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CROSS-CULTURAL JOB CANDIDATES
I teach adults in Beijing, China. I often find that my older students are as interested in cross-cultural exchange as they are in language learning. So, I designed this lesson for them, encouraging them to think about "WHY" certain business decisions are made. At the end of the activity, any candidate they choose is ok, but they need to be able to ...
Level: advanced
Age: 18-100
Type: lesson-plan
Downloads: 16
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UPPER INTERMEDIATE TO ADVANCED BUSINESS ENGLISH - CUSTOMER SERVICE/PRODUCT QUALITY SURVEYS
This is the latest in my Business English series. This is Lesson 2 of 2 of the unit "Customer Service and Product Quality Surveys". The first half of this unit (Lesson 1 of 2) was over the size limit to be submitted as a printable, so I had to upload it as a PPT. (Link here: http://www.eslprintables.com/powerpoint.asp?id=89964#thetop ) Many thanks ...
Level: advanced
Age: 18-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 16
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INTERMEDIATE BUSINESS ENGLISH - WHAT DO YOU DO? 1 OF 2
This lesson is designed to facilitate describing jobs and job responsibilities. To enable students to talk about their duties and their coworkers� duties. To discuss work and life balance. To introduce new work-related vocabulary and provide opportunity to use it. This segment has the option to be paired with a companion segment that will be upload...
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 32
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PRONUNCIATION - MINIMAL PAIRS FOR ALL LEVELS
PRONUNCIATION ACTIVITY SUITABLE FOR ALL LEVELS -- This minimal pairs activity is targeted at sounds often confused by many learners, but especially those in Asia.
THE TWO SHEETS HAVE DIFFERENT WORDS. Student A reads to Student B. If Student B thinks that words 1, 3, 5 are the same, then Student B writes those in the same box together. If Stude...
Level: intermediate
Age: 3-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 52
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INTERMEDIATE SALON - WHAT DID YOU CALL ME? (SIMILES & METAPHORS)
Hi! This lesson facilitates understanding of similes and metaphors, then provides 3 activities for pair work to use the target language. The first activity is simile, second is metaphor. The 3rd activity may not be needed, as the first two will probably take all of an hour class period. But in the event you need a time filler, the third is there. T...
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 10
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INTERMEDIATE TO ADVANCED BUSINESS ENGLISH - MAKING MY MOVE (STARTING A BUSINESS) LESSON 2 OF 2
This is Lesson 2 of 2 of my Business English Unit called "Making My Move" - This unit focuses on moving quickly and accurately between verb tenses in the context of talking about starting one�s own business. Additionally, Lesson 2 (this one) also adds vocabulary related to money, and includes vocabulary list, exercises for pair work to use the new ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 18
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HIGH BEGINNER/LOW INTERMEDIATE SALON -- NAME FIVE THINGS
This activity is useful for any age group of students from High Beginner to Low Intermediate. Since I design curriculum for my school, I often put lesson plans with things. (It�s not unusual for us to hire inexperienced teachers, thus the step-by-step lesson plans.) But these are certainly not etched in stone. This is a board game to encourage spe...
Level: elementary
Age: 10-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 5
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COMPARATIVES - SUPERLATIVES RACE
This lesson requires a little preparation on your part, but this is a lesson you will be able to use over and over for the rest of your teaching career. I make constant use of visuals and free resources -- my favorite by far is pictures from newspapers and magazines. For this lesson, I collected pictures from the newspaper over the course of about ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: lesson-plan
Downloads: 22
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SHOULD / SHOULDN�T MUST / MUSTN�T -- MODALS USAGE PRACTICE
modals practice
Level: elementary
Age: 8-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 65
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HIGH INTERMEDIATE TO ADVANCED BUSINESS ENGLISH - GIVING A PROJECT STATUS REPORT - LESSON 2 OF 2
This is Lesson 2 of 2 for the unit of the same name. I am creating a 126-lesson Business English course to be used in Beijing. However, most (if not all) of these materials can be modified for use in any country. This lesson facilitates speaking practice using the material taught and reinforced in Lesson 1 of 2. This lesson uses the context of a re...
