This lesson plan teaches your beginner ESL students vocabulary related to communities. The lesson includes warm-up activities, skill-building and skill-using exercises, a short video, and reflection questions that encourage student discussions about their neighborhoods. Participants will reflect on their community experiences, fostering both language and cultural understanding.
Category Archives: neighbourhoods
Week of May 19/25
This lesson plan teaches essential vocabulary for communicating with landlords about renting apartments. The lesson includes activities for speaking, listening, and reading aimed at CLB Stage I learners. The session includes vocabulary-building activities, video, audio, and spoken role-playing, quizzes, and personal reflections on renting experiences.
Week of Mar. 17/25
This lesson plan teaches your beginner ESL students the names and functions of various rooms in a house.
The lesson includes activities for vocabulary building (including video and audio exercises) and sentence formation. Students also discuss cultural differences in housing
What’s new: Week of Dec. 9/24
This lesson plan teaches your beginner ESL students vocabulary related to communities.
The lesson includes warm-up activities, skill-building and skill-using exercises, a short video, and reflection questions that encourage student discussions about their neighborhoods.
Participants will reflect on their community experiences, fostering both language and cultural understanding.
What’s new: Week of Aug. 26/24
Teach your beginner ESL students essential vocabulary for obtaining a library card and inquiring about library services, including ESL classes. The video is a part of the “Applying for a library card” lesson plan.
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