Strategies
Listening/Phonology Resources
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Lesson Plans
Grammar Resources
Downloadable basic grammar lessons with handouts. English grammar quizzes for levels 1-2. English grammar quizzes for levels 3-4. Searchable list of American slang with definitions Speak-Read-Write.com offers this link to basic English sentence structure. Lesson plan on prefixes that can be adapted to the ESL classroom Lesson plan for teaching prepositions Current event lesson plans for low intermediate to advanced students. Lesson plan on sentence structure  Top
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Lesson Plans
Reading Resources
A/B stories. A reading activity for pairs. Ideas for using authentic texts with low level ESL classes. Reading and vocabulary lesson. See article, "A Mixer for the Classroom…" Top
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Lesson Plans
Vocabulary Resources
Beginner lesson plan on a shopping trip. Ideas for previewing vocabulary. Ideas for using matching exercises. Ideas for using conversation card sets. Alphabetical, searchable list of English idioms and proverbs. Crossword puzzles for levels 1-2. Crossword puzzles for levels 3-4. English vocabulary quizzes using pictures for levels 1-2. English vocabulary quizzes for levels 1-2. English vocabulary quizzes for levels 3-4. Activities and exercises that teach how to pronounce English sounds. Activity to practice vocabulary associated with professions Activity to teach the seasons and season-appropriate clothing. Activity with vocabulary cards. Activity called 'Odd one Out' where students pick one word in a group that doesn't belong. Activity called 'Ring-a-Word' where students circle words as the teacher calls them out. Review game called 'Beat the Teacher'. Students invent a story based on the teacher's prompts A lesson in describing things that gets beginner students comfortable speaking. Conversational activity to discuss why people live long Activity in which students guess the animal name taped to their back Mock photo shoot activity to practice verbs Activity where students discuss special moments Activity in which students discuss colors that represent feelings Pair and small group exercises in which students choose the topics to discuss Discussion activity to develop group rapport Students discuss who their favorite people are and why Students stand in lines and talk Speaking activity in which students change partners Speaking activity in which students determine if statements are true Lesson plan for a vocabulary building game DevelopingTeachers.com's list of days of the year around which to plan lessons See article, "Up the Waterspout!" See article, "Practice Speaking Prompts for the Intermediate Low (b) Speaking Test" See article, "Prompt for Part One of the Beginning Low B Speaking Test" See article, "Hunting and Gathering English…" See article, "'Now and Then Charades'-an Activity for the Classroom" See article, "Strip Sentence Mixer-an Activity for the Classroom" Questions for intermediate speakers to generate conversation. Student-created learning games. Article on teaching and practicing numbers Lesson plan in word meaning for advanced students 20 Questions interactive lesson for low-intermediate students List of conversation questions within numerous subjects List of jokes for the ESL classroom List of games and activities within numerous subjects Top
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Lesson Plans
Listening Resources
Popular song lyrics to print. Music sold separately. Listening activity in which students make sound effects and mime actions Top
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Lesson Plans
Spelling Resources
Practice spelling and vocabulary See article, "Peer Spelling Dictation" Top
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Lesson Plans
Writing Resources
Students write their first thoughts in answer to a question Students write about nature and the environment See article, "'Picture Stories' for Writing Instruction" See article, "Writing From a Model--Interview, Write and Share" See article, "Peer Editing in Student Writing Lessons" See article, "Practice Writing Prompt for the Beginning Low (a) Writing Promotional Test (Two)" See article, "Practice Prompts for the Beginning High Writing Test" Top
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Lesson Plans
Technology Resources
Students research New York online and complete a quiz Article on choosing & using technology in lesson planning Article on choosing & using software in the classroom Lesson plans for e-mail and other computer projects for the ESOL classroom Lesson plans that integrate technology List of web-based lesson plans Lesson plans to teach Internet basics Links to lessons using PowerPoint within numerous subjects Top
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Lesson Plans
Civics Resources
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Lesson Plans
Financial Literacy Resources
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Lesson Plans
General Resources
Lesson plans on various subjects by Marti Lane of St. Petersburg, Florida. Using movie previews for various class levels. Website with activities for pre-literacy ESL students. Jokes in English for the ESL classroom. Lesson planning ideas for one-on-one ESL tutors. Games and activities for various levels within the ESL classroom. Get to know you questions for the first day of class. Contains 5 sets of lesson plans, each set containing 30+ sheets. Links to short stories followed by questions and answers to adapt to your own lesson plan Links at this site for sample lessons in many categories Stories to help with lesson planning Search for free lesson plans within multiple subjects for multiple language levels and ages Syllabus for beginner courses without a book. One World, One People contains various lesson plans and teaching activities More lessons, games, etc. from One World, One People Search 30,000 lesson plans, teaching tips and more A commercial site with free lesson plans and activities Ready to use EFL/ESL lesson plans Download and print an instant-lesson plan for the day from DevelopingTeachers.com Listing of lesson plans for all levels and subjects A method for evaluating and changing your lesson plan General lesson plans for numerous subjects Learning activities for various lessons Helps teachers write focused lesson plans Helps teachers write focused lesson plans Book of techniques, sample lesson plans, activities & resources for teaching ESL Downloadable action photos & accompanying suggested lessons See article, "Sentence Auction" See article, "Language Through Art" Lesson plan for the movie, The Emperor's Club, for advanced students Ten ways to turn lessons into games. A textbook of lesson plans of task based activities These interactive exercises explain what happens to the trash we throw away Top
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Teaching Tips
Math Resources
Book of techniques, sample lesson plans, activities & resources for teaching ESL See article, "Summer Activities for ESL/CBET Classes," for a list of suggested activities Top
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Teaching Tips
General Resources
Tutor's manual/notes on grammar with links to grammar sheets.
