English

This is week 12 of the university semester. The festival is over, so now it’s time to hit the books for a few week before the final exams. These lessons and activities will help my ESL students learn English, improve vocabulary skills and use key phrases in conversations.

UNDERSTAND LIKE AND LOOK LIKE

LOOK LIKE and LIKE are words and phrases that are easy to confuse. They are also useful when you want to express ideas in a conversation. Let’s do a quick review.

CHARACTER

What is your best friend like?

1. She is kind and talkative.
2. She is like a tiger, strong and

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It’s week 11 of the semester, and soon the university will have a festival. Here are some activities my ESL students will use to learn and practice their English speaking skills.

Sentence Patterns: Prepositions plus verb ING

I had a plan to use this activity last week, but we did not have enough time. So let’s try this week.

Look at the words. Make a full question for your partner by adding a preposition. make an answer with a preposition plus ING verb. Ask two or three follow up questions.

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