A Collection of ESL Lesson Plans

Assembled by the North Carolina Community College System, Division of Academic and Student Services, Basic Skills Section

Preface

Unit 1: Community

A Visit to the Post Office
Daniel Albert, Pitt Community College

Getting to Know Greensboro
Linda Anderson, Guilford Technical Community College

American Holidays
Carol Raisch, Isothermal Community College

Unit 2: Environment

Let’s Talk About the Weather
Lucy Horton, Martin Community College

Map Skills
Jenny Outlaw, Richmond Community College

Unit 3: Health

Your Health and How to Talk to the Doctor
Margaret Bradshaw, Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College

Unit 4: Housing

Apartment Hunting
Judy Ingle, Forsyth Technical Community College

Communicating with the Landlord
Rebecca Cook, Lenoir Community College

Unit 5: Parenting

Packing a School Lunch Project
Gilda Rubio-Festa, Central Piedmont Community College

School Readiness for Parents
Sarah Loudermelk, Catawba Valley Community College
Laura de la Riva, Catawba Valley Community College

Unit 6: Personal Identification

Tell Me About You
Kathryn Garrou, Burke County Literacy Council/ Western Piedmont Community College

What is Your Name?
Dorothy Shattuck, Central Piedmont Community College

What’s Your Name and Where Are You From?
Ellen Cobb, Wake Technical Community College

Unit 7: Social

Eating Out
Debbie Saine, Catawba Valley Community College

How to Make a Kite
Maureen Bahr, Randolph Community College

“The Miracle Worker”
Leslie Foster-Davidson, Mitchell Community College

Wordly Advice
Michol Hammack, Forsyth Technical Community College

Unit 8: The English Language

Oral Pronunciation of the English Alphabet
Evelyn Woods, Isothermal Community College

Unit 9: Transportation & Work

Basic Auto Parts
John Terrell, Cape Fear Community College

Daily Work Words
Joan Richard, Catawba Valley Community College

Appendix
99 Ways to Say "Very Good"