10 tips for teaching adults. Tips for activities teachers can do to practice pronunciation with students. Site for teachers and students to understand how to pronounce English sounds Site for teachers and students to understand English word stress. Site for teachers and students to understand English sentence stress and intonation. Tips and ideas for the first day of class.
Tips on how to work with adults plus, a self-study training guide for tutors; from a program in Washington state. Tips for tutors to use technology in the classroom. Tips for tutors on what "talk time" is and ideas for conversation. California's online resource guide for new ESL teachers. Introductory manual to workplace ESL. Article on television and tele-visual literacy in language teaching and learning Tips on teaching second language learners. English version of the book, Adult English Language Instruction in the 21st Century. Spanish version of the book, Adult English Language Instruction in the 21st Century. Article on how reading instruction in ESOL should differ from ABE List of free books for teachers What beginning teachers and tutors need to know about adult English language learners List of activities for younger learners Activity to review the day's lesson An activity where students spell with their bodies; recommended for younger learners Suggested activities to lead into or end class discussions Ways to communicate and check the meaning of words Tips on how to correct students Self-assessment questions for teachers/tutors Phonemes: what they are and how to use them Form to complete when giving one-on-one feedback/ error correcting Techniques to correct students' errors. Drama activities to include in the classroom. Tips and ideas for teaching business English.
Tips and ideas for teaching beginner students. Tips on lesson planning for small groups. Answers to some frequently asked questions about teaching beginners. Lessons in grammar, slang, idioms, conversation skills, and TOEFL vocabulary. Word search function and gives definition. Daily teaching tip at DevelopingTeachers.com List of teaching tips at DevelopingTeachers.com Article on tips for teaching beginner ESL and low-level adults Teaching tips that change daily An overview of citizenship and tips to prepare students for citizenship tests. Article on coping with mixed ability classrooms Tables and charts to understand and remember verb patterns and relationships 6,000 most commonly used English words Samples of some of the most frequently asked questions from the U.S. Citizenship test. Links to search for ESL Civics education Top
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Handouts
Reading Resources
Reading materials/lessons in various subjects with accompanying handouts and dialogues. Basic reading exercises with handouts. Top
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Handouts
Speaking Resources
Handout of questions for a film survey. Conversation question cards related to travel. Conversation question cards about shopping. Discussion questions about natural disasters. Conversation question cards about entertainment. Activity to role-play telephone skills. Activity to practice telephone skills with a partner. The bottom of the page contains printable conversation questions on various topics. Mingling activity to discuss questions hung around the room Students pretend to be famous people and discuss what they did the previous night Students discuss how people meet and put sentences in order to tell a story Students tell a 5 sentence story by completing unfinished sentences. Activity in which students have to "find someone who has…" Questions for students to ask one another Small group discussion activity about how to use an amount of money Students have small group discussion about polemic statements Questions for students to answer in a pair activity Mixer game in which students make phoneme sounds Activity to develop intonation patterns Activity to practice the "th" and "t" sounds Activity to practice long and short sounding words Activity in which students can say or write the questions to the answers given Activity to practice speaking to a hotel receptionist Activity where people have to guess what famous person's name is taped to their back Activity where students discuss their home cultures. Handouts and instructions for speaking practice using can, like and to be. Information exchange activity to share information about a family member. Pair-work activity about the family. Story-telling activity in which students ask questions to piece together a story Game in which students guess whether the speaker is lying or telling the truth Students find similar sounds in words. Pronunciation activity in which students differentiate two sounds Another pronunciation activity in which students differentiate two sounds Students say words that rhyme. A variation on the Twenty Questions activity Top
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Handouts
Vocabulary Resources
