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English Lesson Plans for Grade 12
HIgh schoolers respond to a persuasive article on using animal research. In this english lesson, writers listen to a conversation, and discuss the point of arguments. They write a critique on a certain film and share it with their...
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COMMUNICATION - LISTENING WORKSHOP 1: Values Awareness
Students in this workshop strive to be reflective listeners as Master Teachers. They focus on communication skills necessary to deal with common family problems and community problems.
Pennsylvania Department of Education
Speaking Skills
Students listen to The Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle and use a teacher created puppet for a listening activity. In this Hungry Caterpillar lesson, students recall the order of events in the story with the puppet and cards of the...
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Hobbies
Memorize key phrases and grammar to practice speaking English. The class performs a sample dialogue, practice their vocabulary, and interview their classmates as a way to increase their English language proficiency.
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What's Your Name?
What is your name? Scholars join in small groups to discuss questions about their names and listen to an audio about names before completing a worksheet. Afterward, individuals create a list of names heard in the audio and classify them...
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Teaching Listening
Students listen to native speakers using natural fast speech. They encounter techniques to listening more attentive. Students practice the art of listening. They are presented with a really difficult piece of 'authentic' listening via a...
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Sending and Receiving Messages When Listening
In this listening skills worksheet, 7th graders focus on the different ways to send messages while listening. Students read 2 examples and create a dialogue of their own.
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Listening To A Guest Speaker
Young scholars participate in a lesson of listening to a guest speaker. They pay attention to the information and are active in taking notes, generating follow up questions, and summarizing the presentation. Students practice clear...
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How to DO Just About Anything
Learners discover how to use a digital camera and how to make a PowerPoint presentation. They practice good listening skills and hear how to make a "Supa Dupa Egg." They take notes and use them to create an effective, step-by-step...
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European Day of Languages
Young adult or adult English learners complete activities that test reading comprehension, vocabulary and grammar skills, listening and speaking, as well as writing skills. After reading a document on the European Day of Languages, they...
Core Knowledge Foundation
Unit 7: Poetry
Over the course of a 12-lesson language arts unit, young scholars analyze a variety of poems taking a close look at figurative language and tone. They learn to compare and contrast, improve comprehension, and identify settings. To...
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Social Emotional Skills
A list of seven ideas designed to boost social-emotional learning provides ample opportunity for identifying and expressing feelings. Activities include ice-breakers, role-playing, thoughtful discussions, and more.
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Mission Impossible: Secret Phrasal Verbs
Students work together in groups and each member has a task to solve. They role-play the roles of agents in which they have to listen and speak carefully.
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Turn On, Tune In, and Write Down
Learners locate, access and listen to a variety of radio and audio samples found on the Internet. They discuss the material in small groups and identify areas of interest for further discussion.
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Language Practice
The simple instructional techniques described in this plan will help young readers learn and practice basic reading skills and strategies. Before reading, introduce your readers to the meaning of main character, setting, and plot. Then...
Odell Education
Reading Closely For Textual Details: Grade 8
Only a thorough understanding of history can save us from repeating it. Practice close reading skills with an eighth grade unit that focuses on 19th century America, including European immigration into Ellis Island and Frederick...
Pennsylvania Department of Education
The Talking Feather
Students use the feather when they want to talk and the rest of the class listens. In this listening lesson plan, students practice good manners by respecting the student with the feather.
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BBC Learning English, Listening Comprehension
In this specific listening comprehension learning exercise, students listen to an audio file and then choose the best answer to 15 corresponding multiple choice questions. Students then respond to four questions about non-verbal...
Columbus City Schools
Poetry Speaking and Listening Standards
Celebrate April's National Poetry Month or enrich a poetry unit with a wealth of language arts material. Class members develop an oral interpretation of a poem and/or develop a podcast interview with a poet.
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Lady Gaga: Famous People, ELL Assignment
Lady Gaga is the focus of this lengthy assignment for English learners. More than 10 exercises address reading and listening comprehension, speaking skills, vocabulary acquisition, grammar and more! A thorough instructional activity....
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Performance and Reflection on Listening and Speaking
Students prepare for and evaluate their performances in poetry slams. In this literature lesson, students write personal narratives about their poetry slam experiences.
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Magazine Production
Analyze magazines as a class, looking carefully for the target audience, advertisements, and topics presented. Small groups then work as a publication team and receive a magazine that they have to "sell." Each individual has a different...
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Are You an Optimist or a Pessimist?
Listening is a skill. This lesson will provide your pupils with clear guidelines for what to do when someone else is speaking. Whether you ask them to note key words in a talk, to prepare two questions about the presentation, or to note...