Months & Festivals Words & Sentences

  • Topic: Months, Festivals Words & Sentences ESL Lesson
  • Vocabulary:  months of the year- January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December. Festivals - Christmas, Halloween, New Year's Day, birthday. Ordinal Numbers - First, second, third, fourth, fifth, twentieth, twenty-first.
  • Grammar:  We add the suffix  '-st, -nd, -rd, -th' to cardinal numbers to write ordinal numbers - example 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th. Ordinal number are used to show the position or rank in a sequential order. When talking about dates, we often use ordinal numbers to show position of a number relative to other numbers. For example there 31 days in December and Christmas in on the 25th day of December.

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This lesson also focuses on another point which is using capital letters  at the beginning of the months of the year and names of festivals.

Ordinal vs. Cardinal Numbers

  • Halloween is on October 31st. (ordinal numbers)
  • There are 31 days in October.  (cardinal numbers)

Capital Letters at Start of Months & Festivals

  • My birthday is on May 2nd. NOT My birthday is on may 2nd.
  • When is Christmas? NOT When is christmas?
  • When is Halloween? NOT When is halloween?

Months & Festivals Lesson

  • Topic: Months and Festivals ESL Lesson
  • Communication Objectives: In this lesson, ESL students will learn how to talk about special dates and upcoming events. The focus will be on months of the year and festivals. The will also learn more cardinal and ordinal numbers from 1-31.
  • Language Objectives: This lesson teaches vocabulary on the twelve months of the year and festivals. Children will learn to talk about dates using ordinal numbers (first, second, third, fourth).

months and festivals

  • Dialogue Story:  Freddie, Lisa and their friends are coming home from school. Lisa, who is not so good at dates, invites Sally to her upcoming birthday party. A conversation on months of the year reveals that Lisa only knows her birthday. She gets to learn about the months of the year and the dates of different festivals like New Year's Day, Halloween and Christmas.
  • Sentence Structures:
    • My birthday is on May 2nd.
    • We are in April.
    • When is your birthday, Freddie?
    • My birthday is on August 31st.
    • Christmas is on December 25th.
    • Bob's birthday is just before Christmas.
  • Vocabulary:  Months - January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December. Festivals - Christmas, Halloween, New Year's Day, birthday.

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Places Around Words & Sentences

  • Topic: Places Around Words & Sentences
  • Vocabulary:  places in the city - bank, post office, stadium, restaurant, shopping mall, bookstore, park, airport, hospital, police station

      Jobs - doctor, nurse, police officer, shop assistant, chef

  • Grammar:  The lesson focus on nouns related to jobs and places in the city. It therefore focuses on using the verb 'to work' in the present tense with emphasis on the third-person singular.

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Verb 'to work' simple present

  • I work in a hospital. (1st  person singular)
  • A doctor works in a hospital. (3rd person singular)
  • My dad works in a hospital. (3rd person singular)
  • Doctors and nurses work in a hospital (3rd person plural)
  • They work in a hospital. (3rd person plural)

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Places Around Lesson

  • Topic: Places Around ESL Lesson
  • Communication Objectives: This lesson will teach ESL students how to talk about places in the city. They will also learn to associate places around to people working in them and the actions people perform in different places.
  • Language Objectives:  This lesson will teach places vocabulary and action verbs related to things we do in different places and the people who work there.  Therefore, it is also a good lesson to review jobs vocabulary.

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  • Dialogue Story:  Freddie and Lisa are out in the city all by themselves. They go from one place to another. Lisa asks about different places in the city.
  • Sentence Structures:
    • A doctor works in a hospital.
    • A shop assistant works in a shopping mall.
    • A pilot works at the airport.
    • We send letters at the post office.
    • We buy books at the bookstore.

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Zoo Lesson Words & Sentences

  • Topic: Zoo Lesson Words & Sentences
  • Vocabulary:  panda, bamboo, giraffe, ostrich, zebra, lion, tiger, meat, fruit, leaves, zookeeper, heavy, large, long, trunk, zoo, trolley, monkey, camel, elephant, rhino, hippo,
  • Grammar:  This lesson focuses on asking and responding to questions about descriptions of things. Therefore, there will be adjectives to learn. We will also learn to ask for descriptions of nouns using 'like' .  The lesson also covers verbs in the simple present tense with particular focus on the third-person singular.

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LIKE - for questions about descriptions:

  • What does a panda look like?
  • It's black and white.
  • What does a giraffe look like?
  • It's tall.
  • What's the weather like?
  • It's hot and sunny.
  • What's your mother like?
  • My mother is kind.
  • What does a zebra look like?
  • It looks like a black and white horse.

 

We can also describe things by the actions they perform

  • What does a panda eat?
  • A panda eats bamboo.

 

Action verbs and the 3rd person singular

  • A lion eats meat.
  • Lions and tigers eat meat.
  • They eat meat.

