A selection of English ESL how to tell a story in english ppt slides

This PPT is an animated fairy-tale describing the rule of plural form of nouns. It is made for  beginner and elementary students. Some of the slides contain music and sounds. Hope you like it.

Grammar fairy-tale 

A very basic first worksheet covering positive and negative forms of the verb 'to be', ie was and were, wasn't and weren't.  There are no question forms. 

At the top of the sheet the forms are given in both positive and negative forms, with a singular and plural layout.

The first exercise is on positives and the second on negatives. The final exercise is jumpled with ticks and crosses indicating whether the answer should be positive or negative.

Past Simple of To Be

This PowerPoint demonstrates the making sentences with was and were in English. It can be used at non-English speaking primary and elementary schools as well. I hope it can be useful to you in explaining the Past Simple topic.

Past Simple was/were

Basic rules of usage of articles. You can see here the most important and the most necessary rules with examples. Basic rules of usage of articles. You can see here the most important and the most necessary rules with examples. Basic rules of usage of articles. You can see here the most important and the most necessary rules with examples. Basic rules of usage of articles. You can see here the most important and the most necessary rules with examples. Basic rules of usage of articles. You can see here the most important and the most necessary rules with examples. 

Articles

Items in a house. Use this interactive game to teach students the English words for common household items. Afterwards, students can describe where items are in a picture using prepositions to show location! e.g. "The shampoo is beside the shower." or "The clock is on the table." Go slow, and then do a speed round!

Vocabulary Words Common Household Items

This brief presentation is a few activities for sequencing narrative part 2 answers. For descriptive part 2 answers check out my other IELTS speaking presentations.



2: Past tenses refresher. Get students to continue the story of each sentence after filling in the spaces, making sure they maintain correct tenses.



3: Brainstorming reasons why in answer to question prompts. Followed by some time spent discussing how to organise the various reasons.



4: time words used for sequencing answers. Guided practise



5: Time words for sequencing answers, free practise.

IELTS Speaking part 2: Sequencing

1.01 This is a very simple timer/chrono you can use on your power points when you want to time anything from a

speaking activity to a game. I got tired of searching the web for a simple, free and not too complicated timer but the search was unsuccessful. I decided to create my own, it is not perfect but it suits my needs. I hope it can suit yours too.

Timer 3-2-1-.5 Minutes. For Games or Speaking Activities

This is a very clear PowerPoint presentation about the continuous past, ideal for beginners and first and second level students. With attractive colors and clear explanations.

Past continuos tense.

This ppt has information about amusement park including all the funny activities that take place at the amusement park, it includes the activities one would indulge in and some food one would find at the amusement park.

Amusement Park Game

Students need to read small texts about Peppa Pig and her family and remember the verbs to be. At the end of the presentation there is a link on Peppa Pig`s lesson (isl video am/is/are). 

Peppa Pig - am/is/are

This presentation has great visual prompts that will help your students tell a story. They can add as many details as they wish. The exercise focuses on the use of Past Simple. 

Storytelling based on visual prompts. Camping adventure.

A powerpoint aimed at making students practise organising their long answers.



The first three slides are a demonstration of a sample answer with example points. It is important to tell the students that they need to think of more than the four points they are given. 

WHO

WHERE

WHY

WHEN

WHAT

WHICH

Are good prompts for adding more information.



Also, discuss the difference between part 2 questions that need a NARRATIVE answer in chronological order and those that need a DESCRIPTION. Some answers mix both types.



Slides 5 and 6 are two questions with picture and question prompts. 5 needs the students to order the questions and imagine an answer for each that creates the best narration and description of the problem and item.



The 6th slide is a simple narration, arrange the pictures into what you think its the right order and describe the key events of the meal.



7 - 9 are sample questions. Distribute them among students and have them critique each other's answer plans.





IELTS Speaking part 2: Organising

how to tell a story in English

Culture, intercultural communication, cross-cultural communication

Adjectives to describe feelings, emotions

Adjectives to describe personality and character

Adjectives: Gradable / Non-gradable adjectives

Articles: Definite or indefinite article (a, an or the)

BE + infinitive structures (e.g. he was to become famous)

Clauses of contrast (e.g.  although, while)

Clauses of purpose (e.g. in order to, so that, so as to)

Clauses of reason (e.g. because, because of, due to, as, since)

Cleft sentences (e.g. It's Joey we're looking for)

Comparison: Comparative adjectives and structures

Comparison: Superlative adjectives and structures

Conditional 2 (second conditional) - would

Conditionals: Conditional phrases (e.g. unless, provided that, as long as)

Conjunctions (aka connectives, e.g. and, but, or, so, then)

Contractions (shortened forms, e.g. don't, aren't, etc.)

