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Words In The News

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
A complete resource from BBC World Service provides informational text for English or ESL classes to teach vocabulary, grammar, and reading skills. Learners participate in small group work, whole class discussions, and role-plays to...
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ESOL Competencies: Telephone Communication

For Teachers Higher Ed
Help, there's an emergency! Adult English language learners need to know how to express concern and call for help in an emergency. Provide them with this comprehensive list of vocabulary and lead them through the exercises given....
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Conjunction Junction

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders prepare a skit in which the entire dialogue must center around the grammar and mechanics of writing. They come up with a scenario on their own or you can provide them with one. Students can use props if they like. They...
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Expressing a Condition with "If"

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Before presenting the material to your classes, review different constructions of the conditional tense. This teacher's guide provides several examples and role-play opportunities with your class. Dialogue to build familiarity with the...
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An Oral Course for Students of Spanish

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners practice new Spanish vocabulary and participating in a dialogue with another student. In groups, they use the internet to pretend to buy an airplane ticket and make hotel reservations on a trip to a Spanish-speaking country. ...
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Words In The News Latin American Migrant Money

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the life of a migrant worker. They compare the life of those living in the United States with a poorer country such as Mexico or Latin America. After looking up the definitions of vocabulary words, groups of students...
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Russia orders British Council closures

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students recognize that the Russian government has ordered the British Council to close their operations in Russia, probably due to worsening relations between the two countries. They act as negotiators for either the British Council or...
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Opening A Bank Account

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners identify the different types of accounts offered by local banks. Students review and define appropriate banking terms when opening an account. Working in pairs, learners role play the proper way to open an account. This...
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Conversation - Which school do we choose?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students engage in a discussion about the reasons for learning English in order to develop their English fluency. They engage in a simulation which is imbedded in this lesson plan.
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Hello, How Do You Do?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils role play proper greetings and etiquette in formal and informal work and social situations. Students compare and contrast introductions and conversational conventions in their native country and in the United States by writing an...
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Illegal coffee threatens wildlife

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students, after reading an article from the World Wide Fund for nature on coffee possibly being grown illegally in an Indonesian national park and being sold to major coffee brands, answer several worksheets to text questions about the...
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Zoo visitors look up to new baby

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners, after playing a game of animal 'identity', review and practice key vocabulary words orally and written into their notebooks for this lesson. They read a story about a new arrival at the zoo and answer text questions together or...
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Words In The News: Beverly Hills Smoking Ban

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students read news articles about the proposed smoking ban in California restaurants. After discussing the news report, they role-play scenarios about nonsmoking situations. In groups, they brainstorm the pros and cons of smoking bans...

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