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Day Two: Greeting and dialogues
Young scholars practice greetings and dialogues in English. In this ELL lesson, students watch a silent video with people greeting one another and make predictions about what they are saying. They write dialogues and share them with a...
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Day One: Dinner foods and beverages
Students learn English vocabulary for dinner foods and beverages. In this ELL lesson, students create a list of healthy foods and discuss good food habits. They discuss healthy activities and exercises.
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Adjective or Adverb? Exercise 1
In this adjective and adverb usage learning exercise, students are given sentences that each contain two fill in the blanks. Students must choose the correct answer from the adjective and adverb choices supplied.
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Adjective or Adverb Exercise 2
In this adjective or adverb learning exercise, students are given 12 sentences and must correct the errors in adjective and adverb usage.
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Find the Error 26
In this grammar worksheet, students find an error in an extract adapted from an international news website. Students locate an error in singular/plural usage.
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Prefixes and Root Words
In this root words and prefix usage worksheet, students view a list of root words and columns of the prefixes non-, im, ir, il, in, and mis using the prefixes to generate new words, especially antonyms. Students write 15 answers.
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Create a Word
What a great way to have learners explore spelling, word usage, and vocabulary. They play a game in which they uncover and rearrange letters to make words. This is a great independent activity.
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Washington’s Water
It's easy to forget about something as simple as water, a substance that is easily available to many in the world. However, understanding water management and the importance of a renewable resource system becomes clear in an informative,...
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Adverbs
While designed for college students, this review of adverbs could be used in a high school classroom as well. The learning exercise begins with a detailed overview of adverbs which is followed by a six-question activity.
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Tense Shift
Using the correct verb tense can be difficult for students. This ten-question activity requires students to identify the correct word for use in each sentence.
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History of the English Language - Who Were the Anglo Saxons?
Learners explore the Anglo Saxon world view, preparing them to fully explain Anglo Saxon literature.
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There, Their, and They're
In this word usage learning exercise, students review example sentences for the correct usage of there/their/they're. Students complete 3 activities to help them identify the correct word usage.
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Splish Splash: Daily Use of Water
Students assess their daily use of water and write stories about how water is used in their lives and communities. Students read about water usage in Ghana and Kenya and compare and contrast water usage and resources between the countries.
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ITS/IT'S
In this word usage worksheet, students read the definitions for using its and it's. Students then read examples sentences using the forms of the words.
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As and Like Exercise
In this word usage worksheet, learners read the sentences and fill in the sentences with the words as or like. Students complete 14 online exercises.
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For and Since Exercise
In this word usage learning exercise, students read the sentences and fill in the gaps with either for or since. Students complete 20 exercises.
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Achieve, Manage and Reach Exercise
In this word usage learning exercise, students read the sentences and fill in the gaps with achieve, manage, and read. Students complete 12 online exercises.
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Important, Interesting, and Serious Exercise
In this word usage learning exercise, students read the sentences and fill in the gaps with the words important, interesting, and serious to complete the 15 exercises.
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Grammar Usage: SO versus TOO
In this grammar usage learning exercise, students rewrite sentences using 'so' or 'too' as directed. Students recognize that the sentences have the same meaning but the grammar pattern is different.
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English on the Internet - Various 42
In this verb usage instructional activity, students choose the verb that best completes each of 7 sentences. They answer the multiple choice questions using the online format.
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English Exercises: Present Perfect and Simple Past Tense
In this present perfect and simple past tense worksheet, 7th graders interactively select the correct word to complete 16 sentences, then select the sentences with the correct usage, with immediate online feedback.
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Who Speaks Modern English and Where ?
High schoolers predict the widespread effects of the English language and consult on-line charts and text to verify their findings.
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Lesson Plan for English-Using Negatives in a Sentence
Students explore "negatives" in English grammar. In this grammar lesson, students generate a list of "negative" words such as "not" and "nowhere." Students listen to the teacher read examples of sentences with double negatives, identify...
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Keeping Your English Up To Date: Bless
Students explore the definition and derivation of the popular usage of the word bless to talk about sweet or cute things. Using worksheets and lecture materials, students provide meanings for the word "bless" when used in varying contexts.