Determiners (words that can come before nouns)

Formal and informal English (politeness or colloquial language)

Future perfect continuous (progressive) tense

Future perfect simple and continuous (progressive) tense

Future phrases (e.g. be about to, bound to, likely to, due to, set to + INF)

Homonyms (two words with the same pronunciation - homophones and homographs)

It as preparatory subject (e.g. it's raining, it's nice of you to)

Linking verbs (aka copulas, e.g. I am a student)

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how to accuse somebody of something in English

how to apologize, say sorry, forgive and express regret in English

how to ask for information and make inquiries in English

how to ask for something, make requests in English

how to blame somebody for something in English

how to defend yourself from criticism in English

how to deny or admit something in English

how to describe things or people in English

how to emphasize important things in English

how to encourage or discourage people in English

how to evaluate people or progress in English

how to express agreement /disagreement in English

how to express approval and disapproval  in English

how to express cause and effect in English

how to express interest in something in English

how to express likelihood, probability in English

how to express likes and dislikes in English

how to express sequence and chronology in English

how to express shock and disbelief in English

how to express sympathy and condolences in English

how to give permission, authorization in English

how to inform somebody about some news in English

how to interpret what was said in English

how to keep a conversation going in English

how to make guesses about something in English

how to make, accept and refuse offers in English

how to order or make a booking in English

how to persuade, convince people in English

how to praise people and express appreciation in English

how to reassure somebody of something in English

how to refuse and object to something in English

how to remind people of something in English

how to rephrase, paraphrase what was said in English

how to say thank you, express gratitude in English

Nouns: Collective nouns (team, class, family, committee)

Nouns: Proper nouns (names of people, cities, companies)

Oxymorons (phrases with words of contradictory meaning, e.g. living dead)

Participles: Past participle (e.g. HAVING DONE)

Participles: Present participle (e.g. DOING)

Parts of Speech (aka word classes, e.g. nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs)

Past perfect continuous (progressive) tense

Phonetics (pronunciation, IPA, phonetic symbols)

Plural nouns: regular plurals with S ending

Prefixes (e.g. A, UN, IM, DIS, MIS, EN, etc. )

Prepositions vs adverbs (e.g. before me, saw him before.)

Prepositions: Double prepositions (e.g. out of)

Prepositions: Participle prepositions (e.g. pending, concerning)

Prepositions: Phrase prepositions (e.g. by means of)

Present perfect continuous (progressive) tense

Present perfect simple or present continuous tense

Present simple tense: S for third person singular verbs

Present simple vs continuous (progressive) tense

Pronouns: EACH OTHER, ONE ANOTHER (reciprocal pronouns)

Pronouns: Possessive pronouns (e.g. my, mine)

Pronouns: Reflexive pronouns (e.g. myself, yourself))

Pronouns: SOMEBODY, ANYBODY, EVERYBODY, NO ONE, NOTHING, etc.

Pronouns: THIS, THAT, THESE, THOSE (demonstratives)

Pronouns: YOU and THEY to talk about people in general

Quantifiers (e.g. some, many, much, any, few, little)

Questions: WH questions (open-ended questions)

Reported speech: reported questions (indirect questions)

There is / there are / there was / there were / there will be, etc.

Verbs: Transitive or intransitive verbs (words that can or cannot stand with objects)

Working with Paragraphs: ordering, titling

Role play, miming, drama activity or improv game

Pictionary (picture dictionary) or picture matching

Writing an opinion essay (persuasive essay)

Learners who are Pre-A1 have just begun learning English and will first learn how to:<ul><li>Say the letters in the alphabet and numbers</li><li>Say hello, talk about names and age</li><li>Name the colors and dates, express likes and dislikes</li></ul>

Absolute beginners who have begun to learn the letters and numbers

Learners taking the A1 Elementary exam should be able to:<ul><li>Introduce themselves and ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, things he/she has, people he/she knows.</li><li>Communicate using very basic phrases as long as the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: common adjectives & adverbs of frequency, going to, how much/how many, imperatives, I'd like, 's – possessive, common prepositions of place and time, present simple & continuous, there is/are</li></ul>

A very basic tourist level, which is enough for buying food and a bus ticket

Learners taking the A2 Pre-intermediate exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand sentences and frequently used expressions (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment).</li><li>Complete tasks that are routine and exchange information about familiar matters.</li><li>Describe matters of immediate need in simple terms.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: countable/uncountable nouns, adverbs of frequency, future will/going to, much/many, present perfect, past simple, past continuous, common phrasal verbs, common modals: can/should</li></ul>

A tourist who can do basic conversations about the past, present and future

Learners taking the B1 Intermediate exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand points regarding family, work, school or leisure-related topics.</li><li>Deal with most travel situations in areas where the language is spoken.</li><li>Create simple texts on topics of personal interest.</li><li>Describe experiences, events, dreams, and ambitions, as well as opinions or plans in brief.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: question tags, intensifiers: too/enough, future tenses, past tenses, modals, conditionals, wh-questions in the past</li></ul>

Learners who can deal with both familiar and routine situations, in friendly and work contexts

Learners taking the B2 Upper-intermediate exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialization.</li><li>Interact with fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without difficulty for either party.</li><li>Produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain an opinion on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: perfect tenses, mixed conditionals, modals in the present, phrasal verbs, reported speech, wish, relative clauses</li></ul>

The level where you can be a tour guide for your foreign friends and talk about a lot of topics, even abstract ones, with ease and fluency

Learners taking the C1 Advanced exam should be able to: Express ideas fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions. Use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes. Understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts. Produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, using linking phrases (=words that connect ideas between sentences). Main grammar points to know: inversion, mixed conditionals, modals in the past, all passive forms, phrasal verbs (all patterns), wish/if only for regrets

Learners who can smoothly communicate in every walk of life, read long texts and write well

Learners taking the C2 Proficient exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand almost everything read or heard with ease.</li><li>Summarize information from a variety of sources into a coherent presentation.</li><li>Express themselves using precise meaning in complex scenarios.</li><li>Can express him/herself spontaneously, very fluently and precisely, differentiating finer shades of meaning even in the most complex situations</li></ul>

Get here and you are ready to study in English at university

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