Introductory unit: ESL - TeacherWeb

Introductory unit: ESL (For students with some limited language)

Resources: 1. Side by Side, secondary school edition (Molinsky and Bliss) BOOK 1 2. Internet www.eslgold.com “speaking” Low Beginning level 3. Internet www.languageguide.org (illustrated, audio, vocabulary) 4. Internet http://a4esl.org English grammar quizzes-easy, level 1 and 2

Instructions: The speaking exercises from www.eslgold.com and the vocabulary from www.languageguide.org are cross referenced with the introductory lessons from the Side By Side series, book 1. It is best to have the student begin with a speaking site, move to the vocabulary then do the Side by Side book. Balanced lessons: The chart is arranged so that the students can do a short excerpt from the Side by Side book, one or more speaking exercises and a grammar quiz for each balanced lesson. Liberal use of the Premier Suite will need to be made in order for the student to hear what they read, look up words, and use the word prediction and/or grammar check features of a keyboard.

Lesson approach Side by Side Workbooks

Speaking (www.eslgold.com)

(Molinksy/Bliss0

Refer to appendix list “A”

Book 1 Personal information School personnel (1) (2) Rooms in the home Cities and nationalities Places around town Places in the school (3)Daily activities School activities (4)Daily activities Classroom actions (5)Describing people, places, things weather Describing school life (6) family members Talking about photographs Describing activities and events Use of computers (7) describing locations Places around town Neibourhoods School Facilities and classroom objects (8) clothing shopping colours Clothing and colours at school (9) languages and nationalities Daily activities

1. greetings 2. introduce self 3. introduce people 4. classroom questions 5. numbers and counting 6. asking for information 7. giving information 8. identifying things 9. simple sentences 10. simple sentences 2 11. expressing likes and dislikes 12. describing people 13. talking about family 14. describing a picture 15. talking about events 16 talking about the here and now 17. contractions

Vocabulary: appendix “B” Illustrated/audio www.languageguide.org Alphabet ( I) Greetings (I) Numbers (I) Time (I)

Whole Section “ home” ( 9 subtopics)

City (IV) Outdoors (IV) The farm (IV) School (III)

Vegetable (II) fruit (II)

Grammar exercises http://a4esl.org appendix “C”

Article exercises # 1-6

Getting acquainted conversation 10

Question words 2931

Pronouns 32-37

Prepositions 38-52 Weather ((III)

Family (II) Jobs (VI)

Review areas of difficulty

Computers (VI) City (IV) outdoors (IV) Animals ( II) The farm (IV)

Plural nouns 53,54 Contractions 7

School (III)

18. simple shopping 19. Situation: at a store

Women’s clothing (II) Men’s clothing (II) Colours ( (III)

Adjective or adverb 55-59 68—how many how much 69-some or any


Side by Side workbooks A day in the life of a student (10) Habitual actions People’s personalities Discussing media, sports, food Surveys, bar graphs, interviews

Speaking (www.eslgold.com) 15 talking about life events 19. talking about favourite things

(11) frequency of action Appearance and lifestyle Telling about friends computers

20 closing a conversation 21 short questions and answers

(12) feelings emotions Unusual and usual activities computers

22. talking about feelings and health

(13) Occupations Looking for a job Expressing obligation Invitations Extra curricular

Vocabulary: Illustrated/audio www.languageguide.org)

Grammar exercises http:a4esl.org Was/were 60-63

Construction ( VI) Fantasy II (VI) Military (VI)

Religion (VI) Computers (VI)


Assorted questions and answers 11-14

Review areas of difficulty 23 talking about occupations

Jobs (VI) Business ( VI) Tools (VI)

29 inviting ( high beginning section)

30 making plans ( (14) Describe future plans and Intentions Expressing Wants Weather Forecasts Telling Time Making Predictions Weekend Activities at school (15) Common Health Problems Making a Doctor’s Appointment Reporting Past Actions and Activities Describing an Event Lunchroom small talk

high beginning section)

24 talking about the future 11. Expressing likes and dislikes 25 telling time 19 talking about favourite things

