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Aches and Pains: Learning Terminology through Dialogue
This lesson covers terminology used to describe aches and pains. It includes activities on inferring meaning through listening comprehension/reading and practice by doing: creating new dialogues using this terminology. Students have a lot of fun with this and use their creativity/sense of humor/dramatic side. *Recommended for a creative class that ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Type: Choose
Downloads: 9
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Health Insurance (ObamaCare) News Listening Comprehension Exercise
High intermediate/advanced listening activity using authentic English news clip, includes a cloze exercise on a YouTube news segment discussing ObamaCare health insurance policies and expert panel opinions, related listening comprehension questions, and directions for follow up small group research projects related to health services/insurance/issu...
Level: advanced
Age: 11-14
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 34
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Identity Theft Authentic News Listening Segment and Discussion Activity
High intermediate/advanced listening activity using authentic English news clip, includes a cloze exercise on a YouTube news segment discussing Identity Theft, related listening comprehension questions, and directions for a homework assignment with follow up discussion on types of crime, many opportunities for listening and speaking
Level: advanced
Age: 11-14
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 22
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Listening Activity - Scene from the movie, French Kiss
Use this worksheet as a listening comprehension exercise with emphasis on noticing sentence word stress. Show your students Scene 7 from the movie, French Kiss, with Kevin Kline and Meg Ryan. You will need to get the DVD or find the scene online. It has excellent examples that show stressing important words in sentences. It may lead to a variety of...
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 5
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Listening Activity - Scene from the movie, Speed
Use this worksheet as a listening comprehension exercise with emphasis on basic listening comprehension of quick exchanges in dialogue that include unfamiliar expressions and lots of numbers. Show your students segment 26:42-31:29 from the movie, Speed, with Keanu Reeves and Dennis Hopper. You will need to get the DVD or find the scene online. It m...
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 6
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Listening Activity - Scene from the movie, While You Were Sleeping
Use this worksheet as a listening comprehension exercise with emphasis on noticing when and how rising and falling intonation is used. Show your students Scene 5 from the movie, While You Were Sleeping, with Bill Pullman and Sandra Bullock. You will need to get the DVD or find the scene online. It has excellent examples that show rising and falling...
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7
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Listening and Speaking Activities on Inventions
A complete day�s lesson plan, includes a cloze exercise on a YouTube penicillin invention video clip, related listening comprehension questions, a brainstorm of relevant inventions, and directions for a research project on inventions, many options for listening and speaking
Level: advanced
Age: 10-17
Type: others
Downloads: 40
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New Student Icebreaker: Bingo
Day One: ESL Icebreaker Game - (20 min) A great way to meet people and find out what you have in common. Try to find people who share your interests! Your Job: Be the first person to find 5 different classmates who can answer �Yes� to 1 statement in each column and declare BINGO! Note: You must write the person�s name in the appropriate column to g...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 2
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Paying Attention, Expressions for Use in Conversation
A review exercise: chart of expressions, sample speaking dialogue, student generated dialogue and performance
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Type: lesson-plan
Downloads: 11
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R/L/S New Student Interview
30+ minute Reading, Listening and Speaking activity icebreaker for new students to get to know each other while also practicing all three skills; Pair activity/role switching -asking "getting to know you" type questions, dictating student responses word for word or summarizing and using creative and descriptive language to report back in the 3rd pe...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 3
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A Lesson on Superheroes
This lesson lasts about an hour and begins with open discussion about Superheroes, followed by a mini lesson on the use and form for "can/can�t." In the end, students create their own Superheroes and then present them by creating either an original theme song, dialogue or poster presentation. Fun on...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Downloads: 22
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Comparisons on Family: A Review of Comparative Forms using My Big Fat Greek Wedding Scene 11
This lesson incorporates cultural contexts and authentic speech into a General English lesson on making comparisons. It is largely a review/assessment lesson that has opportunities to utilize descriptive vocabulary, listening comprehension, discussion and writing related to comparing family and cul...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 10
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Debate Terms Activity
This activity allows for whole class participation in a review of agree/disagree terms and their usage and provides opportunities for pair debates that follow.
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Downloads: 22
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Modals PPT
Teaches different kinds of modals: form and use with student exercises and complete lesson plan
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Downloads: 19
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What�s your sign? Horoscopes, Fates and the Dating Game (Various Activities)
A fun filled comprehensive lesson that can last for hours - includes opportunities for speaking, listening, writing, reading and mini-grammar lessons. As a warmup, students discuss their understanding and opinion of destiny (defined). Next, they survey each other on related Y/N questions about desti...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 38
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