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Popup English :  ESL by Thor May
  materials & ideas developed in Korea & China

  1. Thor's ESL Sitemap

a) The main page sitemap has links to teaching stuff (including this page), seminars for teachers, and more formal research papers about both teaching English as a Second Language and general linguistics. The sitemap is here.

b) I am slowly moving some things to a Wordpress blog, mainly so people can make comments etc. The blog is here.

2. Topics

Stress, Rhythm, Intonation

Teaching Notes
Student Presentation
 

Total Physical Response

Teaching Notes  
Physical Commands
 
Mr Dog Looks for Breakfast

Finger Puppet Stories
    

Employment

Job Interview Frame 1 
Job Interview Frame 2 
Job Interview Frame 3 
After the Interview 
Job Application Frame 1 

Numeracy

Teaching Notes 

Numbers for Listening - series 'A'
- Printed numbers for series 'A'
- Speaking video for series 'A'

Numbers for Listening - series 'B'
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Printed numbers for series 'B'
 - Powerpoint slides with voice for series 'B'

Geometric Shapes 
Telling the Time 
Estimating Distances etc. 
Domestic Expenses - Hotel Laundry Bill 1 
Car Hire 1 
Car Hire 2 
Car Hire 3 

Hotel Bills - Teaching Notes
Hotel Bill 1 
Hotel Bill 2 
Hotel Bill 3 
Hotel Bill 4
 

Location

Giving local directions  
Map reading & directions
 
Counter Inquiry Dialogue

Navigating in Haeundae

Conversations to Speak & Memorize

Introduction
Meeting You
Where's Carrefour?
You Could Take A Taxi
Where Can I Stay In Seoul?
Let's Go And See The Teacher
What Time Do You Go To Bed?

Persuasion

Sell It!  - Persuading a customer


Topical Texts to Learn

Teaching Notes  
Biography
 
Korean Food
 
A Famous Korean
 
My City
 
The Buses
 

Service Dialogues

Sports Booking  
Dry Cleaning
 
Bargaining
 

Travel Talk

Travel 1
Travel 2

Travel 3

Travel 4

Gossip

Teaching Notes  
One Minute Whispers
 
Five Minute talk topics
 

The Hotel Awful

Foreign Visitor - Reading  
Not a Perfect World
- Dialogue  
Confusion
- Dialogue

Songs

In Dublin's Fair City
The Rose of  Tralee
Our Love Will Go On (Titanic theme song)

Poems

Sea Fever
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
The Ghost With The Most
Cow-ard
I Love You Not
Nick-names

Today has lasted for 4 billion and 2 years, 6 hours, 12 minutes and 13.5 seconds
Extraordinary
Wood, Paper, Plastic
Tiger In The Night

Stories To Go With Pictures


Introduction

1. A Day At The Beach 7. Mr Brown's Race
2. Rain 8. An Exam For The Postman
3. Thieves 9. Monkey Talk
4. Fishing 10. Shopping
5. Camping Holiday 11. Tom Jones Was Not Popular Today
6. Living With The Sea 12. Winhope City

Stories To Go With "Father & Son" Pictures

1. Dinner Time 3.Fishy Story
2. Fence Flier 4. Manhole

Question and Answer Game

Introduction
1. Q&A Set 1 5. Q&A Set 5
2. Q&A Set 2 6. Q&A Set 6
3. Q&A Set 3 7. Q&A Set 7
4. Q&A Set 4

 

Other Stories

Aesop's Fables in Easy English


Ten Minute History of English

Presentation

Narrative Credibility

A defining idea

Youngsan U / Sungsim Courses 2000 to 2003

Suggested Guiding Principles
Printed Materials Design
 

Material from Chung-ju National University Classes 2004 to 2007

2007

English exercises for "Yuko 5",
chapter 3

Narrative Description of Yuko 5, chapter 3
Tasks and Role Plays from Yuko 5, Chapter 3
Frame Patterns in Yuko 5, Chapter 3

Video Slides + Voice
for "Yuko 5", chapter 3

MP3 of "Yuko 5", chapter 4

English exercises for "Yuko 5",
chapter 4

a) Tasks and Role Plays from Yuko 5, Chapters 3 & 4
b) Tasks and Role Plays from Yuko 5, Chapter 4
Frame Patterns in Yuko 5, Chapter 4

2007

*** Numbers ***

Video Slides + Voice
for English Numbers, series 'A'

*** Making Questions in English***

Crazy Conversations

1. Ear Scratching
2. Soju Fumes
3. A Brain Chip for English
4. Mosquitoes are Dangerous
5. A Dead Tortoise
6. Avatar Assistance
7. International Visitor
8. Parking Problem

2006

*** Numbers *** [see "Numbers - Set B"]

*** Making Questions in English***

English exercises for "Yuko 5",
chapters 1, 2

Narrative Description of Yuko 5, chapter 1
Tasks a Role Plays from Yuko 5, Chapter 1
Frame Patterns in Yuko 5, Chapter 1

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Narrative Description of Yuko 5, chapter 2
Tasks a Role Plays from Yuko 5, Chapter 2
Frame Patterns in Yuko 5, Chapter 2

2006

English Majors Projects

Homework Set 1 : page 1; page 2
Homework Set 2
Homework Set 3
Homework Set 4

Spaceship
Job Interview Project
Employment Questions
Ethnographic Project, Chungju
Podcasts - information and links
Celebrity Interview Lampoon

Brief Australian History

Freshman Text Frames

Speech frames (1) for ICON
Speech frames (2) for ICON

Speech frames (1) for Rosemary Border & Gina Kim Text
Speech frames (2) for Rosemary Border & Gina Kim Text

 

2005

Speech Frames for "All Together" text - Chapter 1 to Chapter 8 (pages 10 to 57 )

Speech Frames for Chungju Stories (2005a)      

Where's Carrefour?
A Bus to Chung-ju Terminus
Haven't We Met Before?
A Day At The Beach
*** Numbers ***

2004

Speech frames for Chungju stories (2004)
Complaints ( ... two foreigners talking)
How to Rollerblade
Excuses, Excuses !
Haven't We Met Before?

Mr Magoo is Confused & Mr Magoo Fights a Vending Machine
The Pickle Factory Interview & The Love Club Interviews Mr Chu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Classes in China 2007 to 2010 at ZRVTC / Holmes Institute (Chinese/Australian joint venture, Zhengzhou city, Henan, China)

=> It was a requirement of this particular program in China to use a text book - a mixed blessing - so much (not all) of the Zhengzhou material is simply text book based lesson planning..

  1. Year1 Nursing & Logistics Students [September 2010 to January 2011] Preparatory English for IELTS
  2. Year 1 Nursing & Logistics Students [March 2010 to July 2010] Preparatory English for IELTS
  3. Critical Thinking & Study Skills Program [March 2010 to July 2010]
  4. Years 1 & 2 Nursing and Logistics Students : [September 2009 to January 2010] Preparatory English for IELTS
  5. Nursing and Logistics Students : [March to July 2009] Preparatory English for IELTS
  6. Year 1 Nursing and Logistics Students : [September 2008 to January 2009] Preparatory English for IELTS
  7. Year 2 Nursing Students : [from September 2008] Preparatory English for IELTS
  8. Year 1 Nursing and Logistics Students : [September 2007 to July 2008] Preparatory English for IELTS


 
 

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