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Zoo Animals Lesson

  • Topic: Zoo Animals ESL Lesson Dialogue
  • Communication Objectives: This lesson teaches learners how to describe animals by what they look like and what they eat.
  • Language Objectives: The lesson will teach ESL learners how to describe zoo animals by appearance and by the kinds of things they eat. They will also learn to use similes to compare things by what they look like.

zoo visit

  • Dialogue Story:  Dad is taking Lisa and Freddie out on a trip to the zoo. A zookeeper guides them through the zoo in a trolley. Freddie and Lisa have a lot of questions about the animals, which Dad and the zookeeper take turns answering. Lisa is so excited that she jumps out of the trolley to interact with the monkeys. She soon learns first hand that monkeys can be very good at mischief. Lisa's hat is gone!
  • Sentence Structures:
    • A panda is black and white.
    • Pandas eat bamboo leaves.
    • A giraffe is tall.
    • An elephant's nose is called a trunk.
    • Elephants eat fruit and leaves.
    • Lions and tigers eat meat.
    • Zebras look like black and white horses.
    • Zebras have beautiful stripes.
    • An ostrich can't fly.

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Sports Words, Sentences

  • Topic: Sports Words & Sentences
  • Vocabulary:  running, volleyball, soccer, long jump, table tennis, badminton, baseball,
  • Grammar:  This lesson focuses on three grammar areas - compound words, using 'like' in the present simple and adjectives followed by prepositions.

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1- Compound Words

( These are words formed by combining two words. Many names of  sports are formed this way)

  • basket + ball = basketball
  • volley + ball = volleyball
  • table + tennis = table tennis

2- Verb 'to like'  -  present simple 

(The verb 'to like' is a stative verb which describes a state, situation or condition. The focus will be on how the verb only changes in the 3rd person singular. )

  • I like volleyball. (1st person singular)
  • You like volleyball. (2nd  person singular)
  • She likes volleyball. (3rd person singular)
  • Sally likes volleyball. (3rd  person singular)
  • We like volleyball. (1st  person plural)
  • You(many) like volleyball. (2nd  person plural)
  • They like volleyball. (3rd person plural)

3- Adjectives followed by prepositions

 (Some adjectives are often followed by a preposition in certain circumstances. When talking about things we can do very well or very badly, we often use the adjective 'good' or 'bad'  followed by the preposition 'at'. )

  • I am good at  volleyball.
  • I am good at math.
  • He is good at playing basketball.
  • I'm bad at playing soccer.
  • Are you good at playing soccer?
  • What sports are you good at?

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Sports Lesson

  • Topic: Sports Lesson Dialogue
  • Communication Objectives: In this ESL lesson will teach learners to express preference of different kinds of sports. Students will learn expressions used when talking about their favorite sports.
  • Language Objectives: The lesson will teach learners how to express likes and preference and also how to talk about personal abilities using some adjectives followed by prepositions - good at, bad at. They will also learn how to compare things in the most basic manner.

Sports

  • Dialogue Story:  It's a sports day at school. Freddie, Lisa and the others are on the play ground. A lot is happening. Students are playing different kinds of sports. A conversation begins about their sports preferences and an expression of their abilities.  Freddie and Bob are amazed by a short boy outplaying the tall boys in basketball, which goes to teach kids not to be stereotypical about their judgment of others.
  • Sentence Structures:
    • I like playing volleyball.
    • Sally is good at playing volleyball.
    • The short boy is good at playing basketball.
    • He is better than the tall boys.
    • I can run faster.
  • Grammar:  adjectives followed by prepositions (good at, bad at), comparatives (better than, faster)

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Vocabulary:  basketball, volleyball, soccer, table tennis, badminton, tennis, running

Pets Lesson Words & Sentences

  • Topic: Pets Lesson Words & Sentences for ESL
  • Vocabulary:  turtle, iguana, cat, dog, parrot, gold fish, hamster, snake, frog, rabbit, personality adjectives - cute, friendly, lazy, quiet
  • Grammar:  This ESL grammar lesson will focus on using the subordinating conjunction 'because' to give reasons or further explanation for a choice.  Contrary to popular beliefs, we can start a sentence with 'because'.  The lesson will also introduce common personality adjectives.

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Subordinating conjunction 'because'

  • I like dogs because they are friendly.
  • I don't like cats because they are lazy.

Adjectives (An adjective describes a noun. A personality adjective describes character and can be abstract.)

  •  a lazy cat
  • a friendly dog
  • a cute dog
  • a quiet rabbit

Pets ESL Lesson

  • Topic: Pets Lesson Dialogue
  • Communication Objectives: The goal of this ESL lesson is to teach learners how give reasons. The lesson will teach them more ways of describing pets especially with the use of personality adjectives.
  • Language Objectives: The objective of this lesson is to teach students how to ask and answer 'why' questions and to give reasons using the subordinating conjunction 'because' to show the relationship between the independent clause and the dependent clause. The lesson will also introduce personality adjectives which can be used to talk about pets.
  • Dialogue Story:  Freddie and Lisa are at an animal shelter. They are trying to decide which pets they might get. A conversation about preference begins. Freddie likes dogs and Lisa likes cats. Freddie is not a fan of cats because he thinks they are lazy and boring.

Pets

  • Sentence Structures:
    • What pets do you like?
    • I like dogs.
    • Why do you like dogs?
    • I like dogs because they are friendly and cute.
    • I don't like cats because they are lazy.

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Vocabulary:  cats, dogs, rabbits,