Download this free A2–B1 English worksheet PDF for English learners and teachers. This lesson is based on a recent Guardian piece about practical life skills, household responsibilities and how young people prepare for independent adult life.
Students practise reading comprehension, useful vocabulary and speaking skills through a real-world topic about cooking, cleaning, laundry, shopping, money, first aid and becoming more independent. 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 some young people leave home with good school results but few practical skills because families may focus more on academic work, sport and music than on everyday household responsibilities.
This worksheet helps lower-level learners discuss practical life skills in accessible English. Students talk about which household jobs they can do, who taught them to cook or clean, which life skills every adult should have, and whether apps and delivery services make people less independent.
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 practical skills, responsibility, confidence, independence, preparing for adult life and managing everyday tasks.
Level: A2–B1
Date: 16 September 2026
Focus: reading, vocabulary, life skills, independence, household tasks and speaking
This free worksheet includes:
- an A2–B1 reading text about practical life skills
- 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 practical, focus, essential, prepare, independent, gradually, responsibility, manage, confident and save. It helps students discuss cooking, cleaning, laundry, shopping, simple repairs, managing money, first aid and what it really means to be an independent adult.
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