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Levels 3-6, VESL, and AMLA

Reading and Writing (RW)

Title Content Link
RW1: Developing an Opinion (Fill in Form)

Reading

Developing an Opinion

Sections 2 and 3: https://www.yelp.com
RW2: Job Hunting (Fill in Form)

Reading

Studying Job Descriptions

Section 2: 

www.learnersdictionary.com

Section 3: 

www.monster.com

www.careerbuilder.com

www.indeed.com

RW3: Main Idea

Reading

Understanding the Main Idea

Section 3: https://tinyurl.com/RW3Reading
RW4: ESL Scholarship and Essay

Writing

How to Apply for the ESL Scholarship

Writing a Scholarship Essay

Section 2: https://tinyurl.com/RW4Video

RW5: Job Resume (Fill in Form)

Writing

Writing a Job Resume

Section 1: https://tinyurl.com/RW5Section1

Section 2: https://tinyurl.com/RW5Section2

RW6: Writing a Summary

Writing

Summarizing

Section 1: https://tinyurl.com/RW6Section1

Section 3 (Trailer): https://tinyurl.com/RW6Trailer

Section 3 (Summary): https://tinyurl.com/RW6Titanic

RW7: Active Reading

Reading

Short Stories

 Section 2: (Stories)

  1. "Plane Crash"
  2. "No Speak English"
  3. "The First Tuesday We Talk About the World"
  4. "Fish Cheeks"

Section 3: www.learnersdictionary.com

RW8: Environmental Issues (Fillable Form)

Reading

Environmental Issues

 (No links)
RW9: Text Messages (Fill in Form)

Reading and Writing

The Language of Texting

 (No links)
RW11: Exploring the Personal Statement

Writing

Organizing Your Ideas to
Write a Personal Statement

Section 1: https://tinyurl.com/QuizRW11
RW12: Writing an Informal Email (Fill in Form PDF)

 

Section 3: Video

How to Write an Informal Email

Section 4: Video

How to Format an Email

RW13: Emailing Your Professor (Fill in Form PDF)

 

 Section 2: Video

How to Write Your Instructors

Section 3: Video

Email Etiquette from a University Professor

 

Listening and Speaking (SL)

Title Content Link
SL1: Asking for and Giving Directions: Part 1 (Fill in Form)

Speaking

Giving Directions

Section 1: https://tinyurl.com/directionvideo

Section 2: https://www.mtsac.edu/maps/

SL2: Asking for and Giving Directions: Part 2 (Fill in Form)

Speaking

Asking for Directions

Section 1 Listening
SL03: Body Language (fill in form)

Speaking and Listening

Using Body Language

Section 1, Video 1: https://tinyurl.com/LLSL3Charades

Section 1, Video 2: https://tinyurl.com/LLSL3Charades2

Section 2: https://tinyurl.com/LLSL3PersonalSpace

Section 3: https://tinyurl.com/LLSL3HowIMetYourMother

SLA4A: Visiting a Doctor Part 1 (Fill in Form)

Speaking

Describing Symptoms

Section 2: http://www.learnersdictionary.com
SLA4B: Visiting a Doctor Part 2 (Fill in Form)

Speaking

Describing Symptoms 

Section 1: http://www.learnersdictionary.com

Section 2 Listening

SL05: Job Interview (Fill in Form)

Listening and Speaking

Job Interview Skills 

Section 1: https://tinyurl.com/SL05jobinterview

Section 2: http://www.costco.com

Section 3: Listen

SL6: Requesting a Letter of Recommendation (Fill in Form)

Speaking and Writing

Making Requests 

 (No links)
SL7: Making a Restaurant Reservation (Fill in Form)

Speaking

Making Reservations 

Section 1: http://www.learnersdictionary.com

Section 2: https://tinyurl.com/SL7Section2

Section 3: Listen

SL8A: Small Talk Part 1 (Fill in Form)

