Parma City School District
English for Speakers of Other Languages

This is a link to information about the 2010 Census which is being taken this year. Note the option in the lower left hand corner that will allow you view the information in your own native language. Click on all the links on the menu listed to the left to learn about all aspects of the census.
http://2010.census.gov/2010census/how/
Community and Internet Resources

Web Sites for Debbie's Assignment...click on the links below.

Websites for PRESIDENTS' DAY
Click on the links below and read about Presidents' Day and the two presidents that originally honored for their February birthdays.
http://www.elcivics.com/presidents-day.html
http://www.elcivics.com/esl_abraham_lincoln.html
http://www.elcivics.com/esl_george_washington.html
http://www.elcivics.com/mardi-gras-1.html
Websites for MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY
Martin
Luther King, Jr. Day is a national holiday. It is in honor of Dr. King's
birthday, which is on January 15. It is always celebrated on the third Monday in
January. See if you can respond to
the questions that appear next to each picture before viewing the answers.
Try to complete the crossword puzzle using information from this site.
http://www.elcivics.com/king-holiday-lesson.html
Perhaps one of the most notorious assassinations took place in Memphis in 1968 when the famous civil-rights leader, Martin Luther King Jr, was killed. King (1929-1968) had attracted attention by speaking out against discrimination against black people. He had also organized demonstrations to raise the profile of the cause. Quiz and word scramble at the conclusion.
http://www.englishclub.com/esl-forums/viewtopic.php?f=192&t=48109
have a Dream Speech-Martin Luther King, Jr.'s speech
http://my.englishclub.com/profiles/blogs/i-have-a-dream-speechmartin
Martin Luther King website. Speeches and biography.
What is a dream? Quiz and word scramble at the conclusion.
http://www.englishclub.com/esl-forums/viewtopic.php?f=192&t=23457&view=unread
Websites for EMERGENCIES
A series of questions to show what to do if there is an emergency.
http://www.tinkerbellchime.com/EL_Civics_Emergencies/EL_Civics_Emergencies.html
A website which educates you about fire safety and provides several learning activities.
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/kids/flash.shtm
Contains the article, "Emergencies-Important Information" and learning activities to test your comprehension.
http://thewclc.ca/edge/issue2/index.html
Websites for TRAVEL
Using a bus schedule.
http://www.gcflearnfree.org/everydaylife/lesson.aspx?id=14
Using a subway schedule
http://www.gcflearnfree.org/everydaylife/lesson.aspx?id=17
Map reading
http://english-zone.com/reading/citymap01.html
http://english-zone.com/reading/map01.html
World capitals
http://www.travelpod.com/traveler-iq/europe
Listening comprehension exercises with a New York tourist.
http://esl-lab.com/newyorktravel/newyork-travelrd1.htm
Questions to ask at customs.
http://www.eslpartyland.com/quiz/customs1.htm
Multiple choice and fill in questions about traveling.
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/langc/support/exercises/pre-int/vocab/travelphrasalverbsmatch.htm
http://a4esl.org/q/h/lb/pvtravel.html
Listening
activities regarding travel.
http://www.esl-lab.com/plane1/pln1.htm
http://www.esl-lab.com/flight/flightrd1.htm
http://www.esl-lab.com/hotel1/hotel1.htm#list
http://www.esl-lab.com/tips/airplane-travel.htm
Listen and answer the questions about travel that are asked in the printed introduction.
http://www.elllo.org/yeartwo/jan24th/travel.htm
Follow the spoken directions to find the correct destination.
http://www.elllo.org/yeartwo/feb7th/directions.htm
Websites for CAREERS AND WORK
Presented in a newspaper format issues 5-10 deal with employment. Articles have quizzes designed to measure comprehension skills and vocabulary.
http://www.careervoyages.gov/students-main.cfm
This is a comprehensive site on employment opportunities. Click on “Career Videos” to see a selection of various industries. In each industry, you will find videos about some of the specific occupations in that particular industry. To learn more about the industries and the in-demand occupations in them, click one of the industry buttons on the upper left-hand side of your screen.
http://www.gcflearnfree.org/default3d.aspx
Use the following to log in or sign up for your own free account.
User Name: ParmaABLE
Password: parma (case sensitive)
Click on the “Work & Career” option to access information including changing careers, position advancement, job interviews, resume writing. The site includes tutorials and activities to help with your personal career development and training.
http://www.tctc.edu/career_survey/index.html
Not
sure which career is right for you? Take this fast, easy survey to find the
career clusters that may be a good match for your personality and interests.
This isn't a complicated, scientific type survey. It's just meant to be fun and
to give you something to think about.
http://www.learnmoreindiana.org/careers/exploring/Pages/IndepthCareerInterestInventory.aspx
http://www.learnmoreindiana.org/careers/exploring/InterestInventories/Pages/InterestInventories.aspx
http://www.myfuture.com/toolbox/workinterest.html
After
taking the survey, results are given in areas of interest: Realistic,
Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Conventional.
http://www.careeronestop.org/SKILLS/SkillCenterHome.asp
Welcome
to the Skills Center. Learn
how skills relate to occupations and how skill levels are measured.
Assess Your Skills | Review Basic Skills | Skills Standards | Skills Shortage
There
are three stages in Making Better Career Decisions
In
the First Stage you will be
asked to choose occupation factors you find important in making a career
decision, and to rank them according to their importance to you. An optional
worksheet is available to assist you with this stage.
In the Second Stage
you will be asked to indicate your preferences for each of the important
factors, and the system will eliminate occupations that are incompatible with
your preferences.
In the Third Stage,
after being presented with a short list of "promising" occupations
compatible with your preferences, you will be able to do any of the following:
1. Ask
"Why Not?" about a specific "Occupation Not on Your
List" - that is, ask why it was eliminated.
2. Locate "Occupations Almost on Your List" - that is,
occupations that were eliminated from the list due to one small discrepancy with
your preferences.
3. View detailed occupation information.
4. Print a Summary
of your MBCD session.
This
application uses popup windows containing valuable information. For the best
results, allow popups on this site

Web sites for Sarah's class...click on the links below.

Websites for LISTENING ACTIVITIES
A collection of listening activities involving comprehension.
http://www.manythings.org/e/listening.html
A site for learning the sounds of various letters and letter combinations.
Websites for PREPOSITIONS
Where are the mice?
http://www.tcet.com/eaonline/FlashedESL/CatsMX.swf
Use the keyboard to type in the correct preposition.
http://home.nordnet.fr/~rmaufroid/pupitre/prepositions/inoron.htm
Matching the preposition to the picture.
http://www.quia.com/mc/1296503.html?AP_rand=163097342
Click on the correct preposition.
http://www.quia.com/pop/294943.html?AP_rand=1700992524
True or false statements using prepositions.
http://home.nordnet.fr/~rmaufroid/pupitre/prepositions/prepositions.htm
Fill in the blank with "at" or "in".
http://enjoyenglish.free.fr/english/ageless/words/atin1.htm
Scroll down to the preposition section on this home page.
This activity deals with opposites.
http://www.manythings.org/fq/m/2993.html

Websites for THANKSGIVING
http://pagesperso-orange.fr/websidestories/thanks/Untitled-2.htm