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BBC Learning English -working abroad: listening
In this listening worksheet, students will complete a chart identifying which of 5 speakers communicated each of the 18 statements. The corresponding radio broadcast can be found...
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Dual Existence
Read an excerpt from Sonia Mycak's short story A Dual Existence in a Seemingly Singular Country and consider the emotional and social implications of not being able to speak English in Australia. This would be a great lesson for EFL...
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News
How does broadcast news differ from accounts reported in newspapers? On the radio? Through the Internet? Middle schoolers discuss the news and speak about the differences between news in print and broadcast news. Given a list of six...
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National Museum of Natural History
Students explore U.S. history by participating in a class field trip. For this museum lesson, students attend a field trip to the Natural History Museum and identify cultural stories and art pieces they enjoy. Students collaborate in...
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From Claws to Jaws: Atlantic Regions of the United States
Students explore New England, Mid-Atlantic, and southeastern regions of the United States. In this social studies thematic unit, students research a state and make a regional quilt. Students wrte a book report and read two novels...
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Rooster's Night Out
Mitch Weiss and Martha Hamilton's Rooster's Night Out, a retelling of a classic Cuba folktale, launches a cross-curricular study of Cuban cultural traditions. Class members draw the characters from the book, participate in math and...
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Personalities, Perspectives and Agendas
Students debate the causes of the American Revolution. In this American history lesson, students conduct research to determine how bias and perspective have made their way into historical documents. Students compose essays...
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Cacao Tree Geography
Students use a map to learn about where chocolate comes from. In this lesson on the cacao tree, students locate various regions where the cacao tree grows. They will discuss why the cacao tree grows more favorably in particular climates...
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Look for Patterns: Quilts in Two Faith Ringgold Stories
Author Faith Ringgold uses quilts to illustrate her books Tar Beach and Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad. In this integrated trio of activities, young scholars read stories, identify and create patterns, and design quilt squares of...
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Impromptu Speeches
Students formulate an impromptu speech about a given topic. In this public speaking lesson plan, students choose a topic from a deck of pre-written index cards and quickly present an impromptu speech. Students use a rubric to review the...
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Culture Sharing:
Students share their unique cultures with others in the class and identify with different cultures from their own. Students use their English speaking skills to work with the other students from the same or nearby country. Students...
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The Play's the Thing: The Drama of Cyrano de Bergerac
Students practice dramatic 'living' through various drama activities. In this drama lesson, students define drama, view examples of dramatic elements in Cyrano de Bergerac and Roxanne, define characterization within the dramas, study the...
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Conditional Chains
In this ESL grammar worksheet, students will focus on the usage of conditional phrases. Students will use their speaking skills to begin conditional phrases, while working with other students to verbally complete each phrase.
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Mount Everest History Lesson
Young scholars explore Mount Everest. In this exploration lesson, students read "The Top of the World: Climbing Mount Everest," by Steve Jenkins. Young scholars then respond to discussion questions and participate in a map skills activity.
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Using Plays in the Language Class
Students improve their reading and speaking skills. They experiment with language, tone of voice, body language as they write a play. They write a script to a play. They act out roles of the play.
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Studying English Abroad
Young scholars explore what it might be like to study English in another country. In this ESL lesson, students complete several activities that represent what it might be like to experience learning the English language in another...
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TE Activity: Tears in Rain
Students examine photographs before writing captions for them. They develop visual literacy as they see how photographs are manipulated to show the effects of acid rain. They rewrite the photo captions after a class discussion.
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Speaking and Listening
In this basic mathematics worksheet, students follow instructions as given to play a math game. They listen for detail in explanations and narratives in various contexts. Students also provide feedback and confirmation of what they...
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ESL Row Row Row Your Boat
In this song worksheet, students enhance their vocabulary and speaking skills by learning the children's song 'Row Your Boat.'
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Pop Goes the Weasel
In this English Language children's rhyme worksheet, learners use the lyrics for 'Pop Goes the Weasel' to help enhance their vocabulary and speaking skills.
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If You're Happy and You Know It
In this English Language children's rhyme activity, students enhance their vocabulary and speaking skills by practicing the rhyme 'If You're Happy and You Know It.'
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London Bridge is Falling Down
In this English Language children's rhymes worksheet, student enhance their vocabulary and speaking skills by practicing the rhymes 'London Bridge is Falling Down.'
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Children's Rhymes
In this English Language children's rhymes activity, student enhance their vocabulary and speaking skills by practicing the rhymes '10 Little Monkeys' and 'Jack Be Nimble.'
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Children's Rhymes
In this English Language children's rhymes activity, student enhance their vocabulary and speaking skills by practicing the rhymes 'Little Boy Blue' and 'Jack and Jill.'