[Oe List ...] Salmon: ESL topic ideas
Jim Wheeler
oferwheeler at gmail.com
Sun Jul 21 18:01:20 PDT 2013
Wow, Bill. I think I need to take the course. Good stuff. How old is your
grandson?
Jim
On Sun, Jul 21, 2013 at 2:10 PM, William Salmon <wsalmon at cox.net> wrote:
> ******
>
> Colleagues—
>
> The following is from my grandson on a 6-weeks visit in ****
> Jordan**** to teach adults **ESL** lessons. I sent him some suggestions
> using Imaginal Education. This is his contribution back to me on some of
> the curriculum his team developed. *For those of you looking for ****ESL**
> ** curriculum, this is shared with you. *
>
> Inner Peace,
>
> Bill
>
> ** **
>
> Another thing Susy teaches a lot in our class is pronouns. I, she, he,
> they, you, it. She writes a sentence on the board.
> Pam is a dancer. ______ is a dancer. (She)
> The book is on the table. _____ is on the table. (It)
> Jim and John are brothers. ______ are brothers. (They)
> Matt is American. ______ am American. (I)
>
>
> or
> me, her, him, them, you, it.
> Jim likes Sally. He likes her.
> Sally likes Jim. She likes him.
> Jim and John are brothers. Mollie likes them.
> Matt is my son. I love you. I love him.
> Chocolate is delicious. I like it.
>
> Or she might teach about the verb "be"
> am, is, are
> I am a girl.
> She is a librarian.
> He is a boxer.
> They are girls.
> I am American.
> Apples are red.
>
> ** **
>
> *Partner conversation*
>
> Hello, How are you today?
>
> My name is ______. What is your name?****
>
> What did you have for breakfast?
>
> I ate _____ for breakfast.
>
> What is your favorite food?
>
> My favorite food is _____.
>
> What is your favorite fruit?
>
> My favorite fruit is ______.
>
> What is your favorite vegetable?
>
> My favorite vegetable is _____.
>
> What is your favorite color?
>
> My favorite color is _____.
>
> Do you have any brothers or sisters?
>
> I have _____ brothers and ____ sisters. Their names are ________.
>
> Did you drink coffee this morning?
>
> Do you cook? If yes, what food do you cook the most often?
>
> Do you like food from other countries? If yes, which do you like the most?
>
> Do you like to eat some desserts after dinner?
>
> What food do you dislike? Why do you dislike it?
>
> What foods do you love?
>
> What are three things you like about our class time? Why do you like those
> things?
>
> ** **
>
> ** **
>
> Instructions: Teacher writes the alphabet down the side of the paper. Pass
> the paper to the first student who uses this letter to write the name of an
> object, fruit, name, etc.****
>
> Pass the paper to the second student. ****
>
> If any student gets stuck, then the PREVIOUS student can make
> suggestions. ****
>
> Finish the alphabet.
>
> ** **
>
> Review consonants and vowels
>
> -on a piece of paper write the first consonant then have them finish (like
> what we did with the alphabet)
>
> -write vowels on the boards while they say them to me
>
> -short vowel sounds
>
> -aaa (cat, bat, pat, tap, hand, stand) they give examples
>
> -eh (bell, desk, chest) they give examples
>
> -ih (hill, ship, fish, pin) they give examples
>
> -ah (fox, hot, pot, dog) they give examples
>
> -uh (sun, run, rug, jump) they give examples
>
> ** **
>
> -long vowel sounds
>
> “e” at the end of the word changes the sound of each vowel to make it
> sound like the letters name
>
> **- **for “a” (cake, plate, name) they give examples Write
> examples on board
>
> **- **for “e” (these, Chinese, Japanese)
>
> **- **for “I” life, nine, white they give examples
>
> **- **for “o” rope, stone, home they give examples
>
> **- **for “u” mule, use, June they give examples
>
> ** **
>
> -When two “e’s” together the sound of the vowel is pronounced
>
> - green, three, feet
>
> - they give examples. Write examples on board
>
> ** **
>
> -When e is next to an a it makes the same sound
>
> -peace, tea, leaf, please
>
> - they give examples. Write examples on board
>
> ** **
>
> -When a is next to y or i the vowel is pronounced like the letter
>
> - day, play, pray
>
> - pain, rain, straight
>
> - they write and give examples
>
> ** **
>
> -When two o’s are together depending on the word, there are two different
> sounds
>
> -the short two o sounds like
>
> -look, book, took
>
> - they write and give examples
>
> The long two o sound is
>
> -tooth, spoon, roof
>
> - they write and give examples
>
> ** **
