Discover what's new or coming soon, including upcoming lessons and resources and product feature updates. 

Announcements

<p>ESL Library has a <a href="https://ellii.com/blog/introducing-our-new-name-ellii" target="_blank">new name and logo</a>!&nbsp;As of March 14, 2022, ESL Library will be known as <strong>Ellii</strong>.</p>

<p>If you follow us on any of our social media channels, then you probably saw that we teased this big announcement with fun word games, graphics, and animations. Did you play along? Did you make any guesses? Check the answers and explanations below to see if you got any of our social media clues correct!</p>

<h3>March 2, 2022</h3>

<p><img alt="unscrambled words: we are celebrating twenty years with something big" src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/ckeditor/pictures/2139/content_Ellii-Social-Media-Teasers-Explained_01.jpg" /></p>

<p>On March 2, we posted this word game. If you unscramble&nbsp;the letters, it reads:&nbsp;<strong>We are celebrating twenty&nbsp;years with something big</strong>.</p>

<h3>March 3, 2022</h3>

<p><img alt="the new Ellii logo behind ESL Library logo sticker peeling back" src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/ckeditor/pictures/2146/content_Ellii-Social-Media-Teasers-Explained.jpg" /></p>

<p>The next day, we posted this image of our logo on a sticker being peeled back. We did this to tease our new logo underneath!</p>

<h3>March 4, 2022</h3>

<p><img alt="word search with the words circled: language evolves over time and ESL Library does too" src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/ckeditor/pictures/2141/content_Ellii-Social-Media-Teasers-Explained_03.jpg" /></p>

<p>We then posted this fun word search! When placed in the correct order, the hidden words created the following&nbsp;sentence:&nbsp;<strong>Language evolves over time and ESL Library does too</strong>.</p>

<h3>March 7, 2022</h3>

<p><img alt="flashcards visually hinting at the new Ellii logo " src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/ckeditor/pictures/2142/content_Ellii-Social-Media-Teasers-Explained_04.jpg" /></p>

<p>The following week, we posted this video featuring three of our flashcards. This video shows the transition from our old logo to our new logo! The words represented by each flashcard are: &quot;new,&quot; &quot;idea,&quot; and &quot;happy.&quot;</p>

<h3>March 9, 2022</h3>

<p><img alt="ESL Library is getting a makeover" src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/ckeditor/pictures/2143/content_Ellii-Social-Media-Teasers-Explained_05.jpg" /></p>

<p>Later that week, we posted another word game. The missing word was <strong>makeover</strong>.</p>

<h3>March 10, 2022</h3>

<p><img alt="book emoji pointing to lightbulb emoji" src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/ckeditor/pictures/2147/content_Ellii-Social-Media-Teasers-Explained_06.jpg" /></p>

<p>Next, we posted this image featuring three emojis. Similar to the video featuring our flashcards, this image shows the transition from our old logo to our new logo!</p>

<h3>March 11, 2022</h3>

<p><img alt="ESL Library is getting a new look" src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/ckeditor/pictures/2145/content_Ellii-Social-Media-Teasers-Explained_07.jpg" /></p>

<p>Finally, we posted the last hint which, if you guessed correctly, revealed&nbsp;the following sentence:&nbsp;<strong>ESL Library is getting a new look</strong>.</p>

<p>Did you get any of our announcement hints correct? Which ones? Let us know in the comments below!</p>


Ellii Social Media Teasers Explained

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<p><b data-stringify-type="bold">This giveaway is now closed. Thank you for participating and congratulations to all our winners.</b></p>

<p>It&rsquo;s hard to believe that this year marks 20 years of providing great content for great teachers.</p>

<p>To celebrate our <a href="https://ellii.com/blog/introducing-our-new-name-ellii" target="_blank">new name</a>&nbsp;and 20th birthday, we don&rsquo;t want to receive gifts. We want to give them.&nbsp;In fact,&nbsp;we&nbsp;want to give prizes away all year long!</p>

<div class="white-box">
<h3>How to Enter</h3>

<p>To enter our 20th Anniversary Giveaway, respond to the prompts in the VideoAsk below. Every VideoAsk response will be entered into the giveaway. <strong>Prizes include iPads, Ellii subscriptions,&nbsp;and Ellii merch</strong>. Simply enter once through VideoAsk to be automatically eligible for every draw that takes place this year.</p>
</div>

<p>Enter our 20th Anniversary Giveaway today for your chance to win! If you&#39;re a winner, we&#39;ll email you. Be sure to follow us on <a href="https://facebook.com/ESLlibrary/" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/ESLlibrary/" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://instagram.com/esllibrary" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/esl-library/" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> to see all the lucky prizewinners.</p>

<p>We can&#39;t wait to collect your responses, look back on the past 20 years, and share your stories with our hardworking team and teachers around the world.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Good luck, and thanks for celebrating our 20th birthday with us!</p>

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20th Anniversary Giveaway

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<p>We are so excited to announce that&nbsp;ESL Library has a new name!</p>

<p>As of March 14, 2022, ESL Library will be known as <strong>Ellii</strong>. You can find us at <a href="http://ellii.com">ellii.com</a>.&nbsp;</p>

<h2>Why did we change our name?</h2>

<p>For the past 20&nbsp;years, we&rsquo;ve been developing exceptional content for language teachers like you. Just as language evolves over time, so has our company. We&rsquo;re no longer simply a library of print materials. Today we are one of the most widely used content and courseware platforms for English teachers in the world.</p>

<p>As an innovative EdTech&nbsp;company, our product continues to advance and expand, leaving us in need of a name that better reflects who we are, what we&nbsp;do, and where we are headed.</p>

<p>We also realize that ESL (English as a Second Language) is a term that&rsquo;s not always recognized or used around the world. As we continue to grow, we believe our branding should be more universally reflective of our global community of teachers and students.</p>

<p><img alt="Ellii logo" src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/ckeditor/pictures/2127/content_Melissa_Introducing-Our-New-Name-Ellii.png" /></p>

<h2>Why &quot;Ellii&quot;?</h2>

<p>You may be thinking, <em>Why &quot;Ellii&quot;</em>?&nbsp;Watch the video below to learn more about our new name from our CEO and founder, Ben Buckwold.</p>

<div class="videoWrapper"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/diY5qRBbBrQ" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div>

<p>While our name has changed, we&rsquo;re still the same EdTech company&mdash;passionate about empowering English language teachers with high-quality, engaging content. Our mission remains the same as well: to connect the world through language. Under our new name, we remain dedicated to building the world&rsquo;s most-loved language teaching platform, and we&#39;re&nbsp;excited to continue growing our global community of hard-working and inspiring teachers.&nbsp;</p>

<h2>What about my bookmarks?</h2>

<p>If you&#39;ve saved ESL Library pages in your browser&#39;s bookmarks (or anywhere else), those links will automatically update and take you to the same page with the new address. There&#39;s no need to update anything.</p>

<h2>What should my students know?&nbsp;</h2>

<p>We highly recommend you let your students know that we&#39;ve changed our name from ESL Library to Ellii. Why not make it part of your next language lesson? You can show them the <a href="https://youtu.be/diY5qRBbBrQ?si=yP0CvcgrA4DT_5wa" target="_blank">video</a>, which teaches them the spelling too: E-l-l-i-i.</p>

<p>Your students will still be able to access the site using&nbsp;the old address, but we highly recommend you give them the new login address: <a href="http://ellii.com/students" target="_blank">ellii.com/students</a>.</p>

<p><i data-stringify-type="italic">Please note that you may see areas that still have the ESL Library name and logo, such as in our PDFs. This is a large project and it will take some time before all the rebranding is complete.</i></p>


We've Changed Our Name to Ellii

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<h2>Our Connection to Ukraine</h2>

<p>Ukraine has always had a special place in our hearts. Our co-founder, Marta Solodun, was born and raised in Lviv, Ukraine, and immigrated to Canada with her parents in 1996.</p>

