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Where Do I Fit In The Food Pyramid?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss how their daily diets fit into the dietary guidelines set out by the food pyramid. They write a paragraph describing good health habits and identify areas where their personal diet can be improved.
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'fat Man' Finishes Walk Across U.S.

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students read and discuss an article about an overweight American man trying to lose weight by walking across the country. They complete vocabulary exercises, take a comprehension quiz and explore the uses of the past perfect verb tense.
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Racism in Russia

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students investigate the issue of racism and demonstrations in Russia. They define key vocabulary words, explore websites, complete worksheets, answer discussion questions, and write a report from the point of view of an eyewitness of...
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Demonstrations in Guinea

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Learners explore demonstrations held in Guinea. They discuss the definitions of vocabulary words related to the demonstrations. They read a text about demonstrations in Guinea and answer questions. They identify parts of speech as they...
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Counterfeit Roubles

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students read an article about the state of Russian currency and economic trends in Russia. They discuss the article, complete vocabulary exercises, take a comprehension quiz and finish worksheets exploring the use of phrasal verbs.
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Professional-like Multimedia Slide Show

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students chose a topic from the current curriculum to develop a PowerPoint presentation about. They present the PowerPoint in a professional manner which includes the way they are dressed and the way they interact with the audience. Each...
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Antonio Gaud¿¿: El Misterio

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars examine the architecture of Antonio Gaudi. Using the Internet, they research his life and summarize the information. They create a real estate advertisement in Spanish. Using new vocabulary, they use descriptive adjectives...
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Journal Writing: Daily Activities

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students use present tense verb endings by describing his/her routine daily activities, demonstrating verb endings. They listen to teacher's description, taking notes. They write their own journal entries about their own daily routines.
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Words In The News

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss human pregnancy, average weight, length and premature birth rates. They review new vocabulary and read a text about the premature birth of a baby and then answer a given set of questions to check for reading comprehension.
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Words in the News: New Zambezi Bridge

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars discuss what they know about the country of Africa. They examine the transportation infrastructure on the continent. They practice using new vocabulary words. They also read articles and answer questions.
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Words In The News

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students brainstorm through playing a guessing game to determine the person they will be researching is Fidel castro. They review his background then hear a radio presentation from Castro then answer and discuss a given set of questions.
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The Role of Women in the Civil War

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers, in groups, research specific websites to find what roles women filled during the Civil War. They discuss the roles and create a multimedia presentation for a slide show.
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British Council

British Council: Go4 English: English for Arabic Speakers

For Students 9th - 10th
Go4English is a website of the British Council dedicated to teaching English to Arabic-speaking children and adults. It includes lesson plans, self-tests, learning exercises, games, stories, songs, and many more activities and...
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Teachnology

Teachnology: English Language Arts Lesson Plans

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Great lesson plans spanning a wide-range of language arts-related subjects.
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Ingles Mundial

Ingles Mundial: Grammar Review for Spanish El Ls

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Fantastic site for teaching Spanish-speaking English language learners. This section of the Ingles Mundial website provides review material and exercises on matters of English grammar: subject-verb agreement, use of prepositions, etc....
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Grammar Man Efl/esl Comics for Students and Teachers

For Students 9th - 10th
Creative blend of cartooning and ESL. Students can read the adventures of Grammarman -- where they help Grammarman right evil grammar wrongs -- or do a WebQuest on how to create their own cartoons and submit them to the student gallery....
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Ingles Mundial

Ingles Mundial: Planning a Vacation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Wonderful, extensive site for Spanish-speaking ELL. In this section, students listen to a couple of short audio clip dialogs and view a written dialog in English and then answer interactive comprehension questions. Several activities...
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Ingles Mundial

Ingles Mundial: School (La Escuela)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Useful, extensive site for the Spanish-speaking ELL. This grammar section focuses on use of the articles "a/an" and plurals. A variety of interactive, self-correction exercises are provided. A "Teacher's Lounge," section is available...
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Ingles Mundial

Ingles Mundial: Family (La Familia): Possessives

For Students 9th - 10th
A site for teaching Spanish-speaking English language learners, this section of Ingles Mundial focuses on possessives and the inverted word order used when asking questions. Possessive adjectives are introduced, and a number of excellent...
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Ingles Mundial

Ingles Mundial: Food (La Comida): Listening/dialogs

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Wonderful, extensive site for Spanish-speaking ELL. In this section, students listen to a couple of short audio clip dialogs in English and then answer interactive comprehension questions. Several activities provided - instructions in...
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Ingles Mundial

Ingles Mundial: The City (La Ciudad): Listening: Dialogs

For Students 9th - 10th
Wonderful, extensive site for Spanish-speaking ELL. In this section, students listen to a couple of short audio clip dialogs in English and then answer interactive comprehension questions. Several activities provided - instructions in...
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Ingles Mundial

Ingles Mundial: The New House (La Casa)

For Students 9th - 10th
Wonderful, extensive site for Spanish-speaking ELL. In this section, students listen to a couple of short audio clip dialogs in English and then answer interactive comprehension questions. Several activities provided - instructions in...
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Ingles Mundial

Ingles Mundial: Martha's Family

For Students 9th - 10th
Wonderful, extensive site for Spanish-speaking ELL. In this section, students listen to a couple of short audio clip dialogs in English and then answer interactive comprehension questions. Several activities provided - instructions in...
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Ingles Mundial

Ingles Mundial: Transportation (Transporte)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Extensive site focusing on Spanish-speaking ELL. This section practices sound recognition - contrasts "e" & "ey" (wet/wait, test/taste). Great interactive listening comprehension exercises reinforce teachings. Site has a "Teacher's...