Study Zone is made up of levels. Each level has language topics (grammar,reading vocabulary, puzzles). Each topic has lessons. Lessons include exercises to help adult students improve their English. There are five levels available: Upper Beginner, Lower Intermediate, Intermediate, Upper Intermediate, and Advanced.
Material Type: Interactive
This is a review lesson on author's purpose. There is a short review of the three primary purposes followed by 20 examples. Students read the example to decide which purpose best fits.
Material Type: Homework/Assignment
This powerpoint explains 7 nouns types; possessive, common, proper, singular, plural, concrete and abstract.
Material Type: Lesson
This is a PowerPoint of common verbs used in the workplace and at home. It can be used for beginning level English language learners. Part 1 uses clip art of 16 verbs and part 2 uses Brendan Tuttle’s artistic illustrations of 28 verbs. The additional PowerPoint is a handout for students to write the verb under the picture and there is also a list of suggested activities for the teacher.
Material Type: Diagram/Illustration
A cute cartoon video of a superwoman and a student where they discuss how to connect compound sentences.
Material Type: Lesson
A PowerPoint about a teacher going through breast cancer for a high beginning level ESOL class. Worksheets and suggested exercises are also on the PowerPoint.
Material Type: Diagram/Illustration, Interactive
This presentation is a stAIR Design. It is like an interactive PowerPoint Presentation that reviews the language and concepts of comparison and contrast in order to help students understand those vocabulary words. The presentation was helpful for beginning and intermediate ESOL students and includes keyword Vocabulary: (and), (both..and),(not only...but also), and (but). Part 2 is more advanced and contains keyword vocabulary: (equally), (just like), (similar), (the same as), (although), (different), (unlike), (whereas), and (while).
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Interactive
In response to the police shooting of Mike Brown and the numerous protests and civil unrest that followed the shooting and grand jury decision, students were eager to learn about what was going on in St. Louis and Ferguson. Students saw boarded up windows walking to class. Some were afraid and not sure of their safety. They were encouraged to talk to staff about their fears and general personal safety lessons were also reviewed. The following is a story based on what was in the news. Suggested activities include: showing videos and news pictures from the web. Circle key words. Alphabetize key words. Ask students “What’s number 3?, 5?” Etc. Students can also do this in pairs. Worksheet of questions about the story. Students can also read these in pairs when completed. True false worksheet. Cloze of part of the story. Multi-level dictation of the story. Matching pictures to key words. Discussion about civil rights history, racism, police, safety.
Material Type: Teaching/Learning Strategy
Do you want to learn the basics of how to use Microsoft word? This web site offers easy to understand video lessons. In addition to the audio lessons, the site offers supplement materials.
Material Type: Lecture, Lesson Plan, Student Guide
This is a picture story and worksheets to help low level English language learners understand how to get help will filing their taxes and what documents are needed.
Material Type: Diagram/Illustration, Homework/Assignment, Interactive, Primary Source
This is a video that shows how adult ESL students use smart phones to take and share pictures. The teacher explains the variety of topics she uses the pictures for and students can be seen showing discussing the pictures.
Material Type: Teaching/Learning Strategy
This video shows how writing letters for and about family can help someone learn English as a second language.
Material Type: Lecture
Comparing sales ads for the Shopping Unit for Beginner Adult ESL learners. Using sales ads students will learn how to figure out sale prices, percentage discounts, and final cost of items. They will compare ads from advertisers, compare like items, and find the best price available. Students will learn how to make sentences using comparatives (and superlatives – for higher level ESL learners.)
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Game, Interactive
The purpose of this lesson is for High Intermediate to Advanced adult ESOL students to learn new vocabulary, practice reading, and hone their conversation skills while learning about the use of the penny in the United States.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Lesson Plan
Adult ESL learners may not know the American measurement system. The United States is one of only five countries still using Fahrenheit to measure temperatures (see list below). Simplifying the conversion can help our learners make sense of local temperatures. The method below is “a reasonable approximation”, not an exact calculation.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Interactive, Lesson Plan
The purpose of this lesson is for students to practice and improve English conversation, writing, vocabulary, and reading through the lens of the Earth Day holiday (April 22nd). Also, students can brainstorm and share what we can do to preserve the Earth on a global or personal scale.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Lesson Plan
An integral component of the adult ESL literacy and low-beginning level course outlines is an introduction to the parts of the body. The author addresses this content area, suggesting a variety of classroom activities and instructional strategies which promote student success in the development of this competency
Material Type: Lesson Plan
This website gives a short written explanation and plenty of practice for common prefixes. There is also a video on prefixes and other interactive activities for suffixes and more.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Homework/Assignment, Interactive
The lesson plan is useful for building community in an Adult ESOL class for intermediate and advanced level students. The plan contains icebreakers and a review of adjectives that describe character.
Material Type: Game, Lesson Plan
This activity is a good review for adult or teen ESL learners on time clauses. The movie, In Time, is set in a futuristic world where time is the currency. After ten questions on what happens before or after another, there are three interesting discussion questions.
Material Type: Assessment, Lesson Plan