22 talking about health and feelings 26 talking about past actions 27 expressing thanks

Art (III) Music (III) Travel (III) Weather (III)

The body 1 and 11 (II) Food 1 and 11 (VI)

Use correct tense 64-66


66-67-there/their Travel (VI)

Side by Side workbooks (16) Reporting Past Actions and Activities Giving Reason Making excuses Computers: Saving your work

Speaking (www.eslgold.com) Talking about life events 15 21 short questions and answers

Vocabulary: Illustrated/audio www.languageguide.org)

Grammar exercises http:a4esl.org

*Begin reviewing all Former areas that showed weakness

Verbs 16-28

Computers ( VI)

Review areas of difficulty 69 correct word order

(17) Television Commercials Describing Physical State of Emotion

22 talking about feelings and health 26 talking about past actions


Telling about the past Biographies and Autobiographies Explaining an Absence

To the teacher: Add in any other exercises from this site that appear to be needed, incidentally

Appendix A www.eslgold.com index of speaking activities

Low beginning • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

1. Greetings 2. Introducing self 3. Introducing people 8. Identifying people, things 4. Classroom Questions 6. Asking for information 7. Giving information 9. Simple sentences 10. Simple questions 5. Numbers and counting (NEW!) 13. Talking about family 19. Talking about favorite things (NEW!) 16. Talking about here and now 12 .Describing people (NEW!)

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Introducing others Encouraging words Buying and selling American numbers and prices Making suggestions 30-. Making plans for the weekend (NEW!) Asking for favors Asking for repetition (NEW!) Requesting 29. Inviting Offering Talking about abilities (NEW!) Expressing possibility

25. Telling time (NEW!) 26. Talking about past actions 24. Talking about the future 15. Talking about life events (NEW!) 22. Talking about feelings/health (NEW!) 11. Expressing likes and dislikes 18 . Simple shopping 17 . Contractions 21. Short questions and answers 20. Closing a conversation 27. Expressing thanks 28. Situation: At the Store 14. Describing a picture 23. Talking about occupations

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Talking about locations (NEW!) Asking for directions Giving directions Asking about place/location Talking about travel (NEW!) Descriptions Like / would like / look like / be like Comparing things Questions and expressions with time Count and non-count nouns in context Using measure words (NEW!) Telephone talk (NEW!) Narrating

Low Intermediate • • • • • • •

Conversation starters Rejoinders Giving opinions Agreeing/disagreeing Asking for details Asking permission Asking for and Giving Advice

Intermediate • • • • • • •

Supporting opinions Exploring options Contrasting Classifying Discussion techniques Elaborating Clarifying

Advanced Commenting Paraphrasing

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Sequencing Speaking hypothetically Discussing Sensitive Topics Accepting and Refusing Expressions for Description Indirect Requests Tag Questions

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Interrupting Giving instructions Simple presentations Checking for Understanding Conceding to Make a Point Analyzing Problems

Appendix B

www.languageguide.org

List of illustrated, talking vocabulary at www.languageguide.org

• Alphabet

• Greetings

• Numbers

• Time

Group I • Writing Group II

• The Body • Men's Clothing • Farm Animals • Mammals • Colors • The Sea

• The Body II

• Family

• Women's clothing • Fruits Animals • Pets • Insects

• Vegetables • Birds

• Reptiles & Amphibians • African Animals • Sea Animals Group III • Landscapes • Plants • Weather • Space

• The Den

Home • The Dining Room • The Kitchen

• The Kitchen II

• The Bedroom

• The Bathroom

• The Utility Room

• The Bathroom II

• The Home Group VI • The Farm

• Jobs

• School

• Business

• Money

• Religion

• The Outdoors

• Electronics

• Computers

• Communication

• Science

• The Car

• Land Travel

• Travel

• Medicine

• Art

• Music

• Food

• Food 2

• Fantasy

• Fantasy II

• Kids

• Baby

• Tools

• Construction

• Military

• Games

• Miscellaneous

• The City

a4esl.org

appendix C

English Grammar Quizzes - Easy Level 1: Try these first. o o

34 Easy Questions (Charles Kelly) - HTML-only Assorted Questions: Choose the Best Answer - (Vera Mello) Flash

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JavaScript, [M] 20 Questions, Grammar and Vocabulary Matching Quiz 1 (Charles Kelly) - JavaScript, Matching, 60 Questions, Grammar/Vocabulary 15. Comparisons (Charles Kelly) - Flash, Type in, 26 Questions, Vocabulary/Grammar About, At, For or To (Vera Mello) - JavaScript, 4 Choices, 14 Questions

