ESL Ideas      (B=Beginning, I=Intermediate, T=Transitional)

Conversation Lessons With Stories
(B, I, T) Activities include ten brief stories to stimulate spontaneous speech and class discussions

Indistinguishable Listening Skills
( T ) Activity student listens to a story and orally explains the conclusion of the story, relates story to self, and clarifies if he or she prefers someone to read to them or would prefer reading to self

Telling True Stories
(I, T) Lesson aims at learning the basic structure and expressions used when telling true stories

Best Friend
(I, T) Activity student practices expressing opinions by choosing which qualities would make a best friend and which qualities would make an undesirable friend

Reading/Speaking Comprehension Dialogues
(B, I, T) These reading comprehension / dialogues provide an opportunity for both reading and speaking practice followed by a multiple choice self-checking quiz for comprehension practice

Conversation Questions
(B, I, T) Large group of questions which can be used in cooperative conversation lessons

Getting To Know You
(B, I, T) List of questions student may use for cooperative listening activity

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