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High school social studies cultural activity interactive whiteboards
Día de Muertos - The roots and the connections
Colegas, this customizable Google Slides presentation de Día de Muertos is perfect to explore the indigenous roots of the celebration and talk about it in depth through visually appealing audiovisual media.It features scaffolded slides in Spanglish, an illustrated vocabulary bank, a map for land acknowledgment, and links to two different gadgets I used with my students for assessment.What you'll find here:A link to a Google slides presentation with 23 editable slides plus extra clip art and auth
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2nd - 12th
Charity – it's not as clear cut as you think, Conversation ESL and debate class
This is a PowerPoint lesson in editable PPT format with worksheets and teacher’s notes. This conversation lesson, aimed at high schoolers and ESL adults, aspires to create a debate about the pros and cons of charity in its various forms and models and to discuss what, if any, are the problems with charity as we know it.Charity is something that seems pretty straightforward. Not everyone gives to charity, but most people believe it’s a good and moral thing to do. In this lesson, we look at scient
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Extreme sport – There’s a twist! - ESL adult & kids conversation lesson
This is a two-hour ESL adult PowerPoint lesson in editable PPT format with worksheets and a class activity. In this lesson, students are asked to comment, discuss, and argue - risky and dangerous behavior – but they’ll need to define it first. Extreme sports are becoming popular due to a society that is growing wealthier, more health-conscious, and with much more free time. Another (seemingly less important, but who are we kidding) interesting factor is the visual attraction that these sports ha
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Pro and Post Vacation Bundle - ESL adult conversation PowerPoint lessons
Cultural Diversity Powerpoint
This 19 slide interactive powerpoint teaches students (or even adults) about culture and ethnicity. This lesson contains information regarding the current view of America as a tossed salad as opposed to a melting pot. Several slides contain discussion questions and images.
Here is a detailed list of what the powerpoint contains:
- cover slide
- culture discussion question
- culture: defined
- what is ethnicity?
- map of US with question
- culture adventure slide
- traditions
- diverse world
- m
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
Describing faces – ESL/ELL adult conversation PowerPoint lesson
This is an ESL adult conversation lesson. It includes an editable PowerPoint with worksheets, a class activity, and teacher’s notes.Face description is a fascinating thing. Every time I watch a program where a witness is asked by a detective to describe a person that they’ve seen at a crime scene, I marvel at their ability to do it so accurately. I’m not even sure I’d be able to describe my neighbor’s face to someone, let alone a face I’ve seen for a split second under duress. Facial features ar
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: learning to describe - bundle for ESL, EFL, ELL adult conversation
Fear – what exactly are you afraid of – ESL adult conversation PPT
This presentation contains a 27 slide PowerPoint lesson in editable PPT format with 3 handouts that accompany the lesson. Fear! - can you think of a better conversation topic for a lesson?This lesson has got me through some difficult Mondays...it's a non-prep lesson that will give you two hours of engaged conversation and full participation.This lesson includes:♚ A discussion about the difference between fear and phobias.♚ Common fears and whether they are rational or not.♚ What is the biggest f
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Halloween mega bundle - ESL Adult English conversation power-point
Marriage – for and against - ESL, EFL, ELL adult and kid conversation
This presentation contains a 49 slide PowerPoint lesson in an editable PPT format with Teacher’s notes and a quiz worksheet that accompany the lesson. Let me start by mentioning that I have been happily married for the past 24 years. The idea for this lesson started with an argument in my ESL class about whether or not a growing rate of young people is choosing a substitute for the traditional marriage format. I wanted to check this theory out and found a flood of information in the form of coun
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Stress - ESL business adult conversation lesson
This is a conversation lesson with two PowerPoint presentations in editable PPT format, worksheets, an activity, and teacher’s notes.This topic is probably one of the most relevant and interesting conversation topics you’ll find, perfect for ESL students, since it’s a universal problem, experienced by everyone.I tried to collect and include as much ‘up-to-date’ research data as possible about the subject so that you could hold an informative discussion in class about it.In this lesson, we will d
