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ESL Lesson Plans
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Students explore language arts by reading poetry in class. In this English as a second language instructional activity, students answer questions based on their five senses which they use to write poems in English. Students listen to the poem "When I Taste Salt" and write more poetry based on personal memories.
Beginning ELD learners will enjoy this variety of activities. First, they organize sentence strips in groups that review different consonant and blended sounds. Next, the teacher dictates new sounds, which are also practiced on the SMARTboard (all files are included in SMARTboard format). The lesson is based on Bridging the Gap in ESL, which teaches decoding, spelling, and the "CVC rule."
Young scholars explore communication by participating in a public speaking activity. In this interview skills instructional activity, students identify the techniques native English speakers use when speaking directly to a potential employer. Young scholars read handouts detailing seven steps to improve an interview and later define vocabulary terms.
Students complete ESL/EFL reading comprehension and vocabulary building activities. In this ESL/EFL current events lesson, students read or listen to the article "Paralysed Man Takes Hopeful First Steps," (22nd May, 2011). They work on vocabulary building, comparison, comprehension, and writing assignments based on the article.
Students organize ways to present effective poster presentations. Students skill their posters by the majors they have chosen. Students engage in researching how to use their collaboration time in groups effectively.
Students make sentences out of a list of words their teacher provides. In this making sentences lesson plan, students get points for correct sentences in this ESL warm up.
Advanced beginner to intermediate ESL level learners, use English to communicate in social settings by conducting a survey. They ask questions to develop new vocabulary and build communication skills.
Students in ESL classes examine how to summarize an online article after refining the search for information. They post an annotated article summary to an online summary blogspot. They e-mail the finished product to the instructor and themselves.
Students work together in groups to discuss what they know about talk shows. They choose a topic to talk about and each one has a role to play in the group. They practice asking and answering questions.
Students use computers and the internet to help them practice saying the -th- sound. They use interactive sound cards to practice the sound.
