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Requests & talking on the phone
Teach learners how to make requests while talking on the phone. Pictures for each sentence frame are included. Could be used for independent writing or dialogue sheet.
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ESL: Who Would Make These Requests?
In this ESL making requests worksheet, students complete a total of 12 multiple choice questions, reading a questions and choosing who would ask it.
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Banking And Making Change
Twelfth graders simulate making purchases based on infromation located in supermarket flyers. Working in groups, 12th graders alternately make purchases and calculate change from a given amount. Students role play common bank...
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Making Polite Conversation
Students become familiar with the polite forms of conversation that are used in this country. They role play making requests using polite forms. Students write an appropriate thank you not to a host or hostess. This lesson is intended...
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ESL Storyboards
In this ESL literacy worksheet, students examine each individual board and then use them to tell and write a story about the events.
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Could You Do Me a Favour?
Students role play situations where they make requests to each other. In this requests lesson plan, students make their requests in English.
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ESL Reported Speech Activity
In this ESL reported speech worksheet, students rewrite a set of sentences as reported commands in present tense, make past tense indirect commands, and practice using introductory verbs.
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ESL: Using the Telephone
Twelfth graders practice telephone etiquette skills by simulating phone conversations. They discover how to making simulated 911 calls, taking phone messages, and dealing with telemarketers.
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ESL Lesson Plan
Students listen to a story and comprehend, in a manner of writing down the story sentence by sentence, possibly in the exact words. They read their own writings to others and make them understand.
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ESL Spelling #14
For this ESL spelling worksheet, students answer 10 multiple choice questions, choosing the correct spelling of words. A website reference is included for additional resources.
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Using the Verb 'would'
For this grammar worksheet, students review how to interpret the verb would and tell whether four sentences mean willingness, refusal or a request. Students also make contractions in five additional sentences.
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Sentence Completion
In this grammar worksheet, students tell whether the word would means willingness, refusal or as a request in four sentences. Students also make contractions in five other sentences.
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Reading Comprehension—Chinese Stretch to Catch up with Teenage Model
In this ESL reading comprehension instructional activity, students read an essay entitled, "Chinese Stretch to Catch Up With Teenage Model." They answer 5 multiple choice comprehension and 8 matching questions based on the reading.
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What A Trip!
Students plan a vacation trip from start to finish. Given a budget, they make decisions regarding where they would like to go, what mode of transportation they will use, where they will lodge, and what attractions they will visit while...
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Seeking Clarification Through Questioning
Students review ads from the newspaper for goods they would like to purchase. They identify qeustions they would need to ask sales associates in order to make an informed decision about the purchase. Pairs of students simulate calling...
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Identifying Correct Change
Students analyze the importance of recognizing whether or not they have been given correct change. They brainstorm ideas for determining whether or not they have received correct change. Students model and practice dialog to request...
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Speaking and Listening Lesson Based on Ordering Food in a Restaurant
Students practice the skill of ordering food in a restaurant. After a lecture/demo, students work in pairs. Utilizing a worksheet imbedded in this plan, they gain practice in the skill of ordering food from a menu.
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Reading Comprehension
Learners examine the title of a book and make assumptions of what words might appear inside. Then the students split the words into categories according to their connotation and compose their own stories based on the title of the book.
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Who Is Responsible For Repairs?
Students discuss household problems that may be eligible for repair by their landlord. As a class, students discuss the portions of their lease that require their landlord to repair damages and which damages they may be responsible for...
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Distracted by Everything - Being Wired at All Times
This multimedia activity challenges media-savvy learners to look at the critical issue concerning the inundation of technology and multitasking in the classroom, and its effects on the education of themselves and others. The tasks...
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Patients Die in Britain as Foreign Doctors Can’t Speak English Properly
Ninth graders examine the problems that exist with foreign doctors not fluent in English. In this Great Britain Health System focussed for ESL lesson, 9th graders read an article and answer guided questions. Students participate in a...
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Breaking News English: Euthanasia
In this Euthanasia worksheet, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions, write, and...
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Breaking News English: OPEC Urged to Increase Oil Production
In this English worksheet, students read "OPEC Urged to Increase Oil Production," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.