>
> -When o is next to an a it is pronounced like the letter o
>
> -goat, road, boat
>
> - they write and give examples
>
> ** **
>
> -When o is next to a “w” or a u it is sometimes pronounced ow
>
> -sour, mouth, house, count, flower, brown, power, tower
>
> - they write and give examples
>
> ** **
>
> ** **
>
> -Sometimes when a “y” is next to another consonant it is pronounced like
> the vowel e
>
> -dirty, many, very,
>
> - they write and give examples
>
> -Other time when “y” is at the end of a word it is pronounced like the
> vowel “I”
>
> -my, dry, sky
>
> - they write and give examples
>
> ** **
>
>
>
> Review what a noun is
>
> -have each write 3 nouns
>
> -go around the class and have them say one of their nouns without them
> repeating one that was said before
>
> ** **
>
> ** **
>
> Singular and plurals
>
> *To make most nouns plural just add an “s”*
>
> apple - apples
>
> desk - desks
>
> goat – goats
>
> Book – books
>
> Have them fill in these
>
> Hand
>
> Rabbit
>
> Key
>
> Clock
>
> Door* *
>
> * *
>
> *For nouns ending in s, x, z, ch or sh, add -es*
>
> 1 fox – 2 foxes
>
> Box –boxes
>
> Pitch- pitches
>
> Wish- wishes
>
> Have them fill in these
>
> Boss
>
> Buzz
>
> 1 glass (as in a cup) – 2 glasses (
>
> ** **
>
> *For some words ending in o, add –es*
>
> Potato-potatoes
>
> Tomato-tomatoes
>
> Hero-heroes
>
> ** **
>
> *However, for some words ending in o, just add –s*
>
> Logo-logos****
>
> Piano-pianos****
>
> Photo-photos****
>
> ** **
>
> **For some words ending in f, change the f to a v and add –es*
>
> Half****
>
> Loaf****
>
> Leaf****
>
> Shelf****
>
> Have them fill in these
>
> Wolf
>
> Thief
>
> Self
>
> Elf
>
> Dwarf
>
> ** **
>
> *For common nouns that end with consonant + y, change the y to an i and
> then add –es*
>
> Fly-flies ****
>
> Have them fill in these
>
> Penny
>
> Spy
>
> Purify
>
> ** **
>
> *Some nouns are the same in both singular and plural from*
>
> Fish****
>
> Sheep****
>
> Deer****
>
> Tuna****
>
> moose****
>
> ** **
>
> *For some nouns, change other letters or just change the word completely!*
> ****
>
> Man-men
>
> Woman-women
>
> Person- people
>
> Child-children
>
> Ox-oxen
>
> Foot-feet
>
> Tooth-teeth
>
> Mouse-mice
>
> ** **
>
> Time
>
> ** **
>
> Seasons introduced
>
> ** **
>
> What doesn’t belong game
>
> ** **
>
> ** **
>
> ** **
>
> Split into 2(?) groups. Each group is going to pretend to host a party.
> Each group must write in English:
>
> 3 foods
>
> 3 pieces of furniture
>
> 3 drinks other than Pepsi
>
> 3 names of people they would invite
>
> Where they will host the party
>
> What time the party will start
>
> What day of the week and what month the party will be on (months other
> than june and july and days other than Tuesday will be accepted).
>
> 1 reason why they are hosting the party (because you are making me doesn’t
> count).
>
> -ex. Celebrate a birthday, list a holiday
>
> ** **
>
> Instructions: first you….., second…., third…., next…., then…., finally…
>
> -have them describe a process in which they have to give instructions
> (directing a taxi, cooking a meal, describe what a typical day looks like)
>
> -have them go home and write how to prepare their favorite recipe/food for
> the next class
>
> ** **
>
> Group(s) activity
>
> -Going on a vacation
>
> -Who, what, when, where
>
> ** **
>
> Complete the sentence:
>
> Have them write down the beginning of the sentence and their response
>
> I once dreamt that ...
>
> Some people ...
>
> When it rains, I ...
>
> My best friend ...
>
> Last night ...
>
> ** **
>
> Have students supply you with the titles of some favorite or famous songs.
> If the titles are in a foreign language, work together with the students to
> translate the titles into English. Write all of the titles on the board.
> You will need between eight and a dozen or so titles. The more the better.Next, have the students form groups, and instruct them to use as many of
> the phrases on the board as possible, with no further alterations of
> editing, and construct a short conversation. They may add text around the
> titles, such as subjects, question words, etc., but the main text of the
> product should reflect the titles. As you might suspect, this activity can
> be hit or miss. But given the propensity of younger students to gravitate
> toward love songs, this can result in some interesting composites.
