ESL: English as a Second Language

The comprehensive guide has readings with some integrated exercises that include an introduction to academic vocabulary, selection, building, learning, and multiple interactive exercises to apply all. Assign students whose goal is transitioning to higher education to work through the guide independently, assign specific parts, or use specific sections in class to prepare students for academic study in college and university. Use the sample exercise when teaching students chart and graph reading skills, either as an introduction or practice activity, with the purpose of learning the types of language used in describing trends, especially in business, as displayed graphically.

ESL: English as a Second Language

Advanced

Use this quiz as a whole-class grammar review activity or assign to students for individual use in a computer lab setting for practicing the difference between "good" and "well."

ESL: English as a Second Language

Beginning Literacy, Beginning Low, Beginning High, Intermediate Low, Intermediate High, Advanced, All Levels

In this activity, students will work individually or in pairs or small groups to create synonym charts using the Web site Visuwords.

ESL: English as a Second Language

Intermediate Low, Intermediate High, Advanced

Students will use the Example Web Site to practice vocabulary from the textbook Worldly Wise 3000 Book 5. Alternatively, teachers (or students) can enter word lists to create their own online exercises for target vocabulary.

ESL: English as a Second Language

Intermediate High, Advanced

Use this Web site's vocabulary videos to teach vocabulary. In the example video, the word "panache" is defined with examples. Each video provides a vocabulary word with its definition, accompanied by an image and audio that pronounces the word, tells an anecdote that contains the word, and is related to the image and synonyms.

ESL: English as a Second Language

Advanced