Hello ESL Teachers, Tutors and fellow Educators!
Welcome to ESL Teacher! Today, I'm giving you a quick lesson on the SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE. If you think it's used to talk about now, think again!
This is the first lesson in a series to teach English verb tenses. After watching the video, you will understand and be able to explain the simple present tense to your ESL students.
Summary of the Simple Present Tense for ESL teachers:
1) The Simple Present Tense is used when describing facts or truths, habits, recurring events or states of being (it was true yesterday and true today and likely will be true tomorrow).
EX: I am a teacher. (fact or truth)
Dogs are animals. (fact or truth)
She smokes. (habits)
I clean the house on Saturdays. (recurring event)
My shirt is blue. (state of being)
2) The Simple Present Tense is used during sports events, said at the same time (roughly) that the event happens.
EX: He shoots! He scores!
3) The Simple Present Tense is used to talk about a specified date in the future!
EX: I go to the doctor at 3.
Showing posts with label advanced ESL learner. Show all posts
Showing posts with label advanced ESL learner. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Oxford Picture Dictionary, 2nd Edition, pp. 33 Describing Hair
Hello English (ESL) Students!
Welcome to English class today! Open your ESL Textbook, The Oxford Picture Dictionary, 2nd Edition, to page 33. Let's learn to talk, read and write about hair!
Page 33, Describing Hair
Page 33, Describing Hair REVIEW
Excellent Work!
Welcome to English class today! Open your ESL Textbook, The Oxford Picture Dictionary, 2nd Edition, to page 33. Let's learn to talk, read and write about hair!
Page 33, Describing Hair
Page 33, Describing Hair REVIEW
Saturday, May 1, 2010
The Oxford Picture Dictionary, 2nd Edition, Lesson Plans
Hello fellow ESL Teachers, ESL Tutors and compatriots!
Welcome to ESL Teacher, a truly exciting blog on how to teach and learn ESL. Thank you for your visit!
Today I recommend that you buy The Oxford Picture Dictionary Lesson Plans (Oxford Picture Dictionary 2e).
It has ready made QUALITY lesson plans for you. In addition, it has the same page that the students see in their books (reduced in size to fit your book). It's the ESL Vocabulary Teaching BIBLE.
Do I need to say more?
Your fellow ESL Teacher,
Meylysa
Welcome to ESL Teacher, a truly exciting blog on how to teach and learn ESL. Thank you for your visit!
Today I recommend that you buy The Oxford Picture Dictionary Lesson Plans (Oxford Picture Dictionary 2e).
It has ready made QUALITY lesson plans for you. In addition, it has the same page that the students see in their books (reduced in size to fit your book). It's the ESL Vocabulary Teaching BIBLE.
Do I need to say more?
Your fellow ESL Teacher,
Meylysa
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Dictation Race Game for the ESL Classroom
Hello fellow ESL Teachers, ESL Tutors and Happy Followers!
Thank you so much for visiting ESL Teacher. You are loved and appreciated!!!
Today, let's talk about a fun classroom activity for almost any level of students!
Method:
1) Pick out a conversation, preferably on a CD or other audio recording. Interchange is a good ESL textbook with a lot of conversations.
2) Write the names of the people talking in the dialogue on the board for each line of the dialogue. Write the names twice, one on each side of the board, so that two teams can write at the same time.
EXAMPLE:
John:
Sally:
John:
Sally:
John:
3) Divide the class into two teams, line them up with the first person holding a whiteboard marker and ready to write.
4) Play the CD once, tell the students to write what they hear.
5) The next student comes up, gets the marker, play the CD again.
6) Keep rotating students until every student has gotten a try.
7) Compare the teams' work. Who is more accurate? Correct any mistakes you find for both teams.
8) Congratulate the winners!
Thank you so much for visiting ESL Teacher. You are loved and appreciated!!!
Today, let's talk about a fun classroom activity for almost any level of students!
Method:
1) Pick out a conversation, preferably on a CD or other audio recording. Interchange is a good ESL textbook with a lot of conversations.
2) Write the names of the people talking in the dialogue on the board for each line of the dialogue. Write the names twice, one on each side of the board, so that two teams can write at the same time.
EXAMPLE:
John:
Sally:
John:
Sally:
John:
3) Divide the class into two teams, line them up with the first person holding a whiteboard marker and ready to write.
4) Play the CD once, tell the students to write what they hear.
5) The next student comes up, gets the marker, play the CD again.
6) Keep rotating students until every student has gotten a try.
7) Compare the teams' work. Who is more accurate? Correct any mistakes you find for both teams.
8) Congratulate the winners!
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Speaking Slowly in the Beginning ESL Classroom
Welcome ESL Teachers, ESL Tutors, and Supporters!