<p>We have another teammate who was born and raised in Ukraine, and many of our staff&rsquo;s families are from Ukraine or have Ukrainian roots.</p>

<p>We are heartbroken and deeply concerned as we see the amount of senseless suffering, violence, death, and destruction caused by this illegal invasion.</p>

<p>To all of our friends, families, teachers, and students in Ukraine, and to all of the people of Ukraine, we stand with you.</p>

<h2>What We&#39;re Doing to Help &amp; How You Can Too</h2>

<p>Ellii has committed to donating 100% of all our revenue ever earned in Russia since 2002 to the organizations below. If you&#39;re able to join us in contributing, these trusted organizations are working to help with relief efforts.</p>

<ul>
	<li><a href="https://www.1kproject.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">The $1k Project Ukraine</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://www.comebackalive.in.ua/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">The Come Back Alive Club</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://novaukraine.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer 
nofollow" target="_blank">Nova Ukraine</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://razomforukraine.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Razom</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://donate.redcrossredcrescent.org/ua/donate/~my-donation?_cv=1" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Red Cross Ukraine&nbsp;</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://bank.gov.ua/en/news/all/natsionalniy-bank-vidkriv-spetsrahunok-dlya-zboru-koshtiv-na-potrebi-armiyi" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Ukraine Armed Forces&nbsp;</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://bank.gov.ua/en/news/all/natsionalniy-bank-vidkriv-rahunok-dlya-gumanitarnoyi-dopomogi-ukrayintsyam-postrajdalim-vid-rosiyskoyi-agresiyi" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Ukraine Humanitarian Assistance Account</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://www.unicef.org/emergencies/conflict-ukraine-pose-immediate-threat-children" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">UNICEF</a></li>
</ul>


Stand with Ukraine

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Starter courses for each level with a suggested teaching order from the ESL Library publishing team.

Courses

<h1>Learning Objectives</h1>

<ul>
	<li>Read&nbsp;articles on <strong>business themes</strong>: corporate responsibility, privacy, and&nbsp;entrepreneurship</li>
	<li>Learn and practice high-level <strong>business&nbsp;vocabulary</strong></li>
	<li>Review <strong>modals of past regret</strong></li>
	<li>Review how to <strong>compare and contrast</strong></li>
	<li>Practice sharing information</li>
	<li>Express personal opinions by engaging in&nbsp;<strong>discussions and debates</strong></li>
</ul>

<h1>Teachers&rsquo; Notes</h1>

<p>The <a href="https://ellii.com/folders/published/80591">Reading for Business (B2&ndash;C2) Course</a> is available in <a href="https://ellii.com/folders/published">Ellii Folders</a>. The folder includes a suggested order of business English readings at the <a href="https://ellii.com/folders/published/68543">high‑intermediate to advanced</a> level. You can use the full lesson or just the readings. You may want to save the vocabulary review tasks for homework.</p>

<p>Unsure if this is the right level for your students? Try <a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/104/resources/2451">Grammar Test 4</a> and see how your students do. <a href="https://ellii.com/blog/introducing-our-new-grammar-tests">Learn more&nbsp;here</a>.</p>

<p>Note: The readings&nbsp;in this course come from various sections. Some of the lessons are&nbsp;from our <a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons">That&#39;s News to Me</a> section. This section is&nbsp;digital-only; however, the readings are available for any subscriber to assign to their students. The assessments in this course are also digital-only. If you need help using the digital platform, visit our <a href="https://help.ellii.com/" target="_blank">Help&nbsp;Docs</a>.</p>

<h1>Lessons</h1>

<p>The 10 readings in this <a href="https://ellii.com/folders/published/80591">business course</a>&nbsp;are divided into three themes: corporate responsibility, privacy, and entrepreneurship.</p>

<h2>Corporate Responsibility</h2>

<ul class="resources">
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3574" target="_blank">Ships Freed from Suez Canal </a>(digital-only):&nbsp;That&#39;s News to Me</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/86/lessons/1684" target="_blank">Corporate Responsibility</a>:&nbsp;Business Matters</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/72/lessons/1266" target="_blank">Private Prisons</a>: Discussion Starters</li>
</ul>

<h2>Privacy</h2>

<ul class="resources">
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/73/lessons/2115">Advertising to Children</a>:&nbsp;Mini-Debates</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3487" target="_blank">Privacy Labels on Apps</a>&nbsp;(digital-only): That&#39;s News to Me</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/73/lessons/2719" target="_blank">Online Privacy</a>:&nbsp;Mini-Debates</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/73/lessons/1305" target="_blank">Employee Tracking</a>: Mini-Debates</li>
</ul>

<h2>Entrepreneurship</h2>

<ul class="resources">
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/80/lessons/2406">Jack Ma</a>:&nbsp;Famous People</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3571" target="_blank">Prince Harry: Tech Exec</a>&nbsp;(digital-only): That&#39;s News to Me</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/86/lessons/1681" target="_blank">Internet Entrepreneurs</a>: Business Matters</li>
</ul>

<h2>Assessment</h2>

<p>Within the course, there are three sections for assessment. The assessments are digital-only tasks. These&nbsp;include vocabulary review, writing practice, and reading comprehension tasks. The assessments are also theme-based.</p>

<ul class="resources">
	<li class="resource"><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/104/resources/3653" target="_blank">Reading for Business: Assessment A</a>: to be used after you cover the theme of corporate responsibility (includes a new reading about two chemical disasters)&nbsp;</li>
	<li class="resource"><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/104/resources/3654">Reading for Business: Assessment B</a>: to be used after you cover the theme of privacy (includes a new reading about surveillance)</li>
	<li class="resource"><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/104/resources/3655" target="_blank">Reading for Business: Assessment C</a>: to be used after you cover the theme of entrepreneurship (includes a new reading about Elon Musk)</li>
</ul>

<h2>Optional Teacher Resources</h2>

<p>At the bottom of the folder, you will find some optional teacher resources from the library. Assign or print out any resources that you think will be useful for teaching this business course.</p>

<ul class="resources">
	<li class="resource"><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/104/resources/2966">Vocabulary Cards</a>: for students to record new vocabulary</li>
	<li class="resource"><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/104/resources/2132" target="_blank">Reading Task Assessment Form</a>: to record assessment of any reading tasks that you assign</li>
	<li class="resource"><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/104/resources/2326" target="_blank">Advanced Reading Comprehension</a>: to make personalized question sets that meet your students&#39; needs</li>
	<li class="resource"><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/124/resources/3025">The Language of Opinions</a>: to review&nbsp;sentence stems (use at any time during the course)</li>
	<li class="resource"><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/124/resources/2967">The Language of Sensitive Subjects</a>: to review&nbsp;sentence stems&nbsp;(use at any time during the course)</li>
	<li class="resource"><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/104/resources/3584">Teacher Evaluation Form</a>: to help you improve your teaching for next time (use at the end of the course)</li>
</ul>


Teachers' Notes for Reading for Business (B2-C2) Course

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Learn tips on how to teach grammar and usage from our editors and grammar experts. 

Grammar & Usage

Learn how to make the most of your Ellii subscription with tips from our publishing team.

