New York State Education Department
TASC Transition Curriculum: Workshop 4
Why is it important to use precise language? Participants explore this question in the fourth activity in a series of 15 on effective instruction. Perfect for all content areas, the activity promotes appropriate language choice through...
TESL Journal
Activities for Esl Students: Self Study Idiom Quizzes
Vast array of quizzes and self-study exercises based on idioms and idiomatic expressions, categorized in a variety of ways (beginning with A, B, etc., by keyword, or by association with other groupings). Great practice for the ELL/ESL...
Scholastic
Scholastic: The Big Cheese and Other Idioms
Find out more about idioms through this informative resource. This site provides activities and ideas revolving around sharpening your knowledge of idioms.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: L.4.5b: Recognize Meanings of Idioms, Adages, Proverbs
Links to 10 lessons and activities that build student skills in standard L.4.5b: Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs.
University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas: Francais Interactif
This full-featured interactive textbook encounter utilizes French speakers in real life scenarios. Well structured for work on grammatical concepts (links to Tex's French Grammar), vocabulary, listening comprehension and exposure to...
University of Texas at Austin
Tex's French Grammar: Regular Subjunctive
This page has a concise explanation of the subjunctive mood, listing some verbs that undergo stem changes. Brief explanation of when to use focuses primarily on "il faut que" constructions. Provides usage examples, dialogues and...
University of Texas at Austin
Tex's French Grammar: Recent Past (Venir De)
Clear and concise explanation of the expression "venir de." Includes examples and practice exercises, both written and audio, to reinforce proper usage in both the present and imperfect tenses.
University of Texas at Austin
Tex's French Grammar: Negation
This site from Tex's French Grammar provides good information on negation. "Different nuances of negation are achieved by using the following negative expressions: ne jamais, ne pas encore, ne rien, ne personne, ne pas du tout." Site...
Language Guide
Language Guide: Pronominals (Reflexives)
Presentation of Pronominal verbs - discusses various usage, such as reciprocity, usage without an external agent, and to form the passive. Has audio for pronunciation guide and interactive exercises. There are several languages available...