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Bank Role Play

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students practice making basic bank transactions while role-playing specific examples of etiquette and manners. In this banking role play for ESL students lesson, students go to a bank to deposit money. Students also...
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ESL English Grammar Lesson: The Royal Wedding

For Teachers 9th
Have your ESL learners practice their written and oral English grammar skills, with this highly engaging ESL Lesson. Budding grammarians mingle across the room discovering what they each know about the Royal Wedding between Kate and...
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Have You Seen Jill? A Business ESL Role-play

For Teachers 5th - Higher Ed
Young scholars practice role-playing to use relative clauses and to describe people. In this ESL activity, students use verbal expressions to describe the actions of people in an office. Young scholars work with a partner to initiate...
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Hello, How Do You Do?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students role play proper greetings and etiquette in formal and informal work and social situations. Students compare and contrast introductions and conversational conventions in their native country and in the United States by writing...
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In Case of a Medical Emergency

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Studens identify the variety of services available to them at their local medical facilities. In pairs, they role play different conversations that can take place during a medical emergency. Students create a brief description of the...
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How Much Is It? A Shopping Lesson Plan for ESL

For Teachers Pre-K - 8th
Students participate in a role-playing activity in order to practice  conversational English used while shopping. In this practical vocabulary lesson plan, students practice etiquette as it pertains to grocery shopping. Students...
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Communicating With Health Professionals

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Learners role play a visit to the doctor's office to practice communicating their symptoms to a health professional. They view an internet example of a patient discussing a medical issue with a doctor and then pair up to share...
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Finding an Apartment

For Teachers Pre-K - 7th
Young scholars practice appropriate etiquette and language when finding an apartment. In this finding an apartment lesson plan, students role-play examples of manners associated with the task of looking for a place to live. Young...
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Please Press One For More Options

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers practice using automated phone answering systems. They discuss the many ways automated phone systems are used when trying to request information. Students role play calling service companies and using automated systems. ...
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Let's Go Shopping

For Teachers K - 4th
Learners review and identify common vocabulary related to food, shopping, and courtesy expressions. Students then practice English language skills by shopping in classroom market while playing roles of shoppers and store personnel.
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Thanksgiving (ESL)

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate a traditional American Thanksgiving. They recreate the first Thanksgiving in the classroom complete with food and appropriate decorations.
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Travel English For Restaurants

For Teachers 7th - 12th
learners will practice to develop the skills of the English Language that are necessary for successful dining experiences. The communication of English is a target skill for the second language learner. The simple activity of ordering in...