Vocabulary cards related to travel. Crossword puzzle about food quantifiers. Matching exercise about natural disaster vocabulary. Lesson plan with matching game and discussion activity centered on transportation vocabulary. Matching activity to learn verbs that go with parts of the body Activity to build vocabulary associated with the taste of food Activity to build vocabulary of words that are spelled the same but have different meanings Activity to practice speaking and vocabulary associated with emotions Activity to practice vocabulary associated with cooking Find words that fit into the poem. Activity to practice homophones Activity that helps a student develop his/her own vocabulary Anagram activity for low and high levels Activity in which students add a letter to a word to create a new word Activity to practice vocabulary associated with letters of the alphabet Choose from an assortment of anagram activities Activity for beginner students to practice the alphabet sequence and vocabulary. Word find puzzle about clothes. Activity about cooking to introduce verbs. Activity to learn dates and numbers. Activity to practice spelling words associated with clothing. Word-find activity associated with food. Top
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Handouts
Grammar Resources
Exercises within various grammar topics to print. Downloadable basic grammar lessons with handouts. Reference handout of the most common irregular verbs grouped according to pattern. Sort the verbs into irregular or regular categories. Low Intermediate level. Worksheet to practice expressions of quantity. Low Intermediate level. Adjectives of character, lesson #2 Activity to practice the use of dates Activity to recognize the different ends of regular past tense verbs Activity to practice -ing forms Activity to piece together sentence parts Activity to practice the present continuous tense Activity where students place bets on their ability to correct errors in a sentence. Activity in which students practice present perfect and simple past tenses Activity in which students use the simple past tense Activity in which students identify an unnecessary word. Activity for students to practice prepositions Activity to teach superlatives Activity to practice "too" and "enough" Activity to practice the present simple tense Competitive activity in which students correct sentences. Activity where students fill in a missing word Kinesthetic activity to test for correct grammar Activity of adjectives to describe work Mime activity to teach the present simple tense. Mime activity to practice the simple past. Activity using a pack of cards to practice imperatives Top
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Handouts
Spelling Resources
Word scramble game in which students compete to make the longest word Word arrangement activity to practice spelling Top
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Handouts
Listening Resources
Activity in which students respond to particular words Story-telling activity in which students fill in the gaps Dictation activity in which students must figure out the ending to a story Activity for students to listen to a story and respond, thereby helping to write the story Differentiation activity where students decide which sound goes with which word Activity to differentiate words in a group Game based on hide and seek in which students find items hidden in the room Bingo game to practice listening Students discriminate between endings of conjugated verbs Listening activity to teach numbers. Top
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Handouts
Life And Workplace Skills
Handouts and lesson ideas for tutors to teach workplace skills. Lesson on how to check into a hotel Lesson on how to budget to buy a car Top
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Handouts
Technology Resources
Using power point in ESL instruction Top
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Handouts
General Resources
Free Printable English Worksheets. Game - In Choice of the Dragon, you get to be one — as nice or as mean as you want! Activity sheets for tutors from a community ESOL project. Handout to use with a musical listening activity; teacher must bring in 4 songs. Music conversation question cards to print. ESL handouts and lesson plans for tutors of beginners. 138 vocabulary flashcards to print for free Alphabet sheets to print for free Collection of phonics worksheets to print for free Collection of thought provoking writing worksheets to download for free |
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General ESOL Resources
Searchable index of irregular verbs Searchable English dictionaries A commercial site with articles on English language usage A commercial site with online quizzes for various levels A commercial site with a searchable glossary of grammar terms A commercial site with a searchable index of English idioms A commercial site with a glossary of phrasal verbs Search for ESL materials about speaking, reading and writing BBC's site where teachers can find lesson plans, news articles, quizzes, business English resources, English by video and radio, and more Specific link to Teacher's Resources within the BBC's site for teaching English Articles and other resources to search A site to discuss learning English and the English language Choose from a list of words to find definitions and pronunciation The Newbury House Online Dictionary Print resource, published 6 times a year, filled with tips, lesson plans, etc A vast repository of various resources; see the Teacher section Website on multiple intelligences and it's implications for ESOL Search for lesson plans by keyword Website with downloadable action photos to be used in instruction, includes some lesson ideas See article, "Integrating Tax Concepts into the ESL Curriculum" Six areas of language learning. Animated libraries of the sounds of English & Spanish English for Academic Purposes website Top
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