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Lesson Plan
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Idioms

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Learners, who are not native English speakers, determine how idioms are used in speaking and writing. In this idiom activity, students listen to tapes of non-native speakers, and work on vocabulary exercises aimed at increasing their use...
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Website
University of North Carolina

Working with Your International TAs

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Colleges and universities attract a diverse group of pupils, and sometimes that includes teaching assistants (TA) from other countries. Using a handout on working with international TAs, scholars find tips to use when listening and...
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Unit Plan
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Teaching Debate to ESL Students

For Teachers 7th - 10th Standards
Language learners use the debate format to practice formulating, expressing, and defending their ideas. Working in teams, class members develop resolutions, use opinion indicators to express their opinions and reasons, and prepare...
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Lesson Plan
NYC Department of Records

Citizenship and Elections: The Importance of a Ballot

For Students 7th - 12th Standards
Approximately 58 prcent of those eligible voted in the 2016 US Presidential election. In an attempt to impress upon learners the importance of voting and voting rights, class members examine primary source documents related to the...
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Handout
Road to Grammar

Five Presentation Tips

For Students 6th - 12th
Talking in front of others can be intimidating, especially when you aren't speaking in your native language. Put your English language learners at ease before a class presentation. They can follow these tips to give relaxed and effective...
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Lesson Plan
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Studying English Abroad

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students explore what it might be like to study English in another country. For this ESL lesson, students complete several activities that represent what it might be like to experience learning the English language in another country,...
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Lesson Plan
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Personal Opinions, Part 1

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers interview their peers and teachers, in Spanish, about environmental issues. They write a response to their interviews and create a Venn diagram to identify similarities and differences between two cultural responses.
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Lesson Plan
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Diversiones Culturales - Artistas

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use resources provided in the library to research an artist who has impacted their area of art. They then take their information and create a PowerPoint presentation and translate the Spanish for the class so they are all...
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Worksheet
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Linking Words

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this complete the essay worksheet, students identify adverbs, articles, and subject/verb agreements. In this fill in the blank and short answers worksheet, students write thirty-nine answers.