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Reading
Developing an Opinion
Studying Job Descriptions
Section 2:
www.learnersdictionary.com
Section 3:
www.monster.com
www.careerbuilder.com
www.indeed.com
Understanding the Main Idea
Writing
How to Apply for the ESL Scholarship
Writing a Scholarship Essay
Section 2: https://tinyurl.com/RW4Video
Writing a Job Resume
Section 1: https://tinyurl.com/RW5Section1
Section 2: https://tinyurl.com/RW5Section2
Summarizing
Section 1: https://tinyurl.com/RW6Section1
Section 3 (Trailer): https://tinyurl.com/RW6Trailer
Section 3 (Summary): https://tinyurl.com/RW6Titanic
Short Stories
Section 2: (Stories)
Section 3: www.learnersdictionary.com
Environmental Issues
Reading and Writing
The Language of Texting
Organizing Your Ideas to Write a Personal Statement
Section 3: Video
How to Write an Informal Email
Section 4: Video
How to Format an Email
Section 2: Video
How to Write Your Instructors
Email Etiquette from a University Professor
Speaking
Giving Directions
Section 1: https://tinyurl.com/directionvideo
Section 2: https://www.mtsac.edu/maps/
Asking for Directions
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
Describing Symptoms
Section 1: http://www.learnersdictionary.com
Section 2 Listening
Listening and Speaking
Job Interview Skills
Section 1: https://tinyurl.com/SL05jobinterview
Section 2: http://www.costco.com
Section 3: Listen
Speaking and Writing
Making Requests
Making Reservations
Section 2: https://tinyurl.com/SL7Section2
Speaking and Grammar
Making Small Talk
Section 1: https://tinyurl.com/SL8ASection1
Section 2: Example Making Small Talk
Small Talk with Tag Questions
Asking for Clarification
Section 1: https://tinyurl.com/SL9Section1
Section 2a: Listen: Conversation 1
Section 2b: Listen: Conversation 2
Describing Your Hometown
Section 2: Listen
Having a Conversation about Your Hometown
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
Syllable Stress
Section 1 Video
Section 4 Conversation
Making Requests with Modals
Section 1: https://tinyurl.com/SL15Section1
Section 2: http://www.learnersdictionary.com
Asking for More Information
Section 1a: http://www.learnersdictionary.com
Section 1b: https://tinyurl.com/sl16goingtothebank
Section 2: https://tinyurl.com/SL16Section2
Listening
Predicting What Will Happen
Reporting an Accident
Describing an Accident
Facts vs. Opinions
Maintaining a Conversation
Voice of America: Learning English
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Online
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
Organizing Questions
Section 1: https://tinyurl.com/SL22Section1
Conducting an Interview
Discovering Common Expressions
Using Common Expressions to Describe Actions
Section 2: Listen: Action Idioms
Section 4: https://tinyurl.com/SL25Section4
Using Animals Idioms in Sentences and Everyday Conversation
Describing One's Culture
Culture Shock
Cultural Taboos
Describing Different Travel Amenities and Accommodations
Attractions
Section 1: https://tinyurl.com/SL28BSection1
Section 3: http://www.tripadvisor.com/
Planning a Trip
Section 2: https://www.expedia.com
Section 3a: http://www.tripadvisor.com/
Section 3b: https://www.yelp.com/
Section 1: Food and Drink Preferences PowerPoint
Section 1 Alternate Format: Food and Drink Preferences Video Presentation
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
Understanding a Song
Section 1a: https://tinyurl.com/SL31BSection1a
Section 1b: https://tinyurl.com/SL31BSection1b
Section 3: https://tinyurl.com/SL31BSection3
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
Talking about Planning Parties
Section 1: https://tinyurl.com/SL33Section1
Section 2: Listen: Parties
Talking about Celebrities
Section 3: https://tinyurl.com/SL34Section3
Section 4: http://www.imdb.com/
Discussing Your Child
Section 2a: https://tinyurl.com/SL35ParentTeacher
Section 2b: http://learnersdictionary.com/
Talking at a Restaurant
Section 1: https://tinyurl.com/SL36Section1
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
Movie Discussion
Section 1a: www.ldoceonline.com
Section 1b: www.learnersdictionary.com
Section 2: https://tinyurl.com/SL38Section2
Phrasal Verbs
Sections 1, 2, and 3:
Phrasal Verbs List
Phrasal Verbs Long List
Section 2 Video
Section 3 Resources:
UsingEnglish.com (English Phrasal Verbs List)
macmillandictionary.com
Apartment Shopping
Section 2: https://tinyurl.com/SL40Section2
Section 4: https://tinyurl.com/SL40Section4
Culture
Section 2: https://tinyurl.com/SL41Section2
Section 1: https://tinyurl.com/SL42Section1
Section 2: https://tinyurl.com/SL42Section2
Persuasion
Section 2: https://tinyurl.com/SL46Section2
Section 3: https://tinyurl.com/SL46Section3
Vocabulary for Games
Video: How to Play Monopoly
Section 5:
Simple Conversation Board Game
Online Dice Roller
Compare and Contrast
How to Become President of the United States
Prediction (guess before you get the answers)
3 Branches of Government
Section 2: Google Image Search
Section 3: Nicole Orr news story from Fox 35 Orlando
Section 4: Hair Love Film
Section 4: Bao Film
Section 4: Describe the Action (Clip from Bao)
Section 4: Describe the Action (Audio Description by Pixar)
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)
Poetry
Section 3: Inaugural Poem Ending
Section 4: Amanda Gorman TED Talk (watch first minute)
Section 3: "The Four Justices: Justice Sonia Sotomayor" Video
Section 2: Immigration Truths and Falsehoods Presentation
Section 3: Audio Excerpt from The Distance Between Us
Bonus Activity: "A Migrant's Story"
American History & Culture
Learner's Dictionary
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Section 3 Video
American Culture & Holidays
Section 5 Extra Activity: Quizlet Set
Bonus Activity: 5 Ways to Celebrate Juneteenth
Mental Health
Idioms
Section 4 Video
Section 4: Mt. SAC Student Health Center--Personal Counseling
Academic Skills
Literature
Section 1 Quizlet
Section 3: The Immortal White Snake