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ESL Reading and Listening Story Lesson The Perfect Gift
By Frenchified
Make learning English fun with this simple, comprehensible input English lesson plan and story. This lesson plan includes a story with targeted structures that can be repeated to give your students lots of repetitions. Comprehension activities to use after the story will allow you to engage your students and make sure that your English lesson is truly comprehensible input.
Andy wants to find the perfect gift for his mother's birthday. But somehow, his gifts don't work out. Can he find the right gift to show his love for her, or will she be disappointed? There are three targeted vocabulary structures that are used multiple times throughout the story. The targeted structures are:
This very simple story is told in two different ways. There is a printable text version, and an animated mp4 version. Tell the story as you watch it (pause if you want to stop and discuss or storyask!), or just watch it for comprehension. The video is just over 5 minutes long, with pause time for students to read the text. There is a second version of the video with only the illustrations - no text - so you can watch it and do story retells. With novice low and novice mid learners, you can tell the story as is. For novice high learners, you can add more details or write a parallel story. You could even use this story at higher levels by having students retell the story in the past.
Here’s what you’ll get in this English Comprehensible Input Lesson:
• Links to the videos both with and without the text
• A printable pdf version of the story
• Comprehension question worksheet
• "Who said it?" worksheet
• Story retell worksheet
• Answer key
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ESL Reading and Listening Story Lesson The ugly pants
By Frenchified
Make learning English fun with this simple, comprehensible input English lesson plan and story. This lesson plan includes a story with targeted structures that can be repeated to give your students lots of repetitions. Comprehension activities to use after the story will allow you to engage your students and make sure that your English lesson is truly comprehensible input.
Mark loves his red pants, but all of the other kids laugh at him when he wears them. So he tries other pants - but they still laugh. Could the problem be something other than his questionable fashion choices? There are four targeted vocabulary structures that are used multiple times throughout the story. The targeted structures are:
This very simple story is told in two different ways. There is a printable text version, and an animated mp4 version. Tell the story as you watch it (pause if you want to stop and discuss or storyask!), or just watch it for comprehension. The video is just over 5 minutes long, with pause time for students to read the text. There is a second version of the video with only the illustrations - no text - so you can watch it and do story retells. With novice low and novice mid learners, you can tell the story as is. For novice high learners, you can add more details or write a parallel story. You could even use this story at higher levels by having students retell the story in the past.
Here’s what you’ll get in this English Comprehensible Input Lesson:
• Links to the videos both with and without the text
• A printable pdf version of the story
• Comprehension question worksheet
• "Who said it?" worksheet
• Story retell worksheet
• Answer key
Click HERE to join my mailing list and get a free article about adapting a textbook to CI!
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ESL Reading and Listening Story Lesson It hurts!
By Frenchified
Make learning English fun with this simple, comprehensible input English lesson plan and story. This lesson plan includes a story with targeted structures that can be repeated to give your students lots of repetitions. Comprehension activities to use after the story will allow you to engage your students and make sure that your English lesson is truly comprehensible input.
Dad is watching the kids while mom's at work, but they keep ending up getting hurt. Will they make it through the day, or will disaster strike? Find out in this CI video lesson for German learners. There are four targeted vocabulary structures that are used multiple times throughout the story. The targeted structures are:
This very simple story is told in two different ways. There is a printable text version, and an animated mp4 version. Tell the story as you watch it (pause if you want to stop and discuss or storyask!), or just watch it for comprehension. The video is just over 5 minutes long, with pause time for students to read the text. There is a second version of the video with only the illustrations - no text - so you can watch it and do story retells. With novice low and novice mid learners, you can tell the story as is. For novice high learners, you can add more details or write a parallel story. You could even use this story at higher levels by having students retell the story in the past.
Here’s what you’ll get in this English Comprehensible Input Lesson:
• Links to the videos both with and without the text
• A printable pdf version of the story
• Comprehension question worksheet
• "Who said it?" worksheet
• Story retell worksheet
• Answer key
Click HERE to join my mailing list and get a free article about adapting a textbook to CI!
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ESL Reading and Listening Story Lesson You Smell Bad
By Frenchified
Make learning English fun with this simple, comprehensible input English lesson plan and story. This lesson plan includes a story with targeted structures that can be repeated to give your students lots of repetitions. Comprehension activities to use after the story will allow you to engage your students and make sure that your English lesson is truly comprehensible input.
