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ESOL Life-Skills: Employment Resources Below you will find student Web resources for English practice on work and everyday life skills (based on the Florida Adult ESOL Frameworks). This Web page contains links to other Web sites. These links are not endorsements of any products or services in such sites, and no information in such site has been endorsed or approved by Seminole State. Applied Technology Audio Resources/Listening Practice: Applied Technology - Computers and the Internet (a vocabulary list and quiz with audio)
http://www.esl-lab.com/vocab/v-computers.htm - Adult Learning Activities (from the California Distance Learning Project)
http://www.cdlponline.org - Click "Science and Technology" at the top of the page.
- Click on the life skills headings to view substantial lists of topics with the following format:
- Page 1: Reading (with audio and some videos)
- Page 2: Vocabulary (with audio)
- Page 3: Spelling Practice
- Page 4: Follow-up Activity (a matching game)
- Page 5: Comprehension Questions
- Scores can be printed or e-mailed.
Appliances - The Home Appliances Library (a list of links on many home appliances, including pictures and vocabulary; the exact "how to use" steps are not the focus)
http://home.howstuffworks.com/home-appliances-channel.htm - Getting Ready to Wash Clothes (easy-to-read, numbered instructions; from the Division of Student Affairs, Western Michigan University)
http://www.tenant.net/Other_Areas/Michigan/p9/clothes.html - Clear Instructions on How to Do Almost Anything (from eHow)
http://www.ehow.com
Computers: Internet and Search Engines - Lessons on Teaching Internet Basics for ESOL Students
http://iteslj.org/s/ib/ - Article about mentioning Internet sources (in printable PDF format)
http://www.seminolestate.edu/adulted/els/media/citing-electronic-sources.pdf - Conversation Questions - Internet
http://iteslj.org/questions/internet.html - Internet Tools (from the University of Central Florida)
http://library.ucf.edu/Reference/Instruction/Education/EDF6481/InternetTools.asp - Internet Beginner's Guide
http://www.refdesk.com/factbeg.html - Exploring the World Wide Web
http://www.georgiacenter.uga.edu/exploring/index.html - Internet 101
http://www.internet101.org - A List of Links for Guides and Tutorials on Using the Internet
http://dir.yahoo.com/Computers_and_Internet/Internet/World_Wide_Web/Beginner_s_Guides - How to Use Web Search Engines
http://www.monash.com/spidap3.html - Interactive Tools to Aid Students and Teachers with Their Online Research
http://www.noodletools.com/
Computers: Multimedia Tools - Board Game and Gingo Templates (scroll to bottom of page)
http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/gameboard.htm - Clip Art by Categories
http://www.webplaces.com/html/clipart.htm - Create 3x3, 4x4 and 5x5 Picture Bingo (using pictures from a theme that you select or substitute vocabulary words)
http://www.dltk-cards.com/bingo/ - Links for Sites on Storytelling and Video, Photo and Audio Tools
http://www.digitalstories.org/resources.htm
Computers: PowerPoint - Scoring PowerPoints
http://fno.org/sept00/powerpoints.html#anchor2 - Free Microsoft PowerPoint Backgrounds and Templates for Educators
http://www.brainybetty.com/default.htm#Educators_Menu - Microsoft PowerPoint Templates
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/results.aspx?Scope=TCandQuery=powerpoint - Microsoft PowerPoint Training Information
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/results.aspx?Scope=RCandQuery=powerpoint
Computers: Projects - Computer Skills Projects
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/on-line2.htm - A Dozen Video Demo Lessons for Using Publisher
http://movielibrary.lynda.com/html/modPage.asp?ID=146 - Rubric (for multimedia presentations)
http://www.ga.k12.pa.us/curtech/WEBQPRE/assesspp.htm
Computers: Tutorials - A Microsoft Publisher Tutorial
http://www.officetutorials.com/publishertutorials.htm - Software Tutorials: Tips on Creating PowerPoint Presentations, Making Web Sites with FrontPage and Surfing the Internet with Internet Explorer
http://www.actden.com
Computers: Typing and Keyboard Practice - A Typing Practice Site
http://www.davis.k12.ut.us/cjh/appliedtech/business/keyboarding/index.htmlComputer Lab Vocabulary with pictures - A Free Typing Program with Typing Exercises
http://www.senselang.com/
Computers: Vocabulary
- Computer Lab Vocabulary (with pictures; in printable PDF format)
http://www.seminolestate.edu/adulted/els/media/computer-lab-vocabulary-with-pictures.pdf
Career Advancement Employment: Career Advancement Resources - Learn a Language for Career Advancement
http://www.sap-basis-abap.com/careerguide/learn-a-language-for-career-advancement.htm - Career How-to's (with articles, hints, tips and a list of links)
http://www.essortment.com/in/Careers.How-To/ - Get Noticed, Get Promoted
http://management.monster.com/articles/sixway
Employment: Career Planning - Next Step Transition Information for ESOL Students (plan your next step into EAP, college credit, and other educational programs)
http://www.seminolestate.edu/adulted/els/nextstep.htm - Activity: Career Assessment (in printable PDF format)
http://www.seminolestate.edu/adulted/els/media/career-assessment-activity.pdf - Activity: Career Options (in printable PDF format)
http://www.seminolestate.edu/adulted/els/media/career-options-chart.pdf - Choosing a Career Path (in printable PDF format)
http://www.seminolestate.edu/adulted/els/media/choosing-a-career-path.pdf - Tools for Assessing Career Goals, Course Planning, Training and Education (from the Florida Department of Education)
