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Texas Adult Education Standards and Benchmarks
for ABE ASE and ESL Learners

esl LESSON PLANS

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Texas Adult Education Standards
Lesson Plan

Before you begin

Title: At the Mall

Setting: ESL

NRS Level(s): Level 3: High Beginning

Open entry/exit: Yes

Context: Community

Standard(s):

Speak So Others Can Understand
Listen Actively

Benchmark(s):

Speak So Others Can Understand : 1.3, 2.3, 3.3
Listen Actively: 1.3, 2.3, 3.3

Objective: To ask and answer WH- questions for location and other purposes.

Materials: Phone book pictures and/or signs, teacher generated community map (with student input), dry erase board and markers, list of WH- questions.

Estimated time needed to prepare for this lesson plan: 1 hour

Estimated time needed to complete this lesson plan: 4 hours

The Lesson Plan

Introduce the lesson:
I am lost at the mall: Introduce scenario of being lost at the mall. Introduce related vocabulary words- escalator, directory, information booth, department stores, specialty stores, food court, hours, sales associate, parking, Continue the scenario “I want to find…” To the Security Guard: “Where is the lost and found?”, “What do I do? I’ve lost my keys to my car/child,” etc.

Teach the lesson:
Teacher will model – WH- questions that are related to location.

-Where is the bathroom?
- What are your hours?
- Where is the food court?
- What is the sales price?
- Where is the dressing room?

Practice the lesson:
Teacher modeling with a more advanced student on day one; students practice asking questions for 15-20 minutes in pairs each class period until lesson is completed.

Assess the lesson:
Teacher monitoring and student evaluation by having volunteers role model with questions and answers.

Apply the lesson to the real world:
The students will be able to ask questions in public spaces, such as, the mall.

Submitted by: Alesha Price, Julie Hidalgo, Karlik Know, Romano Haynes, Jose Quintanilla, Sandra Blackston, and Daniel Alcala

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