Ella has a cold and can’t find a tissue in her bag. This illustrated worksheet helps upper-elementary English learners use story and picture clues, practice health vocabulary, and give advice with should and shouldn’t. It includes a student page and a teacher guide.
Target Vocabulary
have a cold, a headache, a tissue, cough, sneeze
Activity
- Read Ella’s story, underline the clue that explains why she looks in her bag, and circle the object Omar points to.
- Rewrite a piece of library advice with shouldn’t.
- Solve a four-word crossword using the story, the clues, and the letters the words share.
- Take turns asking for and giving advice about a cold or a headache.
- Write two original tips for a friend and discuss what to put in a class box to help others.
Learning Goal
Use should and shouldn’t with a base verb to give advice in a short conversation and in writing. Use evidence from a text and picture to explain a character’s action.
Suggested Textbook Connections
| Textbook Name | Unit Number & Title | Context / Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Our World 4, Second Edition (American English) | Unit 4 · Get Well Soon! | Full match for the worksheet focus. The unit introduces the health words (pp. 62–63) and teaches advice with should and shouldn’t (pp. 66–67). |
| Oxford Discover 1, Second Edition | Unit 18 · The Gingerbread Man (reading) | Partial match. The unit practices should and shouldn’t and school advice (pp. 181–183), with a different vocabulary set focused on routines. |
