How to Teach Writing Skills to ESL Students
By Delene Sholes, eHow Contributor
The teachers of speakers of English as a second language (ESL students) have a challenging but rewarding job. ESL students in a classroom may perform at different levels and come from countries with vastly different cultures. The teacher must not only find out how much the students know about writing in English but also learn about the differences in cultures within the classroom. The first milestone for students learning to write in English as a second language is that the message is clear and meaningful. Use of correct grammar and punctuation will develop, but the meaning can often be understood without proper grammar and spelling. Only after the students are able to write simple lists and sentences should they begin to learn to edit and revise their work to achieve acceptable grammar. The teacher who works with patience and respect for differences and effort will be rewarded with evidence of progress in her students' writing.
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imputing a
characteristic to a
noun or pronoun.
S+ V. to be + Adjective
12. v.to.be
adjective
Adjective Example
Outgoing : someone who Ben is outgoing when he
likes to make friends. meets his friend. He likes to
talk with other because he
subject
is outgoing.
13. Adjective Example
Chatty : someone who Maria is a very chatty
talks a lot. person. She is always on
the phone to friends.
Clever : good at learning Gerard is very clever. He
things. always gets top marks in
class.
14. Adjective Example
Friendly : someone who is Ben is friendly.
nice to other people.
Funny : used to describe Salem is really funny! He’s
someone who is amusing. always entertaining us
with jokes and stories.
15. Adjective Example
Generous : someone who My parents are very
shares their time or things generous. They bought me a
with others. car for my birthday!
Honest – someone who Amina is a very honest. She
truthful and who doesn’t always tells the truth.
cheat or steal.
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17. MY BEST FRIEND
My best friend Ben is the same age as I am. We
went to the same school and for a while we worked at
the same job. We spend a lot of time together. Ben is
friendly and out going. He is happiest when he is around
people. He likes to go to parties. He like to talk with
people and make friends easily. He laughs a lot and
people always respond to his laughter by laughing with
him.
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them to everyone. Ben is the type person you can
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reliable. Ben hardly ever gets mad. If there is a bad
or tense situation, he stay calm and never yells. On
the whole, Ben is a calm seldom loses his temper and
is the person you want around you when you need
cheering up.
42. Describe my friend !!
Direction:
-Individual work.
-Each person gets a paper.
-Each person chooses one friend to describe his/her characteristic in
the class.
-Send the paper back to the teacher.
-The teacher picks up the random one student to read his/her friend’s
message in front of the class.
-Other students in the class try to guess who he/she is.
43. Example!!
He is happy when he is around
people. He likes to go parties. He
likes to talk with people and makes
friends easily. He is a calm person
who seldom
losses……………………………………………
………………………………………………………
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Who am I ?
44. Answer the question!!
Direction:
-Make a group of 4 people.
-Each group has pieces of paper.
-The first representative of each group comes in front of the
class, writes the answer on the paper, and puts the answer down in the
box.
-Another representative in a group does the activity like the first
person.
-The teacher checks all answers in front of the class.
Let’s go!!!