A selection of English ESL compass ppt slides

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

This powerpoint presentation is on compass points and European countries. Contains an exercise: the students have to look at the map and complete the sentence with the corresponding compass point.

COMPASS POINTS

I made this after having already introduced north, south, east, west, northwest, southeast... This was made for the purpose practicing the sentence structure "(country1) is to the (NSEW) of (country2).' It was made for a 3rd grade class at an international school in Beijing, China. 

Compass Cardinal Directions

Personality compass. Student look at multiple choice words and pick the one (from the two provided) that they think best represents themselves. After answering the 60 available possibilities, they get to read if they are North, east, south or west (typical or extreme).
Then they can read the traits they are given and discuss if they think it matches their own personality.

Personality compass. Self evaluation

Simple PPT to teach compass point and grid lines.

Some of the questions and maps are aimed at China. These could be changed to your own location.

Enjoy and let me know any feedback.

Compass Points with Battleships game

This was made for a 3rd grade class at an international school in Beijing, China. It introduces the following vocabulary: the 7 continents, some countries, a map, a map compass, and cardinal directions. 

Continents

This PPT encompasses some grammatical terms which advanced students should aim to be conversant with, vocally. Recognition of the language points I've listed should be familiar yet producing them will require more thought.



I have selected five structures for your students to get their teeth into. NOTE: Whilst these slides are not particularly contextual; there are some less controlled tasks, contained within them. These aim to provide practice through personalization. This, in turn, will anchor the T.L to their lives and provide a springboard for some creative narration and extended speaking. Furthermore, the points covered could serve to highlight some important gaps in their knowledge.



Each slide generates approximately 10-30 minutes of lesson time depending on how much you choose to vary the activity. You can add this into some recap work, as a cooler or for a more engaging reference to a coursebook unit.



DO NOT TREAT THESE SLIDES AS INDIVIDUAL LESSONS.

Grammar Conversation（advanced）

ppt about the Romans and their trade along the Silk Road. Thanks to it Romans found out about the silk clothes which they adored.

Romans and later other brought to Europe different goods and inventions. Some of the inventions like compasses, gunpowder or knowledge how to build large ships helped Europeans to travel longer distances or to win wars. 

Another great invention that was brought from China was a knowledge how to build a printing machine. Thanks to that knowledge, Gutenberg made his own printing machine and this helped in spreading the Christianity throughout Europe and the world (the first printed book was the Bible).

The Silk Road

Prepare to Laugh:

 
Get ready for a fun and engaging session where we'll explore the lighter side of English language and culture.
Challenge Accepted:

 
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to try not to laugh as we delve into various funny videos, images, and stories.
Analysis Mode:

 
After each video, we'll discuss why it's funny. Pay attention to the elements that tickle your funny bone, and get ready to share your insights.
Keep a Straight Face:

 
The challenge is on! Can you resist the urge to laugh while we analyze humor? Test your poker face and see if you can maintain composure.
Reflect and Enjoy:

 
As we wrap up, take a moment to reflect on what you've learned about humor in English. Feel free to share your favorite moments and any new discoveries.
Get Ready to LOL:

 
Now that you know what's in store, get comfortable, and let's dive into the world of laughter and learning together!


Try not to laugh lesson (all levels)

I created this Power point to revise vocabulary from the book Compass reading log. Unit two. Fantasy creatures, objects they use, places they live. This can be used as a warm up to start this unit

fantasy world vocabulary

This PowerPoint presentation is designed to teach elementary students about the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. It highlights key events, achievements, and his lasting impact on the world. This presentation is ideal for Martin Luther King Day lessons, social studies classes, or discussions about social justice and historical figures.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Presentation Slides for Elementary Students

This PowerPoint presentation titled "Black History Month: Inspirational Figures in the UK. Celebrating Contributions and Achievements. (Presentation)" is an educational resource designed to commemorate Black History Month and honor the contributions of Black individuals to British society and culture. The presentation highlights the lives, achievements, and legacies of 12 historical figures of African or Afro-Caribbean descent who have made significant impacts in various fields, including politics, arts, science, and activism.

This presentation can be used by educators, teachers, and facilitators in middle and high school classrooms across subjects such as history, social studies, English language arts, and cultural studies. It serves as a valuable tool for introducing students to diverse perspectives, promoting critical thinking, and fostering discussions about the importance of inclusivity, equality, and social justice.

Grade Levels: Middle School and High School
Subjects: History, Social Studies, English Language Arts, Cultural Studies

By utilizing this presentation, educators can engage students in learning about the rich and complex history of Black individuals in the UK, encouraging them to explore themes of resilience, leadership, and cultural heritage. Through interactive discussions and follow-up activities, students can deepen their understanding of Black history and its relevance to contemporary issues, ultimately fostering empathy, appreciation, and awareness of diversity within their communities.

11 Compass English ESL powerpoints