ESL: English as a Second Language

In this activity, students read a list of tips for losing weight, make sentences about what they should and should not do based on the advice, and write what they should and have to do to be healthy on the Passport to English blog.

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Write a short story or poem using an online image.

Use these Language Experience Approach stories and images to address topics that affect the health and well-being of students. They are great for lowest levels in ESL. Stories include the following:

• Picture Story 1: Emergency
• Picture Story 2: A Doctor's Appointment
• Picture Story 3: Stressed Out!
• Picture Story 4: What Should She Do?
• Picture Story 5: Depressed
• Picture Story 6: The Right Dose
• Picture Story 7: What Happened to My Body?
• Picture Story 8: Snack Attack

Pixlr is a powerful photo editor that is online and completely free. Edited images can be posted to Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, or simply saved to your computer or online with its own Web address (URL). If students are adding images to an essay or flyer, they can have fun editing and enhancing the image with Pixlr.

There are three levels of Pixlr.

• Pixlr Editor is a powerful image editing tool similar to Photoshop
• Pixlr Express provides many borders, overlays, and effects that require no experience to use
• Pixlr-o-matic offers easy borders and effects.

This lesson will focus on Pixlr-o-matic, but once your students master it, you will likely find them experimenting with Pixlr Express and Pixlr Editor.