Online lesson plans and other resources for your class of adult ESL beginners
In a coffee shop: Help your beginner ESL students learn the basic vocabulary and phrases needed to make a simple order in a coffee shop. This lesson plan moves your students through the standard questions and answers in this kind of exchange.
The lesson plan includes opening and closing discussion questions, vocabulary practice, a short video, and an open-ended role play to improve your students’ practical communication skills.
This lesson plan for ESL beginners teaches basic vocabulary related to work occupations. The plan includes vocabulary practice activities, video and audio activities, and reflection questions to help students explore their work aspirations.
This simplified version (for beginner ESL students) of information in Canada’s citizenship guide focuses on Canada’s two official languages: French and English.
The lesson plan includes warm-ups, vocabulary exercises, reading passages, a short video, and reflection questions to better understand the history of these two languages in Canada.
Introduce your beginner ESL students to two related parts of speech: verbs and adverbs.
This lesson plan includes warm-up activities, skill-building tasks, a short video, assessment activities, and reflection questions to deepen your students’ understanding.
This simplified version of information in Canada’s citizenship guide focuses on several of the first Europeans to explore Canada.
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