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Ice breakers - adult ESL conversation lesson in PowerPoint format
This is an ESL adult conversation lesson in editable PPT format with worksheets and teacher’s notes.RESOURCE TYPE✓PowerPoint presentation✓Printable word worksheetsLesson descriptionThis lesson is for new groups/classes, that need to bond and get to know each other.When we know personal information about other people, it creates communication shortcuts. In a group, this information is a type of shorthand, that is not only more engaging but also makes the group trust one another and be more produc
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Refusal – How to say “NO” in English - Cross culture- ESL adult conversation
This presentation contains a 43 slide PowerPoint lesson in editable PPT format with a role play activity, work papers and teacher’s notes. This lesson discusses the difficulty of saying ‘no’ and how to confront it.Saying “NO”, is not an easy thing to do, especially for ESL students. Most people say ‘yes’ to things they don’t want to do because it’s easier, because they want to avoid conflict or because they want to appear nice. Like other things, we need to practice refusal in order to get bette
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Play the blame game ESL adult conversation lesson in Power point format
This presentation contains a 52 slide PowerPoint lesson in editable PPT format with a paper and teacher's notes that accompany the lesson and a role-play activity. This lesson is all about letting loose and giving in to one of the most basic of human needs: ‘the need to blame someone else’.Some great research in social psychology was done on the subject of “the fundamental attribution error”, and why we engage in it with such vigor, But the bottom line is: it’s in our nature, we do it all the
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
color psychology - ESL adult and kid conversation power point lesson
This presentation contains a 40 slide PowerPoint lesson in an editable PPT format and Teacher notes and two work papers that accompany the lesson. Color psychology is an amazing subject, it took me soooo long to sift through the mountain of fascinating research so that I could present only the most interesting ones (I hope I’ve succeeded).My students loved the game of association and the color game – I hope yours will enjoy them as well.This lesson includes:- What is color and why it doesn’t exi
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
National Anthems - ESL adult conversation lesson in PowerPoint format
National Anthem is an ESL conversation lesson in editable PPT format, with a quiz, a worksheet, and teacher’s notes.Anthems are interesting because they offer us insight into the self-image or the self-conceptualization of the country’s history. National anthems are designed to “unite the population around shared values”, but they sometimes do the exact opposite. In this lesson, students discuss the importance (or lack of importance) of national anthems. We talk about the validity of using the a
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Relationships - an ESL adult conversation power-point lesson
Good relationships take commitment, compromise, forgiveness, and effort. Psychologists have spent years studying the traits that are fundamental to successful long-term relationships.Is there such a thing as “the one”? Or is each relationship just a mélange of random circumstances and individuals?In this lesson we discuss relationships and what makes them successful. We look at studies that suggest dos and don’ts necessary for a successful relationship and discuss whether they apply across cultu
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
An embarrassment - ESL adult conversation in PowerPoint
An embarrassment is a two-hour adult ESL conversation lesson in PowerPoint format. It includes two lessons that discuss the reason for embarrassment, why we experience it, and techniques to deal with it. This lesson was created for ESL adults, but I have used it successfully with business classes and with high school students as well.The lesson includes two PowerPoints in an editable PPT format, worksheets, and teacher’s notes. People love discussing embarrassing situations that happened to them
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Culture shock - ESL adult conversation lesson in PowerPoint format
This is an ESL adult conversation lesson in editable PPT format with worksheets and teacher’s notes.RESOURCE TYPE✓ 2 PowerPoint presentations✓Teacher’s notes✓worksheetsThis is a two-hour mini-unit that includes two PowerPoints accompanied by student worksheets and teacher’s notes.*My PowerPoint presentations are created using Microsoft 365 program and feature an advanced level of slide animation. The printable worksheets are created on Word program. Culture shock – A punchline or a problem? - Le
