eslwriter

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

ESL Writing – Some and Any

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Learning how to organize a paragraph is a difficult skill to learn for ESL students. This PowerPoint presentation provides a simple but clear picture of how to write an eight sentence paragraph.

This writing activity is also a short grammar lesson in how to use determiners like some and any in questions and sentences.

Paragraph Writing

This presentation shows students the basic structure of a paragraph. The topic of this lesson is snack food.

Download the presentation here: paragraph-writing-ppt.

ESL Writing – Exam Review

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In today’s class, ESL students will review the answers for the Writing mid-term exam which we completed near the end of April.

ESL Writing Exam Summary

Most students did quite well. Generally, the class continued to show uncertainty about:

  • the correct use of articles
  • key writing tools (e.g. conjunctions, adjectives and the like)
  • mastery of basic vocabulary

Don’t be discouraged. Learning how to write is a long-term process. Keep working at it.

Download the mid-term exam worksheet here: PUFS-writing-exam.

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ESL Listening – Sea of Trees

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This English video lesson is a strange story about a man in Japan. The man finds himself in Jukai, a forest near the base of Mt Fuji.

Listen to the Video

Watch and listen to the ESL video lesson.

Download the Worksheet

You can download the worksheet here: sea-listening-skills. The worksheet has four parts: vocabulary, comprehension questions, fill in the blanks and a speaking/writing section to help students make a summary of this strange story.