2.1.1 Use the telephone directory and related publications to locate information
North Carolina Curriculum Guide
"Using the Telephone"
North Carolina Curriculum Guide
"The Yellow Pages"
Reading For Life
"Recognizing Phone Numbers"
Reading for Life
"Finding Community Services"
2.1.2 Identify emergency numbers and place emergency calls
EL Civics 2010-2011 (English Language and Literacy) - City College of San Francisco
click on "Materials for Reporting an Emergency"
Hope Link Adult Education - State of Washington
"Reporting Emergencies"
Living In America - Davidson County Community College, North Carolina
Click on Unit Eight - "Reporting an Emergency"
Miracosta College ESL Lesson Plans
EL Civics Reporting Crimes and Accidents Unit (Beginning Level)
Miracosta College ESL Lesson Plans
EL Civics Reporting Crimes and Accidents Unit (Intermediate Level)
Miracosta College ESL Lesson Plans
EL Civics Reporting Crime Unit (Advanced Level)
North Carolina Curriculum Guide
"Recognizing and Communicating an Emergency"
North Carolina Curriculum Guide
"Disaster Preparedness"
Talking With the Police and Teacher's Guide for Talking With the Police
click on "Lesson 4: Help!"
Tools For Lesson Planning - LA Unified School District
Go to page 56 - "911 Emergency" (Beginning High ESL)
2.1.3 Interpret information about time zones
North Carolina Curriculum Guide
"Using the Telephone"
2.1.7 Take and interpret telephone messages, leave messages on answering machines and interpret recorded messages
Hope Link Adult Education - State of Washington
"Telephone Messages"
Lanternfish (formerly Bogglesworld.com)
"Can I take a message? Telephone English"
Maryland Adult Literacy Resource Center - ESOL Customer Service Training
Unit 4: "Using the Telephone" (Teacher's Guide) and (Student Book)
Tools For Lesson Planning - LA Unified School District
Go to page 72 - "After the Tone. . ." (Beginning High ESL)
Tools For Lesson Planning - LA Unified School District
Go to page 86 - "No One's Available to Take Your Call" (Intermediate Low ESL)
2.1.8 Use the telephone to make and receive routine personal and business calls
Hope Link Adult Education - State of Washington
"Using the Telephone"
North Carolina Curriculum Guide
"Using the Telephone"
2.2 Understand how to locate and use different types of transportation and interpret related travel information
2.2.1 Ask for, give, follow, or clarify directions
CLESE - Bright Ideas Curriculum
click on "Field Trips"
ESL/CBET & Citizenship Technology Guide
go to page 152 - "How Do I Get There From Here?" (Intermediate High ESL)
Lanternfish (formerly Bogglesworld)
"Going for a Bite: Giving Directions to a Restaurant"
Lesson Plans for Directions
"Getting Simple Directions"
North Carolina Curriculum Guide
"Directions"
North Carolina Curriculum Guide
"Signs and Landmarks"
Winona ABE
"Map Skills"
2.2.2 Recognize and use signs related to transportation
EL/CIVICS Education Curriculum
Traffic Signs
EL Civics 2010-2011 (English Language and Literacy) - City College of San Francisco
click on "Safety Signs Identification Materials
GCFLearnFree.org
click on "Subway Map"
Teacher's Desk
click on "Reading Signs"
2.2.3 Identify or use different types of transportation in the community, and interpret traffic information
GCFLearnFree.org
click on "Bus Map" or "Subway Map"
Family Literacy Lesson Plans
click on Lesson 7 "Transportation"
North Carolina Curriculum Guide
"Wings, Wheels and Rails"
Talking Points Worksheets - "Transports of Delight?" (Student Handout)
"Transports of Delight?" Lesson - Teaching Suggestions
TP Homework - Transports of Delight?
TEFL.net - Topics Worksheets
Transport Vocabulary
2.2.4 Interpret transportation schedules and fares
Lanternfish (formerly Bogglesworld)
"I Need a Ticket to Osaka, Japan"
2.2.5 Use maps relating to travel needs
ESL/CBET & Citizenship Technology Guide
go to page 152 - "How Do I Get There From Here?"