Teaching with Ellii

<p>Welcome to <a href="https://ellii.com/folders/published">Ellii&#39;s guided grammar courses</a>! These courses were designed to present lessons on the main grammar targets of the English language in a suggested teaching order along with complementary materials (charts, flashcard sets, lessons using the target in context,&nbsp;etc.).</p>

<p>Teachers can have students work through the grammar courses continuously or in conjunction with other leveled courses&nbsp;in <a href="https://ellii.com/folders/published">Ellii Folders</a>.</p>

<h1>Teachers&#39;&nbsp;Notes</h1>

<p>To access the grammar courses, log in to <a href="https://ellii.com/lessons">Ellii</a>&nbsp;and go to <a href="https://ellii.com/folders/published">Folders</a> (in the Saved drop-down menu). Click on the <a href="https://ellii.com/folders/published">Ellii Folders</a> heading. In our folders, you will see various courses arranged by level and/or theme, including the grammar&nbsp;courses.</p>

<h2>Levels</h2>

<p>The grammar courses are divided into <strong>nine folders</strong>. There are <strong>seven levels</strong> in total, but High Beg and Int levels are subdivided into parts&nbsp;A and B due to the volume of content. The following table contains the course name, the complete level name, and corresponding levels in Ellii&#39;s lessons.</p>

<p>If you&#39;re wondering which level to use with your students, our <a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/104/resources">Grammar Tests</a> can be used for placement. Note that they are also used for assessment throughout the grammar courses, though there are other assessment options available to you (scroll down to the Assessment section below).&nbsp;<a href="https://ellii.com/blog/introducing-our-new-grammar-tests">See more info on Ellii&#39;s Grammar&nbsp;Tests</a>.</p>

<table>
	<tbody>
		<tr>
			<th>Grammar Course<br />
			Name</th>
			<th>Level<br />
			Name</th>
			<th>Corresponding<br />
			Ellii Levels</th>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Pre Beg</td>
			<td>pre-beginner</td>
			<td>Pre Beg,<br />
			Pre Beg &ndash; Beg</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Beg</td>
			<td>beginner</td>
			<td>Beg</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>High Beg A</td>
			<td>high-beginner</td>
			<td>Beg &ndash; Low Int</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>High Beg B</td>
			<td>high-beginner</td>
			<td>Beg &ndash; Low Int,<br />
			Low Int</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Low Int</td>
			<td>low-intermediate</td>
			<td>Low Int,<br />
			Low Int &ndash; Int</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Int A</td>
			<td>intermediate</td>
			<td>Int</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Int B</td>
			<td>intermediate</td>
			<td>Int,<br />
			Int &ndash; High Int</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>High Int</td>
			<td>high-intermediate</td>
			<td>Int &ndash; High Int,<br />
			High Int</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Adv</td>
			<td>advanced</td>
			<td>High Int &ndash; Adv,<br />
			Adv</td>
		</tr>
	</tbody>
</table>

<h2>Course Content</h2>

<p>In each level of the grammar courses, you will find a list of various materials in a suggested teaching order. Materials&nbsp;include:</p>

<ul>
	<li><strong>Lessons</strong> (one or more comprehensive lessons on a grammar&nbsp;target)</li>
	<li><strong>Resources</strong> (charts or other handy reference&nbsp;materials)</li>
	<li><strong>Flashcards</strong> (pre-made flashcard sets to show in class or&nbsp;online)</li>
	<li><strong>Blog Posts</strong> (examples and teaching tips on how to present the&nbsp;target)</li>
	<li><strong>Other Lessons</strong> (lessons from non-grammar sections that contain the grammar target in&nbsp;context)</li>
</ul>

<h3>Suggested Order</h3>

<p>You can adapt the order and content based on your students&rsquo; needs and the length of your course. These materials are in a suggested order, but you do not need to follow this order exactly or use all of these&nbsp;lessons.</p>

<p>You may want to ask yourself these questions: What errors do my students make over and over again? What grammar questions come up in class? Could my learners benefit from additional materials on a certain target, or do they have a good grasp of it after the main&nbsp;lesson?</p>

<p>Keep in mind that you can also use some of the supplementary content for homework, review, or&nbsp;assessment.</p>

<h3>Digital Tasks</h3>

<p>Most of the suggested lessons have digital tasks so that you can teach your students online or assign digital homework. If you need help using the digital platform, visit our <a href="https://help.ellii.com/category/110-digital-tools" target="_blank">Help&nbsp;Docs</a>.</p>

<p>If you are only able to teach online at this time and you want to use a lesson that is currently only available as a PDF, you can download the Student PDF and email it to your student(s) or you can open it on a shared screen while you teach an online&nbsp;lesson.</p>

<h3>Course Content Notes</h3>

<p>Targets in each level often have a variety of supplementary material to choose from. Look at the Details column within each Grammar Course folder to help you decide which additional content to use. You can choose supplementary materials that are slightly easier or more difficult if your students are struggling or finding a target too easy. For difficult targets, you may decide to use all the supplementary&nbsp;materials.</p>

<p>Some levels of the courses begin with a review of the main verb tense learned in the previous level. If your students are quite comfortable with that target, you can skip&nbsp;it.</p>

<p>Main grammar targets also contain blog posts that precede the lesson in the suggested teaching order. They contain helpful tips on how to best present&nbsp;the grammar target. Note that the blog posts were written for you, the teacher (though you can choose to share them directly with your students by screensharing or printing them out, if you&nbsp;wish).</p>

<p>Some resources, such as the verb tense resources, are charts that are also included in the grammar notes of the main lesson. You may choose to include them as a handy reference for your students, or you can skip&nbsp;them.</p>

<p>Lower levels often have two comprehensive lessons on a target to choose from. Lessons from our <a href="https://ellii.com/courses/88/lessons">Grammar Practice Worksheets</a> are geared toward teens and adults, while our <a href="https://ellii.com/courses/116/lessons">Fun Grammar Lessons</a> are geared toward young learners. However, you can also choose to do both lessons, especially if your students need more practice with a particular target (and adult learners can always benefit from more illustrations&nbsp;too).</p>

<p>Lower levels also benefit from flashcards in the <a href="https://ellii.com/flashcard_genres" target="_blank">Flashcard Library</a>. We&#39;ve included some ready-made sets for you in the folders. You can also create and broadcast your own digital flashcard sets using our <a href="https://ellii.com/blog/flashcard-player">Flashcard&nbsp;Player</a>.</p>

<h2>Learning Objectives</h2>

<p>Here is a brief overview of the grammar targets covered in each level of the grammar courses. (For another overview of the suggested teaching order of grammar targets, click Teaching Order in the drop-down menu of the Select Sort Method filter on our <a href="https://ellii.com/courses/88/lessons">Grammar Practice Worksheets</a> landing&nbsp;page.)</p>

<table>
	<tbody>
		<tr>
			<th>Level</th>
			<th>Grammar Targets</th>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Pre&nbsp;Beg</td>
			<td>be, have, simple present, nouns, adjectives, yes/no questions, can</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Beg</td>
			<td>be, nouns, articles, there is/there are, subject &amp; object pronouns, simple present, imperative verbs, modals of ability</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>High&nbsp;Beg&nbsp;A</td>
			<td>present progressive, adverbs of frequency, adjectives, prepositions of time, prepositions of place</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>High&nbsp;Beg&nbsp;B</td>
			<td>parts of speech, prefixes, suffixes, simple past, used to, there is/there are, yes/no questions, wh- questions</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Low&nbsp;Int</td>
			<td>modals of ability (past), non-count nouns, quantifiers, possessive nouns, adverbs of manner, prepositions of direction, simple future</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Int&nbsp;A</td>
			<td>collocations, subject&ndash;verb agreement, reflexive &amp; intensive pronouns, gerunds &amp; infinitives, modals of advice, modals of possibility, first conditional, comparative &amp; superlative adjectives, comparative &amp; superlative adverbs</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Int&nbsp;B</td>
			<td>present perfect, present perfect progressive, modals of necessity &amp; obligation, second conditional, complete sentences, conjunctions, tag questions, past progressive, future progressive</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>High&nbsp;Int</td>
			<td>phrasal verbs, passive voice, causative verbs, third conditional, past modals, adjective clauses, adjectives phrases, adverb clauses, transition words</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Adv</td>
			<td>passive causative, reported speech, embedded questions, past perfect, past perfect progressive, subjunctive, future perfect, future perfect progressive</td>
		</tr>
	</tbody>
</table>

