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Telephone Skills
The challenge in telephone conversations is that speakers and listeners cannot rely on body language to communicate. This 31-page packet includes a curriculum guide, lesson plans, assessments, and resource lists designed to help...
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Bronx Zoo
Students prepare for a field trip to the Bronx Zoo. They use maps and descriptions of animal exhibits to give and interpret directions on how to navigate the zoo. They play games, participate in pairwork and whole class discussion.
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Bank Role Play
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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Animal Kingdom Game
Students build their vocabulary and communication skills by describing animals found in nature. For this ESL lesson, students play a board game to compare and contrast animals. Students respond to icons, pictures and words to strengthen...
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Which Article? (Part 3)
Use this worksheet to have learners fill in thirteen blanks in a descriptive paragraph with the grammatically correct articles for each one.
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Describe the Animals
In this ESL animal description activity, students analyze 6 pictures of common animals. Students are directed to tell about each animal by writing a simple description.
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Anniversary Dinner
In this anniversary dinner worksheet, students listen as the teacher reads out a description of a couple celebrating their anniversary over dinner.
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SunPro After-Sun Treatment
In this vocabulary advancement worksheet, 5th graders read and interpret an original description of an after-sun cream product to find words that are related to ten key words listed for mastery. Students answer five true and false...
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How Much Is It? A Shopping Lesson Plan for ESL
Students participate in a role-playing activity in order to practice conversational English used while shopping. In this practical vocabulary lesson, students practice etiquette as it pertains to grocery shopping. Students pretend...
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Snowy Evening Poetry for ESL (Elementary, Literature)
Students read Robert Frost's Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening, illustrated by Susan Jeffers (2001). This is a wonderful book with beautiful illustrations that go with each line of the poem.
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Mythology in the ESL Classroom
Students study myths, mythological figures, and the ancient classics. They develop a sensitivity to the beliefs, values, attitudes, and views of man's development at that time. They illustrate the powers of each god discussed and...
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Reading Lesson Plan -- Shopping for "Big Ticket" Items
Students in adult ESL education classes evaluate and compare information about computers. They demonstrate the correct use of compound nouns in their description of computers. They review information and skills needed to actually visit a...
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Friends
Eighth graders write descriptively by using various adjectives in describing a friend to an English speaking pen-pal.
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A, An and Some
In this ESL word and picture matching activity, students analyze 7 pictures that depict common foods. Students match these with the words that describe them. All descriptions will include the words a, an or some.
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Vehicles
Students develop appropriate vocabulary for identifying types of vehicles. After viewing pictures of automobiles, students work to create a brief, accurate description of the vehicle using proper vocabulary and grammar. Students then...
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Civic Education
Students in an adult ESL class are introduced to the political discourse in the United States government. As a class, they develop their own definitions of democracy. In groups, they read an article and present their analysis of the...
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Place Names
In this interactive vocabulary worksheet, 3rd graders read various descriptions of places and select the appropriate name of the place. For example, for the description of a place where you can see different kinds of fish the students...
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Slang Words Beginning with P
In this recognizing slang words online/interactive worksheet, students read sentences with descriptions or definitions in context and choose the slang words that begin with the letter p. Students match 7 answers.
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Maps and Legends by Micheal Chabon
Students read an essay to improve language skills and understanding of American culture for ESL teachers. In this American culture lesson plan, students read the essay 'Maps and Legends' by Michael Chabon and complete various activities...
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Educational Subjects
In this interactive vocabulary activity, students read the description of educational subjects and select the subject which the sentence is describing. There are 10 questions to complete.
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Phonics Monsters Rummy!
Students play the game Phonics Rummy and practice making words from phonics monster cards. In this ESL lesson, students respond to icons. Students also respond to pictures and words while reading phrases that provide visual cues.
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Personal Indentification For Travel
Students identify and describe the various documents they will need when traveling in the United Stans. They complete forms needed to acquire documentation needed for travel. Students write a description of a travel experience outside...
ESL Kid Stuff
Past Tense Activities - Irregular Verbs: Part 1
As part of a series of resources designed for English learners, a language arts lesson plan prompts kid engage in activities and exercises that focus on the past tense of irregular verbs.
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Adjectives
Provide language learners with lots of opportunities to practice identifying and useing adjectives. The games and activities in this 19-page grammar packet are designed just for them.