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Studying English Abroad
Students 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 country,...
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Great British Desserts
Ninth graders explore different British desserts. In this British culture ESL lesson, 9th graders read an article and answer guided questions. Students participate in a debate as a whole class.
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Why do we Dream of a White Christmas?
Students examine a reading selection on how the idea of a white Christmas was developed. In this ESL lesson, students share a class discussion about the article then complete several assignments to reinforce what they learned, including...
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Easter Folklore Traditions Live on in Slovakia
Students survey an article that discusses Slovakia traditions. In this ESL lesson plan, students read an article and then complete several activities, including a class discussion on folklore traditions, a vocabulary assignment, a...
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New Year's Resolutions: various 55
In this New Year's Resolutions worksheet, learners fill in the blanks to sentences about New Year's Resolutions. Students complete 10 sentences total. The sentences are designed to be an ESL lesson where learners are able to properly...
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Scientific Advances Could Bring Back the Dodo & Mammoth
Students reflect on the possibility of bringing extinct species back to life. In this ESL lesson, students debate the pros and cons of extinction reversal then complete several activities centered around the topic.
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Mythology in the ESL Classroom
Students study myths, mythological figures, and the ancient classics. They develop a sensitivity to the beliefs, values, attitudes, and views of man's development at that time. They illustrate the powers of each god discussed and...
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Native American Lesson Plan: Someone's in the Kitchen
Students use vocabulary necessary to complete cooking activities and tell others about the food. They discuss similarities and differences between Native American and other nationalities' foods made in their families.
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Lesson on Superlatives
Middle schoolers practice basic Internet navigation skills, find and summarize information on a Web site, and explore tenement life in the 19th and early 20th Century.
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ESL: Intermediate Grammar 3
In this intermediate ESL grammar worksheet, students type the correct tense of a given verb in a sentence, shown in parentheses. Students may click on a check answer an show answer button.
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Looking at Photography Lesson 2: Why Photographs Are Made
Students analyze the difference between artistic and documentary photography. They discuss why photographers made certain photographers.
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Cool Jobs ‐ A Brainstorming & Debate Role Play Lesson Plan
Students list the pros of various jobs and then debate which job would be the best one have.
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Childhood
In this writing worksheet, pairs of students examine, discuss and complete a variety of activities associated with all the aspects of childhood. The activities are thought-provoking. Students must read a selection on a website embedded...
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Language: Has the Cat Got Your Tongue?
Use funny tongue twisters to entice your young learners! They'll love this game where they face off against members of the other team and recite tongue twisters. Who will win this enunciation and pronunciation competition!
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Animal Sounds and Passive Voice
Originally designed by an American language teacher teaching in a public Japanese junior high, this lesson plan could easily be used for any beginning or intermediate level ESL class. With this plan, your class will review two useful,...
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Question Making
In this ESL question making worksheet, 6th graders look at 7 pictures and read the answers. Students write an appropriate question for each answer.
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Clothes
In this ESL question answering worksheet, students examine 5 pictures that depict articles of clothing. Students read the question next to each and write the answer on the line.
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Actions
In this ESL verbs word and picture matching activity, students analyze 7 pictures that depict various actions. Students read the question and answer it in a complete sentence that tells about the action in the picture.
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Family Members-- Who Am I?
In this ESL family members vocabulary worksheet, students examine 7 pictures that depict different members of a family. Students read the question by each picture and select the correct name of the family member from 4 choices.
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Body Parts
In this ESL body parts worksheet, students examine 7 pictures that depict different parts of the human body. Students then read the 7 questions and select the correct name for each body part from the 4 choices.
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Complete the Expression
In this ESL idioms worksheet, students analyze 7 pictures and read the first few words of common expressions or idioms. Students complete each expression by writing it on the line.
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Write the Question
In this ESL food vocabulary worksheet, students examine 7 pictures of food. Students read the sentence and write a question that will go with it.
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Cross-Cultural Exploration
Young scholars in an ESL classroom identify and locate the states on a United States map. Using the internet, they research to compare the holidays in their home country and the United States. They share their findings in an email to...
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Classroom Words
In this classroom words/pictures matching worksheet, students read 7 short sentences that might be heard in a classroom. Students match these to the pictures they describe.