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    At a Glance:

    Grades:1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Subject:ESL/ELL (English Language Learning)
    Topic:Greetings and Introductions
    Lesson Length:30 - 45 mins

    Standards / Framework:

    What will students learn in this activity?

    Students will practice formal and informal phrases for greetings, making introductions, polite conversation, and saying goodbye.

    What should students know before this activity?

    Students should have prior knowledge of basic introductions and greetings in English.

    How can teachers introduce this lesson?

    • How do you introduce yourself?
    • Role play with students to get them familiar with basic greetings and introductions in English.

    What will students do?

    • Have students create a comic with two characters greeting each other and introducing themselves.

    How can teachers wrap up the lesson?

    • Have students share their comics aloud with their group.

    How can teachers differentiate this activity?

    • Allow students to use the speech-to-text feature.
    • Allow students to use the voiceover feature to read their comics aloud.

    • Allow students to work with a partner.

    • Have students role play the comics to help reinforce new learning.

    • Provide translation of basic greetings in students' home language.

    • Provide examples and picture cards of basic greetings.

    Related Resources:

    • Comic to print and display: Comic.

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    Prefixes

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