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Lottery - ESL adult conversation power-point lesson
This is an ESL conversation lesson in editable PPT format, with worksheets, a video clip, and teacher’s notes.This conversation topic is very engaging for ESL students. Playing the lottery is something most people have tried at least once in their lives, and those who haven’t certainly have an opinion about it.I tried to collect and include as much ‘up-to-date’ research data as possible about the subject so that you could hold an informative discussion in class about it.In this lesson, we discus
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Work environment – Business English - Adult conversation classes
This presentation contains a 50 slide PowerPoint lesson in editable PPT format with a work paper and teacher’s notes.Work environment is a much-discussed topic in large and small companies alike. Since high-tech giants such as Google and Facebook changed the way we view the traditional working environment and invented a completely different approach to ‘A day at the office’, many companies strive to follow suit. This lesson is a discussion about tradition VS Innovation in the work place and why
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Names - how important are they? – ESL adult power point conversation lesson
This is an ESL adult PowerPoint conversation mini unit in editable PPT format with two PowerPoints, worksheets, class activity, and teacher’s notes.RESOURCE TYPE✓ 2 PowerPoint presentations✓Teacher’s notes✓worksheets✓Class activityNames - how important are they? This is a fascinating subject for ESL classes of kids and adults alike; After all, studies show that…”our favorite word is… our name”Our given names don’t only define who we are, research reveals that they have a significant influence on
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Jealousy or Envy? – ESL adult conversation power-point lesson
This is a 25 slide PowerPoint ESL adult conversation lesson in editable PPT format with an activity, worksheet, and teacher’s notes.Jealousy is a strong emotion and we mostly get it wrong. These are actually two emotions that get entangled in our speech. Even confident English speakers get ‘envious’ and’ ‘jealous’ confused. Are you jealous of your friends’ new relationship or are you envious? The best part of this lesson is the wonderful poem by Mary Elizabeth Coleridge, which we dissect.I loved
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
American monuments and landmarks bundle - ESL adult and kid, no-prep quiz PPT
This bundle includes two NO-PREP PowerPoint quiz presentations with worksheets and teacher’s notes. These lessons can be taught consecutively, or they can be given as two separate lessons.Many of my adult ESL students have never been to the United States, but they are very curious about its history and culture.This PowerPoint presentation lesson features 10 of the most important monuments and landmarks in the US. Most of these places are very familiar, as they have appeared in numerous movies an
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
British customs & manners - ESL adult cross culture conversation power-point
This presentation contains a 31 slide PowerPoint lesson in editable PPT format with teacher’s notes.The British are famed (and mocked) for their unrelenting use of politeness.British manners are an institution, they are drilled into children at a very early age.For ESL students, studying the customs and manners is just as important as learning the language. It’s also important to learn to distinguish British customs from American ones (or from any other English-speaking culture for that matter).
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: British culture - ESL adult cross-culture conversation bundle.
Business Feedback - ESL adult business conversation lesson
Business Feedback bundle - ESL adult business conversation lesson This is a three-part business powerpoint lesson with worksheets and teacher’s notes in editable PPT format.Giving and receiving feedback has always been an important part of running a business, but these days with 68% of consumers saying that they put most of their trust in feedback reviews - “feedbacks” have become the most important part of the marketing plan.This lesson is divided into three parts:Part one: How to ask for feedb
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Avoidance - ESL adult conversation lesson in PowerPoint format
This is an ESL adult conversation lesson in editable PPT format with worksheets and teacher’s notes.RESOURCE TYPE✓ A PowerPoint presentation✓Teacher’s notes✓worksheets*My PowerPoint presentations are created using Microsoft 365 program and feature an advanced level of slide animation. The printable worksheets are created on word program. Avoidance - Lesson descriptionAvoidance is a part of life. As humans, there are many ways in which we are wired to move toward pleasure and avoid pain. The noti
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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