Here you can find resources that directly relate to each of the lessons as well as the resources we used in some way during the creation of these lessons. These resources include recommendations, additional information, and more.
General Resources
Voices of America (VOA) is a free multimedia source of news and information for global English learners. This program is designed for teachers. It provides free online training for English language educators worldwide.
Adobe Spark Project Resources
These videos are intended for teacher-use and serves as an introduction to the Adobe Spark software. These video may not be suitable for student-use as they have been made by native speakers. It's recommended to use these videos as a reference when introducing students to the software.
Lesson 1: Impacts of Heating Upon the Ocean
Audio Lingual Method: Introduction
Choral Reading and Backwards Build-Up Drills are most often associated with the Audio-Lingual Method of teaching English. This video, made in 1990 serves as an introduction to the method which includes a demonstration of both Choral Reading and Backwards Build Up Drills. This was a joint project by Diane Larsen-Freeman and the U.S. Information Agency.
Choral Reading Resources
Both the video (left) and the (below) article are from Reading Rockets, a multimedia project collective that provides resources for improving the reading capability of young learners. However, these resources serve as good introductory level information to the Choral Reading exercise that is often implemented in ESL/EFL/ESOL classrooms around the world as well.
Health as a Human Right Articles
These articles were used to create Appendix A: Excerpts from Lesson 1. They were edited for clarity, length, and difficulty. These articles are not intended for students to view them. They are intended for teacher-use as an aid to becoming familiar with the topic of Health (and Healthcare) as a fundamental human right.
Lesson 2: Healthcare Literacy
Health Vocabulary Resources
These resources were used to create Appendix A from Lesson 2. Appendix A from Lesson 2 does not include every vocabulary word that is introduced in these resources. These are intended for teacher-use as a means of becoming familiar with the material and for reference if changes are needed to the Appendix A list of vocabulary words.
Lesson 3: Healthy Lifestyle
Grammar Resources: Auxiliary Modals
These videos were all created by Voices of America (VOA) Learning English, a free multimedia source of news and information for global English learners. VOA Learning English that publishes content for the beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels. These videos are specifically apart of their "Everyday Grammar" programming.