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ESL: English as a Second Language

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276. Padlet: Multimedia Bulletin Board

Activity Description

Create a "sticky" (like an online Post-it note) on an online class bulletin board answering a question prompt provided by the teacher related to a course, theme/topic, or objective.

Program Areas

ESL: English as a Second Language

Levels

Beginning High, Intermediate Low, Intermediate High, Advanced
277. Parade of Games in PowerPoint

Activity Description

These PowerPoint game templates can be downloaded from the site and customized with vocabulary from your course content. The files include hyperlinks (hot spots that, when clicked, go from one slide—such as a question slide—to another slide, such as a correct or incorrect answer slide). With Word Jumble, learners are given a word taken from topics from the course content. The word is jumbled, and participants must reflect on course content in order to be able to un-jumble the word. With Flash Cards, learners connect definitions with keywords or concepts. A definition is shown to the learners and they must make the correct association of the definition to the word or concept it defines. The games can be used as team competitions for vocabulary teaching review and reinforcement.

Screenshot of the University of Wisconsin's Parade of Games

Program Areas

ESL: English as a Second Language

Levels

Beginning Literacy, Beginning Low, Beginning High, Intermediate Low, Intermediate High, Advanced, All Levels
278. Parts of a Check

Activity Description

Use the activity in conjunction with a lesson plan or unit on money, shopping, or paying bills. (Here is a lesson plan from KQED on Understanding Check and Checking Accounts which may be useful.) Use this handout to teach about the parts of a check. The handout includes a pair speaking/comprehension step.

Program Areas

ESL: English as a Second Language

Levels

Beginning Literacy, Beginning Low, Beginning High
279. Passport to English: Health Grammar

Activity Description

In this activity, students practice using "should" to give health-related advice and "have to" to express obligation.

Program Areas

ESL: English as a Second Language

Levels

Beginning Low, Beginning High
280. Passport to English: Health Listening Activity

Activity Description

In this activity, students listen to a conversation between a doctor and a patient, and answer questions about the dialog.

Program Areas

ESL: English as a Second Language

Levels

Beginning Low, Beginning 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.