Everyday English III is the final session of the Everyday English series. This collection of lessons provides additional speaking, reading and writing practice related to health and employment, plus a lesson that introduces learners to the American public school system. As requested by our learners, much of the grammar focused on the use of gerunds and infinitives.  Other grammar skills include superlatives and comparatives, and asking questions with the "do" auxiliary verb.

Each lesson plan contains specific behavioral objectives, the lesson's duration, lesson materials, classroom activities and assessment tools. A thumbnail sketch of each lesson is provided as a quick reference.

Introductions

This orientation session features two interactive activities that allow learners to ask and answer questions about each other. Worksheets model correct questions and responses while giving the instructor useful insights into learner interests, learning styles and language competencies. Included in the session materials are questionnaires that give learners opportunities to express what they already know and what they want to learn.   

(2 hours)

How Healthy Are You?

Listening and reading comprehension activities accentuate the relationship between diet and health. Learners use online body mass calculator to determine fitness as they acquire additional healthcare vocabulary.

(2 hours) 

Healthy Food, Healthy Bodies

This lesson emphasizes spoken and written dialogues where learners make choices about returning items to a supermarket or drugstore. Learners build specialized vocabulary and phrases while developing the flexibility to transform statements into questions using the verb "do."  

(4 hours)

Subjects, Objects and Gerunds

Learners identify gerunds in written and spoken forms while reviewing basic English language sentence construction. This lesson lays the foundation for the correct use of gerunds and infinitives in subsequent lessons involving emergencies and job interviews. 

(4 hours)

Gerunds and Infinitives

Follow up lesson to Subjects, Objects and Gerunds asks learners to compare gerunds and infinitives, and how to use them. Lesson features writing practice, "Gerund/Infinitive Jeopardy" and an online quiz.

(4 hours)

Authentic Practice: Gerunds, Infinitives and Emergencies

Extensive dialogue practice is the focus of this lesson concerning the use of infinitives and gerunds in emergency situations.

(4 hours)

Preparing for the Job Interview

Learners distinguish between gerunds and infinitives in oral and written forms and practice their use in a sample job interview. Additional focus is on the compilation of an interview "Dos and Don'ts List" using Internet and other sources.

(4 hours)

Learning About American Schools

Empowering ESOL parents is at the heart of this lesson about American public schools. Grammar component centers on using comparatives and superlatives, while the technology focus is on using the Internet to find useful information about schools and school divisions. 

(4 hours)