Articles o 1. A, An or [Nothing] (Charles Kelly) - Flash, 3-Choices, 57 o o

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Questions 2 A or An (Carlos Gontow) - HTML-only 3 A, An, The or Nothing (Charles Kelly) - Flash, 4-Choices, 10 Questions 4 A, An, The or Nothing (Larry Davies) - HTML-only 5 A, An or Nothing (Letitia Bradley) - HTML-only 6 A or An (Violeta Tsoneva) - HTML-only

Cloze o Death Penalty - A Cloze Quiz (Vera Mello) - HTML-only Contractions o 7 Type in the Contraction (Charles Kelly) - [F] 25 Questions, Flash Countable & Non-countable Nouns o 8 Assorted Count and Noncount Nouns (Kaye Mastin Mallory) -

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9 Countable or Non-Countable Nouns (Charles Kelly) JavaScript, 2-Choices, 107 Questions, Grammar/Vocabulary

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Error Correction o Correct or Incorrect (Charles Kelly) - JavaScript, 2-Choices o o

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with Feedback, 20 Questions Capitalization (Charles Kelly) - JavaScript, Editing, 14 Questions Periods, Question Marks & Exclamation Marks (Charles Kelly) JavaScript, Editing, 11 Questions

Functions o Expressing Ability (Jack Bradshaw) - HTML-only Plurals o Plural Forms and Irregular Nouns (Barbara Lyons Perez) - HTMLonly o o

Plurals (Vera Mello) - HTML-only Singular, Plural or Possesive (Charles Kelly) - JavaScript, [M] 12 Questions

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Prepositions o 53 Prepositions: At, In and On (Nuala Ivic) - JavaScript, 3 Choices, 41 Questions

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54 Prepositions (Vera Mello) - JavaScript, [M] 25 Questions Prepositions: At, In & On (Jack Bradshaw) - JavaScript, 3

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Choices, 19 Questions 38 In, At or On (Douglas Gilbert) - HTML-only 39 Prepositions (Charles Kelly) - Flash, [B] 14 Questions 42 Prepositions 1 (Ilker Utlu) - Flash, [M] 12 Questions 44 Prepositions 2 (Ilker Utlu) - Flash, [M] 15 Questions 45 Prepositions (Barbara Donnelly) - HTML-only 48 Prepositions I (Vera Mello) - HTML-only 47 Prepositions II (Vera Mello) - HTML-only 48 Prepositions III (Vera Mello) - HTML-only 49 Prepositions - Level 1 (Vera Mello) - HTML-only 50 Prepositions (Yanti Nading) - HTML-only - 10 Questions 51 In-At with Places (Letitia Bradley) - HTML-only 52 In-On-At (Letitia Bradley) - HTML-only

Pronouns o 32 Type in the Correct Pronoun (Charles Kelly) - [F] 19 Questions, Flash

33 Pronouns (Charles Kelly) - JavaScript, [M] 19 Questions 34 Pronouns (Vera Mello) - HTML-only 35 Possessive Pronouns (Letitia Bradley) - HTML-only 36 Possessive Adjectives (Barbara Lyons Perez) - HTML-only 37 Object Pronouns (Joan M. Diez) - HTML-only Question Words o 29 Question Words (Charles Kelly) - Flash [F] 55 Questions o o o o o

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(Or do the same quiz using JavaScript. Question Words – JavaScript Version) 30 Question Words (Cheung Lok Pui Ami) - Flash, [M] 10 Questions 31 Question Words (Vera Mello) - HTML-only 31 b Wh-Questions (Douglas Gilbert) - HTML-only

