activities for esl writing

Suggestions for Evaluating ESL Writing Holistically.doc

Suggestions for Evaluating ESL Writing Holistically.doc

... differences allows ESL educators to better understand their students. Conclusion By being aware of the aforementioned issues, ESL teachers can more effectively assess their students' writing. Holistic ... challenging for both native and nonnative English speakers. ESL educators are aware that their students often have only vaguely developed language skills and sometimes little or no writing skills. ... different performance than a student explaining the role of pets in America, which is more an expository writing task (e.g., Way, Joiner, & Seaman). Know Your Students' Backgrounds Writing...

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grammar-and-usage-for-better-writing

grammar-and-usage-for-better-writing

... neighbor. Plural Nouns Nouns have a singular form and a plural form. The singular is the form that means only one: boy, girl, soda, hamburger, etc. The plural is the form that means more than one: boys, ... www.waystoenglish.com You would probably say: It doesn’t matter. In informal conversation, we tend to use contractions. For example, we combine does with not, forming the contraction doesn’t. Note that not, the ... use of un- necessary words. Aim for conciseness—brief, uncluttered expression. WORDY : If you do not run for president, she may run. CONCISE : If you do not run for president, she may. (The main...

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Unit9 : ACTIVITIES FOR NEXT SUNDAY

Unit9 : ACTIVITIES FOR NEXT SUNDAY

... Structure: Activities for next Sunday Unit9: Wednesday,February 18th 2009 Lesson one: section A1,2,3 Learn by heart I. Vocabulary I. Vocabulary II. Structure: Activities for next ... tomorrow? Nam:I’m going to play football. What about you, Alan? Alan:I’m going to visit Ha long Bay. Activities for next Sunday Unit9: Wednesday,February 18 th 2009 Lesson one: section A1,2,3 1. VD II. ... Thi Lan Anh I. I. Vocabulary Vocabulary - tomorrow (tt): - next(tt): ngày mai tíi Activities for next Sunday Unit9: Wednesday,February 18th 2009 Lesson one: section A1,2,3 next Sunday next...

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ACTIVITIES FOR SPEAKING.doc

ACTIVITIES FOR SPEAKING.doc

... eat apples. etc. 5. Transformation Exercises. The teacher gives a sentence to students along in a brief instruction which forces the students to communicate with other form. Example: Teacher: ... After the students have practiced and understood the dialogue, they can practice again, using information of their own. 8. Dialogue creation. Students can be, given the beginning lines in a dialogue...

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PRINCIPLES FOR TEACHING WRITING

PRINCIPLES FOR TEACHING WRITING

... 8. State a purpose for the assignment. Your writing assignment should answer the question, “why am I writing this?” Give your students a purpose so they know why they are writing: “These are ... are directions to your apartment for a new friend”. “This is a letter to your cousin.” “This is a thank-you note to your father”. “Imagine these are advertisements for the newspaper”. Also, if you ... corrections and criticism. 10. As in speaking, provide topics of interest for the students to write about. Motivation is important for language learners and interesting topics increase motivation....

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Listening Activities for Effective Top

Listening Activities for Effective Top

... better. What Influences Our Choice of Top-down Activities? The choice of the activities will depend on a number of factors, such as: Listening Activities for Effective Top-down Processing Ji Lingzhu Introduction Once ... be very appropriate for opinion-giving text or fiction. It is best used for passages that provide factual information. If the passage is too long, one possible solution for the teacher is divide ... use of background knowledge for comprehension. Therefore it seems logical to teach background knowledge in the second language program. In China, the textbooks for listening are chosen by the...

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Using PowerPoint for ESL Teaching

Using PowerPoint for ESL Teaching

... in many ways in the ESL classroom as well as in other classrooms. Presentations can be used for initial teaching, for practice and drilling, for games, for reviews, and for tests. Initial ... after year. They can be used for whole class presentations and reviews, for drills, or for individual work. PowerPoint presentations run on both Macintosh and Windows platforms. Files are small unless ... to review before a test. Tests A teacher in our school uses PowerPoint for his tests. He places pictures of items on slides to be shown at preset intervals. (He sets his timer for a reasonable...

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Get ready for IELTS - Writing

Get ready for IELTS - Writing

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