GCFLearnFree.org
click on "Bus Map", or "Subway Map"
Lesson Plans for Directions
"Getting Simple Directions"
Multi-Cultural Educational Services
click on "Reading a Map"
North Carolina Curriculum Guide
"Maps"
2.3 Understand concepts of time and weather
2.3.1 Interpret clock time
CLESE - Bright Ideas Curriculum
click on "Numbers"
Multi-Cultural Educational Services
click on "Time in numbers and on clocks"
North Carolina Curriculum Guide
"Reading the Clock"
Reading for Life
click on Reading for Life Volume One and go to page 128 - Unit 9 - Clock Time
2.3.2 Identify the months of the year and the days of the week
CLESE - Bright Ideas Curriculum
click on "Numbers"
Florida Icebreaker Curriculum
Time and Money - Activities 1 through 18
Multi-Cultural Educational Services
click on "Calendar Exercises"
North Carolina Curriculum Guide
"Days of the Week"
North Carolina Curriculum Guide
"Months of the Year"
North Carolina Curriculum Guide
"Recognizing and Writing Dates"
North Carolina Curriculum Guide
"The Seasons"
2.3.3 Interpret information about weather conditions
California Literacy's PEACE Curriculum
Unit 7 - "Emergencies and Disasters"
CLESE - Bright Ideas Curriculum
click on "Weather and Clothing"
Enchanted Learning.com (Label Me! Printouts)
the following are links to printable handouts focusing on seasonal and weather vocabulary
Seasons
Seasons (2)
North Carolina Curriculum Guide
"The Weather"
Talking Points Worksheets - "Let it Snow!" (Student Handout)
"Let it Snow!" - Teaching Suggestions
TP Homework - "Avalanches"
Talking Points Worksheets - "Natural Disasters: Earthquakes and Tsunamis" (Student Handout)
"Natural Disasters: Earthquakes and Tsunamis" - Teaching Suggestions
TP Homework - "Natural Disasters: Earthquakes and Tsunamis"
Talking Points Worksheets - "What's in the Wind?" (Student Handout)
"What's in the Wind? - Teaching Suggestions
TP Homework - What's in the Wind? Hurricanes and Tornadoes.
The House I Live In - Craven Community College, North Carolina
Click on Lesson 5 - "Determining Where to Live"
Tools for Lesson Planning - LA Unified School District
Go to page 162 - "What's the News?" (Advanced Low ESL)
2.4 Use postal services
2.4.1 Address letters and envelopes
North Carolina Curriculum Guide
"Sending and Receiving Mail"
Reading for Life
"Addressing Envelopes"
Tools for Lesson Planning - LA Unified School District
Go to page 26 - "Send Me a Letter" (Beginning Low ESL)
2.4.4 Purchase stamps and other postal items and services
2.5 Use community agencies and services
2.5.1 Locate and utilize services of agencies that provide emergency help
California Literacy's PEACE Curriculum
Unit 7 - "Emergencies and Disasters"
EL Civics 2010-2011 - City College of San Francisco
Modules under "Emergency Services"
Hope Link Adult Education - State of Washington
"Reporting Emergencies"
Miracosta College ESL Lesson Plans
EL Civics Reporting Crimes and Accidents Unit (Beginning Level)
Miracosta College ESL Lesson Plans
EL Civics Reporting Crimes and Accidents Unit (Intermediate Level)
Miracosta College ESL Lesson Plans
EL Civics Reporting Crime Unit (Advanced Level)
North Carolina Curriculum Guide
"Community Helpers"
Reading for Life
"Finding Community Services"
Talking With the Police and Teacher's Guide for Talking With the Police
click on "Lesson 7: Domestic Violence"
2.5.2 Identify how and when to obtain social and governmental services (e.g. low income, Social Security, Medicare, and how to interact with service providers)
2.5.3 Locate medical and health facilities in the community
Miracosta College ESL Lesson Plans
EL Civics Health Unit (Beginning Level)
Miracosta College ESL Lesson Plans
EL Civics Health Unit (Intermediate Level)
Miracosta College ESL Lesson Plans
EL Civics Health Unit (Advanced Level)
North Carolina Curriculum Guide
"Visiting the Hospital"
2.5.4 Read, interpret, and follow directions found on public signs and building directories
EL/CIVICS Education Curriculum
Traffic Signs
GCFLearnFree.org
click on "Grocery List" or "Prescription"
2.5.5 Locate and use educational services in the community, including interpreting and writing school-related communications
California Literacy's PEACE Curriculum
Unit 2: "The American School System"
ESL/CBET & Citizenship Technology Guide
go to page 124 - "So Many Forms for School" (Beginning High ESL)
Family LIteracy Lesson Plans
