Practical Ideas for Multi-Level ESL Classrooms

Adapted for ESL Instruction 101 – 2012 Video Resource CDDawn Saint – saintd@nacc.edu

Northeast Alabama Community College

Using Pictures and Magazines

Magazine

• Find foods – sort by groups, cost

Magazine

• Find foods – sort by groups• Find furniture – sort by rooms, cost

Magazine

• Find foods – sort by groups• Find furniture – sort by rooms, cost• Find people – sort by characteristics

Magazine

• Find foods – sort by groups• Find furniture – sort by rooms, cost• Find people – sort by characteristics• Use bilingual dictionary to label

(laminated or paper strips with arrows)

Magazine

• Find foods – sort by groups• Find furniture – sort by rooms, cost• Find people – sort by characteristics• Use bilingual dictionary to label (laminated

or paper strips with arrows)• Scavenger hunt – can include words too

Magazine

• Find foods – sort by groups• Find furniture – sort by rooms, cost• Find people – sort by characteristics• Use bilingual dictionary to label (laminated

or paper strips with arrows)• Scavenger hunt – can include words too• Cut out balloons for possible conversation

Using Audio

Listening and/or Recording

Cassette or CD

4 1 3 2

Voice of America

Thousands of Workers at Ground Zero Still Suffer Lung Problems 9-12-06

• Many of the workers who served at the World Trade Center after the September eleventh attacks became __________.  They breathed a harmful mix of __________, smoke and chemicals in the ruins of the Twin Towers and a third building that fell.  Some went days without __________ protection for their lungs.  Five years later, many of the thousands who worked at Ground Zero in the early __________ after the attacks still have health problems. 

• Doctors at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City have announced the results of the largest __________ yet of these workers.   The results appeared last __________ in Environmental Health Perspectives, the journal of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.  The study is called the World Trade Center Worker and Volunteer Medical Screening __________. 

• It confirmed high rates of breathing __________ in members of the building trades, firefighters, police officers and other workers. Almost seventy percent of the workers in the study had a __________ or worsened breathing problem.  These problems developed during or after their time __________ in the mountain of wreckage.  About sixty percent still had breathing problems at the __________ of their examination.

Thousands of Workers at Ground Zero Still Suffer Lung ProblemsA study of prepositions and prepositions used in verb phrases

(Listen first, and then try to guess at the correct prepositions without listening. Finally, listen again and check yourself.)

• Many _____ the workers who served _____ the World Trade Center __________ the September eleventh attacks became sick.  They breathed a harmful mix ________ dust, smoke and chemicals ________ the ruins ________ the Twin Towers and a third building that fell.  Some went days ________________ good protection ________ their lungs. 

• Five years later, many ________ the thousands who worked at Ground Zero ____ the early days _____ the attacks still have health problems. 

• Doctors ________ Mount Sinai Medical Center ________ New York City have announced the results ________ the largest study yet ________ these workers.   The results appeared last week ________ Environmental Health Perspectives, the journal ________ the National Institute ________ Environmental Health Sciences.  The study is called the World Trade Center Worker and Volunteer Medical Screening Program. 

VESL Podcasts

Living Books for the Ears

Dictation

• T-a-b-l-e, a-r-m-c-h-a-i-r, s-h-o-w-e-r,…

Dictation

• T-a-b-l-e, a-r-m-c-h-a-i-r, s-h-o-w-e-r,…• Last _____ I ______ to visit my _______

Dictation

• T-a-b-l-e, a-r-m-c-h-a-i-r, s-h-o-w-e-r,…• Last week I ______ to visit my _______• I’ve never _____ a _____ before.

Dictation

• T-a-b-l-e, a-r-m-c-h-a-i-r, s-h-o-w-e-r,…• Last week I ______ to visit my _______• I’ve never _____ a ____ before.• I would have ____ if I had known ____.

