ESL: English as a Second Language

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Here is a lesson on the past tense with a nice past-tense rap-type song. Students can listen to the audio many times to help them remember the past tense.

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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.

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Use the any of the video sources for student pronunciation practice. There are several speeches by famous people from around the world. Each video has large subtitles so that students can see the words and develop their vocabulary at the same time as practicing pronunciation and oral presentations.

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Money Management International has a dedicated site for Financial Literacy month (April), encouraging sound use of one’s finances throughout the year with Thirty Steps to Financial Wellness, which includes resources and worksheets to get organized and make a financial plan. The steps include:

1. Commit to Change
2. Assess Your Finances
3. Clear out the Financial Clutter
4. Set yourself up for Success
5. Get copies of your Credit Reports
6. Clean up your Credit Report
7. Make your Money Count
8. Identify your Starting Point
9. Review your Debt Situation
10. Set your Priorities
11. Set SMART Financial Goals
12. Set short-, mid-, and long-term Goals
13. Pay down your Debt
14. Expect the Unexpected
15. Secure your Financial Future
16. Make a Committment
17. Save for your Goals
18. Follow where the Money Goes
19. Identify and Document Fixed Monthly Expenses
20. Identify and Plan for Periodic Expenses
21. Document your Spending
22. Indentify ways to Reduce Spending
23. Save Money on Groceeries
24. Start an Open Dialogue
25. Document your Desired Spending
26. Protect yourself by Performing Financial Check-ups
27. Understand the Cost of Credit
28. Assemble a Financial Team
29. Appreciate the Benefits
30. Keep Moving Forward

For this activity determine how much time and how many steps you want to include, divide the class into pairs/groups to investigate each step, write a summary/report and present to the class.