click on Lesson 2 - "Parents as First Teachers - A Parent Teacher Conference"
Miracosta College ESL Lesson Plans
EL Civics Education Unit (Beginning Level)
Miracosta College ESL Lesson Plans
EL Civics Education Unit (Intermediate Level)
Miracosta College ESL Lesson Plans
EL Civics Education Unit (Advanced Level)
North Carolina Curriculum Guide
"Enrolling Your Child in Public School"
North Carolina Curriculum Guide
"Communicating with Your Child's School"
2.5.6 Use library services
North Carolina Curriculum Guide
"Your Public Library"
2.5.7 Interpret permit and license requirements
North Carolina Curriculum Guide
"Department of Motor Vehicles"
2.5.9 Identify child care services in the community
Family Literacy Lesson Plans
click on Lesson 8 - "Finding Childcare"
2.6 Use leisure time resources and facilities
2.6.1 Interpret information about recreational and entertainment facilities and activities
California Literacy's PEACE Curriculum
Unit 3: "Communities and Resources"
2.6.3 Interpret information in order to plan for outing and vacations
California Literacy's PEACE Curriculum
Unit 3 - "Communities and Resources"
North Carolina Curriculum Guide
"Planning a Vacation"
2.6.4 Interpret and order from fast food menus and compute related costs
Bogglesworld.com
"Going to a Restaurant: Ordering Food"
North Carolina Curriculum Guide
"Going to a Restaurant"
North Carolina Curriculum Guide
"Fast Foods and Vending Machines"
Reading for Life
go to "Menus" (page 30)
The Internet TESL Journal
click on Unit 3
2.7 Understand aspects of society and culture
2.7.1 Interpret information about holidays
EL Civics.com
Abraham Lincoln's Birthday
EL Civics.com
Arbor Day
EL Civics.com
Christmas
EL Civics.com
Columbus Day
EL Civics. com
Father's Day
EL Civics. com
4th of July
EL Civics.com
George Washington's Birthday
EL Civics.com
Groundhog Day
EL Civics.com
Halloween
EL Civics.com
Labor Day
EL Civics.com
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
EL Civics.com
Memorial Day
EL Civics.com
Mother's Day
EL Civics.com
New Year's Day
EL Civics.com
Presidents' Day
EL Civics.com
Thanksgiving
EL Civics.com
Valentine's Day
EL Civics.com
Veteran's Day
ESL Holiday Lessons
American Independence Day
ESL Holiday Lessons
April Fool's Day
ESL Holiday Lessons
Armistice Day (Veteran's Day)
ESL Holiday Lessons
Columbus Day
ESL Holiday Lessons
Earth Day
ESL Holiday Lessons
Easter
ESL Holiday Lessons
Father's Day
ESL Holiday Lessons
Flag Day
ESL Holiday Lessons
Halloween
ESL Holiday Lessons
George Washington's Birthday
ESL Holiday Lessons
Labor Day
ESL Holiday Lessons
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
ESL Holiday Lessons
Mother's Day
ESL Holiday Lessons
St. Patrick's Day
ESL Holiday Lessons
Thanksgiving
ESL Holiday Lessons
Valentine's Day
Heads Up English Holiday Lesson Plans
April Fool's Day (Upper Intermediate)
Heads Up English Holiday Lesson Plans
Easter (Advanced)
Heads Up English Holiday Lesson Plans
Halloween: Holiday of the Dead (Advanced)
Heads Up English Holiday Lesson Plans
Independence Day (Advanced)
Heads Up English Holiday Lesson Plans
Mother's Day (Upper Intermediate)
Heads Up English Holiday Lesson Plans
Saint Valentine's Day (Upper Intermediate)
Heads Up English Holiday Lesson Plans
Thanksgiving (Upper Intermediate)
Lesson Plans for Thanksgiving
"Planning a Thanksgiving Meal"
Lesson Plans for Thanksgiving
"Thanksgiving"
Talking Points Worksheet - "Is Halloween Harmful?" (Student Handout)
"Is Halloween Harmful?" - Teaching Suggestions
TP Homework - Is Halloween Harmful?
TEFL.net - Topics Worksheets
Christmas Vocabulary
2.7.2 Interpret information about ethnic groups, cultural groups, language groups
EL Civics.com
Black History Month
EL Civics.com
Cinco de Mayo
EL Civics.com
Hanukkah
EL Civics.com
Kwanzaa
ESL Holiday Lessons
Cinco de Mayo
ESL Holiday Lessons
Hanukkah
ESL Holiday Lessons
Kwanzaa
ESL Holiday Lessons
New Year's Eve
Family LIteracy Lesson Plans
click on lesson 4 - "Teaching Family History and Traditions"
Heads Up English Holiday Lesson Plans
The First Americans (Advanced)
Hope Link Adult Education - State of Washington
"Talking About Our Native Countries"
Talking Points Worksheets
"Too Hot to Handle" Lesson and TP Homework - Freedom of Speech
2.7.3 Interpret information about social issues
EL Civics.com
Women's History Month
2.7.5 Interpret literary materials such as poetry and drama
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