http://access.bridges.com/portal/client/landingPage.do?market=adult&siteId=0101399&password=florida - Developing a Resume (in printable PDF format)
http://www.seminolestate.edu/adulted/els/media/developing-a-resume.pdf - Plan Your Next Step to Transition from the ESOL Program to Other Educational Programs (next step transition information for ESOL students)
http://www.seminolestate.edu/adulted/els/media/next-step-from-esol-to-other-scc-programs.pdf
Employment: Professional Associations - Professional Associations' Web Sites (a list of links)
http://www.op.nysed.gov/national.htm - Hispanic Professional Associations (a list of links)
http://www.careersforlatinos.com/career_resources.htm
Obtain/Maintain Employment
Audio Resources/Listening Practice: Employment - The Workplace (vocabulary with audio)
http://www.esl-lab.com/vocab/v-workplace.htm - Job Hunting (vocabulary with audio)
http://www.esl-lab.com/vocab/v-jobs.htm - What do you do? I'm... (consonant sounds; voiced r = /r/; with audio)
http://evaeaston.com/pr/r-pr-end-jobs.html - Finding the Right Job (with audio)
http://www.esl-lab.com/jobsc1.htm - The Learning Edge: An Interactive Learning Through Listening Area (features many employment-related news stories with animated video, text and audio)
http://www.thewclc.ca/edge/index.html - Adult Learning Activities (by the California Distance Learning Project)
http://www.cdlponline.org/ - Click "Working" on the top of the page.
- Click on the life skills headings to view substantial lists of topics with the following format:
- Page 1: Reading (with audio and some videos)
- Page 2: Vocabulary (with audio)
- Page 3: Spelling Practice
- Page 4: Follow-up Activity (a matching game)
- Page 5: Comprehension Questions
- Scores can be printed or e-mailed.
Employment: Dress for Success - Dress for Success
http://www.quintcareers.com/dress_for_success.html - How to Dress for Success
http://jobsearch.about.com/cs/interviews/ht/interviewdress.htm - Interviewing and Dressing for Success
http://www.scu.edu/careercenter/resources/publications/interviewing.pdf
Employment: Occupational Outlook Handbook - Links to Employment Resources (includes the Occupational Outlook Handbook and Wages by Area and Occupation; from the U.S. Department of Labor)
http://www.bls.gov/
Employment: Interviews - A Crash Course in Interview Preparation (includes answers to the four most common and difficult questions an interviewer can ask; example: "Tell me a little about yourself.")
http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/interview - Interview Essentials
http://interview.monster.com/featuredreports/interview%2Dessentials/ - Job Interview Resources
http://www.job-interview.net/index.htm - Prepare for the Top 10 Interview Questions
http://interview.monster.com/articles/iq/ - Interview Question Bank
http://www.job-interview.net/Bank/JobInterviewQuestions.htm - Article: Tough Interview Questions
http://interview.monster.com/articles/interviewquest/ - Questions Interviewers Shouldn't Ask
http://interview.monster.com/articles/illegal/ - Traditional Employment Interview Questions
http://www.quintcareers.com/interview_questions.html - Fifty Standard Interview Questions
http://www.collegegrad.com/jobsearch/16-15.shtml - Ten Tough Interview Questions
http://www.collegegrad.com/jobsearch/16-14.shtml - Basic Interview Questions
http://www.resumescorecard.com/articles/basicinterviewquestion_article130.htm - Interview Cheat Sheet (a good outline)
http://www.careerlab.com/art_cheatsheet.htm - Job Interviewing Do's and Don'ts (a good list of rules)
http://www.quintcareers.com/interviewing-dos-donts.html - Government Job Interview Tips
http://www.pse-net.com/interview/interview.htm - How to Handle Illegal Interview Questions
http://www.collegegrad.com/ezine/23illega.shtml - Questions You May Want to Ask the Interviewer
http://www.careercc.com/interv3.shtml#Area_2
Employment: Job Safety - Safety at Home (game, word searches and more)
http://www.nfpa.org/riskwatch/kids.html - Occupational Safety and Health Administration (the U.S. government department responsible for ensuring safety and healthful work environments)
http://www.osha.gov - U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Workplace Safety and Health
http://www.cdc.gov/node.do/id/0900f3ec8000ec09
Employment: Pay Stub and W-4 - What's on Your Pay Stub? (key vocabulary defined)
http://www.hrblock.com/learning/firstfilers/paycheckstub.html?WT.svl=392 - Employee's Withholding Allowance Certification: W-4 Form
http://jobsearch.about.com/od/salary/qt/W4form.htm
Employment: Resume Writing - Florida Department of Education (information on career choices, seeking employment and building an effective resume)
http://www.bridges.com/cpflorida/ - Job-Seeker Action Verbs (listed alphabetically and by skill categories)
http://www.quintcareers.com/action_verbs.html - Cover Letter Writing Tips (a good article for reading class)
http://www.accent-resume-writing.com/covertips/ - Resume Tutor (explains how to write a resume)
http://www1.umn.edu/ohr/careerdev/resources/resume/ - An Article on Writing Resumes (with good samples)
http://www.accent-resume-writing.com/qualityresume/ - A Great Site for Resume Writing
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/workshops/hypertext/ResumeW/ - Resume Quizzes
http://resume.monster.com/archives/quizzes - Tips for Approaching Different Resume-writing Dilemmas (such as hiatus on your resume, no degree, too young, overqualified, etc.)
