- Conjunctions 2
- English rules lessons 1 to 3
- English rules lesson 4
- English rules lesson 5
- English rules lesson 6
- English rules lesson 7
- English rules lesson 8
- Idiom Dictionary
- Initial consonants
- Initial vowels
- Morphology
- Nouns
- Parts of a sentence
- Past Modals
- Proofreading
- Prepositions form 1
- Prepositions
- Pronouns
- Strong and weak verbs
- Simple Verb Tenses
- Spelling spiders
- The parts of speech
- Verbs and tenses
Writing, speaking and media PowerPoints
Essays, descriptive and reflective writing, newspapers, presentations, film and advertising.
- Advertising
- Basic guide to writing an essay
- Biography
- Descriptive Writing
- Explication
- Film Genres
- Graffiti
- How to write a short story
- Newspaper writing
- How to give a presentation
- Paragraphs
- Pop Music and Movies
- Presentations and Public Speaking
- Quick Writing
- Reflective writing
- Writing good essays
- Why conversations work
- Writing a good book review
- Writing a good essay
Reading, exams and teaching PowerPoints
Reading skills, literature terms, SATs and GCSE exam practice, and ideas for teachers.
- Bilgisayar Destekli Eğitim (computer assisted learning, Turkish)
- Daily oral language (week of 14 May)
- Daily oral language (week of 5 May)
- English Exam Tips KS3
- Innovative teaching methods
- Literature Terms
- What is literature?
- Literature
- GCSE English exam paper 1
- GCSE English exam paper 2
- Power of Reading
- Reading and writing vocabulary through word study
- Reading to children
- SATs Reading
- SATs Writing
- Schoolnotes.com presentation
- School subjects quotes
- Test and exam strategies
- The IEP (Individualised Education Plan)
Poetry PowerPoints
Poetic devices, rhyme and meter, sonnets and writing your own poems.
- Fall in love with poems
- Pencil poem
- Poetry 3
- Poetic Devices
- Poetic terms 2
- Poetic terms
- Poetry and Art
- Poetry PowerPoint presentation observation
- Poetry Terms
- Poetry
- Poetry 2
- Rhyme and meter
- Shakespeare Sonnets
- The Raven
- The Sound of Poetry
- Writing poetry
Novels and short stories PowerPoints
Of Mice and Men, Animal Farm, To Kill a Mockingbird, Jane Eyre, The Crucible and more.
- A Christmas Carol
- A Sound of Thunder
- Anthem by Ayn Rand
- Animal Farm
- Animal Farm vs the Russian Revolution
- Animal Farm 1
- Bernice Bobs her Hair intro
- Dreams in Of Mice and Men
- Dante’s Inferno
- Of Mice and Men exam questions
- Flowers for Algernon vocabulary pictures
- Holes: letter to Stanley’s mum
- Holes: reply to Stanley’s letter
- Lord of the Flies
- Jane Austen
- Jane Eyre
- Of Mice and Men: loneliness and isolation
- Of Mice and Men
- Of Mice and Men themes: violence
- Of Mice and Men: dreams
- Pride and prejudice
- The Crucible
- The Lady, or the Tiger
- The Masque of the Red Death
- The Third Wish
- The Trumpet of the Swans
- To Kill a Mockingbird
Shakespeare and drama PowerPoints
Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare’s life and drama techniques.
- Drama language
- Drama
- Macbeth openings
- Macbeth
- Romeo
- Romeo and Juliet Acts I to V
- Romeo and Juliet quotes
- Romeo and Juliet
- SATs Shakespeare (generic)
- Shakespeare life
- Shakespeare (pages 726 to 730)
- Unlocking Themes in Macbeth
Myths and legends PowerPoints
Greek gods and heroes, the Odyssey, Icarus and monsters from world mythology.
- Greek Cultural Contributions
- Greek Mythology
- Greek family tree
- Greek gods 1
- Greek gods 2
- Greek gods 3
- Greek gods 4
- Greek mythology 2
- Odysseus
- Odyssey
- Scary Monsters from world mythology
- The Characteristics of the Greek Hero
- The Fall of Icarus
- The Ideal Society
Citizenship and character PowerPoints
Values such as respect and responsibility, famous lives, human rights and everyday topics for discussion.
- A brief history of communism in Russia
- African American Empowerment
- Barack Obama
- Character and Leadership Development
- Character Education Definitions
- Characters revealed 1 to 6
- Citizenship
- Clothes
- Compassion
- Fairness
- Family Fluidity
- Fears
- Human Rights – Nelson Mandela
- High Price of Materialism
- Hobbies
- Leprechaun
- Muhammad Ali
- Perseverance
- Respect
- Responsibility
- Self-discipline
- Social Science History of Islam
- Trustworthiness
- What if
Sociology and general studies PowerPoints
Crime and deviance, feminism, moral panics, racism and language, and general studies.
- Culture and Energy Consumption
- Crime and deviance 1
- Criminology: female criminality
- Feminism: cure or curse?
- Folk devils and moral panics
- General Studies
- General studies: what is good art?
- Hobbes and Engels
- Introduction to Crime and Deviance
- Illegal drugs
- Introduction: sociological vs common sense
- Jeopardy: US social studies
- Racism and Language
- Rock Against Racism
- Traditional Marxism and crime and deviance
Tips for teaching English with PowerPoint
- Pre-teach key vocabulary. Introduce tricky words with pictures before reading, especially for ESL learners.
- Model, then practise. Show a worked example on screen, then let students try their own straight away.
- Use short extracts. Close reading of a few lines builds analysis skills better than long passages.
- Get students talking. Pair discussion before writing helps students organise their ideas.
- Display success criteria. Keep a checklist on screen so students can check their own writing.
- Link to exam questions. Finish with a real past paper question so students see how skills are assessed.
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