STUDENTS
4 REFUGEES
English Language Curriculum
Unit 1
ABC Lessons
Spelling Skills
Lessons:
http://bogglesworldesl.com/abccards.htm (flashcards)
http://www.kizphonics.com/free/Worksheets/preschool/1-A-Z.pdf
http://www.kizphonics.com/free/Worksheets/preschool/2-A-D.pdf
Videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4VEsx4ERqE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0nUaCyj1G8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xm2RIcGEVPw
Unit 2
Greetings – Introductions
Basic small talks, including “How are you”
Lessons:
http://www.talkenglish.com/LessonDetails.aspx?ALID=521
http://www.usingenglish.com/files/pdf/meeting-people-response-matching.pdf
Videos:
http://www.talkenglish.com/Listening/ListenBasic.aspx
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQnD3qJiJPo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-R1LhVuHfs
Unit 3
Numbers
Pronunciation, counting skills
Lessons:
http://www.englishclub.com/esl-worksheets/vocabulary/EC_vocabulary-numbers-1-10-E_with-KEY.pdf
http://www.englishclub.com/esl-worksheets/vocabulary/EC_vocabulary-numbers-0-20-E_with-KEY.pdf
http://www.englishclub.com/esl-worksheets/vocabulary/EC_vocabulary-numbers-1-100-E_with-KEY.pdf
Videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQw3bUEvYLg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxCld1SGrEE
Unit 4
Demonstratives (this/ that/ these/ those)
Recognizing the connection between “this, here” as opposed to “that, there”
Lessons:
http://esl.about.com/od/thebasics/a/this_that_these_those_determiners.htm
Videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYD0vKjgmiA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Go8yG1WvoU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nd4MScADY94
Unit 5
Present of the verb “To Be”
Conjugation of the verb
Lessons:
http://www.esl-lounge.com/level1a/lev1atobegapfillex.php
Videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwtMQ1uAJsA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XY3K0dQUSOE
Unit 6
Vocabulary
Building your wordlist
Animals
http://esl-kids.com/pdf/animals/small-animals1-words.pdf
http://esl-kids.com/pdf/animals/small-animals2-words.pdf
http://esl-kids.com/pdf/animals/small-animals3-words.pdf
http://esl-kids.com/pdf/animals/small-animals4-words.pdf
Colors
http://esl-kids.com/pdf/colors/small-colors-words.pdf
Clothes
http://esl-kids.com/pdf/clothes/small-clothes-words.pdf
http://esl-kids.com/pdf/clothes/small-clothes2-words.pdf
Musical instruments
http://esl-kids.com/pdf/musicalinstruments/small-musicalinstruments1-words.pdf
http://esl-kids.com/pdf/musicalinstruments/small-musicalinstruments2-words.pdf
Unit 7
Basic Descriptive Adjectives
Ability to describe objects simply
Lessons:
http://www.voanews.com/MediaAssets2/classroom/article_media/efl2_teacher.pdf
Exercises:
http://www.eslflow.com/Common-adjectives-exercise.html
Vocabulary (for advanced):
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/wordlist/adjectives.shtml
Videos:
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_y5SlAZIkTI
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1AkJKGgDBpc
Unit 8
Preposition
Basic prepositions use: in, at, to, on, etc
Lessons:
“Where is the bear?“ http://bogglesworldesl.com/kids_worksheets/toyprepositions.htm
Activities/Worksheets:
Videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idJYhjGyWTU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hx8i-Wq_jtc
Unit 9
There is, There are
Difference between singular and plural, question and negative form
Lessons:
http://www.anglomaniacy.pl/grammar-verbs-learn3.htm
http://www.esl-lounge.com/level1a/lev1athereiscardgame.php
http://www.english-zone.com/teach/thereisare1.html
Videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfewTOeDdC0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbwycV8S3Ew
Quizzes:
http://a4esl.org/q/h/9807/km-thereisare.html
http://www.usingenglish.com/handouts/74.html
Unit 10
Some, Any, Much, Many
When to use some and any in the positive, negative and question forms.
Some: A little, a few or small number or amount. We usually use some in positive sentences for countable and uncountable nouns.
Any: One, small or all. It is used with negative sentences. When asking questions and when a sentence is grammatically positive, but the meaning of the sentence is negative.
Much: It is used with uncountable noun. They don't have much money to buy a present.
Many: It is used with countable nouns. I don't have many English stamps in my collection.