Speaking and Grammar

Making Small Talk 

Section 1: https://tinyurl.com/SL8ASection1

Section 2: Example Making Small Talk

SL8B: Small Talk Part 2  (Fill in Form)

Speaking and Grammar

Small Talk with Tag Questions 

 (No links)
SL9: Asking for Clarification (Fill in Form)

Speaking and Listening

Asking for Clarification

Section 1: https://tinyurl.com/SL9Section1

Section 2a: Listen: Conversation 1

Section 2b: Listen: Conversation 2

SL10: Talking about your Hometown Part 1 (Fill in Form)

Speaking and Grammar

Describing Your Hometown

Section 1: http://www.learnersdictionary.com

Section 2: Listen

SL11: Talking about your Hometown Part 2 (Fill in Form)

Speaking and Grammar

Having a Conversation about
Your Hometown

Section 2: Listen
SL12: Visiting the Dentist (Fill in Form PDF)

Vocabulary

Conversation

Section 2: Going to the Dentist

Section 3: Online Dental Dictionary

SL13: Intonation Part 2 (Fill in Form)

(For Intonation Part 1, see P19: Intonation on the Pronunciation SDLA page)

Pronunciation

Expressing Different Emotions

Section 1: Watch: Text Messaging

Section 2a: Listen: Part 1

Section 2b: Listen: Part 2

SL14: Prominence (Fill in Form)

Pronunciation

Syllable Stress

Section 1 Video 

Section 4 Conversation

SL15: Returns and Exchanges (Fill in Form) 

Speaking and Listening

Making Requests with Modals

Section 1: https://tinyurl.com/SL15Section1

Section 2: http://www.learnersdictionary.com

SL16: Going to the Bank (Fill in Form)

Speaking and Listening

Asking for More Information

Section 1a: http://www.learnersdictionary.com

Section 1b: https://tinyurl.com/sl16goingtothebank

Section 2: https://tinyurl.com/SL16Section2

SL17: Listening to a Movie (Fill in Form)

Listening

Predicting What Will Happen

Section 2: https://tinyurl.com/SL17Section2
SL18: Traffic Accident Part 1 (Fill in Form)

Speaking

Reporting an Accident

Section 1: https://tinyurl.com/accident-to-do
SL19: Traffic Accident Part 2 (Fill in Form)

Speaking

Describing an Accident

(No links)
SL20: Sharing Current Events (Fill in Form PDF)

Speaking

Facts vs. Opinions

Maintaining a Conversation

Section 2:

Voice of America: Learning English

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Online

SL21: Finding Viral Videos (Fill in Form PDF)

Listening

Giving Reasons and Opinions

Section 1: https://tinyurl.com/SL21Section1

Section 3: https://tinyurl.com/SL21Section3

Section 4a: https://tinyurl.com/SL21Section4a

Section 4b: https://tinyurl.com/SL21Section4b

SL22: Campus Interview Part 1

Speaking and Listening

Organizing Questions

Section 1: https://tinyurl.com/SL22Section1

SL23: Campus Interview Part 2

Speaking and Listening

Conducting an Interview

(No links)
SL24: Introduction to Idioms (Fill in Form)

Speaking

Discovering Common Expressions

Section 2: https://tinyurl.com/SL24Section2
SL25: Action Idioms (Fillable Form)

Speaking

Using Common Expressions
to Describe Actions

Section 2: Listen: Action Idioms

Section 4: https://tinyurl.com/SL25Section4

SL26: Animal Idioms (Fill in Form)

Speaking and Grammar

Using Animals Idioms in Sentences
and Everyday Conversation

(No links)
SL27A: Understanding Culture (Fill in Form)

Speaking

Describing One's Culture

(No links)
SL27B: Culture Shock (Fill in Form)

Speaking and Listening

Culture Shock

Section 1: https://tinyurl.com/SL27BSection1
SL27C: Cultural Taboos (Fill in Form)

