ESL 1021

ESL 1021 Syllabus

Word Forms Practice 1

Practice with Numbers

PHONE PASS TEST PRACTICE

Homework:

· September 11

· September 18

· September 25

· October 2

· October 16 and Conversation with -ed

· October 23 Homework

· October 30 Homework

· November 6 Homework

· November 13 Homework

INDEX FOR CONSONANT READINGS

Adding Glides Page 1

“B” and “V” Comparison Reading Page 3

Conversation with r/l/v/w Page 4

“R” and “L” consonant clusters Page 5

“S” and “SH” Reading Page 9

S/Z/SH/CH./J Practice Page 10

Words beginning with “s” Page 11

“th” reading Page 13

SPEECH SOUNDS NEWSCAST Page 14

Nasal Sounds Page 15

j/y Page 16

Consonant Clusters Practice Page 17

The Flap Page 18

Presentations:

· Presentation 1 Information and Grading Sheet

· Presentation 2 Information and Grading Sheet

· Presentation 3 Information and Grading Sheet

· Presentation 4 Information and Grading Sheet

TONGUE TWISTERS – Read and Listen

Idioms:

Ø What is an idiom?

Ø List 1

Ø List 2

Ø List 3

Ø List 4

Ø List 5

Ø List 6

PHRASAL VERBS

Web Activities:

Featured Web Pages:

http://www.tutorpal.com/slideshow/index.html

A visual look at pronunciation using an animated model of the mouth.

http://www.uiowa.edu/~acadtech/phonetics/english/frameset.html

A visual look at pronouncing the sounds in English using both a real model and an animated one.

Listening to Different Dialects

General Listening Exercises

More Listening of isolated sounds in English

Pronunciation: Reductions

Pronunciation: Reduction Practice

Pronunciation: Working with and listening to sounds

IPA Symbols: Consonants and their pronunciation

IPA Symbols: Vowels and their pronunciation

Word Stress

Sentence Stress

Linking practice

More Linking Practice

How to pronounce “-ed”

How to pronounce final “s”

Is it “thuh” or “thee”?

Homophones

Word Stress Quiz

Glossary of pronunciation terms

Minimal pairs and tongue twisters

Sound-Spelling Patterns – Words with silent letters

Common First Names

Common Pronunciation Mistakes based on Language Background

ESL Books and Resources to purchase

OTHER LINKS

Grammar:

· Overall Grammar – A great site with lots of practice for a variety of grammar points

· Angelfire.com – Tons of grammar links

Articles

· Charles Kelley’s Article Quiz

· Explanation and Self-graded exercise

· Explanation of Articles from Purdue University

Verbs

· Verb Tenses: Explanations, Listening, and Practice

· Verb Tense Review

TOEFL

· Free Structure Sample Tests!!

Noun Clauses

· Noun Clause Quizzes

· Noun Clause Quiz

· Noun Clause Quiz

· Noun Clause Quiz

· Noun Clause Explanation and Quizzes

· Changing quotations to indirect speech

· Page with tons more links for noun clauses

Adjective Clauses

· Explanation and Exercises

· Explanation and Quizzes

· Explanation and Exercises

· Explanation and Graded Quiz

· More Quizzes

Prepositions

· Phrasal Verbs: Verb + Preposition combinations

Active vs. Passive Voice

· esl.about.com -- Explanation and Quizzes

· a4esl.org -- Active or Passive quiz

· Passive explanation and quizzes

· Passives with modals quiz

· Angelfire.com – Passive with Modals 1

· Angelfire.com - -Passive with Modals 2

· Angelfire.com – Passive or active quiz

· eflnet.com – Passive voice explanation with TOEFL-like test

Word Order and General Construction

· angelfire.com – Adverbs of frequency 1

· angelfire.com – Adverbs of frequency 2

· Sentence Scrambles

Miscellaneous

· Voice of America – News spoken at a slower rate for English learners

READING LINKS