Civics, Family and Community Resources
Below are links to Web resources for practice in English used in work and life situations (based on the Florida Adult ESOL Frameworks.)
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Environment and Community Resources
Audio Resources/Listening Practice: Weather
- Friday's Weather Report (difficult level; includes audio, quiz and script)
www.esl-lab.com/weat1/weat1.htm - Weather Reports (related phrases and listening activities with comprehension questions at easy, medium and difficult levels)
www.englishclub.com/speaking/weather-report.htm
Environment: Maps
- Florida County Selection Map and Census Information
https://www.census.gov/en.html - United States Map (game to help you learn USA states and capitals)
www.yourchildlearns.com/mappuzzle/us-puzzle.html
Environment: Protection
- Environmental Kids Club (for foundation, low and high-beginning levels; easy to understand and visually appealing)
www.epa.gov/students/games.html
Environment: Temperature
- Fahrenheit to Celsius Converter
http://www.weather.gov/zfw/calculations
Hurricanes: Preparedness
- Hurricane Supply Kit (Printable)
Hurricane Supply Kit list - Are You Ready for a Hurricane? (printable information from the American Red Cross, National Weather Service and Federal Emergency Management Agency)
Hurricane Ready
Weather: Vocabulary
- Weather Vocabulary Practice (audio)
www.esl-lab.com/vocab/v-weather.htm - Weather-Related Phrases and Catchy Song Reviews: It's _____ outside today (raining, sunny, windy, snowy, cloudy, hot)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SA_zWo5LGF0
Family and Parenting
Audio Resources/Listening Practice: Family and Parenting
- Our Family Roots: Genealogy (audio)
www.esl-lab.com/roots/rootsrd1.htm - Family Relationships (audio)
www.esl-lab.com/family1/fam1.htm
Education: Home/School Communication
- What Parents Can Do to Help Their Child at Home and School (30-question quiz)
www.projectappleseed.org/reportcard
Education: Scholarships
- Seminole State College's Financial Aid Information
www.seminolestate.edu/financial-aid
Family and Parenting:Vocabulary
- Family Members (a scrambled word game)
a4esl.org/q/h/ck/sw-family.html - Vocabulary on Family and Relatives
www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/words/family1.htm
Government and Community Resources
Government: U.S. Constitution
- American History Series: The Heart and Spirit of the Constitution (Voice of America News; includes text and audio)
learningenglish.voanews.com/content/a-23-2008-03-26-voa1-83137512/128697.html - The U.S. Constitution was Written in: 1776? 1787? 1904? (Voice of America News; includes text and audio)
https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/what-does-the-constitution-say/2913973.html - United States Constitution (from Cornell University Law School; includes the Preamble, articles and amendments)
www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/
Government: State Government
- Fifty States (includes information about each of the states in the U.S. and related links)
www.50states.com
Government: U.S. Citizenship Study Resources
- 100 Questions from the INS Study Guide (answers included)
www.uscis.gov/citizenship/learners/study-test/study-materials-civics-test - EL Civics for ESL Students (PowerPoint slides on U.S. citizenship; includes questions and answers)
www.elcivics.com/esl_powerpoint_lessons.html
Holidays
Holidays: Information
- EL Civics for ESL Students (PowerPoint slides on various American holidays; includes a list of links)
www.elcivics.com/esl_powerpoint_lessons.html
Holidays: Martin Luther King Jr. Day (the third Monday in January)
- Biographical Information on Martin Luther King Jr. https://www.elcivics.com/martin_luther_king_jr.html
Holidays: Valentine's Day (February 14)
- Valentine's Day (videos and reading from the History Channel)
www.history.com/topics/valentines-day
Holidays: Independence Day (July 4)
- Fourth of July (from the History Channel)
https://www.history.com/articles/july-4th
Holidays: Halloween (October 31)
- Pumpkins: Not Just for Halloween (Voice of America - Special English, 31 October 2005; includes transcript and audio)
learningenglish.voanews.com/content/a-23-2005-10-31-voa2-83124187/124110.html - Halloween (videos and reading from the History Channel)
www.history.com/topics/halloween
Holidays: Veterans Day (November 11)
- Veterans Day (a reproducible handouts) https://www.teacherplanet.com/content/veterans-day
Holidays: Thanksgiving (the fourth Thursday in November)
- Thanksgiving and Christmas: Holiday Traditions (listening exercises with audio)
www.esl-lab.com/tradition/traditionrd1.htm - Thanksgiving Dinner Logic (create a printable family tree)
www.edhelper.com/Thanksgiving_Logic68.htm
Holidays: Christmas (December 25)
- Christmas is Coming! (listening exercises with audio)
www.esl-lab.com/santa/santard1.htm - The Christmas Gift (listening exercises with audio)
www.esl-lab.com/gift/giftrd1.htm - Thanksgiving and Christmas: Holiday Traditions (listening exercises with audio)
www.esl-lab.com/tradition/traditionrd1.htm - Christmas World Traditions (videos from the History Channel)
www.history.com/topics/christmas/christmas-traditions-worldwide - Christmas Traditions Quiz
a4esl.org/q/h/vc-traditions-lb.html - Christmas Day (listening activity with script and audio)
www.dailyesl.com/christmas.htm
U.S. Concepts of Time and Money
Measurements
- Fahrenheit to Celsius Converter
www.weather.gov/ama/conversions
Money: Banking
- Money-Related Vocabulary (includes pictures and audio)
www.languageguide.org/im/money/eng/ - Currency Converter
https://finance.yahoo.com/currency-converter/#from=USD;to=EUR;amt=1
Numbers
- Numbers (with audio)
www.languageguide.org/im/num/eng/ - Numbers (with audio)
literacycenter.net/play_learn/numbers_en/numbers_en.php
Time: Calendar
- Writing the Date (vocabulary list)
www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/time-date.htm - Days of the Week (vocabulary list with abbreviations)
www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/time-days-of-week.htm - Months of the Year (includes vocabulary, abbreviations, the number of days in each month and information about seasons in North America)
www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/time-months-of-year.htm
Time: Telling Time
- Telling Time (quiz with audio)
https://www.esl-lab.com/basic-english/telling-time/ - Learn to Tell Time
http://www.abcya.com/telling_time.htm