Thank you for visiting ESL Teacher, the most happening ESL place on the internet!
Today, let's talk about speaking slowly in the beginning ESL Classroom.
I usually speak slower when teaching ESL beginners, as it is difficult for them to understand what I am saying.
Tips:
1) For the elementary ESL learner, speak slowly. Focus on individual words and use pictures, pointing or gestures to convey the meaning until the students understand.
2) For the elementary ESL learner, pause between words. This gives them time to understand one word at a time.
3) For the intermediate ESL learner, speak normally first. Then slow your words down until you have everyone understanding.
4) For the advanced ESL learner, speak normal speed. You can slow down if they have difficulty pronouncing a word.
Just imagine if you were learning a foreign language...would you want the ESL teacher to speak slowly?
Hope this was helpful! Please leave your comments!
Your fellow ESL Teacher,
Meylysa
Thank you for visiting ESL Teacher, the most happening ESL place on the internet!
Today, let's talk about speaking slowly in the beginning ESL Classroom.
I usually speak slower when teaching ESL beginners, as it is difficult for them to understand what I am saying.
Tips:
1) For the elementary ESL learner, speak slowly. Focus on individual words and use pictures, pointing or gestures to convey the meaning until the students understand.
2) For the elementary ESL learner, pause between words. This gives them time to understand one word at a time.
3) For the intermediate ESL learner, speak normally first. Then slow your words down until you have everyone understanding.
4) For the advanced ESL learner, speak normal speed. You can slow down if they have difficulty pronouncing a word.
Just imagine if you were learning a foreign language...would you want the ESL teacher to speak slowly?
Hope this was helpful! Please leave your comments!
Your fellow ESL Teacher,
Meylysa
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Pulling Out Patterns to Teach ESL Vocabulary
Hello and welcome to ESL Teacher...the most amazing and wonderful place to hone your English teaching skills In The World!
Let's begin today's topic, how to pull out patterns to help ESL Learners retain new vocabulary.
Whether you are teaching advanced ESL learners or elementary ESL learners, they learn phrases and sentences just like they learn words. They memorize it as a whole. If you want students, especially elementary ESL learners, to break out and learn to use a pattern, you need to show them the pattern, and have them practice the pattern.
Example 1: 3-year-old boy
1) Teach the meaning of 3-year-old boy
2) Teach that you can use other numbers like 4-year-old boy
3) Practice giving students numbers like 5, 10, 12 and have students make the pattern (5-year old boy...etc)
4) Change boy to girl, do a pattern practice with different numbers again.
5) Change to woman...then man...and repeat.
Example 2: My ____ hurts.
1) Teach body parts (head, hand, leg, etc.)
2) Teach "My head hurts"
3) Give students body parts ("Head") and have the students say the pattern ("My head hurts").
4) Let the students create their own patterns.
ESL learners need to practice the words a lot, and practice the patterns a lot. Advanced ESL learners and elementary ESL learners will benefit from this constant practice in the classroom, and will gradually build up their vocabulary and the number of useful phrases and sentences that they can make on their own.
If you have any other advice on pulling out patterns and using these patterns to re-enforce vocabulary, then please share! This post is similar to the post on using sentence practice help students learn new vocabulary, so please visit it as well!
Thanks!
Your fellow ESL Teacher,
Meylysa
Let's begin today's topic, how to pull out patterns to help ESL Learners retain new vocabulary.
Whether you are teaching advanced ESL learners or elementary ESL learners, they learn phrases and sentences just like they learn words. They memorize it as a whole. If you want students, especially elementary ESL learners, to break out and learn to use a pattern, you need to show them the pattern, and have them practice the pattern.
Example 1: 3-year-old boy
1) Teach the meaning of 3-year-old boy
2) Teach that you can use other numbers like 4-year-old boy
3) Practice giving students numbers like 5, 10, 12 and have students make the pattern (5-year old boy...etc)
4) Change boy to girl, do a pattern practice with different numbers again.
5) Change to woman...then man...and repeat.
Example 2: My ____ hurts.
1) Teach body parts (head, hand, leg, etc.)
2) Teach "My head hurts"
3) Give students body parts ("Head") and have the students say the pattern ("My head hurts").
4) Let the students create their own patterns.
ESL learners need to practice the words a lot, and practice the patterns a lot. Advanced ESL learners and elementary ESL learners will benefit from this constant practice in the classroom, and will gradually build up their vocabulary and the number of useful phrases and sentences that they can make on their own.
If you have any other advice on pulling out patterns and using these patterns to re-enforce vocabulary, then please share! This post is similar to the post on using sentence practice help students learn new vocabulary, so please visit it as well!
Thanks!
Your fellow ESL Teacher,
Meylysa
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