<h2>Assessment</h2>

<p>There are several ways to assess your students&#39; progress in the grammar courses, both within each level and cumulatively throughout the courses. You may choose to use some of the assessment tools listed below as review and others as&nbsp;assessment.</p>

<ul>
	<li><strong>Quizzes</strong> on each of the main grammar targets within most lessons (<a href="https://ellii.com/courses/88/lessons">Grammar Practice Worksheets</a> and <a href="https://ellii.com/courses/116/lessons">Fun Grammar Lessons</a>) in each&nbsp;level</li>
	<li><strong>Exit Tests </strong>that&nbsp;provide a comprehensive assessment for each level of the course
	<ul>
		<li><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/104/resources/3544">Pre Beg Assessment</a></li>
		<li><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/104/resources/3549">Beg Assessment</a></li>
		<li><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/104/resources/3557">High Beg A Assessment</a></li>
		<li><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/104/resources/3558">High Beg B Assessment</a></li>
		<li><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/104/resources/3559">Low Int Assessment</a></li>
		<li><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/104/resources/3560">Int A Assessment</a></li>
		<li><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/104/resources/3561">Int B Assessment</a></li>
		<li><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/104/resources/3562">High Int Assessment</a></li>
		<li><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/104/resources/3550">Adv Assessment</a></li>
	</ul>
	</li>
	<li><strong>Verb Tense Reviews&nbsp;</strong>that demonstrate students&#39; understanding of the six simple and six perfect tenses, including mixed-tense exercises
	<ul>
		<li>Find&nbsp;<a href="https://ellii.com/courses/88/lessons/1963">Verb Tense Review 1</a> at the end of <a href="https://ellii.com/folders/published/70262">Int&nbsp;B</a></li>
		<li>Find&nbsp;<a href="https://ellii.com/courses/88/lessons/1997">Verb Tense Review 2</a> at the end of <a href="https://ellii.com/folders/published/70264">Adv</a></li>
	</ul>
	</li>
	<li><strong>Grammar Tests&nbsp;</strong>that provide a cumulative assessment of students&#39; progress throughout the courses
	<ul>
		<li>Find&nbsp;<a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/104/resources/2448">Grammar Test 1</a> at the end of <a href="https://ellii.com/folders/published/77167">High Beg&nbsp;B</a></li>
		<li>Find&nbsp;<a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/104/resources/2449">Grammar Test 2</a> at the end of <a href="https://ellii.com/folders/published/70260">Low Int</a></li>
		<li>Find&nbsp;<a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/104/resources/2450">Grammar Test 3</a> at the end of <a href="https://ellii.com/folders/published/70262">Int&nbsp;B</a></li>
		<li>Find&nbsp;<a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/104/resources/2451">Grammar Test 4</a> at the end of <a href="https://ellii.com/folders/published/70264">Adv</a></li>
	</ul>
	</li>
</ul>

<h1>More Grammar Content</h1>

<p>Ellii has many materials that cover grammar targets in a variety of ways. You can search for a grammar target by clicking on the magnifying glass icon in the top right corner of our site, or you can look through the targets on each main lesson section page (links below). Levels that lessons are offered in are listed beside each lesson section. This list also includes some resources that apply to all&nbsp;levels.</p>

<ul>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/88/lessons">Grammar Practice Worksheets</a> (Beg &ndash; Adv)</li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/116/lessons">Fun Grammar Lessons</a> (Beg &ndash; High&nbsp;Int)</li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/123/lessons">Super Simple Grammar</a> (Pre Beg &ndash; Beg)</li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/90/lessons">Grammar Stories</a> (Beg &ndash; Int)</li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/129/lessons">True Grammar Stories</a> (Beg &ndash; Low&nbsp;Int)</li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/89/lessons">Basic Grammar Sentences</a> (Beg &ndash; Int)</li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/91/lessons">Simple Sentences</a> (Beg &ndash; Low&nbsp;Int)</li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/103/resources">Grammar &amp; Usage Resources</a> (Beg &ndash; Adv)</li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/blog/categories/grammar-usage">Grammar &amp; Usage Blog Posts</a> (Beg &ndash; Adv)</li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/folders/published/69792">Grammar Videos</a> (Beg &ndash; Int with more added every month; find various targets in related Grammar Practice Worksheets lesson or on our YouTube channel)</li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/104/resources">Grammar Placement/Exit Tests</a> (Beg, Low&nbsp;Int, Int, High&nbsp;Int&nbsp;&ndash;&nbsp;Adv)</li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons">That&#39;s News to Me</a>&nbsp;(Low Int &ndash; Adv; find authentic news articles for finding grammar in&nbsp;context)</li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/103/resources/2809">Verb Conjugations</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/103/resources/2808">Verb Conjugations &ndash; Condensed</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/103/resources/2851">Verb Tense Review</a></li>
</ul>

<p>We hope you and your students enjoy our guided grammar courses! Stay tuned for more grammar courses in the future, such as grammar in context, grammar for young learners,&nbsp;etc.</p>

<p>If there&#39;s a grammar course (or lesson) you&#39;d like to see, please leave us a comment below or <a href="https://ellii.com/contact">get in touch</a>. We&#39;d love to hear from&nbsp;you!</p>


Teachers' Notes for Ellii's Guided Grammar Courses

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<h1>Learning Objectives</h1>

<ul>
	<li>Learn and/or review the English <strong>alphabet </strong>(lowercase and uppercase) and the&nbsp;<strong>numbers</strong>&nbsp;1&ndash;10.</li>
	<li>Learn and/or review introductory English <strong>vocabulary</strong>. Themes include <em>colors, shapes, food, animals, birthdays, school,&nbsp;</em>and<em> family.</em></li>
	<li>Learn and practice&nbsp;the&nbsp;<strong>Be</strong> verb&nbsp;and the <strong>simple present</strong> tense.</li>
	<li>Listen to <strong>easy stories</strong> and follow along.</li>
</ul>

<h1>Teachers&#39;&nbsp;Notes</h1>

<p>Log in to Ellii and go to Folders (in the Class Prep drop-down&nbsp;menu). Toggle to Ellii Folders. You will find a&nbsp;starter course&nbsp;of lessons and resources suitable for pre-beginner to beginner&nbsp;<a href="https://ellii.com/folders/published/67881">Preschool&ndash;Grade 2</a>&nbsp;ELs.</p>

<h2>Introductory Resources</h2>

<p>At the beginning of the course, you will find a few introductory resources:&nbsp;</p>

<ul>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/blog/esl-library-mini-course-for-k-2">Teachers&#39; Notes</a>&nbsp;(this post)</li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/106/resources/2209">Class List</a> (printable)</li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/106/resources/2208">Attendance Sheet</a>&nbsp;(printable)</li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/106/resources/2317">Our Birthdays</a>&nbsp;(Record your students&#39; birthdays at the beginning of the course, and have a little celebration each time one comes up!)</li>
</ul>

<h2>Course Content</h2>

<p>Following the introductory resources, you will find a list of lessons, flashcards, and other worksheets. This&nbsp;is a guideline for teachers who need help getting started for the first time with students in this age group. You can adapt the order and content based on your students&rsquo; needs and the length of your&nbsp;course. These materials are in a suggested order, but you do not need to follow this order exactly or use all of these lessons.</p>

<p>Be sure to adapt ready-made courses to meet the level and needs of your students. Choose additional or alternative lessons from the suggested sections below (under the More Content heading). When looking for additional materials to teach for this age group, you will likely only use the level filters marked Lit,&nbsp;Pre Beg, and Beg. Here is an <a href="https://ellii.com/equivalencies">Equivalency Scale</a> that may be useful.</p>

<p>For this age group and level, you will&nbsp;rely&nbsp;heavily on flashcards from the <a href="https://ellii.com/flashcard_genres" target="_blank">Flashcard Library</a>. We&#39;ve included some ready-made sets for you in the folder. You can also create and broadcast your own digital flashcard sets using our&nbsp;<a href="https://ellii.com/blog/flashcard-player">Flashcard Player</a>.</p>

