ESL Reading Comprehension + Writing Activity - Tel Aviv - Israel
A nonfiction reading passage and worksheet set that teaches ESL/EFL students about Tel Aviv, Israel, paired with comprehension and essay writing practice.
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A nonfiction reading passage and worksheet set that teaches ESL/EFL students about Tel Aviv, Israel, paired with comprehension and essay writing practice.
Students record talk details (when/where it was held, speaker, topic), discuss pre-listening warm-up questions with a partner or in writing, log up to 10 new vocabulary words and their meanings, take while-listening notes (classify the main idea as informative/persuasive/entertaining and list key points, facts, or examples)…
Includes: talk-detail identification prompts (when/where held, speaker, topic) · pre-listening warm-up discussion questions · vocabulary log with 10 blanks for new words and their meanings
Students record talk details (when/where it was held, speaker, topic), discuss pre-listening warm-up questions with a partner or in writing, log up to 10 new vocabulary words and their meanings, take while-listening notes (classify the main idea as informative/persuasive/entertaining and list key points, facts, or examples)…
Includes: talk-detail identification prompts (when/where held, speaker, topic) · pre-listening warm-up discussion questions · vocabulary log with 10 blanks for new words and their meanings
Students discuss when they think slavery ended, watch a video and take notes, participate in guided discussion, review lecture notes on key facts, complete a worksheet (short-answer comprehension, true/false, vocabulary matching, chronological timeline ordering, reflection question), and share responses in a wrap-up…
Includes: 90-minute lesson plan with objectives, discussion prompts, and historical lecture notes · student worksheet (5 parts: short-answer comprehension, true/false, vocabulary matching, timeline ordering, reflection question)
A nonfiction reading passage and worksheet set that teaches ESL/EFL students about Tbilisi, Georgia, paired with comprehension and essay writing practice.
An informational slide-style presentation introducing El Salvador: greeting/basic vocabulary, general country data, languages, a history timeline, geography and climate, economy, capital city, other major cities, and culture (food, music, festivals).
Includes: Introduction/greeting slide (English + local-language greeting) · General country data (capital, population, area, currency, etc.) · Languages and basic vocabulary slide
Introduce students to Australia through a slide presentation covering its language/greetings, history timeline, geography, economy, capital city and landmarks, and culture.
Includes: title/intro slide · basic greeting/vocabulary slide(s) in the local language(s) · history timeline of Australia (key dates and events)
Students record talk details (when/where it was held, speaker, topic), discuss pre-listening warm-up questions with a partner or in writing, log up to 10 new vocabulary words and their meanings, take while-listening notes (classify the main idea as informative/persuasive/entertaining and list key points, facts, or examples)…
Includes: talk-detail identification prompts (when/where held, speaker, topic) · pre-listening warm-up discussion questions · vocabulary log with 10 blanks for new words and their meanings
Provides individual biography slide decks for the current governor of each state in the Southeast region, covering birthdate, education, career, and political history.
Includes: AL Governor Kay Ivy Biography (40 pages) · AR Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders (34 pages) · FL Governor Ron DeSantis Biography (60 pages)
A nonfiction reading passage and worksheet set that teaches ESL/EFL students about Swiss cheese fondue, paired with comprehension and essay writing practice.
A nonfiction reading passage and worksheet set that teaches ESL/EFL students about the emerging space tourism and space hotel industry, paired with comprehension and essay writing practice.
Introduce students to Japan through a slide presentation covering its language/greetings, history timeline, geography, economy, capital city and landmarks, and culture.
Includes: title/intro slide · basic greeting/vocabulary slide(s) in the local language(s) · history timeline of Japan (key dates and events)
Students record talk details (when/where it was held, speaker, topic), discuss pre-listening warm-up questions with a partner or in writing, log up to 10 new vocabulary words and their meanings, take while-listening notes (classify the main idea as informative/persuasive/entertaining and list key points, facts, or examples)…
Includes: talk-detail identification prompts (when/where held, speaker, topic) · pre-listening warm-up discussion questions · vocabulary log with 10 blanks for new words and their meanings
Provides individual biography slide decks for the current governor of each state in the West region, covering birthdate, education, career, and political history.
Includes: AK Governor Mike Dunleavy Biography (40 pages) · CA Governor Gavin Newsome Biography (70 pages) · CO Governor Jared Polis Biography (45 pages)
Provides individual biography slide decks for the current governor of each state in the Midwest region, covering birthdate, education, career, and political history.
Includes: GovernorEricHolcombINBiographyPowerPoint-1 (40 pages) · IA Governor Kim Reynolds Biography (42 pages) · IL Governor J.B. Pritzker Biography (56 pages)
A nonfiction reading passage and worksheet set that teaches ESL/EFL students about horror author Stephen King, paired with comprehension and essay writing practice.
Introduce students to New Zealand through a slide presentation covering its language/greetings, history timeline, geography, economy, capital city and landmarks, and culture.
Includes: title/intro slide · basic greeting/vocabulary slide(s) in the local language(s) · history timeline of New Zealand (key dates and events)
Students record talk details (when/where it was held, speaker, topic), discuss pre-listening warm-up questions with a partner or in writing, log up to 10 new vocabulary words and their meanings, take while-listening notes (classify the main idea as informative/persuasive/entertaining and list key points, facts, or examples)…
Includes: talk-detail identification prompts (when/where held, speaker, topic) · pre-listening warm-up discussion questions · vocabulary log with 10 blanks for new words and their meanings
Introduces students to Portugal's maritime Age of Discoveries history and its modern EU membership, presented as an illustrated country-study slideshow covering Portugal's location, quick facts, language, history, geography, economy, cities, and culture.
Includes: title/greeting slide · country introduction slide · location/borders map slide
Read a short informational article, answer written comprehension questions (including one true/false question that requires arguing the answer from the text), complete a short synonym-writing vocabulary exercise, then write a full essay responding to one of two or three provided writing prompts.
Includes: one-page informational reading passage · written comprehension questions
An ESL/EFL reading comprehension and writing worksheet packet built around an informational passage about Liverpool, England (UK), used to build reading comprehension, vocabulary-in-context, and essay-writing skills.
Includes: 1 PDF (3 pages): reading passage, comprehension/vocabulary questions/true-false statements, and 2 essay writing prompt(s)
Introduce students to Iceland through a slide presentation covering its language/greetings, history timeline, geography, economy, capital city and landmarks, and culture.
Includes: title/intro slide · basic greeting/vocabulary slide(s) in the local language(s) · history timeline of Iceland (key dates and events)
Students record talk details (when/where it was held, speaker, topic), discuss pre-listening warm-up questions with a partner or in writing, log up to 10 new vocabulary words and their meanings, take while-listening notes (classify the main idea as informative/persuasive/entertaining and list key points, facts, or examples)…
Includes: talk-detail identification prompts (when/where held, speaker, topic) · pre-listening warm-up discussion questions · vocabulary log with 10 blanks for new words and their meanings
Introduces students to Singapore's transformation from a small trading port into a prosperous, multicultural global financial hub, presented as an illustrated country-study slideshow covering Singapore's location, quick facts, language, history, geography, economy, cities, and culture.
Includes: title/greeting slide · country introduction slide · location/borders map slide