>
> ** **
>
> Ask them for questions to ask during a conversation
>
> ** **
>
> Are you a good cook?
>
> At what times do you usually eat your meals?
>
> ** **
>
> Body parts
>
> ** **
>
> Review directions- North, south, east, west, forward, backward, right, left
>
> -Do you know which direction the sun rises?
>
> - Do you know which direction a compass points
>
> - Do you know which direction the sun sets?
>
> -Which direction is opposite of north?
>
> ** **
>
> Have students supply you with the titles of some favorite or famous songs.
> If the titles are in a foreign language, work together with the students to
> translate the titles into English. Write all of the titles on the board.
> You will need between eight and a dozen or so titles. The more the better.Next, have the students form groups, and instruct them to use as many of
> the phrases on the board as possible, with no further alterations of
> editing, and construct a short conversation. They may add text around the
> titles, such as subjects, question words, etc., but the main text of the
> product should reflect the titles. As you might suspect, this activity can
> be hit or miss. But given the propensity of younger students to gravitate
> toward love songs, this can result in some interesting composites.
>
> ** **
>
> Ask them for questions to ask during a conversation
>
> ** **
>
> Students write their own short stories which they share in class
>
> ** **
>
> "I Spy" using the Goha book or another book
>
> ** **
>
> ** **
> *Spades (Describing things)*
>
> Ace
>
> Describe your face.
>
> King
>
> Describe your clothes.
>
> Queen
>
> Describe your mother.
>
> Jack
>
> Describe your father.
>
> Ten
>
> Describe an apple.
>
> Nine
>
> Describe your bedroom.
>
> Eight
>
> Describe your best friend.
>
> Seven
>
> Describe what you had for breakfast today.
>
> Six
>
> Describe your English teacher.
>
> Five
>
> Describe the difference between a dog and a cat.
>
> Four
>
> Describe a pencil.
>
> Three
>
> Describe your favourite hobby.
>
> Two
>
> Describe this game.
> *Hearts (what questions)*
>
> Ace
>
> What did you have for dinner last night?
>
> King
>
> What did you have for lunch today?
>
> Queen
>
> What is your favorite sport? Why?
>
> Jack
>
> What did you do last night?
>
> Ten
>
> What type of music do you like? Why?
>
> Nine
>
> What is your favourite game? Why?
>
> Eight
>
> What does your mother do?
>
> Seven
>
> What does your father do?
>
> Six
>
> What is your favourite lesson at school? Why?
>
> Five
>
> What did you do last Sunday?
>
> Four
>
> What is your favourite television programme? Why?
>
> Three
>
> What would you do if you could do anything in the world?
>
> Two
>
> What is the one thing you would change about yourself?
> *Clubs (mixed questions)*
>
> Ace
>
> What is your address in English?
>
> King
>
> What time do you usually get up?
>
> Queen
>
> Where did you go for your last holiday?
>
> Jack
>
> Where were you born?
>
> Ten
>
> Why are you studying English?
>
> Nine
>
> Which do you prefer, summer or winter, and why?
>
> Eight
>
> Which magazines do you like to read?
>
> Seven
>
> How many hours do you usually sleep at night?
>
> Six
>
> Do you like shopping? Why?
>
> Five
>
> How often do you go to the cinema?
>
> Four
>
> What was the last movie you saw?
>
> Three
>
> Would you like to travel to other countries? Why?
>
> Two
>
> How many friends have you got and who are they?
> *Diamonds (if clause)*
>
> Ace
>
> If you could have a pet what would it be?
>
> King
>
> If you had a million dollars what would you spend it on?
>
> Queen
>
> If you could meet any person in the world who would it be and why?
>
> Jack
>
> If you could change something about your school what would it be?
>
> Ten
>
> If you had to live in another country which one would you choose?
>
> Nine
>
> If you could do anything in the world what would you do?
>
> Eight
>
> If you could speak three languages well, what would they be?
>
> Seven
>
> If you were rich, what would you do?
>
> Six
>
> If you had to spend a day alone at home, what would you do?
>
> Five
>
> If everyone in the world suddenly disappeared, what would you do?
>
> Four
>
> If you could choose how old you were, how old would you be and why?
>
> Three
>
> If you could choose any meal you wanted, what would it be?
>
> Two
>
> If you found $100,000 what would you do?
>
> ** **
>
> ** **
>
> Read simple sentences from a children’s book****
>
> ** **
>
> Bingo to review
>
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