English Teachers Resources
Material you can take into a classroom without rewriting it first, written by a teacher who has had to teach the same lessons to thirty-eight students at four different levels.
What this section is for
Most teaching material assumes conditions that do not exist: a small class, a single level, a photocopier, and time to prepare. This section assumes the opposite, because that is what most English classrooms in Sri Lanka actually look like.
The emphasis throughout is on things that work with large mixed-ability classes, few materials and limited preparation time.
Planning and teaching
Lesson Plans
A workable lesson structure, and plans you can adapt.
Classroom Management
Rules and routines, classes of forty, attention, behaviour, pair work and transitions.
Lesson Plan Template
A blank plan, an observation checklist and a self-evaluation form, free to print.
Worksheets
Printable practice, and how to design your own.
Worksheets by Grade
Ten worksheets for each grade from 6 to 11, covering reading, writing and grammar, each with an answer key.
Teaching Guides
How to teach the difficult topics: tenses, articles, writing.
Classroom Activities
Activities needing no materials and little preparation.
Supporting every learner
Remedial English
Where to start with a student who has fallen far behind.
Slow-Learner Support
Smaller steps, more models, more repetition — done deliberately.
Mixed-Ability Teaching
One class, six levels, one teacher: what actually works.
Guided Writing
Teaching writing so that weak learners can succeed at it.
Literature and assessment
Downloadable teacher resources
Files are listed here as they are prepared and approved. The written guidance in the pages above is available now, in full.
- TextbookGrade 6Official site, no HTTPS
Grade 6 English Pupil's Book
The Grade 6 English pupil's book published by the Educational Publications Department. Linked, not hosted; the Department also publishes it free on its own website.
Copyright status: Linked from the Educational Publications Department
- TextbookGrade 11Official site, no HTTPS
Grade 11 English Pupil's Book
The complete Grade 11 English pupil's book published by the Educational Publications Department, for the Ordinary Level year.
Copyright status: Linked from the Educational Publications Department
- Teachers' guideGrade 6
Grade 6 English Teachers' Guide
The Grade 6 English Language teachers' guide published by the National Institute of Education, Maharagama. Lesson planning, teaching activities and assessment guidance.
Copyright status: Linked from the National Institute of Education
- Teachers' guideGrade 7
Grade 7 English Teachers' Guide
The Grade 7 English Language teachers' guide published by the National Institute of Education, Maharagama.
Copyright status: Linked from the National Institute of Education
- Teachers' guideGrade 8
Grade 8 English Teachers' Guide
The Grade 8 English Language teachers' guide published by the National Institute of Education, Maharagama.
Copyright status: Linked from the National Institute of Education
- Teachers' guideGrade 9
Grade 9 English Teachers' Guide
The Grade 9 English Language teachers' guide published by the National Institute of Education, Maharagama.
Copyright status: Linked from the National Institute of Education
- Teachers' guideGrade 10
Grade 10 English Teachers' Guide
The Grade 10 English Language teachers' guide published by the National Institute of Education, Maharagama, for the first Ordinary Level year.
Copyright status: Linked from the National Institute of Education
- Teachers' guideGrade 11
Grade 11 English Teachers' Guide
The Grade 11 English Language teachers' guide published by the National Institute of Education, Maharagama, for the Ordinary Level examination year.
Copyright status: Linked from the National Institute of Education
- Teachers' guideAdvanced Level
General English Teachers' Guide, Grades 12 and 13
The General English teachers' guide for G.C.E. Advanced Level classes, published by the National Institute of Education, Maharagama.
Copyright status: Linked from the National Institute of Education
- Study packGrade 6first term2021
Grade 6 English Study Pack, Way Forward, First Term 2021
A self-study and supplementary teaching pack for Grade 6 English, issued by the Provincial Department of Education, Western Province. Lessons keyed to the pupil's book and workbook by competency level.
Copyright status: Linked from Google Drive
- Study packGrade 7first term2021
Grade 7 English Study Pack, Way Forward, First Term 2021
A self-study and supplementary teaching pack for Grade 7 English, issued by the Provincial Department of Education, Western Province.
Copyright status: Linked from Google Drive
- Study packGrade 8first term2021
Grade 8 English Study Pack, Way Forward, First Term 2021
A self-study and supplementary teaching pack for Grade 8 English, issued by the Provincial Department of Education, Western Province.
Copyright status: Linked from Google Drive
- Study packGrade 9first term2021
Grade 9 English Study Pack, Way Forward, First Term 2021
A self-study and supplementary teaching pack for Grade 9 English, issued by the Provincial Department of Education, Western Province.
Copyright status: Linked from Google Drive
- Study packGrade 10first term2021
Grade 10 English Study Pack, Way Forward, First Term 2021
A self-study and supplementary teaching pack for Grade 10 English, issued by the Provincial Department of Education, Western Province.
Copyright status: Linked from Google Drive
- Study packGrade 11first term2021
Grade 11 English Study Pack, Way Forward, First Term 2021
A self-study and supplementary teaching pack for Grade 11 English, issued by the Provincial Department of Education, Western Province, for the Ordinary Level year.
Copyright status: Linked from Google Drive
- Scheme Of WorkGrade 62026
Grade 6 Term Notes 2026, New Syllabus
A term-by-term scheme of work for Grade 6 under the new 2026 syllabus, organised by module and week. Lists the learning outcome, content standards and skills focus for each lesson. Follows the 2026 competency structure of listening, speaking, reading, writing and literary appreciation.
Copyright status: Linked from Google Drive
- Scheme Of WorkGrade 92026
Grade 9 Scheme of Work 2026
A full Grade 9 scheme of work for 2026, listing each competency level with its learning outcomes, textbook and workbook activities, teaching aids and periods. Covers the future perfect, the passive voice in past and future, reported speech, conditional clauses and inference.
Copyright status: Linked from Google Drive
- Scheme Of WorkGrade 112026
Grade 11 Term Notes with Competency Levels 2026
A Grade 11 scheme of work for 2026, term by term, mapping each competency level to its learning outcomes, activities, teaching aids and number of periods. Covers the Ordinary Level year.
Copyright status: Linked from Google Drive
- Practice PaperGrade 112025
Grade 11 English Unit Tests 2025
A set of Grade 11 unit tests arranged by textbook unit, with matching, dialogue completion, punctuation and writing tasks and marks shown for each test. Prepared by the Regional English Support Centre, Matara.
Copyright status: Linked from Google Drive
More for teachers
Teacher Downloads
Everything downloadable, in one filterable list.
RCF Publications for Teachers
Books written for classroom and tuition teaching.
The teacher resource groups
Telegram and WhatsApp resource groups for English teachers.
Books for teachers
RCF Publications produces books written for teachers rather than pupils.
AI for English TeachersSee it in RCF Publications
Let's Talk! Spoken English for the PrimarySee it in RCF Publications