Level: advanced
Age: 18-100
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 14
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WEATHER, SEASONS, TIMES OF DAY, TEMPERATURES - PART 5 OF 5
First, let me apologize for there being 5 parts to this. Once again, the file limits have bitten me in the backside! This lesson is a format I�ve been using for about 4 yrs, and it has always worked well for me. I usually just do it on the board, but decided to put it into a ppt for larger classes. ...
Level: elementary
Age: 13-100
Downloads: 19
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DESCRIBING GRAPHS -- ADVANCED SPEAKING
This is a 31-slide activity about describing information presented in visual form -- bar graphs, line graphs, pie charts. There�s a brainstorming activity with later reinforcement for the vocabulary for describing the movement depicted. There�s a full explanation and illustration of the various ways...
Level: advanced
Age: 18-100
Downloads: 66
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BEGINNER LEVEL - TIMES OF LIFE & DESCRIBING PEOPLE - PART 1 OF 2
This is designed to follow (but can also be independent of) my ppt lesson on weather. In this ppt, students get vocabulary about the stages of life and ways to describe people. I tried to include enough pictures with enough variety to give them a chance to use all new vocabulary. Unfortunately, beca...
Level: elementary
Age: 13-100
Downloads: 17
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WEATHER, SEASONS, TIMES OF DAY, TEMPERATURES - PART 2 OF 5
First, let me apologize for there being 5 parts to this. Once again, the file limits have bitten me in the backside! This lesson is a format I�ve been using for about 4 yrs, and it has always worked well for me. I usually just do it on the board, but decided to put it into a ppt for larger classes. ...
Level: elementary
Age: 13-100
Downloads: 16
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MYTHS ABOUT AMERICANS - CULTURE AND VOCAB IN CONTEXT
I�ve taught ESL only 2 places -- USA & China. (this can be used elsewhere) Here in China, there is a *massive* amount of crazy stuff Chinese people believe to be absolute fact about Americans. There�s so much consistency to it, in fact, that I put together this ppt to try to figure out why. Turns o...
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Downloads: 70
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WELCOME TO BURNING MAN -- TEACHING VOCAB VIA CONTEXT - PART 2 OF 6
First, let me apologize for there being SO many separate ppts. The file limits are harsh sometimes. I used this with a group of Chinese students to teach vocabulary in context via an introduction of Burning Man. My students really got into it and asked a ton of questions. Towards the end, I divided ...
Level: advanced
Age: 18-100
Downloads: 12
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VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT - AGING IN PLACE
This is another of my Vocabulary In Context presentations. This one is on the topic of Aging In Place. I teach in China, and the rapidly aging population is an issue. There�s a few slides dedicated to China. HOWEVER!!! These are very easily changed and are only at the beginning. Total of 26 slides
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Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Downloads: 26
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VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT - UPCYCLING - PART 1 OF 2
This PPT introduces the concept of upcycling and teaches a lot of new vocabulary via context. I used it for an English Corner with a mixed group -- everything from beginner to advanced -- and encouraged discussion of what they like, don�t like, ways to make the ideas better, etc.
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Downloads: 21
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SCHEDULING - VOCABULARY & ROLE PLAY - BUSINESS CONTEXT
This ppt is a combination vocabulary introduction/review and role play lesson plan. The first part of the ppt is a review of vocabulary/useful phrases for making arrangements and confirming plans. The last few slides are included so that you can print them off and use them as handouts. (Not intended...
Level: intermediate
Age: 18-100
Downloads: 34
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WELCOME TO BURNING MAN -- TEACHING VOCAB VIA CONTEXT - PART 5 OF 6
First, let me apologize for there being SO many separate ppts. The file limits are harsh sometimes. I used this with a group of Chinese students to teach vocabulary in context via an introduction of Burning Man. My students really got into it and asked a ton of questions. Towards the end, I divided ...
Level: advanced
Age: 18-100
Downloads: 11
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