<p>Some of the suggested lessons have digital tasks so that you can teach your students online or assign digital homework. If you need help using the digital platform, visit our <a href="https://help.ellii.com/category/110-digital-tools" target="_blank">Help&nbsp;Docs</a>.</p>

<p>If you are only able to teach online at this time and you want to use a lesson that is currently only available as a PDF, you can download the Student PDF and email it to your student(s) or you can open it on a shared screen while you teach an online&nbsp;lesson.</p>

<h1>Course Assessment</h1>

<p>There are three assessment sections in this course:&nbsp;</p>

<ul>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/104/resources/3488">Assessment A</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/104/resources/3489">Assessment B</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/104/resources/3490">Assessment C</a></li>
</ul>

<h1>More Content for Preschool&ndash;Grade 2</h1>

<p>You can build additional courses for this age and level using the following suggestions:</p>

<p><strong>Language Targets:</strong>&nbsp;simple present / past / future tenses, personal / possessive / indefinite pronouns, conjunctions, determiners, capitalizing proper nouns, frequently used irregular plurals, basic punctuation (period /&nbsp;comma / apostrophe)</p>

<p><strong>Functions: </strong>identify illustrations, describe familiar people /&nbsp;places /&nbsp;things, ask and answer questions about key details, describe characters / settings / main events, compare and contrast experiences, tell a story, recount a story,&nbsp;read and write simple sentences</p>

<p><strong>Themes:</strong> holidays, transportation, weather, food, animals, community, time, body</p>

<h2>Sections</h2>

<p>Here are some suggested&nbsp;Ellii sections for teaching very young learners. We ask that you always preview the content for age appropriateness.</p>

<ul class="resources">
	<li class="course"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/113/lessons" target="_blank">Word Bank</a></li>
	<li class="course"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/132/lessons">Picture Stories</a></li>
	<li class="course"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/123/lessons" target="_blank">Super Simple Grammar</a></li>
	<li class="course"><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/126/resources">Young Learner Activities</a></li>
	<li class="course"><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/125/resources">Language Scenes</a></li>
	<li class="course"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/121/lessons" target="_blank">English Basics</a></li>
	<li class="course"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/110/lessons" target="_blank">Super Simple Questions</a></li>
	<li class="course"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/118/lessons">Phonics </a></li>
	<li class="course"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/130/lessons">Pronunciation</a></li>
	<li class="flashcards"><a href="https://ellii.com/flashcard_genres" target="_blank">Flashcards</a></li>
</ul>


Teachers' Notes for Academic 4-Skills Course 1: Pre Beg (Preschool–Grade 2)

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<h1>Learning Objectives</h1>

<ul>
	<li>Learn and/or review introductory English <strong>vocabulary</strong>. Themes include<em>&nbsp;food, feelings,</em><em>&nbsp;transportation, </em>and<em> jobs.</em></li>
	<li>Review the&nbsp;<strong>Be</strong> verb&nbsp;and the <strong>simple present</strong> tense.</li>
	<li>Learn and start using&nbsp;<strong>adjectives</strong>.</li>
	<li>Express likes and dislikes.</li>
	<li>Ask for and give basic information (introductions).</li>
	<li>Learn how and when to use imperative verbs.</li>
</ul>

<h1>Teachers&rsquo; Notes</h1>

<p>Log in to Ellii and go to Folders (in the Class Prep drop-down&nbsp;menu). Toggle to Ellii Folders. Near the top of the&nbsp;Ellii Folders section, you will find a&nbsp;starter course&nbsp;of lessons and resources suitable for beginner-level&nbsp;<a href="https://ellii.com/folders/published/67976">Grades 3&ndash;5</a>&nbsp;ELs.</p>

<h2>Introductory Resources</h2>

<p>At the beginning of the course, you will find a few introductory resources:&nbsp;</p>

<ul>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/blog/teachers-notes-for-mini-course-1-grade-3-5">Teachers&#39; Notes</a> (this post)</li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/106/resources/2209">Class List</a> (printable)</li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/106/resources/2208">Attendance Sheet</a> (printable)</li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/104/resources/2173">Vocabulary Word Bank</a> (for students to track new vocabulary)</li>
</ul>

<h2>Course Content</h2>

<p>Following the introductory resources, you will find a list of lessons, flashcards, and other worksheets. This&nbsp;a guideline for teachers who need help getting started for the first time with students in this age group. You can adapt the order and content based on your students&rsquo; needs and the length of your&nbsp;course. These materials are in a suggested order, but you do not need to follow this order exactly or use all of these lessons.</p>

<p>Be sure to adapt ready-made courses to meet the level and needs of your students. Choose additional or alternative lessons from the suggested sections below (under the More Content heading). When looking for additional materials to teach for this age group, you will likely only use the level filters marked Beg and Low Int.&nbsp;Here is an <a href="https://ellii.com/equivalencies">Equivalency Scale</a> that may be useful.</p>

<p>For this age group and level, you will&nbsp;rely&nbsp;heavily on flashcards from the <a href="https://ellii.com/flashcard_genres" target="_blank">Flashcard Library</a>. We&#39;ve included some ready-made sets for you in the folder. You can also create and broadcast your own digital flashcard sets using our&nbsp;<a href="https://ellii.com/blog/flashcard-player">Flashcard Player</a>.</p>

<p>Some of the suggested lessons have digital tasks so that you can teach your students online or assign digital homework. If you need help using the digital platform, visit our <a href="https://help.ellii.com/category/110-digital-tools" target="_blank">Help&nbsp;Docs</a>.</p>

<p>If you are only able to teach online at this time and you want to use a lesson that is currently only available as a PDF, you can download the Student PDF and email it to your student(s) or you can open it on a shared screen while you teach an online&nbsp;lesson.</p>

<h2>Assessment</h2>

<p>You will find three digital assessments in this course. These assessments will help you understand which targets and themes your students are grasping and which ones they may need more work on.&nbsp;</p>

<ul>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/104/resources/3534">Assessment A</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/104/resources/3537">Assessment B</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/104/resources/3539">Assessment C</a></li>
</ul>

<h1>More Content for Grades 3&ndash;5</h1>

<p>You can build additional courses using the following suggestions:</p>

<p><strong>Language Targets:</strong>&nbsp;simple present / Be, imperative verbs, simple past, singular and plural nouns, basic pronouns (subject pronouns, object pronouns, possessive adjectives, and possessive pronouns), basic adjectives, basic prepositions,&nbsp;articles (a, an, the), basic parts of speech, yes/no questions, Wh- questions</p>

<p><strong>Functions:&nbsp;</strong>asking for and giving personal information, getting to know each other, describing familiar people and things, expressing feelings, reading and listening to short paragraphs, building small paragraphs</p>

<p><strong>Themes:</strong> science, geography, health, hobbies, interesting people and places</p>

<h2>Sections</h2>

<p>Here are some suggested&nbsp;Ellii sections for teaching elementary school. We ask that you always preview the content for age appropriateness.</p>

<ul class="resources">
	<li class="course"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/113/lessons" target="_blank">Word Bank</a></li>
	<li class="course"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/123/lessons" target="_blank">Super Simple Grammar</a></li>
	<li class="course"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/91/lessons" target="_blank">Simple Sentences</a></li>
	<li class="course"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/89/lessons" target="_blank">Basic Grammar Sentences</a></li>
	<li class="course"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/129/lessons" target="_blank">True Grammar Stories</a></li>
	<li class="course"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/117/lessons" target="_blank">Discovery</a></li>
	<li class="course"><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/126/resources">Young Learner Activities</a></li>
	<li class="course"><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/125/resources">Language Scenes</a></li>
	<li class="course"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/110/lessons" target="_blank">Super Simple Questions</a></li>
	<li class="course"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/118/lessons">Phonics </a></li>
	<li class="course"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/130/lessons">Pronunciation</a></li>
	<li class="flashcards"><a href="https://ellii.com/flashcard_genres" target="_blank">Flashcards</a></li>
</ul>


