http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0Ab1JaO0nv-5CZHhjMjl6Nl8zMWhqNTQ4M2M3&hl=en
This is a link to my googles doc Grammar Skills Links. These are lessons and worksheets for you to review. Each skill is required for you to move up to Level 4.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Great Senteces for Grat Paragraphs Student Exercises
http://elt.heinle.com/cgi-telt/course_products_wp.pl?fid=M20H&product_isbn_issn=0618444165&discipline_number=301&from_series_id=1000000822&subject_code=
Friday, February 5, 2010
On Line ESL lessons in English for Somali Speakers
http://www3.mpls.k12.mn.us/schools/elementary/lyndale/somali/tocweb.html
Somali/English fables with cloze and vocabulary activities - Start with "The Hyena and the Fox"
http://www.fortunecity.com/bally/durrus/153/somindex.html
Beginning English for Somali Speakers - click on table of contents. Grammar lessons pronunciation, vocabulary
http://iteslj.org/v/so/ - Quizes for Somali students
Somali/English fables with cloze and vocabulary activities - Start with "The Hyena and the Fox"
http://www.fortunecity.com/bally/durrus/153/somindex.html
Beginning English for Somali Speakers - click on table of contents. Grammar lessons pronunciation, vocabulary
http://iteslj.org/v/so/ - Quizes for Somali students
Table of Content of English - Somali /grammar explanations -
http://www.fortunecity.com/bally/durrus/153/gramind.html
Monday, January 25, 2010
In the Ghetto by Elvis Presley
Lyrics to In the Ghetto – (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ox1Tore9nw)
1. In Google find U Tube; click on Broadcast Yourself ; in the search box, type in Elvis in the Ghetto.
2. On U Tube, find the news video about the Police kill Man in Haiti Over Allegedly Stolen Rice. Warning, this video is rated R for graphic violence. How does the Ghetto song relate to the people of Haiti?
Listen to the song and fill in the missing words. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ox1Tore9nw
As the snow ___________
On a cold and gray ___________ mornin'
A poor little baby child is born
In the ghetto
And his mama cries
'cause if ____________ one thing that she ________ need
it's another hungry ___________ to feed
In the ghetto
People, don't you understand
the child needs a _________ ________
or he'll grow to be an ____________young man some day
Take a look at you and me,
are we ____ _________ to see,
do we simply turn our heads
and look the ________way
Well the world turns
and a _________ little boy with a runny nose
plays in the street as the cold wind ___________
In the ghetto
And his __________ burns
so he starts to roam the streets at night
and he learns how to ____ __________
and he learns how ____ ________
In the ghetto
Then one night in _____________a young man breaks away
He buys a gun, steals a car,
____________ to run, but he don't get far
And his mama cries
As ___ __________ gathers 'round an angry young man
___________ down on the street with a _______ in his hand
In the ghetto
As her young man _________
on a cold and gray Chicago mornin',
____________ little baby child is born
In the ghetto
1. In Google find U Tube; click on Broadcast Yourself ; in the search box, type in Elvis in the Ghetto.
2. On U Tube, find the news video about the Police kill Man in Haiti Over Allegedly Stolen Rice. Warning, this video is rated R for graphic violence. How does the Ghetto song relate to the people of Haiti?
Listen to the song and fill in the missing words. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ox1Tore9nw
As the snow ___________
On a cold and gray ___________ mornin'
A poor little baby child is born
In the ghetto
And his mama cries
'cause if ____________ one thing that she ________ need
it's another hungry ___________ to feed
In the ghetto
People, don't you understand
the child needs a _________ ________
or he'll grow to be an ____________young man some day
Take a look at you and me,
are we ____ _________ to see,
do we simply turn our heads
and look the ________way
Well the world turns
and a _________ little boy with a runny nose
plays in the street as the cold wind ___________
In the ghetto
And his __________ burns
so he starts to roam the streets at night
and he learns how to ____ __________
and he learns how ____ ________
In the ghetto
Then one night in _____________a young man breaks away
He buys a gun, steals a car,
____________ to run, but he don't get far
And his mama cries
As ___ __________ gathers 'round an angry young man
___________ down on the street with a _______ in his hand
In the ghetto
As her young man _________
on a cold and gray Chicago mornin',
____________ little baby child is born
In the ghetto
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Using Englsh In Action 3 on Internet - Student Site
English In Action 3 - on Line Information
You can work on the Internet and do exercises and quizzes for each chapter of your testbook, English In Action 3 by Barbara Foley. Click the link in the box above to go to the site. When you see a menu of the chapters, click on the chapter you want.
http://www.elt.thomson.com/cgi-telt/course_products_wp.pl?fid=M20b&product_isbn_issn=0838428290&discipline_number=301&subject_code=
1. The First Week
2. The Average American
3. Pets
4. The States
5. Computers and the Internet
6. A Healthy Lifestyle
7. People and Places
8. Moving
9. Disasters
10. Wedding Plans
11. The Greatest and the Smallest
12. Working Parents
13. Crime
14. Careers
15. City Life
You can work on the Internet and do exercises and quizzes for each chapter of your testbook, English In Action 3 by Barbara Foley. Click the link in the box above to go to the site. When you see a menu of the chapters, click on the chapter you want.
http://www.elt.thomson.com/cgi-telt/course_products_wp.pl?fid=M20b&product_isbn_issn=0838428290&discipline_number=301&subject_code=
1. The First Week
2. The Average American
3. Pets
4. The States
5. Computers and the Internet
6. A Healthy Lifestyle
7. People and Places
8. Moving
9. Disasters
10. Wedding Plans
11. The Greatest and the Smallest
12. Working Parents
13. Crime
14. Careers
15. City Life
ESL Movie Trailers
Watching Movie Trailers for ESL Comprehension
On the Internet, go to http://www.learninglishfeelgood.com/eslvideo/index.html
Click on Movie Trailers 1
Select one of the movie trailers
(You need Quick Time)
Part 1: Listen and watch as often as you need too.
Take the short comprehension test.
Part 2: Write a short summary of what the trailer was about. (3-5) sentences
Part 3: Rewrite your content, using scripting. (For an example of scripting go to http://esl.about.com/od/speakingadvanced/a/sscripting.htm)
Divide your sentences into thought groups.
In each thought group, boldface the content words that you will stress.
Use capital letters for the words you want to really emphasize.
Part 4: You will practice reading your scripted content with a partner, and then present (speak it) it before the class.
On the Internet, go to http://www.learninglishfeelgood.com/eslvideo/index.html
Click on Movie Trailers 1
Select one of the movie trailers
(You need Quick Time)
Part 1: Listen and watch as often as you need too.
Take the short comprehension test.
Part 2: Write a short summary of what the trailer was about. (3-5) sentences
Part 3: Rewrite your content, using scripting. (For an example of scripting go to http://esl.about.com/od/speakingadvanced/a/sscripting.htm)
Divide your sentences into thought groups.
In each thought group, boldface the content words that you will stress.
Use capital letters for the words you want to really emphasize.
Part 4: You will practice reading your scripted content with a partner, and then present (speak it) it before the class.
Speaking Listening Presentation
Susan Clark, Instructor
1. Print out the worksheet http://www.esl-lounge.com/songs/song-she.shtml
2. Go to UTube.com to find the song. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95Qr5RAvv5Q&feature=related
3. Listen to the words to She, by Elvis Costello.
4. Fill in the missing words.
5. Practice singing this song along with the music (like you are singing Karaoke).
6. Then, write 4-5 sentences about this song and prepare to speak your sentences aloud.
7. Use script marks on your sentences. (you can choose another song or a movie trailer if you prefer)
1. Break each sentence into good thought groups. ///
2. Capitalize the most important words. CAP
3. Bold face the stressed words (verbs and adjectives. ) B
4. Put accent marks over the stressed syllable ‘
5. Make sure your long vowels last longer and are stronger.
6. Practice over and over any difficult consonants and consonant blends.
7. At the end of each sentence, glide down or up or jump up or down.
Make two copies of your script, one for you and one for me
Susan Clark, Instructor
1. Print out the worksheet http://www.esl-lounge.com/songs/song-she.shtml
2. Go to UTube.com to find the song. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95Qr5RAvv5Q&feature=related
3. Listen to the words to She, by Elvis Costello.
4. Fill in the missing words.
5. Practice singing this song along with the music (like you are singing Karaoke).
6. Then, write 4-5 sentences about this song and prepare to speak your sentences aloud.
7. Use script marks on your sentences. (you can choose another song or a movie trailer if you prefer)
1. Break each sentence into good thought groups. ///
2. Capitalize the most important words. CAP
3. Bold face the stressed words (verbs and adjectives. ) B
4. Put accent marks over the stressed syllable ‘
5. Make sure your long vowels last longer and are stronger.
6. Practice over and over any difficult consonants and consonant blends.
7. At the end of each sentence, glide down or up or jump up or down.
Make two copies of your script, one for you and one for me
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