• Informal language

• Formal language
  NOTE: Formal language should avoid slang, contractions, second person, and jargon

ESL Ideas      (B=Beginning, I=Intermediate, T=Transitional)
(B) Students create a journal which starts with pictures and words from their first language. 
(I, T)  Students compose and decorate an appropriate party invitation.
(B, I, T) Students may make or bring in note cards and write a thank-you note for a recently received gift.
(I, T) Students write a letter to cheer up someone in the hospital.
(T) Students write a simple letter to a college or university of their choice requesting a student catalog and application.  Using a word processor, students should type, edit, print, and send the letter. 
(I, T) Students keep a written, non-graded journal in which they free-write, and the teacher then responds in writing.

Writing Informal Letter
(I, T) Lesson demonstrates the difference between formal and informal letters, vocabulary practice, and writing practice

Reviewing Time with song 'Rock Around the Clock'
(I, T) Lesson aims to practice informal speech in conversation while revising language structures

Paint By Idioms
(B, I, T) Activities include online self-checking idiom games with the following themes: animals, moods, and body parts

Self-Study Idiom Quizzes
(I, T) Activities include online self-checking practice quizzes on the following: idioms, phrasal verbs & expressions, and slang

American Slang - Randomly Chosen
(I, T) Activity is online self-checking informal language practice

English Idioms: Sayings and Slang
(I, T) A to Z idiom dictionary including meanings and application examples

ESL Idiom Page
(I, T) A to Z idiom list including meanings and examples

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