Teachers' Notes for Academic 4-Skills Course 2: Beg (Grades 3–5)

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<h1>Learning Objectives</h1>

<ul>
	<li>Review <strong>parts of speech</strong>&nbsp;and <strong>adverbs of frequency</strong>.</li>
	<li>Learn <strong>possessive adjectives &amp; pronouns</strong>.</li>
	<li>Study <strong>the simple past</strong> and <strong>the simple future</strong> tenses.</li>
	<li>Learn <strong>academic vocabulary</strong>&nbsp;and practice using a dictionary.</li>
	<li>Practice common&nbsp;<strong>pronunciation </strong>problems.</li>
	<li>Read short biographies on famous people.</li>
	<li>Write simple sentences and begin building paragraphs.</li>
</ul>

<h1>Teachers&rsquo; Notes</h1>

<p>Log in to Ellii and go to Folders (in the Class Prep drop-down&nbsp;menu).&nbsp;Toggle to Ellii Folders. Near the top of the&nbsp;Ellii Folders section, you will find a&nbsp;starter course&nbsp;of lessons and resources suitable for teaching low-intermediate&nbsp;<a href="https://ellii.com/folders/published/68404">middle-school</a>&nbsp;ELs.</p>

<h2>Introductory Resources</h2>

<p>At the beginning of the course, you will find a few introductory resources:&nbsp;</p>

<ul>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/blog/teachers-notes-for-mini-course-1-middle-school">Teachers&#39; Notes</a> (this post)</li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/106/resources/2209">Class List</a> (printable)</li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/106/resources/2208">Attendance Sheet</a> (printable)</li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/104/resources/2557">3-2-1 Reflection</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/104/resources/2173">Vocabulary Word Bank</a>&nbsp;(for students to record new vocabulary)</li>
</ul>

<h2>Course Content</h2>

<p>Following the introductory resources, you will find a list of suggested materials. This list is just a guideline for teachers who need help getting started for the first time with students in this age group. You can adapt the order and content based on your students&rsquo; needs and the length of your&nbsp;course. These materials are in a suggested order, but you do not need to follow this order exactly or use all of these lessons.</p>

<p>Be sure to adapt ready-made courses to meet the level and needs of your students. Choose additional or alternative lessons from the suggested sections below (under the More Content heading). When looking for additional materials to teach for this age group, you will likely only use the level filters marked Low Int and Int.&nbsp;Here is an <a href="https://ellii.com/equivalencies">Equivalency Scale</a> that may be useful.</p>

<p>For this age group and level, your students will still benefit from using flashcards from the <a href="https://ellii.com/flashcard_genres" target="_blank">Flashcard Library</a>. We&#39;ve included some ready-made sets for you in the folder. You can also create and broadcast your own digital flashcard sets using our&nbsp;<a href="https://ellii.com/blog/flashcard-player">Flashcard Player</a>. Edit the text to increase difficulty.</p>

<p>Some of the suggested lessons have digital tasks so that you can teach your students online or assign digital homework. If you need help using the digital platform, visit our <a href="https://help.ellii.com/category/110-digital-tools" target="_blank">Help&nbsp;Docs</a>.</p>

<p>If you are only able to teach online at this time and you want to use a lesson that is currently only available as a PDF, you can download the Student PDF and email it to your student(s) or you can open it on a shared screen while you teach an online&nbsp;lesson.</p>

<h2>Assessment</h2>

<p>You will find three digital assessments in this course. These assessments will help you understand which targets and themes your students are grasping and which ones they may need more work on.&nbsp;</p>

<ul>
	<li><a href="https://app.ellii.com/lesson/4551-middle-school-assessment-a">Assessment A</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://app.ellii.com/lesson/4558-middle-school-assessment-b">Assessment B</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://app.ellii.com/lesson/4559-middle-school-assessment-c">Assessment C</a></li>
</ul>

<h1>More Content for Middle School</h1>

<p>You can build additional courses for this age and level using the following suggestions:</p>

<p><strong>Language Targets:&nbsp;</strong>basic subject verb agreement, modals of ability, more prepositions, quantifiers, adverbs of frequency, more advanced articles (definite and indefinite), present progressive, simple present vs. present progressive, past progressive, count vs. non-count nouns, possessive nouns, adverbs of manner</p>

<p><strong>Functions: </strong>ask for help, ask for and offer more information, follow instructions, sequencing, describe experiences, use&nbsp;technology</p>

<p><strong>Themes:</strong>&nbsp;holidays and events, famous people, places, and things, science and technology</p>

<h1>More Sections</h1>

<p>Here are some suggested Ellii&nbsp;sections for teaching middle school. We ask that you always preview the content for age appropriateness.</p>

<ul class="resources">
	<li class="course"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/116/lessons" target="_blank">Fun Grammar Lessons</a></li>
	<li class="course"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/89/lessons" target="_blank">Basic Grammar Sentences</a></li>
	<li class="course"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/129/lessons" target="_blank">True Grammar Stories</a></li>
	<li class="course"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/90/lessons" target="_blank">Grammar Stories</a></li>
	<li class="course"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/88/lessons">Grammar Practice Worksheets</a></li>
	<li class="course"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/83/lessons" target="_blank">Easy Readers</a></li>
	<li class="course"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/117/lessons" target="_blank">Discovery</a></li>
	<li class="course"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/80/lessons" target="_blank">Famous People</a>&nbsp;(use Low Int &amp; please check age-appropriateness)</li>
	<li class="course"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/93/lessons" target="_blank">Holidays &amp; Events</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;(use Low Int &amp; please check age-appropriateness)</li>
	<li class="course"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/92/lessons" target="_blank">Functional English</a>&nbsp;(please check age-appropriateness)</li>
	<li class="course"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/130/lessons">Pronunciation</a></li>
	<li class="flashcards"><a href="https://ellii.com/flashcard_genres" target="_blank">Flashcards</a></li>
</ul>


Teachers' Notes for Academic 4-Skills Course 3: High Beg – Low Int (Middle School)

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<h1>Learning Objectives</h1>

<ul>
	<li>Review&nbsp;the <strong>simple</strong>&nbsp;tenses.</li>
	<li>Learn&nbsp;<strong>present perfect </strong>and<strong> present perfect progressive</strong>.</li>
	<li>Learn and review&nbsp;<strong>academic vocabulary</strong>.<strong> </strong>Themes<strong> </strong>include<strong> </strong><em>sports</em>, <em>athletes</em>, and <em>modern health issues</em>.*</li>
	<li>Practice common&nbsp;<strong>pronunciation </strong>problems.</li>
	<li>Begin reading longer,&nbsp;intermediate-level content.&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Begin writing&nbsp;compound sentences and basic paragraphs.&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Review the proper use of&nbsp;<strong>commas</strong>.</li>
</ul>

<h1>Teachers&rsquo; Notes</h1>

<p>Log in to Ellii and go to Folders (in the Class Prep drop-down&nbsp;menu). Toggle to Ellii Folders. Near the top of the&nbsp;Ellii Folders section, you will find a&nbsp;starter course&nbsp;of lessons and resources suitable for teaching intermediate-level&nbsp;<a href="https://ellii.com/folders/published/68410">high school</a>&nbsp;ELs.</p>

<h2>Introductory Resources</h2>

<p>At the beginning of the course, you will find a few introductory resources:&nbsp;</p>

<ul>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/blog/teachers-notes-for-mini-course-1-high-school">Teachers&#39; Notes</a> (this post)</li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/106/resources/2209">Class List</a> (printable)</li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/106/resources/2208">Attendance Sheet</a> (printable)</li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/104/resources/2966">Vocabulary Cards</a> (for students to record new vocabulary)</li>
</ul>

