Randy Rightmire
UCSB Extension TESL Certificate Program
August 1-4, 2005
Adult ESL – Lesson Plan Builder
Breaking the Ice
Examples of Good Speaking Activities
Games - Carpool
Games - Find someone who (instructions transparency)
Games - find someone who (past tense game)
Games - Go and find out
Games - Image - Lineups
Games - Image - Scrambled Eggs
Games - Instructions for Find Someone Who
Games - Instructions for I Spy
Games - Instructions for Telephone
Games - Proverbs for "Telephone"
Games - My Bio in Pictures
Games - My Bio in Pictures (four to a page)
Games - Our Dream Home
Games - Past Tense Questions Game
Games - Past Tense Questions Game Instructions
Games - Past Tense Questions Labels
Games - Pictionary words
Games - Rules for 20 Questions
Games - Rules for Pictionary
Games - Rules for Q & A Mixer
Games - Rules for Question Unscramble
Games - Rules for Taboo
Games - Who Am I Name Tags
Games - Who Am I, Students' Instructions
Image - Scaffolding
Music - "All You Need Is Love" by the Beatles (for level 1)
Music - "Give Me One Reason" by Tracy Chapman (infinitives)
Music - "Guitar" by Cake (unreal conditional)
Music - "Lost in the Moment" by Edie Brickell (Simple past vs. Past progressive)
Music - "I’m Ready" by Tracy Chapman (infinitives)
Music - "If I Had a Million Dollars" (unreal conditional)
Music - "If I Were a Carpenter" by Robert Plant (unreal conditional)
Music - "Jamming" By Bob Marley and the Wailers (present progressive / culture)
Music - "Lean on Me" by Bill Withers (for level 1)
Music - "Let's Stay Together" by Al Green (teaching "Let’s")
Music - "Me" by Paula Cole (relative clauses / cleft sentences)
Music - "Ooh Child" by Beth Orton (future)
Music - "Shop Around" by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (modals / advice)
Music - "Stand By Me" by John Lennon (for level 1)
Needs assessment - survey presented to students in a high-intermediate IEP core class
Needs assessment results - high-intermediate core class
Needs assessment results - my solution to the needs assessment case study #1
Needs assessment results - advanced English for business class
Pronunciation pair work, student A
Pronunciation pair work, student B
Pronunciation through Video - Margaret’s Engagement
Pronunciation through Video - The Truth about Cats and Dogs
Pronunciation through Video - Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
Pronunciation through Video - When Harry Met Sally
Pronunciation through Video - Dead Poets’ Society
Pronunciation through Video - That Thing You Do
Pronunciation through Video - The Mona Lisa Smile (Chapter 6 – for ITA training)
Pronunciation through Video - The Mona Lisa Smile (Chapter 19 – for ITA training)
Questions Hierarchy
Reading - Match a first half with a second half to create a summary sentence for each paragraph in "Seven Signs of Progress"
Reading - Match a first half with a second half to create a summary sentence for each paragraph in "Seven Signs of Progress" (Word document)
Real-Life Interview Questions for ESL Instructors
Scaffolding - guided practice to independent practice
Walkaround #1 (ten to a page)
Walkaround #2 (four to a page)
Walkaround #2 (OHP)
Writing - People Watching
Characteristics of Learning Modalities
Helping EFL/ESL Students by Asking Quality Questions - article from the Internet TESL Journal
Ice Breakers from the Idea Cookbook at Dave’s ESL Café
Ideas on how you can become a better teacher - from the Idea Cookbook at Dave’s ESL Café
Image - always do what you are afraid to do
Image - message in a bottle
Image - the art and craft of ESL teaching
Joke - tell me a sentence that starts with "I"
Listed Role Playing Cards
Listed Role Plays for Students of Oral English
Listening - Lori Cleary’s highly recommended site
Listening - Nancie Atwell’s tips for reading aloud to students
Listening - where to get film scripts
Listening - where to get pop music lyrics
Listening - where to get pop music online (link to ITunes.com)
Listening - where to get pop music online (link to MP3.com)
Listening - where to get pop music online (link to Napster.com)
Listening - where to get podcasts & streaming audio
Listening - streaming video from UCSB TV’s video on demand
Music - "Down on the Corner" by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Music - "Home" by Cheryl Crow (verbs in present vs. past tense)
Music - "You Make Me Feel like a Natural Woman" (articles)
Needs Assessment - SBCC Adult ESL’s retention resources
Overcoming Common Problems Related to Communicative Methodology
Planning Your Written Message
Reciprocal Teaching: A Useful Tool in Increasing Student-Talking Time
Revising Your Written Message
Self-Assessment of Modality Strengths
Stem sentences
The 10 Commandments of the Classroom - from the Idea Cookbook at Dave’s ESL Café
The Mediational Role of Language Teachers in Sociocultural Theory
The Six-Word Novel
Tips and Ideas for the First Day of Classes
Vocabulary Practice Games
What to Do with Failing Students
Keeping Discipline in the Classroom
Let Your Students Teach Their Class
The SQ3R method
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