Here is the plan for this week to helps students learn English conversation.
- Introduce the walk about activity.
- A simple grammar exercise, this ESL conversation worksheet helps students review questions and answers with TOO MUCH and TOO MANY.
- An ESL exercise in speaking with precision. Watch the video. Work with a partner to describe the actions and say how they match the concept. Make notes. Then change partners. Listen to their ideas.
- This worksheet has a few public signs. Students read the signs, learn the vocabulary and explain the meaning of the signs.
- Read the sentence and discuss with your partner. Change partners. Listen and discuss. Make notes. Come back to your partner and make a report.
WALK ABOUT ESL ACTIVITY
Purpose
Help students improve fluency through intensive speaking and listening by researching a familiar topic and sharing that information through real-life informal conversations.
The Walk About will take place during the week of May 11 to 15 (during the 2 hour class)
Tasks
Step 1: Choose a topic that you know well. It can be anything.
Try to choose a topic that is fun, interesting and something you can teach others.
Step 2: Do some research, write notes, make a poster. Organize your ideas. Create a 2-4-minute talk.
Step 3: Get set up for presentation day.
Step 4: Walk about the room. Visit each person’s poster. Listen, ask questions, learn.
Step: At the end, back to your desk, write reflection notes. How can you summarize the ideas and information. Do you see any patterns in the topics of student presentations?