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Total English: ELL Activity 2
In this ELL worksheet, students unscramble phrases to make sentences, and complete conversations with words from a word box. Students then practice the conversations with a partner.
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ESOL: Effective Telephone Communication
Students study ways to communicate via a telephone. They discuss and define what an emergency is and how to use 911 for emergency situations. They role-play conversations subsituting various emergency situations and take turns playing...
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Take A Message
Students practice accurate note taking skills, recording only pertinent information. Using proper grammar and useage, they record accurate phone messages. This lesson is intended for students acquiring English.
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Happy and Sad
In this English idioms and metaphors worksheet, students discover the metaphorical meaning of words and phrases associated with happiness and sadness. Students work in pairs to role play a conversation about things that make...
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Stuck in Traffic
In this present tense learning exercise, students read the conversation and fill in the blanks with the correct present tense form of the verb 'to be.'
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The Artist As Entrepreneur: You Say Tomato, I See Tomato
Students compare phone negotiations with in person negotiations to identify the non-verbal communication that is produced in face-to-face meetings. They practice forms of non-verbal communication by reciting the alphabet and showing a...
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Pythagorean Theorem
Students investigate the Pythagorean Theorem. In this seventh through twelfth grade geometery activity, students explore the Pythagorean Theorem and its converse and use it to find the length of the missing side of a right...
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Telephone English
In this telephone etiquette worksheet, students will focus on words or phrases used over the phone. Students will read 7 questions or phrases and choose the correct answer or response to each.
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ESL: Verb Tense Exercise 20
In this ESL verb tense worksheet, students use words given in parentheses, filling in blanks with the appropriate verb tense to complete short conversations.
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Please Press One For More Options
Students practice using automated phone answering systems. They discuss the many ways automated phone systems are used when trying to request information. Students role play calling service companies and using automated systems. This...
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Obtaining Emergency Medical Assistance
Young scholars discover how to get emergency medical help. In this life skills instructional activity, students discuss how to respond to emergencies and role play a conversation between a phone caller and 911 operator.
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Family Communication Style
Eighth graders explore the different ways that families communicate with each other. After a lecture/demo, 8th graders generate a list of relationships that might benefit from practice in the art of conversation and communication.
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Travel Tips! A Guide for Smoother Field Trips
Suggestions for making your next field trip successful, rather than stressful.
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Mobile Phones
In this mobile phones activity, students fill out a chart about mobile phones, answer short answer questions, role play, and more. Students complete 5 activities.
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Building a Dream House
Tenth graders explore how to use basic geometry and calculation skills to design their dream house. They use calculation to design the home and estimate the price within a budget of $150,000.
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Grammar Bytes - Parallel Structure
The first exercise in a series of worksheets, this handout asks learners to read 10 sets of sentences and choose the one with no errors in structure. Tip: Find all of the worksheets on parallel structure throughout our website and create...
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Four Tips for Effective Parent Communication
Team up with parents to understand and support your students with a united front.
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The Sky is the Limit!
Go above and beyond the basic requirements to get your ESL learners excited about English.
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Syllabus Template
Designed for a college-level course, this syllabus template, in addition to course information, contains sections on policies detailing academic honesty and integrity, intellectual property rights, and course expectations.
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The Things That Bothered Farmer Brown
Link language development to literacy skills. This activity template provides a comprehensible way to use the Braidy Web to maximize language and reading skills. It would be appropriate for developmentally disabled pupils reading at a...
Learning to Give
It's Never Too Late: Air Quality
What are the causes and effects of pollutants on the quality of the air we breathe? Groups research emission standards, emission controls, career opportunities in the area of air quality control, and things government and individuals can...
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The Wonder of Words
If your language arts students think etymology isn't relevant to their everyday lives, show them a presentation that will prove them wrong! The slideshow provides explanation about various words, roots, and suffixes that have adapted in...
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Effective Interviewing Skills
Wearing wrinkled clothing and chewing gum are two things not to do at an interview. Pupils discover the steps to an effective job interview with the informative lesson plan. They read a sample interview and then practice their...