Annette loves cheese. She REALLY loves cheese - so much that she smells like cheese. Her boyfriend Peter doesn't like cheese at all. How can Ingrid reconcile her love for cheese with her love for Peter? There are four targeted vocabulary structures that are used multiple times throughout the story. The targeted structures are:
This very simple story is told in two different ways. There is a printable text version, and an animated mp4 version. Tell the story as you watch it (pause if you want to stop and discuss or storyask!), or just watch it for comprehension. The video is just over 5 minutes long, with pause time for students to read the text. There is a second version of the video with only the illustrations - no text - so you can watch it and do story retells. With novice low and novice mid learners, you can tell the story as is. For novice high learners, you can add more details or write a parallel story. You could even use this story at higher levels by having students retell the story in the past.
Here’s what you’ll get in this English Comprehensible Input Lesson:
• Links to the videos both with and without the text
• A printable pdf version of the story
• Comprehension question worksheet
• "Who said it?" worksheet
• Story retell worksheet
• Answer key
Click HERE to join my mailing list and get a free article about adapting a textbook to CI!
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ESL Reading and Listening Story Lesson Mark is Hungry
By Frenchified
Make learning English fun with this simple, comprehensible input English lesson plan and story. This lesson plan includes a story with targeted structures that can be repeated to give your students lots of repetitions. Comprehension activities to use after the story will allow you to engage your students and make sure that your English lesson is truly comprehensible input.
Mark is a squirrel, and he's hungry. And while his refrigerator is full, it doesn't have his favorite food - bread! How can he fill his stomach? Can his friends help him? There are four targeted vocabulary structures that are used multiple times throughout the story. The targeted structures are:
This very simple story is told in two different ways. There is a printable text version, and an animated mp4 version. Tell the story as you watch it (pause if you want to stop and discuss or storyask!), or just watch it for comprehension. The video is just over 5 minutes long, with pause time for students to read the text. There is a second version of the video with only the illustrations - no text - so you can watch it and do story retells. With novice low and novice mid learners, you can tell the story as is. For novice high learners, you can add more details or write a parallel story. You could even use this story at higher levels by having students retell the story in the past.
Here’s what you’ll get in this English Comprehensible Input Lesson:
• Links to the videos both with and without the text
• A printable pdf version of the story
• Comprehension question worksheet
• "Who said it?" worksheet
• Story retell worksheet
• Answer key
Click HERE to join my mailing list and get a free article about adapting a textbook to CI!
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ESL Reading and Listening Story Lesson The Bad Chef
By Frenchified
Make learning English fun with this simple, comprehensible input English lesson plan and story. This lesson plan includes a story with targeted structures that can be repeated to give your students lots of repetitions. Comprehension activities to use after the story will allow you to engage your students and make sure that your English lesson is truly comprehensible input.
The chef is bad - really bad. He puts too much salt on EVERYTHING. He's sad and customers are angry. But is there a simple solution? There are four targeted vocabulary structures that are used multiple times throughout the story. The targeted structures are:
This very simple story is told in two different ways. There is a printable text version, and an animated mp4 version. Tell the story as you watch it (pause if you want to stop and discuss or storyask!), or just watch it for comprehension. The video is just over 5 minutes long, with pause time for students to read the text. There is a second version of the video with only the illustrations - no text - so you can watch it and do story retells. With novice low and novice mid learners, you can tell the story as is. For novice high learners, you can add more details or write a parallel story. You could even use this story at higher levels by having students retell the story in the past.
Here’s what you’ll get in this English Comprehensible Input Lesson:
• Links to the videos both with and without the text
• A printable pdf version of the story
• Comprehension question worksheet
• "Who said it?" worksheet
• Story retell worksheet
• Answer key
Click HERE to join my mailing list and get a free article about adapting a textbook to CI!
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ESL Reading and Listening Story Lesson The Invisible Man
By Frenchified
Make learning English fun with this simple, comprehensible input English lesson plan and story. This lesson plan includes a story with targeted structures that can be repeated to give your students lots of repetitions. Comprehension activities to use after the story will allow you to engage your students and make sure that your English lesson is truly comprehensible input.
