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English Language Centre Study Zone

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Main Website:
https://continuingstudies.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone
Activity Website:
https://continuingstudies.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone

Activity Description

This site offers extensive interactive practice with grammar, reading, vocabulary, and some writing. The site is from Canada, so there may be a few differences between their English and ours, but overall it is a good resource.

The site offers students a choice of level from upper beginner to advanced.

Preparation

  1. Preview site.
  2. Decide on topics to use. Print Example Document 1, English Language Study Zone or send it to your students digitally.
  3. Check for any differences in spelling of American English words

How-To

  1. Select a topic.
  2. Introduce topic to students.
  3. Open the Web site.
  4. Demonstrate moving around the site.
  5. Go over information offered at the site on your topic.
  6. Go over examples together. Explain any differences in American English spelling of words encountered.
  7. Assign a different topic to student pairs or small groups. Use the Example Document 1, English Language Study Zone worksheet.
  8. Have them present the information the next day in class.

Teacher Tips

The Reading sections include stories at all levels, with follow up comprehension and cloze activities. There are also vocabulary words with graphic support for lower level readers. Can be used to practice reading strategies, including pre-reading, read aloud, silent reading, pair reading, comprehension questions, cloze activities, grammar practice, and vocabulary practice.

More Ways

Can be used as whole class assignments or students can use independently in a lab or classroom setting or for homework assignments.

Program Areas

  • ABE: Adult Basic Education

Levels

  • Low
  • Intermediate
  • High
  • All Levels

Documents

Subjects

  • Reading
    • Vocabulary

Tags

grammar, reading, adjectives, adverbs, cloze, cloze exercises, conditionals, conjunctions, graphics, imperatives, modals, nouns, parts of speech, predict, predicting, pre-reading, pronouns, punctuation, reading practice, scan, skim, studyzone development, verbs, vocabulary, vocabulary, words and pictures

Creative Commons License

CC BY-NC-SA
CC BY-NC-SA:This license allows reusers to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format for noncommercial purposes only, and only so long as attribution is given to the creator. If you remix, adapt, or build upon the material, you must license the modified material under identical terms.

Conditions

These materials are available for use by teachers and students in a non-profit, educational context. Teachers may make copies for students with credit provided to the University of Victoria's English Language Centre. Linking to these materials does not require our permission.
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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.