Sentence Structure

Assorted Questions and Answers 1 (Vera Mello) - HTML-only Assorted Questions and Answers 2 (Vera Mello) - HTML-only 11 Match the Sentences (Vera Mello) - HTML-only 12 Questions & Answers - Matching Quiz (Vera Mello) - HTML-only 13 Question Formation (Vera Mello) - HTML-only 14 Question Formation II (Vera Mello) - HTML-only Tag Questions o Tag Questions (Ladaporn Chaiyon) - Flash [M] 10 Questions o Tag Questions (Barbara Lyons Perez) - HTML-only o Tag Questions (Barbara Donnelly) - HTML-only o Tag Questions Has he? Hasn't he? Had he? (Letitia Bradley) o o o o o o

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64 Use the Correct Present Tense Verb (Siti Bilal) - HTML-only Word Choice o For or Since (Charles Kelly) - JavaScript, 2-Choices, 18 o

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55Adjective or Adverb? (Charles Kelly) - JavaScript, [M] 10 Questions

Word Choice (Charles Kelly) - JavaScript, [M] 10 Questions 56 Adjective or Adverb (Letitia Bradley) - HTML-only 57 Adjective or Adverb 2 (Letitia Bradley) - HTML-only 58 Adjective or Adverb (Vera Mello) - HTML-only A Little-A Few (Letitia Bradley) - HTML-only And-But-Or (Letitia Bradley) - HTML-only At-On-In Used in Time and Dates (Letitia Bradley) - HTML-only At-By-With (Letitia Bradley) - HTML-only Borrow or Lend (Vera Mello) - HTML-only Comparative & Superlative (Vera Mello) - HTML-only Do, Does or Did (Letitia Bradley) - HTML-only Don't-Doesn't-Didn't (Letitia Bradley) - HTML-only Do or Make (Letitia Bradley) - HTML-only Did or Made (Letitia Bradley) - HTML-only Go or Do (Letitia Bradley) - HTML-only Have-Has (Letitia Bradley) - HTML-only For or Since (Barbara Donnelly) - HTML-only For or Since (Kaye Mastin Mallory) - HTML-only For-Since (Letitia Bradley) - HTML-only 68 How Many?-How Much? (Letitia Bradley) - HTML-only How & Complement - Matching Quiz (Vera Mello) - HTML-only Make or Do (Letitia Bradley) - HTML-only Set, Sit or Seat? (Vera Mello) - HTML-only So or Because (Letitia Bradley) - HTML-only Some, Any or No (Vera Mello) - HTML-only Still-Yet (Letitia Bradley) - HTML-only Tell or Say (Vera Mello) - HTML-only 66"There Is" or "There Are" (Kaye Mastin Mallory) - HTML-only 67 Their-There-They're (Letitia Bradley) - HTML-only Until-Since-For (Letitia Bradley) - HTML-only 60Was or Were (Letitia Badley) - HTML-only 61 Was-Were (Letitia Bradley) - HTML-only 62 What-When-Where (Letitia Bradley) - HTML-only 63 What-Which-How (Letitia Bradley) - HTML-only 59 Adverbs or Adjectives (Giovana Campos) - HTML-only Borrow or Lend - A Cloze Quiz (Vera Mello) - HTML-only To Be" or "To Do" in Questions (Dan Fulmer) - HTML-only Modals (Igor Gashchuk) - HTML-only North or Northern? (Gina Procopio) - HTML-only 69 Some or Any? (Jack Bradshaw) - HTML-only Word Forms o What's the Correct Form of the Word? (Charles Kelly) - HTML-only o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o

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Grammar & Vocabulary Quizzes o I Need to Return This Radio (Betsy Lindeman Wong) - HTML-only o The Evil Prince (Pamela Callahan) - HTML-only

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[M] = Multiple-choice [F] = Fill in the blank, [B] = Fill-in followed by Multiple-choice Flash = Flash plug-in required, JavaScript = JavaScript Required, HTML-only = works on any browser