ESL001: Elementary English as a Second Language

In this activity, you will practice writing about yourself by stating simple facts. 

Read the text and choose the best answer for each question.

In this activity, you will complete a text by inserting the correct verb into each space.

This text contains a list of the parts of speech. Review it, then complete the rest of unit one to learn about each part of speech in detail.

Read this text about nouns and pronouns. 

Look around you and make a list of 5 nouns you see. Then, make a second list with the pronouns that can replace those nouns. Share your list in the class discussion forum and see what lists your classmates came up with. If you wish, reply to your classmates' lists with more noun/pronoun ideas.

Read the following text about adjectives. 

Look at your list of nouns from earlier and add an adjective to each noun. Share your list in the class discussion forum and see what lists your classmates came up with. If you wish, reply to your classmates’ lists with more adjective ideas. 

Read these pages about verbs and adverbs. 

Using past tense, make a list of 5 verbs to describe actions you have performed today (for example: woke, ate, brushed teeth). Then add an adverb to each verb to describe it (for example: woke slowly, ate quickly). Share your list in the class discussion forum and see what lists your classmates came up with. If you wish, reply to your classmates' lists with more verb/adverb ideas.

Read this text about prepositions and conjunctions. 

Look back at the nouns, verbs, and adjectives you wrote earlier. Connect a word or phrase using a preposition or a conjunction. Share your list in the class discussion forum and see what sentences your classmates came up with. If you wish, reply to your classmates' lists with more sentence ideas. 

Read this resource and think of what interjections you hear during your day.

Go through the presentation, which provides a basic overview of what you have learned about the parts of speech. Then, read the passages on the second slide and  complete the exercise by selecting from the options you have to correct the passage.

In this activity,  you will match a word in a sentence to its correct part of speech.

Watch this video about context clues. When you’re finished, complete the exercises.

In this section, you will watch a video and read information on how to preview a text in order to familiarize yourself with its contents before you read. This will help you understand the material better and use your time more efficiently.

In this activity, you will make predictions about a reading.

In this activity, you will answer questions about a story by reading and identifying important details.

Read this article for ways to build your vocabulary.

When you've read the previous article, pick a strategy to try today. Give it a try and then write about it in the discussion forum. Did it work for you? What new word or words did you learn? Share the strategy you chose to build your vocabulary.

In this section, you will watch two videos to learn practical ways to build your vocabulary every day. Then, you will complete the activity that follows to check your understanding on expanding vocabulary.

In this section, you will embark on a WebQuest which is an activity that consists of inquiry-oriented tasks that will help you understand the meaning of a word.

To complete this activity, you'll review three links and three tasks. These tasks will help you build a stronger vocabulary, and show you how daily activities can help you learn more words. To complete this activity, you'll review three links and three tasks. These tasks will help you build a stronger vocabulary, and show you how daily activities can help you learn more words. 

This activity will measure your knowledge of vocabulary building strategies.

The following stories are about a man named Nasreddin and the things that happen during his day. Read the stories and answer the questions that follow. Remember to use context clues or a dictionary to help you learn any new words you see.

Much of the reading and writing you'll do occurs in chronological order. This means that the events in a story happen in order from beginning to end. Writing in chronological order helps the reader follow what is happening in a story. For example, if a woman in a story wants to prepare for an exam, she will first go to class, then study, then take the exam. These events all happen in an order the reader knows. In this section you will learn how to use context clues, prediction, and our prior knowledge to help figure out the chronological order of a reading.

Throughout this course, you have learned some key phrases that are useful in explaining your daily routine to another person. In this section, you will demonstrate your knowledge of key vocabulary by describing a typical day in your life.

The first thing we do when we write is get our ideas down on paper. After that, we need to review our writing for any errors. Did you spell all the words correctly? Are the sentences in the correct order? Will our reader understand us? Read this resource on ways to review your writing. 

You wrote five sentences about your daily routine using the parts of speech we learned in Unit 1. Good work! The next step is to edit your writing so that you can share it with others. Use the checklist below to review each sentence for errors. Correct any errors you find. Be sure to print or download the checklist so that you can save it for future use. 

Once you have reviewed the sentences you wrote about your daily activities, share your writing in the discussion forum and see what daily activities your classmates complete. If you wish, reply to your classmates' daily activities.

In this activity, you will organize paragraphs in a logical manner.