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ESL: English as a Second Language

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276. Learning Oral English Online: Apartment Hunting Dialog

Activity Description

Use this online audio book with intermediate ESL learners for learning conversational turns by reading, listening to, and repeating dialogs for everyday situations and functions including Making Friends, Apartment Hunting, At the Library, Asking for the Way, A Visit to the Advisor, Shopping in America, Going to a Party, Ordering Lunch, Going to a Movie, and Dating. This activity focuses on Apartment Hunting.

Program Areas

ESL: English as a Second Language

Levels

Beginning High, Intermediate Low, Intermediate High
277. Let's Take a Trip!

Activity Description

Use this Internet activity when teaching vocabulary for transportation. Students learn vocabulary for common transportation words and then use the Internet (with sites listed) to practice the vocabulary and find distances and prices for traveling to various locations. For a final activity, students choose a destination and use the Internet to answer the following questions:

  • Where do you want to go?
  • When do you want to go?
  • How do you want to go?
  • How much does it cost?
  • How long does it take?

Program Areas

ESL: English as a Second Language

Levels

Beginning Low, Beginning High, Intermediate Low
278. LingualNet - Learning English Through Media: "Napoleon Dynamite" Movie Trailer

Activity Description

Students watch a short video to practice listening comprehension of everyday conversatoinal exhanges and then take a quiz to check their listening comprehension.

Program Areas

ESL: English as a Second Language

Levels

Intermediate Low, Intermediate High, Advanced
279. LingualNet - Learning English Through Media: English Wizz Game

Activity Description

Use this Jeopardy-style game with questions on English vocabulary, grammar, and U.S. and world knowledge as a warm-up at the beginning of class, as a filler activity, as a whole-class activity, or a team competition.

Program Areas

ESL: English as a Second Language

Levels

Intermediate Low, Intermediate High, Advanced
280. Listen A Minute: Accidents

Activity Description

Use this listening-based lesson activity to supplement or introduce the theme of accidents or with the EL Civics unit on reporting accidents and emergencies. For each of the numerous listening exercises, there is an MP3 audio file, transcript, activities to accompany the text, and quizzes a student can use to test their listening skills.

Program Areas

ESL: English as a Second Language

Levels

Beginning High, Intermediate Low, Intermediate High, Advanced
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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.