http://resume.monster.com/archives/dilemmas/ - Sample Resume -- High School -- No Work Experience
http://jobsearch.about.com/library/samples/blhsresume2.htm - Sample Resume -- College Student
http://jobsearch.about.com/od/resumes/l/blresumesample1.htm - Writing Your First Resume
http://jobsearch.about.com/cs/resumewriting/a/firstresume.htm - Free Resume Samples (for new college graduates, students, moms returning to the work force, career changers and experienced candidates)
http://jobsearch.about.com/od/sampleresumes/a/sampleresume2.htm - The Resume Doctor Resource Center (surveys, information and other employment-seeking tools)
http://www.resumedoctor.com/REsourceCenter.htm - Microsoft 2007 Templates (free downloadable templates)
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/FX100595491033.aspx?pid=CL100632981033 - Resume Writing Template from Microsoft Office/Word 2003 (instructions):
- Open "File."
- Click "New."
- Examine the menu on the right side of the window.
- Click "My Computer."
- Click the "Other Documents" tab.
- Click "Resume Wizard."
- Resume Writing Template from Microsoft Office/Word 2007 (instructions):
- Click "Start."
- Scroll up to "New Office Documents."
- Click the "Resume" tab (five templates available).
- Click a template to open it.
- Save it to a flash drive or your personal computer.
- Add your information to the template.
- Save as you work on it.
Employment: Vocabulary - Power Words for Resumes (a list of verbs)
http://www.rockportinstitute.com/powerwords.html - Job Profiles (a brief description; includes skills needed, education requirements and outlook; a good vocabulary source) http://jobprofiles.monster.com
- Job-Seekers' Glossary of Key Job-Hunting, Career, Job-Search and Employment Terms
http://www.quintcareers.com/jobseeker_glossary.html - ESL Quizzes on Job Goals, Want Ads, Job Duties and More
http://a4esl.org/q/h/employ/premply.htm - Employment Practice Quiz (for lower-level students; includes good visuals)
http://www.tinkerbellchime.com/EL_Civics_Employment/EL_Civics_Employment.html - Synonyms for Business and Employment (a quiz with self-check answers)
http://www.english-test.net/esl/learn/english/grammar/ai122/esl-test.php - What Do You Like? (exploring career information; from the Bureau of Labor Statistics)
http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/106.html - Business English (exercises arranged by topic, such as marketing, accounting, information technology, medical, banking and job hunting; includes a listening comprehension section)
http://www.businessenglishsite.com - Business English Level Test (a 100-question quiz that focuses on English vocabulary and phrases used in the work place)
http://esl.about.com/library/quiz/bl_business_level_test.htm
Volunteering: Central Florida Organizations - Seminole County Volunteering Opportunities
http://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/guide/volunteer.asp - Orlando Regional Healthcare Volunteer Program (various hospitals in Central Florida)
http://www.orlandoregional.org/OrlandoRegional/GetInvolved/Volunteer/Volunteer.aspx?Pid=1543&Wid=1 - Hands on Orlando -- Volunteer Central Florida (a nonprofit organization that identifies, plans, manages and leads high-quality volunteer projects)
http://www.handsonorlando.com/index.htm
Volunteering: National Organizations - VolunteerMatch (locate volunteer opportunities by location and interest)
http://www.volunteermatch.org - American Red Cross (volunteer services)
http://www.redcross.org/services/volunteer/0,1082,0_325_,00.html - Second Harvest Food Bank
http://www.secondharvest.org - Salvation Army (volunteer opportunities)
http://www1.salvationarmy.org/ihq/www_sa.nsf
Volunteering: Public School Systems (Central Florida) - Orange County Public Schools Volunteer Program
https://volunteer.ocps.net/ - Volusia County Public Schools Volunteer Program
http://www.volusia.k12.fl.us/communityeducation/volunteer_partnership.htm
Volunteering: Work Experience - Put Volunteer Work on Your Resume
http://www.serviceleader.org/new/volunteers/articles/2003/04/000052.php - Volunteer Experience and Resumes
http://www.clark.edu/student_services/employment/service_learning/volunteer_experience_resumes.php
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