Speaking

Cultural Taboos

(No links)
SL28A: Travel Part 1 (Fill in Form)

Speaking

Describing Different Travel
Amenities and Accommodations

(No links)
SL28B: Travel Part 2 (Fill in Form PDF)

Speaking

Attractions

Section 1: https://tinyurl.com/SL28BSection1

Section 3: http://www.tripadvisor.com/ 

SL28C: Travel Part 3 (Fill in Form)

Speaking

Planning a Trip

Section 2: https://www.expedia.com

Section 3a: http://www.tripadvisor.com/ 

Section 3b: https://www.yelp.com/ 

SL 29: SDLA Review Review (No links)
SL30: Food & Drink Preferences (Fill in Form) Speaking and Reading

Section 1: Food and Drink Preferences PowerPoint

Section 1 Alternate Format: Food and Drink Preferences Video Presentation

SL31A: Talking about Music (Fill in Form)

Speaking

Describing Music

Section 2

learnersdictionary.com 

Song 1: https://tinyurl.com/SL31ASong1

Song 2: https://tinyurl.com/SL31ASong2

Song 3: https://tinyurl.com/SL31ASong3

Song 4: https://tinyurl.com/SL31ASong4

SL31B: Song Lyrics (Fill in Form)

Speaking and Listening

Understanding a Song

Section 1a: https://tinyurl.com/SL31BSection1a

Section 1b: https://tinyurl.com/SL31BSection1b

Section 3: https://tinyurl.com/SL31BSection3

SL32: American Football (Fill in Form)

Speaking and Listening

Talking about Football

Section 1 Video: A Beginner's Guide to American Football

Section 2 Quizlet: American Football Vocabulary

Section 3 Video: Friends--The One with the Football

SL33: Parties (Fill in Form)

Speaking and Listening

Talking about Planning Parties

Section 1: https://tinyurl.com/SL33Section1

Section 2: Listen: Parties

SL34: Celebrities (Fill in Form)

Speaking and Listening

Talking about Celebrities

Section 3: https://tinyurl.com/SL34Section3

Section 4: http://www.imdb.com/

SL35: Parent-Teacher Conference (Fillable Form)

Speaking and Listening

Discussing Your Child

Section 2a: https://tinyurl.com/SL35ParentTeacher

Section 2b: http://learnersdictionary.com/

SL36: Talking at a Restaurant (Fill in Form)

Speaking and Listening

Talking at a Restaurant

Section 1: https://tinyurl.com/SL36Section1

Section 3: Listen

SL37: Identity Theft (Fill in Form)

Speaking and Listening

Identity Theft Vocabulary

Section 2: https://www.ldoceonline.com/

Section 3: https://tinyurl.com/SL37Section3

Section 4a: www.google.com

Section 4b: https://tinyurl.com/ProtectYourIDLLC

SL38: Talking about Movies (Fill in Form)

Speaking and Listening

Movie Discussion

Section 1a: www.ldoceonline.com

Section 1b: www.learnersdictionary.com

Section 2: https://tinyurl.com/SL38Section2

SL39: Phrasal Verbs (Fill in Form)

Speaking

Phrasal Verbs

Sections 1, 2, and 3:

Phrasal Verbs List

Phrasal Verbs Long List

SL39B: Phrasal Verbs Part 2 (Fill in Form)

Speaking

Phrasal Verbs

 Section 2 Video

Section 3 Resources:

UsingEnglish.com (English Phrasal Verbs List)

macmillandictionary.com

SL40: Apartment Shopping (Fill in Form)

Speaking

Apartment Shopping

Section 2: https://tinyurl.com/SL40Section2

Section 3: www.learnersdictionary.com

Section 4: https://tinyurl.com/SL40Section4 

SL41: Talking with Strangers (Fillable Form)

Speaking

Culture

Section 2: https://tinyurl.com/SL41Section2

SL42: Avoiding Trouble in Conversations (Fillable Form)

