Download this free A2–B1 English worksheet PDF for English learners and teachers. This lesson is based on a recent Guardian article about children, summer holidays, phones, outdoor freedom and independent play.
Students practise reading comprehension, useful vocabulary and speaking skills through a real-world topic about childhood, phones, parents, safety, outdoor play, neighbourhoods and confidence. The worksheet is suitable for private English lessons, online classes, classroom teaching, homework and self-study.
The article explains the topic in clear, simple English. Students read that many parents want children to spend less time on phones during the summer holidays, but removing screens is only part of the answer. Children also need freedom to go outside, meet friends and explore their neighbourhoods.
This worksheet helps lower-level learners discuss childhood, independence and safety in accessible English. Students talk about whether they played outside as children, how much freedom their parents gave them, whether children spend too much time on phones, and what rules are reasonable for children playing outside.
The PDF includes a short A2–B1 reading text, True / False questions, Synonym Match, a task where students use new vocabulary, discussion questions and a full answer key. It helps learners build useful vocabulary for talking about parents, freedom, outdoor play, neighbourhoods, worry, criticism, independence and confidence.
Level: A2–B1
Date: 16 July 2026
Focus: reading, vocabulary, childhood, independence, outdoor play, phones and speaking
This free worksheet includes:
- an A2–B1 reading text about children’s summer freedom
- True / False comprehension questions
- Synonym Match vocabulary practice
- a sentence-writing task using new language
- discussion questions for Student A and Student B
- full answer key
The worksheet practises useful vocabulary such as parents, freedom, outside, explore, neighbourhoods, worry, criticism, independent, confidence and suitable. It helps students discuss phones, outdoor games, traffic, strangers, free play, safe neighbourhoods, short independent journeys and how children can build confidence as they grow.
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