BEGINNER ESL VOCABULARY

Basic Vocabulary Resources for ESL

Students

CLOTHING *(RIGHT CLICK TO OPEN HYPERLINKS)

http://www.eflnet.com/vocab/clothing_vocabulary.php -

http://www.languageguide.org/english/vocabulary/men-clothing/

http://www.languageguide.org/english/vocabulary/women-clothing/

http://www.learningchocolate.com/content/clothing-1

IN A HOUSE http://

www.learningchocolate.com/content/house

http://www.eflnet.com/vocab/dictionary/furniture1.php

http://www.eflnet.com/vocab/dictionary/furniture2.php

http://www.eflnet.com/vocab/dictionary/appliances1.php

THE ALPHABET http

://www.languageguide.org/english-uk/alphabet/

http://www.starfall.com/n/level-k/index/play.htm?f

NUMBERS http://www.languageguide.org/english-u

k/numbers/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HM30Ad5nQ24

COLORS http://www.languageguide.org/english-u

k/vocabulary/colors/

http://www.learningchocolate.com/content/colors

PARTS OF THE BODY http://www.languageguide.org/english-u

k/numbers/

http://www.languageguide.org/english-uk/vocabulary/face/

http://www.learningchocolate.com/content/body

IN THE CLASSROOM http://

www.learningchocolate.com/content/classroom

http://www.eslgold.com/vocabulary/classroom_items.html

http://www.learningchocolate.com/content/school-subjects

FOOD http://

www.eflnet.com/vocab/dictionary/food1.php

http://www.eflnet.com/vocab/dictionary/food2.php

http://www.eflnet.com/vocab/dictionary/food3.php

http://www.eflnet.com/vocab/dictionary/food4.php

FEELINGS http://

www.learningchocolate.com/content/feeling

http://www.learningchocolate.com/content/feelings-and-moods

DAILY ROUTINE http://

www.learningchocolate.com/content/daily-routine-1

http://www.learningchocolate.com/content/daily-routine-2

DAYS OF THE WEEK http://

www.learningchocolate.com/content/days

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qe6F2J3_v3U

MONTHS OF THE YEAR http://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZlckJs9_Ks

http://www.starfall.com/n/holiday/calendar/load.htm?f&n=main

WEATHER http://

mylanguages.org/multimedia/english_audio_weather.php

http://www.learningchocolate.com/content/weather

TIME OF DAY http://

www.learningchocolate.com/content/what-time-it-0

ANIMALS http://

www.learningchocolate.com/content/animals-1

http://www.learningchocolate.com/content/animals-2

http://www.languageguide.org/english-uk/vocabulary/farm-animals/

IDIOMS http://www.funbrain.com/idioms/

http://www.vocabulary.co.il/idioms/

http://languagearts.pppst.com/idioms.html

http://www.idioms4you.com/

http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/dailylp/dailylp/dailylp048.shtml

FLASHCARDS http://

www.dotolearn.com/picturecards/DailyLivingSkills/index.htm

 http://bogglesworldesl.com/cards.htm

http://www.1-language.com/eslflashcards/

http://quizlet.com/58606/spanish-classroom-phrases-flash-cards/

http://quizlet.com/2593184/chinese-classroom-phrases-flash-cards/

ESL VOCABULARY GAMES http://www.vocabulary.co.il/

http://www.manythings.org/lulu/

http://a4esl.org/a/v.html

http://www.rong-chang.com/game.htm

http://iteslj.org/c/games.html

http://www.eslgamesworld.com/VocabularyGames.html

VOCABULARY GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS

http://wvde.state.wv.us/strategybank/VocabularyGraphicOrganizers.html

http://www.educationoasis.com/curriculum/GO/vocab_dev.htm

http://www.rtsd.org/Page/7825

http://www.readinga-z.com/vocab/graphicorg.html

http://esl-methods.wikispaces.com/Vocabulary

http://esu4vocabularystrategies.wikispaces.com/Marzano+6+Step+Process

WORD WALLS WITH PICTURES

http://www.edhelper.com/word_walls.htm

http://www.abcteach.com/directory/teaching_extras/word_strips_with_pictures/

http://excusememrsc.blogspot.com/2010/06/word-walls.html#!/2010/06/word-walls.html

http://www.kidsparkz.com/wordwalls.html

http://t4.jordan.k12.ut.us/cbl/images/Kindergarten/math%20word%20wall%20with%20pictures.pdf

WHAT A BEGINNER CAN DO:

Reading: Learning the conventions of printed

material (top, bottom, left-right, etc.) Attends to stories that have meaning to

listener Learning letter/sound associations in

context Looks at books at his/her instructional

level independently Starts to identify words taught in

context with repetition

WHAT A BEGINNER CAN DO:

Science:

Attends to class instruction Participates in class work through

drawing, demonstrating, and sharing Helps with experiments Completes modified assignments with

teacher and/or peer group help

WHAT A BEGINNER CAN DO:

Math:

Aware of math concepts at his/her instructional level

Beginning to understand basic numbers and facts

Beginning to understand how to complete and turn in an assignment

WHAT A BEGINNER CAN DO:

Social Studies:

 Relies on hands on visual instruction to retain basic facts

Shows knowledge of concepts through demonstration, drawing, and participation

Completes projects with teacher or peer group help

Attends to discussions for a short period of time

PRESENTED BY THE NORTHERN REGION ESL COLLECTIVE

LSTEVENS@OSWEGO.ORG