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266. Microsoft PowerPoint: Narrated Slideshow for Verb Tenses

Activity Description

Students create a narrated PowerPoint with images (clip art) and sentences they have written about their goals and dreams for the future, using future verb tenses.

Program Areas

ESL: English as a Second Language

Levels

Beginning High, Intermediate Low, Intermediate High, Advanced
267. Microsoft Word: Synonyms and Readability Statistics

Activity Description

In this activity, students will use Microsoft Word's Readability Statistics and synonyms to find more sophisticated vocabulary and thus improve their writing.

Program Areas

ESL: English as a Second Language

Levels

Intermediate Low, Intermediate High, Advanced
268. Multicultural Academic Program: Interactive ESL Practice--Verb Tenses Exercise

Activity Description

Use the quizzes and exercises on this Web site for student practice of grammar and vocabulary. Use the example quiz "Right Now, Every Day, or Tomorrow?" when reviewing simple present v. present continuous vs. simple future.

Program Areas

ESL: English as a Second Language

Levels

Beginning High, Intermediate Low, Intermediate High, Advanced
269. Multi-Cultural Educational Services: Medical Literacy Learning Activities

Activity Description

Use the Web site's interactive listening activities and reading quizzes when teaching about medicine labels. The Example Web Site (above) will help students learn about over-the-counter medicine labels in particular, with two follow-up quizzes. This is one of the four parts of this page of activities on medicine labels (see also Prescriptions, Warning Labels, and Side Effects).

Program Areas

ESL: English as a Second Language

Levels

Beginning Low, Beginning High, Intermediate Low, Intermediate High
270. Multilevel Activity Using a Digital Camera and a Computer

Activity Description

This is a team activity in which students use a digital camera* to record a series of steps in a process (fixing a car, going to the doctor, preparing a dish/meal, etc.) in order to create a labeled picture sequence (storyboard) for use in other language learning activities. See the PDF file (above) for the complete lesson plan.

Program Areas

ESL: English as a Second Language

Levels

Beginning Low, Beginning High, Intermediate Low, Intermediate High
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OTAN activities are funded by contract CN240137 from the Adult Education Office, in the Career & College Transition Division, California Department of Education, with funds provided through Federal P.L., 105-220, Section 223. However, OTAN content does not necessarily reflect the position of that department or the U.S. Department of Education.