One Minute Talk (Accidents at Home)

• What is the most dangerous thing in your home? How can it be made less dangerous? • What is the most dangerous thing in your home for a child? How can it be made less

dangerous? • What is the most dangerous thing in your home for an elderly person? How can it be

made less dangerous? • What dangers can be found in the kitchen that can cause accidents? • What can be done to prevent kitchen accidents? • What can a parent do to childproof a kitchen? • What dangers can be found in bathrooms that can cause accidents? • What can be done to prevent bathroom accidents? • What can a parent do to childproof a bathroom? • What dangers can be found outside the home in the yard that can cause accidents? • What can be done to prevent yard accidents? • What can a parent do to childproof the yard? • What other dangers can be found in a home in bedrooms, laundry rooms, garages, and

living areas? • What can be done throughout the house to prevent accidents? • What can a parent do to childproof the different rooms of the home? • Where at home would you put your first aid kit? What would you have in it? ?

News Summary in English

Using a White Board

Webbing

Kitchen

verbs tools

appliances supplies

Boggle

R A N

E T V

D U E

A – Z at a Dr’s Office

• A• B• C• D• E• F• G• H

• I• J• K• L• M• N• O• P

• Q• R• S• T• U• V• W• Y

Word Games

• Word Association–Vacation, rest, bed, laundry,….–Football,…

Word Games

• Word Association–Vacation, rest, bed, laundry,….–Football,…

• Word Chain–Talk, key, yes, softball, love, vacuum, –Giraffe, …

Silly News

Clarification

• My parlous erudite confrere received a felicitous accolade for his meritorious investiture.

Using Newspapers

Scavenger Hunt

How many ads for cats?An ad for a pet

Cut Outs Find the Answer .

Scavenger Hunt

How many ads for cats?A TV show that starts at 8:00?

An ad for a petA TV show name

Cut Outs Find the Answer .

Scavenger Hunt

How many ads for cats?A TV show starts at 8:00?High temp. for your city yesterday?

An ad for a petA TV show nameA temperature

Cut Outs Find the Answer .

Scavenger Hunt

How many ads for cats?A TV show starts at 8:00?High temp. for your city yesterday?Score of yesterday’s Penn State

game?

An ad for a petA TV show nameA temperatureA sports score

Cut Outs Find the Answer .

Scavenger Hunt

How many ads for cats?A TV show starts at 8:00?High temp. for your city yesterday?Score of yesterday’s Penn State game?Price of a used Ford Escort?

An ad for a petA TV show nameA temperatureA sports scoreA price

Cut Outs Find the Answer .

Scavenger Hunt

How many ads for cats?A TV show starts at 8:00?High temp. for your city yesterday?Score of yesterday’s Penn State game?Price of a used Ford Escort?A recipe using ½ cup sugar?

An ad for a petA TV show nameA temperatureA sports scoreA price A recipe

Cut Outs Find the Answer .

Scavenger Hunt

How many ads for cats?A TV show starts at 8:00?High temp. for your city yesterday?Score of yesterday’s Penn State game?Price of a used Ford Escort?A recipe using ½ cup sugar?A movie showing at 7:00, Friday

night?

An ad for a petA TV show nameA temperatureA sports scoreA price A recipeA movie

Cut Outs Find the Answer .

Scavenger Hunt

How many ads for cats?A TV show starts at 8:00?High temp. for your city yesterday?Score of yesterday’s Penn State game?Price of a used Ford Escort?A recipe using ½ cup sugar?A movie showing at 7:00, Friday night?An obituary of someone 78 years

old?

An ad for a petA TV show nameA temperatureA sports scoreA price A recipeA movieAn obituary

Cut Outs Find the Answer .

Scavenger Hunt

How many ads for cats?A TV show starts at 8:00?High temp. for your city yesterday?Score of yesterday’s Penn State game?Price of a used Ford Escort?A recipe using ½ cup sugar?A movie showing at 7:00, Friday night?An obituary of someone 78 years old?A comic strip with an animal?

An ad for a petA TV show nameA temperatureA sports scoreA price A recipeA movieAn obituaryA comic strip

Cut Outs Find the Answer .