A panoply of teaching resources.
Writing class students, here is your homework. Read the questions and answer the questions.
Why do this? Good writing requires fluency with words (good vocabulary and quick recall) and an understanding of word sounds and word parts.
Download the writing worksheet here: esl-fluency-activity-5.
The purpose of this ESL writing lesson is to give students an opportunity to work in groups and use the three elements of paragraph style which we studied in class: strong opening sentence, logical organization and unity.
This writing lesson uses two pieces of media: a mind map to encourage detail thinking and a video for inspiration.
Here is a mind map of the fairy tale Cinderella. Our writing class will be creating a mind map as a tool to help students write a creative story.
The next step in the writing lesson is to watch a video. Nuit Blanche is a short dramatic story about a man and woman who meet on the street. In this writing lesson, students will use this video as the basis for their creative story.
Mind map image by limevelyn.
This video from National Geographic is about the explorer Christopher Columbus. The questions for this ESL video lesson help to build listening skills by asking students to pay close attention to small words. These words are mostly numbers and dates.
Listen to and watch the video from National Geographic.
Watch the video again and answer these questions.
1. In what country was Columbus born?
2. What year was he born in?
3. What did Columbus study when he was young?
4. What did Europeans want from India and China?
5. How many ships did he get from the King and Queen of Spain?
6. In what year did Columbus sail west?
7. On what day did they spot land?
8. Write 2 things Columbus took back to Spain.
9. How many more trips did Columbus make to the Americas?
10. In what year did Columbus die?
Sharks might be one of the scariest animals on the planet. They are also one of the most interesting animals.
This ESL listening lesson uses a video from National Geographic to learn about sharks. The short video is a great classroom resource to teach students how to listen for numbers and other specific details.
Watch and listen to this shark attack video or go to National Geographic.
Download the ESL listening worksheet here: ESL-shark-attack-worksheet.