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2.1 Use the telephone and telephone book
2.1.1 Use the telephone directory and related publications to locate information
North Carolina Curriculum Guide
"Using the Telephone"
North Caroline Curriculum Guide
"The Yellow Pages"
"Recognizing Phone Numbers"
"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 Crimes Unit (Advanced Level)
North Carolina Curriculum Guide
"Recognizing and Communicating an Emergency"
North Carolina Curriculum Guide
"Disaster Preparedness"
Talking With Police and Teacher's Guide to Talking With Police
Click on Lesson #4 " "Help!"
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
Hopelink Adult Education - State of Washington
"Telephone Messages"
"Can I Take a Message? Telephone English"
Maryland Adult Resource Center - ESOL Customer Service Training
Unit 4: "Using the Telephone" (Teacher's Guide) and (Student Book)
2.1.8 Use the telephone to make and receive routine personal and business calls
Hopelink Adult Education - State of Washington
"Using the Telephone"
North Caroline 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"
"Going for a Bite: Giving Directions to a Restaurant"
"Getting Simple Directions"
North Carolina Curriculum Guide
"Directions"
North Carolina Curriculum Guide
"Signs and Landmarks"
"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"
Click on "Subway Map"
2.2.3 Identify or use different types of transportation in the community, and interpret traffic information
Click on "Bus Map" or "Subway Map"
Click on Lesson 7 "Transportation"
North Carolina Curriculum Guide
"Wings, Wheels, and Rails"
Talking Points Worksheets - "Transports of Delight?" (Student Handout)
"Transports of Delight" (Teaching Suggestions)
TP Homework - "Transports of Delight?"
Transport Vocabulary
2.2.4 Interpret transportation schedules and fares
"I Need a Ticket to Osaka, Japan"
2.2.5 Use maps related to travel needs
Click on "Bus Map" or "Subway Map"
"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 Education Services
Click on "Time in Numbers and on Clocks"
North Carolina Curriculum Guide
"Reading the Clock"
Reading for Life, Volume 1 - 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"
Multi-Cultural Education 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"
"Work Schedules" (under General Construction)
2.3.3 Interpret information about weather conditions
CLESE - Bright Ideas Curriculum
Click on "Weather and Clothing"
Enchanted Learning.com (Label Me! Printables)
The following are links to printable handouts focusing on seasonal and weather vocabulary:
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 In the Wind? Hurricanes and Tornadoes"
The House I Live In - Craven Community College, North Carolina
Click on Lesson 5 - "Determining Where I Live"
2.4 Use postal services
2.4.1 Address letters and envelopes
North Caroline Curriculum Guide
"Sending and Receiving Mail"
"Addressing Envelopes"
2.5 Use community agencies and services
2.5.1 Locate and utilize services of agencies that provide emergency services
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 (Beginner Level)
Miracosta College ESL Lesson Plans
EL Civics Reporting Crimes and Accidents Unit (Intermediate Level)
Miracosta College ESL Lesson Plans
EL Civics Reporting Crimes Unit (Advanced Level)
North Carolina Curriculum Guide
"Community Helpers"
"Finding Community Services"
Talking With Police and Teacher's Guide for Talking With Police
Click on Lesson 7: "Domestic Violence"
2.5.3 Locate medical and health facilities in the community
Miracosta College ESL Lesson Plans
EL Civics Health Unit (Beginner Unit)
Miracosta College ESL Lesson Plans
EL Civics Health Unit (Intermediate Unit)
Miracosta College ESL Lesson Plans
EL Civics Health Unit (Advanced Unit)
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
Click on "Grocery List"
Click on "Prescription"
2.5.5 Locate and use educational services in the community, including interpreting and writing school-related communications
Click on Lesson 2 - "Parents as First Teachers - A Parent Teacher Conference"
Miracosta College ESL Lesson Plans
EL Civics Education Unit (Beginner Unit)
Miracosta College ESL Lesson Plans
EL Civics Education Unit (Intermediate Unit)
Miracosta College ESL Lesson Plans
EL Civics Education Unit (Advanced Unit)
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
Click on Lesson 8 - "Finding Childcare"
2.6 Use leisure time resources and facilities
2.6.3 Interprest information in order to plan for outings and vacations
North Carolina Curriculum Guide
"Planning a Vacation"
2.6.4 Interpret and order from fast food menus and compute related costs
"Going to a Restaurant: Ordering Food"
North Carolina Curriculum Guide
"Going to a Restaurant"
North Carolina Curriculum Guide
"Fast Foods and Vending Machines"
Go to "Menus" (page 30)
Click on Unit 3
2.7 Understand aspects of society and culture
2.7.1 Interpret information about holidays
"Abraham Lincoln's Birthday"
"Arbor Day"
"Christmas"
"Columbus Day"
"Father's Day"
"4th of July"
"George Washington's Birthday"
"Groundhog Day"
"Halloween"
"Labor Day"
"Martin Luther King, Jr. Day"
"Memorial Day"
"Mother's Day"
"New Year's Day"
"Presidents' Day"
"Thanksgiving"
"Valentine's Day"
"Veterans' Day"
"American Independence Day"
"April Fool's Day"
"Armistice Day (Veterans' Day)"
"Columbus Day"
"Earth Day"
"Easter"
"Father's Day"
"Flag Day"
"Halloween"
"George Washington's Birthday"
"Labor Day"
"Martin Luther King, Jr. Day"
"Mothers' Day"
"St. Patrick's Day"
"Thanksgiving"
"Valentine's Day"
"Planning a Thanksgiving Meal"
"Thanksgiving"
Talking Points Worksheet - "Is Halloween Harmful?" (Student Handout)
"Is Halloween Harmful?" - Teaching Suggestions
TP Homework - "Is Halloween Harmful?"
"Christmas Vocabulary
2.7.2 Interpret information about ethnic groups, cultural groups, language groups
"Black History Month"
"Cinco de Mayo"
"Hanakkuh"
"Kwanzaa"
"Cinco de Mayo"
"Hanakkuh"
"Kwanzaa"
"New Year's Eve"
Click on Lesson 4 - "Teaching Family History and Traditions"
Hope Link Adult Education - State of Washington
"Talking About Our Native Countries"
"Too Hot to Handle" and TP Homework - "Freedom of Speech"
2.7.3 Interpret information about social issues
"Women's History Month"