WELL ESL Teaching Resources by Westside English Language Learning (WELL)

Vocabulary Building Exercises

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Use these exercises to help students expand their vocabulary. Focus on common themes such as daily activities, work environments, and basic conversational phrases.

Grammar Practice Worksheets

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These worksheets cover essential grammar points such as verb tenses, sentence structure, and prepositions. Tailored for adult learners, they provide clear examples and exercises for practice.

Reading Comprehension Activities

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Engage students with these reading passages followed by comprehension questions. Topics range from everyday situations to cultural stories, helping learners to improve both their reading skills and cultural knowledge.

Listening and Speaking Practice

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Improve your students' listening and speaking skills with these interactive activities. They include listening tasks with audio clips and guided speaking exercises to build confidence and fluency.

Writing Prompts for Adult Learners

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Provide students with writing prompts tailored to their experiences and interests. These prompts encourage creative and reflective writing, helping learners to express their thoughts in English.

Understanding Language Acquisition

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Gain insights into the process of language acquisition and the unique challenges faced by adult learners. This resource helps you understand the theory behind language learning.

Teaching Strategies for Adult Learners

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Learn effective teaching strategies that cater to the needs of adult ESL students. This guide covers differentiated instruction, culturally responsive teaching, and motivational techniques.

Classroom Management Tips

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Discover practical tips for managing adult ESL classrooms, including strategies for creating a positive learning environment and dealing with common classroom challenges.

Assessment Methods for ESL

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Explore various assessment methods to evaluate your students' progress effectively. This includes formative assessments, summative assessments, and alternative assessment techniques.

Professional Development Opportunities

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Stay informed about professional development opportunities for ESL teachers. This includes workshops, online courses, and conferences to enhance your teaching skills and knowledge.

Basic: Goals

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Level 2: Goals

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Level 3: Goals

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Level 4: Goals

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CESLM Intercultural Communication Hand

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Reading this document is highly recommended to give you a better understanding of challenges we may encounter in building relationships and teaching English to people from backgrounds unlike our own. Information from this document will be referenced during our Loving WELL and Teaching WELL sessions. In advance, thank you for taking the time to view and think about its content.

Loving WELL and Teaching WELL - Additional Resources (In Progress)

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New Conversation Coach Training - Thursday, July 30, 6:30 pm (Door #14)

Teaching WELL Training - Thursday, Aug. 6 - 6:30-8:30 pm

Loving WELL Training - Thursday, Aug. 13, 6:30-8:30 pm

Still working on these documents:

Volunteer Handbook - Link HERE

Loving WELL - Link HERE

Teaching WELL - Link HERE

WELL Website, Vision & Mission

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Prayers - English/Spanish Fall 2024

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Prayers - Teacher (English Only) - Fall 2024

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Prayers - Teacher (English Only) Spring 2025

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Prayers - English/Spanish - Spring 2025

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Loving Well - Documents

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Teaching Well - Documents

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Teaching Well - pages from binder

Road to Registration Review

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Oral Testing - Directions for Recording

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Google Translate (How To)

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Thank you for Grant Ansert for creating this great video!

Teaching Well - Slides

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Loving Well - Slides

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WELL Volunteer Handbook

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A revised version will be available by 7/30/26.

All About Me Questions - Level 3+

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iSLCollective - Free Resource

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Worksheets and activities for all levels.

WELL Student Binder Contents

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This is the updated WELL Student Binder materials.

Weekly Teaching Tips

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Keep track of interesting suggestions for teaching our WELL students. All weeks are available. Feel free to provide suggestions along the way for all of us to use and enjoy. Our students gain when we share.

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This is a great tool to share with students to use as they practice and review vocabulary taught in class. The audio is clear. The website has interactive practice, as well, with immediate feedback.

Adult ELL Pathway to Literacy

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This website is full of resources for you to use with your students. Need pictures, vocabulary ideas, etc. This is the right place to explore. If you find something great, please pass it along to Debbie so we can share the fun stuff.

Public Safety Materials

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Halloween Materials

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Exodus Refugee Immigration

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Director of Legal Services at Exodus (Rachel Van Tyle) - January 2025 - Facebook Live

How Do Executive Orders Affect Refugees? | Facebook Live 1.24.25

Documents which accompanied the video above - Link HERE

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WTHR - Story regarding the Exodus Refugee Immigration reaction to recent changes

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Story about the reaction from Exodus Refugee Immigration and the shut down of refugee resettlement

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Story about the reaction from Exodus Refugee Immigration and the shut down of refugee resettlement.

This article has additional facts that also address the contributions of immigrants to Indiana and its economy.

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Exodus Refugee Immigration subscribe and receive their newsletter

ENL - 2 Minute Tips: Supporting Haitian Creole - Speaking Students in the Classroom

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Great tips! - Thank you, Jane Taylor.

If you access this video on your computer, it has a wealth of resources to help you as you work with your Haitian Creole speaking students: dictionary, translator, Bible, Alphabet, Haitian Creole words, language learning, etc.

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Know Your Rights: Immigrants' Rights from the office of Andre Carson (English)

Haitian Creole Version - Link HERE

Spanish Version - Link HERE

Two-Minute Tip - Haitian Creole Pronunciation

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Thank you, Jane! Great tips to help you better understand your Haitian Creole students.

Common Pronunciation Errors for Spanish Speakers

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This is a very thorough list of pronunciation tips to help the Spanish speaker.

Minimal Pairs for Haitian Creole Speakers

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Listen carefully. Correct pronunciations since the purpose is for the student to capture the SOUND of the word and to identify the slight differences between words with various vowel and consonant distinctions.

I Have; Who Has? - Different Games for Synonyms and Antonyms

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Several different versions for your students: synonym and antonym. Distribute a few cards to each student (29 total).

Start with card that states, "Start Here." First students says, "Who has LARGE?" Students determine the next student by answering the question.

If the class is focused on SYNONYMS, then the students holding the card that says, "What is BIG?" speaks up. Followed by the next question on the same card, "Who has LITTLE?"

This continues until every student has "used" their cards to answer.

Conversation - Small Talk and More Jazz Chants

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Exercises that provide your students with a "rhythmic expression of standard American English as it occurs in a situational context." This technique assists in the rhythm and intonation patterns of spoken American English.

Short Stories in Easy English (levels A1—B1)

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Leveled stories for your ESL students.

Easy short stories at three CEFR levels:

Each story has key vocabulary and a comprehension quiz to help you check your understanding

Small Talk Towers

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This is a great way to allow you to control the conversation topics, but allow students to have some choice, as well.

Hand out provided - Make a copy to make changes for your class level.

page 1 = sample
page 2 - blank copy
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hyQB5ym4NLlB8hueuFEWfCHq6ACMcn2-FPRNYqxdiVc/edit?usp=sharing

Phone Conversations

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https://tinyurl.com/4fp8y7nf

Minimal Pairs for English

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This is a resource to help you find possible minimal pairs for your drill target practices. Shared by Dianne Dow during a Wheaton Pronunciation course.

Total Physical Response

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This is an essential tool for the ESL classroom, particularly for lower level learners.

TPR

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This is a great resource.

WELL Calendar 2026-2027

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Games & Activities for the ESL/EFL Classroom

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Over 100 games on a variety of topics.

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This will be a handy document to view as you serve throughout the school year. If you have additional questions or concerns, please email Marsha Greiner.

Welcome.US

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Recent policy updates and resources to help people across America to welcome newcomers and help them thrive here.