<h2>Course Content</h2>

<p>Following the introductory resources, you will find a list of suggested materials. This list is just a guideline for teachers who need help getting started for the first time with students in this age group. You can adapt the order and content based on your students&rsquo; needs and the length of your&nbsp;course. These materials are in a suggested order, but you do not need to follow this order exactly or use all of these lessons.</p>

<p>Be sure to adapt ready-made courses to meet the level and needs of your students. Choose additional or alternative lessons from the suggested sections below (under the More Content heading). When looking for additional materials to teach for this age group, you will likely only use the level filters marked Int and High Int.&nbsp;Here is an <a href="https://ellii.com/equivalencies">Equivalency Scale</a> that may be useful.</p>

<p>Some of the suggested lessons have digital tasks so that you can teach your students online or assign digital homework. If you need help using the digital platform, visit our <a href="https://help.ellii.com/category/110-digital-tools" target="_blank">Help&nbsp;Docs</a>.</p>

<p>If you are only able to teach online at this time and you want to use a lesson that is currently only available as a PDF, you can download the Student PDF and email it to your student(s) or you can open it on a shared screen while you teach an online&nbsp;lesson.</p>

<h2>Assessment</h2>

<p>You will find three digital assessments in this course. These assessments will help you understand which targets and themes your students are grasping and which ones they may need more work on.&nbsp;</p>

<ul>
	<li><a href="https://app.ellii.com/lesson/4562-high-school-assessment-a">Assessment A</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://app.ellii.com/lesson/4563-high-school-assessment-b">Assessment B</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://app.ellii.com/lesson/4577-high-school-assessment-c">Assessment C</a></li>
</ul>

<h1>More Content for High School</h1>

<p>*Note that the theme of this course may not be suitable for what&nbsp;you need for your own students. You can build additional courses using the following suggestions:</p>

<p><strong>Language Targets:&nbsp;</strong>gerunds and infinitives, advanced pronouns (reflexive pronouns, indefinite pronouns, demonstrative adjectives, demonstrative pronouns, and relative pronouns), advanced adjectives and&nbsp;adverbs, modals (advice,&nbsp;possibility, and necessity), first and&nbsp;second conditionals, tag questions, future progressive</p>

<p><strong>Functions: </strong>express an opinion, make a complaint, state preferences, make excuses, write compound sentences, write simple pagraphs, learn parts of an essay</p>

<p><strong>Themes:</strong>&nbsp;holidays and&nbsp;events, sports, history, music, science and technology, ethics, literature</p>

<h2>Sections</h2>

<p>Here are some suggested&nbsp;Ellii sections for teaching high school.&nbsp;</p>

<ul class="resources">
	<li class="course"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/88/lessons" target="_blank">Grammar Practice Worksheets</a></li>
	<li class="course"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/127/lessons">Reading in English</a></li>
	<li class="course"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/74/lessons">Writing in English</a></li>
	<li class="course"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/80/lessons" target="_blank">Famous People </a>&nbsp;</li>
	<li class="course"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/81/lessons">Famous Places</a></li>
	<li class="course"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/82/lessons">Famous Things</a></li>
	<li class="course"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/84/lessons">American Presidents</a></li>
	<li class="course"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/97/lessons">Sports &amp; Leisure</a></li>
	<li class="course"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/98/lessons">Historic Events</a></li>
	<li class="course"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/93/lessons" target="_blank">Holidays &amp; Events (Low Int)</a>&nbsp;</li>
	<li class="course"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/92/lessons" target="_blank">Functional English</a>&nbsp;</li>
	<li class="course"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/76/lessons">Everyday Dialogues</a></li>
	<li class="course"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/96/lessons">Role-Plays</a></li>
	<li class="course"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/95/lessons">Health Matters</a></li>
	<li class="course"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/72/lessons">Discussion Starters</a></li>
	<li class="course"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/73/lessons">Mini-Debates</a></li>
	<li class="course"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/130/lessons">Pronunciation</a></li>
</ul>


Teachers' Notes for Academic 4-Skills Course 4: Int (High School)

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<h1>Learning Objectives</h1>

<ul>
	<li>Learn and/or review the English <strong>alphabet</strong> and <strong>numbers</strong>&nbsp;1&ndash;100.</li>
	<li>Learn and/or review introductory English <strong>vocabulary</strong>. Themes include <em>the body</em>, <em>time</em>, <em>housing</em>, <em>transportation</em>, and&nbsp;<em>weather.</em></li>
	<li>Learn and practice the <strong>Be</strong> verb and the <strong>simple present</strong>&nbsp;tense.</li>
	<li>Learn how to ask and answer very basic&nbsp;<strong>questions</strong>.</li>
</ul>

<h1>Teachers&rsquo; Notes</h1>

<p>The following list is a suggested order of lessons at the <a href="https://ellii.com/folders/published/67434">pre‑beginner</a> level. These materials are useful for students who are unfamiliar with the English alphabet or who have never taken any English language&nbsp;classes.</p>

<p>You do not need to follow this order exactly or use all of these lessons. This list is just a guideline for teachers who need help getting started. You can adapt the order and content based on your students&rsquo; needs and the length of your&nbsp;course.</p>

<p>You can choose additional or alternative lessons from the suggested sections below (under the More Content heading). Use the level filters marked <strong>Lit</strong> and <strong>Pre Beg</strong> when looking for other materials to teach at this&nbsp;level.</p>

<p>Most teachers will also be relying heavily on flashcards from the <a href="https://ellii.com/flashcard_genres" target="_blank">Flashcard Library</a> at this&nbsp;level.</p>

<p>Some of the suggested lessons have digital tasks so that you can teach your students online or assign digital homework. If you need help using the digital platform, visit our <a href="https://help.ellii.com/" target="_blank">Help&nbsp;Docs</a>.</p>

<p>If you are only able to teach online at this time and you want to use a lesson that is currently only available as a PDF, you can download the Student PDF and email it to your student(s) or you can open it on a shared screen while you teach an online&nbsp;lesson.</p>

<h1>Lessons</h1>

<ol>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/118/lessons/2618" target="_blank">Phonics &amp; Pronunciation: Lowercase Letters</a>&nbsp;</li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/118/lessons/2619" target="_blank">Phonics &amp; Pronunciation: Capital Letters</a>&nbsp;</li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/121/lessons/2723" target="_blank">English Basics: The Letters A&ndash;Z</a> or review <a href="https://ellii.com/courses/118/lessons" target="_blank">individual letters</a>&nbsp;</li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/113/lessons/2410" target="_blank">Word Bank: Body Parts</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/113/lessons/2417" target="_blank">Word Bank: Face</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/123/lessons/2803" target="_blank">Super Simple Grammar: Simple Present Be</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/113/lessons/2414" target="_blank">Word Bank: Feelings</a>&nbsp;</li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/110/lessons/2333" target="_blank">Super Simple Questions: How Are You?</a>&nbsp;</li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/123/lessons/2804" target="_blank">Super Simple Grammar: Simple Present Have</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/113/lessons/2458" target="_blank">Word Bank: Family</a>&nbsp;</li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/123/lessons/2805" target="_blank">Super Simple Grammar: Simple Present</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/110/lessons/2269" target="_blank">Super Simple Questions: What&rsquo;s Your Name?</a>&nbsp;</li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/110/lessons/2272" target="_blank">Super Simple Questions: Where Are You From?</a>&nbsp;</li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/121/lessons/2724" target="_blank">English Basics: The Numbers 0&ndash;10</a>&nbsp;</li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/113/lessons/2400" target="_blank">Word Bank: Telling Time</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/121/lessons/2725" target="_blank">English Basics: The Numbers 10&ndash;20</a>&nbsp;</li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/113/lessons/2419" target="_blank">Word Bank: House</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/113/lessons/2418" target="_blank">Word Bank: Prepositions</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/121/lessons/2735" target="_blank">English Basics: The Numbers 20&ndash;30</a>&nbsp;</li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/110/lessons/2270" target="_blank">Super Simple Questions: How Old Are You?</a>&nbsp;</li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/121/lessons/2759" target="_blank">English Basics: The Numbers 0&ndash;100</a>&nbsp;</li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/121/lessons/2726" target="_blank">English Basics: Money</a>&nbsp;</li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/113/lessons/2422" target="_blank">Word Bank: City</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/113/lessons/2516" target="_blank">Word Bank: Transportation</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/121/lessons/2729" target="_blank">English Foundations: The Date</a>&nbsp;</li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/110/lessons/2341" target="_blank">Super Simple Questions: What Day Is It?</a>&nbsp;</li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/113/lessons/2416" target="_blank">Word Bank: Weather &amp; Seasons</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/113/lessons/2489" target="_blank">Word Bank: Computers</a></li>
</ol>

