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