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Summary Writing Lesson With NPR

July 13, 2014September 20, 2012 by eslwriter

Here is an outline which can be used to begin a new writing class. The starting point for this ESL writing class is learning how to write one-paragraph summaries in a multi-skill English communication class that uses podcasts from NPR.

1. Purpose of class

improve the students’ ability to communicate clear ideas in writing

2. Short-term objectives

Over the next few weeks, you will learn many tricks to help students

Basic ESL Conversation: Week 4

September 17, 2012 by eslwriter

This week has many activities for my ESL English students. One speaking activity is to practice using he – his, she – her, we – our and they – their … in sentences.

Here is the

Advanced ESL Conversation: Week 4

September 18, 2012September 17, 2012 by eslwriter

This week, my ESL students will improve English fluency and develops job skills by learning how to describe patterns, trends and differences.

ESL Conversation Activities

The first ESL conversation activity is a pair work exercise where students have to find the differences in two pictures. This is a warm up for the next activity.

The second activity is more complex. Students will

Advanced ESL Conversation: Week 3

September 17, 2012 by eslwriter

This week we practiced describing things in detail.

Specifically, each student watched a video and then made a summary by talking about plot, characters, main events, the message and the story’s impact on the students.

The videos for these lessons are here: