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Listening comprehension

ESL TED Talk Activity - The Best Computer Interface? Maybe, your hands

Students answer pre-listening warm-up questions, record new vocabulary words and their meanings, complete a while-listening main-idea checklist and notes, answer speaking/discussion questions, and complete three writing activities (a reflective paragraph, a summary, and a creative response) about the TED Talk.

Includes: pre-listening warm-up questions (talk metadata + prior knowledge) · vocabulary log (10 new words + their meanings) · while-listening main-idea checklist and key-points notes

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Level: 7–12

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Listening comprehension

ESL TED Talk Activity - The First Secret for Great Design - Tony Fadel

Students answer pre-listening warm-up questions, record new vocabulary words and their meanings, complete a while-listening main-idea checklist and notes, answer speaking/discussion questions, and complete three writing activities (a reflective paragraph, a summary, and a creative response) about the TED Talk.

Includes: pre-listening warm-up questions (talk metadata + prior knowledge) · vocabulary log (10 new words + their meanings) · while-listening main-idea checklist and key-points notes

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Level: 7–12

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ESL TED Talk Activity - Optical illusions show how we see - Beau Lotto

Students answer pre-listening warm-up questions, record new vocabulary words and their meanings, complete a while-listening main-idea checklist and notes, answer speaking/discussion questions, and complete three writing activities (a reflective paragraph, a summary, and a creative response) about the TED Talk.

Includes: pre-listening warm-up questions (talk metadata + prior knowledge) · vocabulary log (10 new words + their meanings) · while-listening main-idea checklist and key-points notes

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Level: 7–12

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ESL TED Talk Activity - My Philosophy for a Happy Life - Sam Berns

Students answer pre-listening warm-up questions, record new vocabulary words and their meanings, complete a while-listening main-idea checklist and notes, answer speaking/discussion questions, and complete three writing activities (a reflective paragraph, a summary, and a creative response) about the TED Talk.

Includes: pre-listening warm-up questions (talk metadata + prior knowledge) · vocabulary log (10 new words + their meanings) · while-listening main-idea checklist and key-points notes

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Level: 7–12

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ESL TED Talk Activity -The Beauty of Being a Misfit - Lidia Yuknavitch

Students answer pre-listening warm-up questions, record new vocabulary words and their meanings, complete a while-listening main-idea checklist and notes, answer speaking/discussion questions, and complete three writing activities (a reflective paragraph, a summary, and a creative response) about the TED Talk.

Includes: pre-listening warm-up questions (talk metadata + prior knowledge) · vocabulary log (10 new words + their meanings) · while-listening main-idea checklist and key-points notes

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Level: 7–12

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ESL TED Talk Activity - My Wish: Protect our Oceans - Sylvia Earle

Students answer pre-listening warm-up questions, record new vocabulary words and their meanings, complete a while-listening main-idea checklist and notes, answer speaking/discussion questions, and complete three writing activities (a reflective paragraph, a summary, and a creative response) about the TED Talk.

Includes: pre-listening warm-up questions (talk metadata + prior knowledge) · vocabulary log (10 new words + their meanings) · while-listening main-idea checklist and key-points notes

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Level: 6–12

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ESL TED Talk Activity - The Case for Optimism on Climate Change

Students answer pre-listening warm-up questions, record new vocabulary words and their meanings, complete a while-listening main-idea checklist and notes, answer speaking/discussion questions, and complete three writing activities (a reflective paragraph, a summary, and a creative response) about the TED Talk.

Includes: pre-listening warm-up questions (talk metadata + prior knowledge) · vocabulary log (10 new words + their meanings) · while-listening main-idea checklist and key-points notes

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Level: 6–12

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ESL TED Talk Activity - The Best Stats You've ever seen - Hans Rosling

Students answer pre-listening warm-up questions, record new vocabulary words and their meanings, complete a while-listening main-idea checklist and notes, answer speaking/discussion questions, and complete three writing activities (a reflective paragraph, a summary, and a creative response) about the TED Talk.

Includes: pre-listening warm-up questions (talk metadata + prior knowledge) · vocabulary log (10 new words + their meanings) · while-listening main-idea checklist and key-points notes

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Level: 6–12

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ESL TED Talk Activity - The Linguistic Genius of Babies

Students answer pre-listening warm-up questions, record new vocabulary words and their meanings, complete a while-listening main-idea checklist and notes, answer speaking/discussion questions, and complete three writing activities (a reflective paragraph, a summary, and a creative response) about the TED Talk.

Includes: pre-listening warm-up questions (talk metadata + prior knowledge) · vocabulary log (10 new words + their meanings) · while-listening main-idea checklist and key-points notes

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Level: 7–12

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Reading & topic checks

Countries ESL Lesson Plan For Kids and Early Learners

Identify country flags in a team quiz; write country names under flags; practice the dialogue 'Where are you from? / I'm from ___'; correct grammar mistakes in torn-off sentence strips ('grass skirt' activity); complete missing words showing how 'be' changes with I/you/he/she; find country names in a wordsearch; match flags to eight…

Includes: teacher's notes / lesson procedure · flag-quiz worksheet (USA, Japan, UK, China, South Korea, Canada) · dialogue practice page ('Where are you from? / I'm from ___')

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Reading & topic checks

The Rocking Horse Winner - Short Story Worksheets & Full Lesson Plan

Discuss pre-reading questions, answer first- and second-reading comprehension questions, define vocabulary words in context, analyze symbolism (the rocking horse, money, the whispering house) and a proverb, write an opinion/analysis response, write an essay on a supernatural-themed work, and complete a teacher-run Kahoot quiz; the story…

Includes: Before-Reading discussion questions · First Reading comprehension questions with answer key · Vocabulary word list (glossed terms from the story)

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Level: 9–12

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Reading & topic checks

Modal Verbs: Must and Have To ESL ELA TEFL Intermediate Lesson Plan

Read grammar explanations and example sentences contrasting 'must' and 'have to' in various tenses, do a warmer sign-explaining group activity, complete a fill-in-the-blank exercise about US/UK travel rules, complete a fill-in-the-blank dialogue about renewing a visa, perform a role-play (school administrator vs. student) using the…

Includes: Grammar reference handout: 'Have to' (obligation/necessity, questions, negative, other tenses) · Grammar reference handout: modal verb 'Must' (obligation, questions, negative, other tenses) · Warmer activity: road rules and danger signs group activity

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File: PDF
Level: 5–12

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