Jerome is in love with Sophie. But there's a problem - he's very, very small. So small that SOphie can't see him and doesn't know he exists. Can he find a way to get Sophieo notice him and go out with him on a date? There are four targeted vocabulary structures that are used multiple times throughout the story. The targeted structures are:
This very simple story is told in two different ways. There is a printable text version, and an animated mp4 version. Tell the story as you watch it (pause if you want to stop and discuss or storyask!), or just watch it for comprehension. The video is just over 5 minutes long, with pause time for students to read the text. There is a second version of the video with only the illustrations - no text - so you can watch it and do story retells. With novice low and novice mid learners, you can tell the story as is. For novice high learners, you can add more details or write a parallel story. You could even use this story at higher levels by having students retell the story in the past.
Here’s what you’ll get in this English Comprehensible Input Lesson:
• Links to the videos both with and without the text
• A printable pdf version of the story
• Comprehension question worksheet
• "Who said it?" worksheet
• Story retell worksheet
• Answer key
Click HERE to join my mailing list and get a free article about adapting a textbook to CI!
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ELA/ELL/ENL/ESL Lesson 2, Nice to Meet You! Presentation Slides, Homeschool
By Cheryl Bennett
Lesson 2 for young readers, as well as students learning English for the first time, is a ready to go, NO PREP lesson. Several vocabulary words are review from Lesson 1, Hello! Students will see new vocabulary words in a story, a list format, and practice sentences. There are even a few sentences with multiple choice questions with the answers.
This resource is a great resource for teachers who need a ready-made presentation.
How can I use these slides?
-Read the slides to students.
-Don't be afraid to read it more than once, maybe even more than one day.
-When students are ready, let them read it back to you.
-Read some sentences and stop so students have to read words you leave out.
-Use the questions provided as a bell ringer or an exit slip.
Students will be able to talk and ask about:
Vocabulary Targeted Includes:
Also, check out Lesson 1, Hello!
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When Question FREEBIE - Morning, Afternoon, Night - NO PREP - Time of the Day
By The SLP Curriculum
This resource serves as a great way to teach speech language therapy students or English language learners how to answer WHEN questions. The explicit instruction of time of day (Morning, Afternoon, Night) and time on a clock is essential for children to be able to answer certain WHEN questions, while also providing opportunity for vocabulary development. These visual aids, task cards, sentence model strips, sorting worksheets, and coloring worksheets will walk you through the instruction of beginner WHEN questions step-by-step.
Included in this resource:
NO PREP coloring worksheets for younger students.
Sentence Frames for guided production of complete sentences.
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Where Question FREEBIE - Inside & Outside - WH- Question NO PREP Speech Activity
By The SLP Curriculum
This resource serves as a great way to teach speech language therapy students or English language learners how to answer WHERE questions. The explicit instruction of INSIDE or OUTSIDE is essential for children to be able to answer certain WHERE questions, while also providing opportunity for vocabulary development. This coloring worksheets help with repeated practice of the wh- question "where" that is often difficult for our students.
Included in this resource:
Where Question Information Sheet
NO PREP coloring worksheets for younger students
Follow The SLP Curriculum for start-to-finish resources!
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Comparative and Superlative Adjectives - Sorts and Games
By Miss Clever Cookie
Sorting activities and games to teach comparatives and superlatives.
* 1 Kinetic activity - sort by rule
* 1 Colour by rule sheet
* 6 Find the path sheets - sort by rule
* 1 Board game
* 1 Tic Tac Toe sheet
List of Materials and Instructions
1. Grammar Overview
2. Adjective Sorting Game
2 ways to play:
* a sit-down activity - print out, cut up
Children draw an adjective from a receptacle and place it on the right plate.
* a kinetic activity (great for lively classes) -print out two sets, cut up, laminate
3. Colour by Rule worksheet + key
4. 6 Find the Right Path worksheets + keys
5. Board Game
You need counters and dices. To be played in pairs or small groups. If you teach a larger group, print out a few of them.
3 ways to play:
* pupils say the comparative and superlative of the adjective
* pupils form a comparative / superlative and add a suitable noun
* pupils form a sentence
If they make a mistake or don't know, they lose their turn and have to return back to the square they previously stood on.
6. Tic Tac Toe
To be played in pairs. In order to write their Xs and Os, pupils have to write the
comparative and superlative on the line. If they don't know, they have to choose a different square. If they make a mistake, they lose their turn.
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BIBLE LESSON Letter A - Ant (Wisdom) Worksheets Activities
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