Much and Many are used to express that there is a large quantity of something
Lessons:
http://www.learn-english-today.com/lessons/lesson_contents/grammar/some_any_a-little_a-few.html
http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-lesson-some-any.php#.UskIaRaetFI
http://spot.pcc.edu/~jsparks/ESOLGrammarLinks/AdjAdvAnySome.html
Exercises:
Much/ many
http://www.better-english.com/easier/much.htm
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/vocabulary/much-many
A lot, some, few, much, many:
http://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/much-many-a-lot-some
http://www.english-test.net/esl/learn/english/grammar/ei080/esl-test.php
http://english.specialist.hu/a3/xgg/psoma.htm
Unit 11
Question Words
The use of how much, how many
Lessons:
http://www.englishwsheets.com/countables-1.html
Videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqHzvL9oSp0
Exercises:
http://www.better-english.com/easier/howmuch.htm
Unit 12
Adverbs of Frequency
The use of adverbs of frequency such as Always, Often, Sometimes, Never
Lessons:
http://englishforeveryone.org/PDFs/Frequency%20Adverbs.pdf
Videos:
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EZGsnv9ZEQo
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XMxhn2wiJBE
Exercises:
http://www.language-worksheets.com/support-files/elementaryadverbsoffrequencyexercises.pdf
Unit 13
Subject Pronouns
I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they
Lessons:
http://www.grammar.cl/english/subject-pronouns.htm http://www.elearnenglishlanguage.com/esl/grammar/subjectpronoun.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adCzEqWuHVM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49fFtDu_I0o
Unit 14
Possessive Adjectives
My, your, his, her, its, our, their
Lessons:
http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/adjectives-determiners-possessive.htm
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/pronouns
Videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWxrJI_Tna8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwBFOK5kgHA
Exercises:
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=5216
http://teacher.schule.at/tom-schoftner/drw_files/pronouns_poss_adjectives.htm
http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/esl-possessive-pronouns2.html
http://www.language-worksheets.com/subject-pronouns-possessive-adjectives-elementary.html
Unit 15
Vocabulary
Building your wordlist
Food:
http://esl-kids.com/pdf/food/small-food-words.pdf
http://esl-kids.com/pdf/food/small-food2-words.pdf
http://esl-kids.com/pdf/food/small-food3-words.pdf
http://esl-kids.com/pdf/food/small-food4-words.pdf
Family:
http://esl-kids.com/pdf/family/small-family-words.pdf
Feeling:
http://esl-kids.com/pdf/feelings/small-feelings-words.pdf
Months:
http://esl-kids.com/pdf/months/small-months-words.pdf
Unit 16
Articles
A, an, the
Lessons:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/27954138/a-An-The-Definite-and-Indefinite-Articles (for advanced English learners)
Videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJc9mDl1P0o
Exercises:
http://a4esl.org/q/h/9801/cg-a_an.html
http://a4esl.org/q/h/mc001-ck.html
http://www.learn4good.com/languages/evrd_grammar/article_ex.htm
Unit 17
Job Vocabulary
Names of the most common jobs and definitions
Videos:
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tmKu-UKgx0o
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MvYRdbMuC_Q
Exercises:
http://www.esltower.com/VOCABSHEETS/jobs/Job%20definition%20match.pdf
http://www.in2english.com.cn/media_file/cms/2004-08-31/1099357022whatsmyjob.pdf
Unit 18
Telling the Time
How to tell the time
Lessons:
http://www.eslcafe.com/grammar/telling_time03.html http://busyteacher.org/3639-how-to-teach-telling-time.html
Videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tlqp14p2lfM
Time Expressions
Using “in the morning” “in the afternoon” “in the evening” “at night”
Lessons:
http://www.eslpartyland.com/quiz-center/time.htm
Videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUkOHRLtLME
Exercises:
Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/241.html
Unit 19
Present Simple
The use of the present simple for describing everyday routines, positive, negative and questions points
Lessons:
http://www.teaching-esl-to-adults.com/support-files/presenttenseworksheet1.pdf
http://www.teaching-esl-to-adults.com/support-files/presenttenseworksheet2.pdf
Exercises:
http://a4esl.org/q/h/lb/psv.html
Unit 20
Future Tense
Lessons:
http://www.english-the-easy-way.com/Future_Tense/Future_Simple_Tense_Chart.htm
Videos:
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=1613
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Pao4rTYmIY
Exercises:
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/future.htm
Unit 21
Simple Past
Lessons:
http://www.in2english.com.cn/media_file/cms/2004-09-03/1094190081LessonPlantemplate.pdf
http://www.slideshare.net/paulbradigan/mini-lesson-on-past-tense-simple
http://esl.about.com/od/grammarstructures/ig/Tenses-Chart/spast.htm
http://esl.about.com/od/beginningenglish/ig/Basic-English/Past-Simple.htm
Irregular verbs vocabulary list:
http://esl.about.com/library/weekly/aa122197.htm
Videos:
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AKaD2btS1A4
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wQO1UcvZraM
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EXTRA
Games:
http://www.funenglishgames.com/topics/alphabet.html
http://www.esolcourses.com/vocabulary/everyday-english.html
Exercises:
Adjective or Adverb? http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/559.html
Positive and negative adjectives http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/243.html
Adverbs with two forms http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/556.html
Adverbs- Position in sentence http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/35.html
All & Every http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/449.html