ABE: Adult Basic Education

In this activity, the class will examine different traditional roles of first ladies, including: setting fashion standards, uplifting national spirit in times of crisis, serving as a White House representative, campaigning for her husband, and/or promoting charities and causes. Besides investigating the topic, students will evaluate Web information using an online image analysis worksheet.

ABE: Adult Basic Education

Low, Intermediate, High, All Levels

This Web site has more than 3000 printable worksheets for beginning and intermediate ABE students as well as online word, number, and puzzle games. There is something here for just about every need in language development. There are also some MP3 files for listening activities.

ABE: Adult Basic Education

Low, Intermediate

This site offers extensive interactive practice with grammar, reading, vocabulary, and some writing. The site is from Canada, so there may be a few differences between their English and ours, but overall it is a good resource.

The site offers students a choice of level from upper beginner to advanced.

ABE: Adult Basic Education

Low, Intermediate, High, All Levels

Use this site with students to introduce definitions and spelling of words on the Academic Word List - the most high frequency vocabulary of English-language academic texts.

ABE: Adult Basic Education

Intermediate, High

Idioms are sometimes difficult for our students. This site presents them in lists and then presents online quizzes. Select a category of idioms and use this site to assist in your presentation.

ABE: Adult Basic Education

Low, Intermediate, High, All Levels