<h1>More Content</h1>

<h4>Suggested Ellii sections for teaching pre‑beginner learners</h4>

<ul class="resources">
	<li class="course"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/118/lessons" target="_blank">Phonics &amp; Pronunciation</a></li>
	<li class="course"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/121/lessons" target="_blank">English Basics</a></li>
	<li class="course"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/113/lessons" target="_blank">Word Bank</a></li>
	<li class="course"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/123/lessons" target="_blank">Super Simple Grammar</a></li>
	<li class="course"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/110/lessons" target="_blank">Super Simple Questions</a></li>
	<li class="flashcards"><a href="https://ellii.com/flashcard_genres" target="_blank">Flashcards</a></li>
</ul>


Teachers' Notes for Adult Ed 4-Skills Course 1: Pre-Beginner

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<h1>Learning Objectives</h1>

<ul>
	<li>Learn and/or review basic English <strong>expressions</strong> and continue building <strong>vocabulary</strong>. Themes include <em>food</em>, <em>daily routines</em>, <em>animals</em>, and&nbsp;<em>sports</em>.</li>
	<li>Learn and practice the <strong>simple present</strong> tense and begin using the <strong>present progressive</strong>&nbsp;tense.</li>
	<li>Practice asking <strong>questions</strong> to get more&nbsp;information.</li>
	<li>Practice <strong>pronunciation</strong>.</li>
</ul>

<h1>Teachers&rsquo; Notes</h1>

<p>The following list is a suggested order for lessons at the <a href="https://ellii.com/folders/published/67533">beginner</a> level. These materials are useful for students who are familiar with the English alphabet and basic English vocabulary, and who are ready to move on to short dialogues and basic grammar&nbsp;targets.</p>

<p>Note that completing all of the lessons from the <a href="https://ellii.com/folders/published/67434">Mini-Course for Pre-Beginner Students</a>&nbsp;does not necessarily mean your students are ready to move on to this beginner course. If you are teaching literacy or absolute beginners, you will likely need to do many more lessons from our pre-beginner sections before assigning any beginner-level materials. (See suggested sections under the <a href="https://ellii.com/blog/pre-beginner">More Content</a> heading in the pre-beginner&nbsp;course.)</p>

<p>Also note that you do not need to follow the exact order or use all of the lessons in the following list. This list is just a guideline for teachers who need help getting started. You can adapt the order and content based on your students&rsquo; needs and the length of your&nbsp;course.</p>

<p>You can choose additional or alternative lessons from the suggested sections below (under the More Content heading). Use the level filter marked <strong>Beg&nbsp;</strong>when looking for other materials to teach at this&nbsp;level.</p>

<p>Most teachers will also be relying heavily on flashcards from the <a href="https://ellii.com/flashcard_genres" target="_blank">Flashcard Library</a> at this&nbsp;level.</p>

<p>Some of the suggested lessons have digital tasks so that you can teach your students online or assign digital homework. If you need help using the digital platform, visit our <a href="https://help.ellii.com/" target="_blank">Help&nbsp;Docs</a>.</p>

<p>If you are only able to teach online at this time and you want to use a lesson that is currently only available as a PDF, you can download the Student PDF and email it to your student(s) or you can open it on a shared screen while you teach an online&nbsp;lesson.</p>

<h1>Lessons</h1>

<ol>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/92/lessons/1737" target="_blank">Functional English: Saying Hello</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/92/lessons/1736" target="_blank">Functional English: Saying Goodbye</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/110/lessons/2337" target="_blank">Super Simple Questions: What Color Is It?</a>&nbsp;</li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/110/lessons/2768" target="_blank">Super Simple Questions: What Size Is It?</a>&nbsp;</li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/89/lessons/1572" target="_blank">Basic Grammar Sentences: What&rsquo;s This?</a>&nbsp;</li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/118/lessons/2767" target="_blank">Phonics Stories: Chad&rsquo;s Dad</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/110/lessons/2778" target="_blank">Super Simple Questions: Do You Like It?</a>&nbsp;</li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/91/lessons/1824" target="_blank">Simple Sentences: Food</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/118/lessons/2777" target="_blank">Phonics &amp; Pronunciation: /b/</a> and/or <a href="https://ellii.com/courses/118/lessons/2776" target="_blank">/p/</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/110/lessons/2336" target="_blank">Super Simple Questions: How Much Is It?</a>&nbsp;</li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/76/lessons/1719" target="_blank">Everyday Dialogues: Making a Grocery List</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/89/lessons/1573" target="_blank">Basic Grammar Sentences: Are You Hungry?</a>&nbsp;</li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/116/lessons/2492" target="_blank">Fun Grammar Lessons: There Is / There Are</a>&nbsp;</li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/82/lessons/3169" target="_blank">Famous Things: Coffee</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/92/lessons/1739" target="_blank">Functional English: Saying Thank You</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/118/lessons/2749" target="_blank">Phonics &amp; Pronunciation: /ch/</a> and/or <a href="https://ellii.com/courses/118/lessons/2748" target="_blank">/sh/</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/91/lessons/2006" target="_blank">Simple Sentences: Daily Routines</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/90/lessons/1644" target="_blank">Grammar Stories: Simple Present Stories</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/113/lessons/2516" target="_blank">Simple Sentences: Transportation</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/118/lessons/2774" target="_blank">Phonics Stories: A Fab Cab</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/116/lessons/2495" target="_blank">Fun Grammar Lessons: Subject &amp; Object Pronouns</a>&nbsp;</li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/89/lessons/1579" target="_blank">Basic Grammar Sentences: Is She Tall?</a>&nbsp;</li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/118/lessons/2765" target="_blank">Phonics &amp; Pronunciation: /r/ </a>&nbsp;and/or&nbsp;<a href="https://ellii.com/courses/118/lessons/2766">/l/&nbsp;</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/118/lessons/2744" target="_blank">Phonics Stories: The Fat Rat</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/91/lessons/1820" target="_blank">Simple Sentences: Animals</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/123/lessons/2806" target="_blank">Super Simple Grammar: Present Progressive</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/91/lessons/1821" target="_blank">Simple Sentences: Sports</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/89/lessons/1570" target="_blank">Basic Grammar Sentences: Where Are You Going?</a>&nbsp;</li>
</ol>

<h1>More Content</h1>

<h4>Suggested Ellii sections for teaching beginner&nbsp;learners</h4>

<ul class="resources">
	<li class="course"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/118/lessons" target="_blank">Phonics &amp; Pronunciation</a></li>
	<li class="course"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/89/lessons" target="_blank">Basic Grammar Sentences</a></li>
	<li class="course"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/82/lessons" target="_blank">Famous Things</a></li>
	<li class="course"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/91/lessons" target="_blank">Simple Sentences</a></li>
	<li class="course"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/110/lessons" target="_blank">Super Simple Questions</a></li>
	<li class="flashcards"><a href="https://ellii.com/flashcard_genres" target="_blank">Flashcards</a></li>
</ul>


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