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Rob Whyte is a university teacher, teacher trainer and writer.

ESL Speaking: Review Adverbs of Frequency

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Here is a quick review of the ESL material which we studied in English conversation class.

Adverbs of Frequency

Read each sentence. Write a question to match the sentence. Then re-write the sentence and add a logical adverb of frequency. You might want to make questions that begin with words like these:

  • How often do you…?
  • Do you ever….?
  • Are you ever …?

Example

I bring my lunch to school.

  • Do you ever bring your lunch to school?

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ESL Listening Exercises: Week 4 Material

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Here are the ESL listening study materials and links to ESL videos which my English students will study during week 4 of the semester.

FRIENDS

Here is Part 3 of Thanksgiving. The study worksheet for the first part of this study material is here: esl-learn-Friends-Part-3-worksheet.

ESL VIDEOS

If time permits, our English class will watch, listen and study watch these short ESL videos.

  1. Our Secret
  2. UFO Sightings

QUICK ESL LISTENING ACTIVITIES

Here are two listening exercises from the California Distance Learning Project.

Lesson 1

Here is the link for Lesson 1 listening exercise.

  1. Why is the cost of milk going up?
  2. Who will be hurt by higher prices?
  3. What does a court want to do?
  4. Is the cost of milk from other states higher?

Lesson 2

Here is the link for Lesson 2.

  1. How much does a family need to pay basic needs in California?
  2. What is the most expensive area in California?
  3. Why is this information important?
  4. What is this story about?

ESL Listening: Exercises and Activities

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Here is a link to a website with lots of ESL listening activities and online questions. The website is from the California Distance Learning Project.

ESL Listening and Learning

The site has hundreds of ESL listening exercises, each with a variety of online learning activities, including:

  • text reading
  • new words
  • spelling
  • matching
  • comprehension question

ESL Speaking: ED and ING

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Here is the homework for Rob’s English conversation class. The homework is making questions and answers with adjectives that end in ED and ING.

  • Wrong: I was boring in Rob’s English class.
  • Right: I was bored in Rob’s English class.

THE GRAMMAR RULES

  • The person who feels: ED.
  • The thing that gives the feeling: ING
  • Me – ED. Thing – IN.

HOMEWORK

Make questions and answers with these words. For example:

  • What do you think about the movie?
  • I was bored by the movie. OR The movie was boring.

1. Amaze
2. Annoy
3. Bore
4. Confuse
5. Disappoint
6. Embarrass
7. Excite
8. Frighten
9. Interest
10. Shock