0+General+Lesson+Ideas

=**Useful Links**= toc
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 * Adult ESL worksheets and activities
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 * Survival English for travelers
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 * Giving directions: A collection of resources for teaching
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 * Puzzlemaker
 * word search
 * criss cross
 * double puzzles
 * fallen phrases
 * math squares
 * mazes
 * letter tiles
 * cryptograms
 * number blocks
 * hideen message
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 * ESL lesson plans for adult classes
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 * English lesson plans
 * @https://www.youtube.com/user/School0fEnglish/featured
 * For Advanced/Intermediate Students.
 * Grammar (It has really good explanation & short clips)
 * Phrases & Verbs ("Two Minute English")

=**Surveys**=


 * [[file:English Service Project Survey.docx|English Service Project Survey]]
 * A survey and short quiz to gauge the English capabilities of your students. Useful activity to give on the first day.
 * ESP Survey 1
 * A short multiple choice quiz on basic English phrases to gauge the English capabilities of your students.
 * [[file:example of worker survey.docx|Example of Worker Survey]]
 * A short survey on whether or not a worker would like to continue taking English classes, why not (if applicable), and what day they would prefer taking classes on.

=**Introductions**=
 * Meet and greet activities
 * Get to know you activities
 * Give them something small and manageable to take home to study.
 * Consider how to get them to talk aloud to you and to each other ... and how to get them up and moving around
 * Flashcards

Introductory worksheets
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 * Some classroom English phrases (Can you repeat that please? How do you spell ... ? etc.)
 * This worksheet would be something to teach the intermediate guards. You could have them ask each other for the answers, or ask them yourself.
 * [[file:Greetings.doc|Greetings]] (doc)
 * Vocabulary list of basic greetings
 * Word search at the end using those basic greetings
 * [[file:basic conversation.key|Basic Conversation]] (key)
 * A keynote presentation to show on the board when teaching basic conversation phrases.

=**Pronunciation**=

V - scrape the bottom lip B - top and bottom lip together P - air, top and bottom lip together F - teeth on bottom lip, like a bite L - jaw and the tongue, curls up then pushes on teeth N - close mouth, vibrate, tongue on the roof of mouth and the front of teeth Th - scrape tongue
 * Sounds:**


 * Blends:** Go backwards (i.e "through")


 * Dipthongs:** Help them with it


 * Notes:**
 * Play with vowels to give them a feel of what it is like
 * Exaggerate when demonstrating
 * Make sure they watch your mouth


 * "bossy e" rule** - when there's an e at the end of a word, it makes the other vowel (a, e doesn't work for some of this, i, o, and u) sound like we would have said a e i o u just now.

Examples
 * cane- A
 * here- E
 * fire- I
 * phone- O
 * tune- U

=**Dealing with Small Children**=
 * Don't touch
 * Slow down
 * Try the lost and found
 * Are you hurt?
 * I'll take you to the nurse.
 * Where is the teacher?
 * Are you okay?


 * [[file:Dealing with Small Children.docx|Dealing with Small Children]] (docx)
 * A vocabulary list of phrases to use when dealing with small children. Includes the English, Chinese, and pronunciation guide.

=Lost Items=
 * keys
 * wallet
 * purse
 * bag / bookbag
 * book
 * glasses
 * instrument
 * ID card / cafeteria card
 * computer


 * [[file:Lost Items.docx|Lost Items]] (docx)
 * A vocabulary list of commonly lost items and phrases to use when communicating about something you lost.
 * Includes English, Chinese, and a pronunciation guide

=Visitors= (more applicable for guards)


 * Can you show me your ID
 * Please write your name here
 * Where do you need to go
 * Place words:
 * Admissions Office
 * ES/MS/HS office
 * auditorium
 * gym
 * classroom
 * [[file:Directions.doc|Directions]] (doc)
 * A vocabulary list with the English and Chinese of asking for directions and common places in the school
 * [[file:future tense directions.docx|Future tense directions]] (docx)
 * A instructional handout on how to talk about directions in the future tense.

=Neel's Advice=

Good day to all. This is Neel. One focus I think the Intermediate program should have is on tenses. If the guards are able to master tenses along with vocabulary, their ability to converse in a variety of situations will be greatly amplified. I have listed some important tenses in the English language and commented on how we can incorporate these into our classes below:
 * Present
 * Simple (e.g. I teach)
 * Continuous (e.g. I am teaching)
 * Perfect* (e.g. I have taught)
 * Past
 * Future
 * Conditional* (e.g. I would/could teach)

Besides tenses, I believe we should be a bit more stringent on sentence construction. Señor Capilla, who is in the Spanish department, employs the use of formulas for sentence construction. For example,

Sentence: I am teaching English Grammatical components: (subj.) (conj. verb) (object) Formula: Subject + Verb + Object

So, our pupils will easily be able to construct sentences by memorizing the formulas. While this counters a more intuitive approach to the English language, it could be employed in order to compensate for the lack of time and frequency we'll be seeing our pupils.Unlike a role play, this can be written down and referred to at all times.


 * [[file:I am you are verbs for all-1.pages|I am you are verbs for all]] (pages)
 * Conjugation guide for the verb "to be"
 * [[file:Numbers.pages|Numbers]] (pages)
 * A vocabulary list of how to say numbers 0 - 1 billion
 * [[file:where are you going.docx|Where are you going]] (docx)
 * How to talk about plans in the future (future tense)
 * [[file:Synonyms and Antonyms.docx|Synonyms and antonyms]] (docx)
 * Vocabulary list of synonyms and antonyms with the Mandarin equivalents
 * [[file:review transport verbs etc.ppt|Review transport verbs etc]] (ppt)
 * A Jeopardy game for reviewing days, transportation, safety, school, tenses (these are the categories)
 * [[file:review important words.pptx|Review important words]] (pptx)
 * A review presentation on some important basic phrases and how to express your level of understanding
 * [[file:Holidays_ESP.doc|Holidays_ESP]] (doc)
 * How to wish someone to have a nice holiday and some basic words about holidays.