Speaking

Culture

Section 1: https://tinyurl.com/SL42Section1

Section 2: https://tinyurl.com/SL42Section2

SL43: The Art of Persuasion (Fillable Form)

Speaking

Persuasion

(No links)
SL44: Suggestions and Alternatives (Fill in Form)

Speaking

Conversation

Section 1: https://tinyurl.com/SL44Section1 
SL45: Disagree Without Offending (Fill in Form)

Speaking

Conversation

Section 2: https://tinyurl.com/SL45Section2 
SL46: Expressing Sympathy (Fill in Form)

Speaking

Conversation

Section 2: https://tinyurl.com/SL46Section2 

Section 3: https://tinyurl.com/SL46Section3 

Silver Lining Description

SL47: Playing Games (Fill in Form)

Vocabulary for Games

Conversation

Section 3:

Video: How to Play Monopoly

Section 5:

Simple Conversation Board Game

Online Dice Roller

SL48: US Presidential Elections (Fill in Form PDF)

Compare and Contrast

Speaking

Section 3: Video

How to Become President of the United States

SL49: Branches of Government (Fill in Form PDF)

Prediction (guess before you get the answers)

Speaking

 Section 2: Video

3 Branches of Government

SL50: Short Film--Hair Love (Fill in Form PDF)

Prediction (guess before you get the answers)

Speaking

Culture

 Section 2: Google Image Search

Section 3: Nicole Orr news story from Fox 35 Orlando

Section 4: Hair Love Film

SL51: Short Film--Bao (Fill in Form PDF)

Prediction (guess before you get the answers)

Speaking

Culture

 Section 4: Bao Film

Section 4: Describe the Action (Clip from Bao)

Section 4: Describe the Action (Audio Description by Pixar)

SL52: Short Film--The Legend of the Scarecrow (Fill in Form PDF)

Speaking

Folktales

Section 1: What is a Folktale?

Section 2: Learner's Dictionary

Section 3: Predict the Plot Clip

Section 4: The Legend of the Scarecrow (Full Film)

SL53: Interesting People - Amanda Gorman (Fill in Form PDF)

Speaking

Poetry

Section 3: Inaugural Poem Ending

Section 4: Amanda Gorman TED Talk (watch first minute)

SL54: Interesting People--Sonia Sotomayor (Fill in Form PDF)

 

Section 2: Learner's Dictionary

Section 3: "The Four Justices: Justice Sonia Sotomayor" Video

SL55: Interesting People—Reyna Grande (Fill in Form PDF)

 

Section 2: Immigration Truths and Falsehoods Presentation

Section 3: Audio Excerpt from The Distance Between Us

Bonus Activity: "A Migrant's Story"

SL56: Interesting People--Harriet Tubman (Fill in Form)

American History & Culture

Speaking

 Section 2:

Learner's Dictionary

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Section 3 Video

SL57: Lesser-Known Holidays--Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Fill in Form)

American Culture & Holidays

Speaking

Section 2 Video

Section 5 Extra Activity: Quizlet Set

SL58: Lesser Known Holidays - Cesar Chavez Day (Fill in Form PDF)

American Culture & Holidays

Speaking

 Section 2 Video

SL59: Lesser-Known Holidays—Juneteenth (Fill in Form)

American Culture & Holidays

Speaking

Section 2 Video

Bonus Activity: 5 Ways to Celebrate Juneteenth

SL60: Mental Health (Fill in form PDF)

Speaking

Mental Health

Idioms

Section 3 Video

Section 4 Video

Section 4: Mt. SAC Student Health Center--Personal Counseling

SL61: Talking to Professors (Fill in Form PDF)

Speaking

Academic Skills

 Section 3 Video

SL62: Folktales (Fill in Form PDF)

Speaking

Literature

Culture

 Section 1 Quizlet

Section 2 Video

Section 3: The Immortal White Snake