Southern Ontario Cooperative of ESL Ministries
By Linda Reed Most of us don’t realize we’ve signed up to teach grammar when we sign up to teach English. We often just love Internationals, and perhaps teaching. We feel called and we care. But, clarifying the words that form contractions, conjunctions, or consonant pronunciation—we’re often not so sure. What if we could provide […]
Valentine’s Day: Love and Valentine’s Day lessons (The Virtues series) (readings, including from the Bible; discussion questions, quotes and other activities) http://americanenglish.state.gov/files/ae/resource_files/valentinesday.pdf (excellent reading on the history and customs of Valentine’s Day, with glossary) http://www.eslholidaylessons.com/02/valentines_day.pdf (a reading with lots of accompanying activities) http://iteslj.org/questions/valentine.html (Valentine’s Day conversation questions) http://bogglesworldesl.com/valentines_day_worksheets.htm (vocabulary and writing activities for lower level) […]
By Roslyn Farmer Doing online Bible studies via screenshare means no more photocopying. And that means no more restraints of printer ink cost—you can freely use coloured maps and illustrations! Also you can instantly access and show Bible-based video clips. In this article I want to share some good resources that are easy to access […]
A book review of Advanced ESOL: Bible Lessons to Improve English Pronunciation (For College Undergraduate and Graduate Students) by Susan C. McMillan By Mary Ellen Tierney As the title suggests, this book is designed for college undergraduate, graduate students and visiting scholars. This book could also be used with intermediate and higher non-native English speakers […]
Valentine’s Day: Love and Valentine’s Day lessons (The Virtues series) (readings, including from the Bible; discussion questions, quotes and other activities) http://americanenglish.state.gov/files/ae/resource_files/valentinesday.pdf (excellent reading on the history and customs of Valentine’s Day, with glossary) http://www.eslholidaylessons.com/02/valentines_day.pdf (a reading with lots of accompanying activities) http://iteslj.org/questions/valentine.html (Valentine’s Day conversation questions) http://bogglesworldesl.com/valentines_day_worksheets.htm (vocabulary and writing activities for lower level) […]
The following is excerpted from a website. It is a good topic to talk about with your students. Do you have more to add? Send them to eslministries@gmail.com. What are some (more) unwritten rules in Canada? Don’t raise your voice in public places. It’s done in another English speaking country that shall remain nameless, but […]
We asked the ESL teachers within our circles what they are planning to do this year with their students for Christmas. Since we’re under COVID, and some of us in lockdown, many in-person activities cannot be done. We need to be creative in finding new ways. Here is what some of them said: Latin American […]
Check out the rich Christmas resources on our SOCEM site including Christmas lessons from the Virtues series and the Conversation Guides: An excellent reading about the North American Christmas traditions, with a glossary: Christmas traditions around the world; good for starting conversations with students: Stories behind favourite Christmas carols and hymns: A Christmas story from […]
What words do your Chinese-speaking students have most difficulty with? Perhaps you thought of ‘walk’ and ‘work’; ‘bit’ and ‘beet’; and pronouncing words starting with a consonant cluster like ‘drape’ and ‘French’. Here are some articles on common errors of Chinese English speakers: 10 English Pronunciation Errors by Mandarin Speakers Chinese Pronunciation Problems in English […]
Maybe your online ESL program will continue throughout the summer. Although it is harder this year to go on outings with our students, or to talk about travel-related themes, it may still be good to talk with your students about summer in Canada, Canada Day, cultural activities like camping or going to cottages. Here are […]