Teacher Resources
Writing Lessons
Below are descriptions of ESL/EFL Writing lessons and links to the PDF files for FREE downloads. There is a section for Basic Writing Skills that have a focus on grammar for less proficient students. There is also a section for Academic Writing Skills with writing exercises and complete units. The complete units focus on learning rhetorical modes and writing styles.
English Conversation Lessons
This page has numerous conversation lessons that you can easily download. The table below has descriptions of ESL/EFL conversation lessons for various levels with links to the PDF files for FREE downloads. If you like any of these lessons please leave a comment.
ESL/EFL Kids' Lessons
This page has worksheets, games and video links for complete lessons. Keep those kids happy and having fun while they learn a new language!
Extensive Reading Ideas and Intensive Reading Lessons
The #1 Goal of this page is that READING SHOULD BE FUN! This page has various ideas and handouts for extensive reading projects so teachers can encourage students to read more outside of class. In addition to ideas for extensive reading, there are also a variety of reading lessons. Many of these lessons have themes and topics that raise students' awareness of global issues to foster a sense of global citizenship.
Global Issues in Teaching English
This page has links to lesson material, audio files and videos for introducing a variety of global issues as themes for language learning.
Bringing Global Issues into the Language Classroom
an article by Brian J. English, Ph.D.
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Global Issues: Wealth and Poverty A Language Arts Textbook For English Language Learners 12 content-based units that focus on raising awareness of global issues while developing English language communication skills. A wide variety of exercises provides students with practice in using cause-and-effect logic, categorizing and analyzing information, making inferences, discussing facts, voicing opinions, and more.
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Links to Videos for Book Exercises Introduction Video for Global Issues Vocabulary Unit 1 – What is Climate Change Unit 2 – How do Humans Contribute to Climate Change? Unit 3 – Saving Rainforests Solution to Saving Polar Ice Caps |
Unit 6 – Landmine Awareness: Getting Rid of Landmines Unit 7 – The Global Water Crisis Unit 8 – Zero Poverty: Getting to Zero Unit 10 – What is Succussful Ecotourism? |
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Endangered Animals |
Saving Rainforests Solution to Saving Polar Ice Caps |
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Getting Rid of Landmines |
The Global Water Crisis |
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A Bird's Eye View of Garbage |
How Plastics Pollution Enters Ocean Food |
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5 minutes VOA ESL Video with Subtitles |
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Child Speaks at Rio Summit |
Fracking Explained: Opportunity or Danger |
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Severn speaks at Rio Summit in 1992. 8 - 9 min w/CC |
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Teaching Presentation Skills
This page has various handouts and videos for teaching presentation skills to ESL/EFL students in academic English programs. The focus is on developing a stage presence, organization skills and delivery techniques that will be useful in content courses and in future employment. In addition, there are several full units that focus on informative speech topics that require using graphs, charts and other visual aids.