Teacher Outline for LanguageSleuths.com On-line Lessons 1-12
Spanish, French, German, Italian and ESL

Lesson 1 Getting to Know One Another

Instructions for using all on-lessons and flash games.

Vocabulary list and printable cards.
Audio vocabulary.
Audio dialogues to meet and greet.

1.A. Greetings, Formal and Informal

1.B. Greetings at various times of the day

1.C. Introducing yourself

1.D. How you are feeling today

1.E. Common names, audio of names

Video interviews with native children. Optional media player quiz function.

Tips on learning new languages and keeping an open mind.
Constructing New Meanings building exercises.
Juggling Your New Knowledge Flash sorting activities.
Culture Reading.
Geography Reading.
Writing Activity. Look at the picture; options: make a vocabulary list, write sentences, a dialogue or a paragraph.
Photos and web links.
Link to culture, customs, geography, maps, Flash geography activities, etc.

Lesson 2 Interests and Abilities: All about me!

Vocabulary list and printable cards.
Audio vocabulary.

2.A. Saying what you do and don't do: the present tense

2.B. Asking questions

2.C. Likes/dislikes

2.D. Needs/wants and the use of the infinitive

2. E. Weather and activities

Video interviews with native children. Optional media player quiz function.

Constructing New Meanings building exercises.
Juggling Your New Knowledge Flash sorting activities.

Culture Reading.
Geography Reading.
Writing Activity. Look at the picture; options: make a vocabulary list, write sentences, a dialogue or a paragraph.
Photos and web links.
Link to culture, customs, geography, maps, Flash geography activities, etc.

Lesson 3 Making Plans

Vocabulary list and printable cards.
Audio vocabulary.

3.A. Days of the week; what I do and like to do

3.B. Numbers 1-31, holidays, giving dates

3.C. Months, seasons

3.D. The Colors

3.E. Giving the time of day, meal times

3. F. Saying at what time you do something

Video interviews with native children. Optional media player quiz function.

Constructing New Meanings building exercises.
Juggling Your New Knowledge Flash sorting activities.
Culture Reading.
Geography Reading.
Writing Activity. Look at the picture; options: make a vocabulary list, write sentences, a dialogue or a paragraph.
Photos and web links.
Link to culture, customs, geography, maps, Flash geography activities, etc.

Lesson 4 All About Me and My Friends

Vocabulary list and printable cards.
Audio vocabulary.

4.A. Birthdays, giving dates and reviewing the seasons

4.B. What would you like for your birthday? "I would like"

4.C. What you have

4.D. Planning your party

4.E. Inviting your friends: descriptions with "to be"

Video interviews with native children. Optional media player quiz function.

Constructing New Meanings building exercises.
Juggling Your New Knowledge Flash sorting activities.
Culture Reading.
Geography Reading.
Writing Activity. Look at the picture; options: make a vocabulary list, write sentences, a dialogue or a paragraph.
Photos and web links.
Link to culture, customs, geography, maps, Flash geography activities, etc.

Lesson 5 My Family and My Home

Vocabulary list and printable cards.
Audio vocabulary.

5.A. Family members, pronouns, possessive adjectives, more descriptions

5.B. Extended family and pets

5.C. Review of what I have and what I would like, family, school and pets

5.D. In the home: items; "to be" located, up vs. down, inside vs. outside

5.E. More items in the home; there is/ there are

Video interviews with native children. Optional media player quiz function.

Constructing New Meanings building exercises.
Juggling Your New Knowledge Flash sorting activities.
Culture Reading.
Geography Reading.
Writing Activity. Look at the picture; options: make a vocabulary list, write sentences, a dialogue or a paragraph.
Photos and web links.
Link to culture, customs, geography, maps, Flash geography activities, etc

Lesson 6 Eating, Drinking and Meals

Vocabulary list and printable cards.
Audio vocabulary.

6.A. I'm hungry! What's in the kitchen? Colors and likes/dislikes review

6.B. Eating times

6.C. Eating in a restaurant: we're going to...

6.D. Utensils for eating

6.E. Open vs. closed: the 24-hour clock (on all sites except ESL)

6. F. Food problems and food allergies: asking for special preparations

Video interviews with native children. Optional media player quiz function.

Constructing New Meanings building exercises.
Juggling Your New Knowledge Flash sorting activities.
Culture Reading.
Geography Reading.
Writing Activity. Look at the picture; options: make a vocabulary list, write sentences, a dialogue or a paragraph.
Photos and web links.
Link to culture, customs, geography, maps, Flash geography activities, etc.

Lesson 7 Buying Necessities

Vocabulary list and printable cards.
Audio vocabulary.

7.A. Types of stores, what they sell, where it is, circumlocution

7.B. Numbers to 100

7.C. Asking for things you need in a store

7.D. Shapes, descriptions, circumlocution

7.E. The open air market/ flea market, bargaining

Video interviews with native children. Optional media player quiz function.

Constructing New Meanings building exercises.
Juggling Your New Knowledge Flash sorting activities.
Culture Reading.
Geography Reading.
Writing Activity. Look at the picture; options: make a vocabulary list, write sentences, a dialogue or a paragraph.
Photos and web links.
Link to culture, customs, geography, maps, Flash geography activities, etc.

Lesson 8 Shopping for Fun!

Vocabulary list and printable cards.
Audio vocabulary.

8.A. I love/ I hate...

8.B. What are you looking for? Clothes, fabrics, prints, colors

8.C. Asking for what you want: prices, sizes, asking for a different size, color; sizes in this culture; paying

Video interviews with native children. Optional media player quiz function.

Constructing New Meanings building exercises.
Juggling Your New Knowledge Flash sorting activities.
Culture Reading.
Geography Reading.
Writing Activity. Look at the picture; options: make a vocabulary list, write sentences, a dialogue or a paragraph.
Photos and web links.
Link to culture, customs, geography, maps, Flash geography activities, etc.

Lesson 9 Out and About

Vocabulary list and printable cards.
Audio vocabulary.

9.A. In the city: buildings, transport. Where is it? Directions.
The incomplete past tense (the imperfect)

9.B. In the countryside.
The complete past tense (the preterit)

9.C. Weather, seasons, color review and past tenses

9.D. What my teacher did: the past tense

Video interviews with native children. Optional media player quiz function.

Constructing New Meanings building exercises.
Juggling Your New Knowledge Flash sorting activities.
Culture Reading.
Geography Reading.
Writing Activity. Look at the picture; options: make a vocabulary list, write sentences, a dialogue or a paragraph.
Photos and web links.
Link to culture, customs, geography, maps, Flash geography activities, etc.

Lesson 10 A Healthy Lifestyle

Vocabulary list and printable cards.
Audio vocabulary.

Body Parts.

10.A. What should I do? Tell me! Should plus infinitive and informal commands

10.B. When we were younger... (past tense)

10.C. Telling someone what to do to be healthy

10.D. Childhood illnesses, missing school (past tense)

Video interviews with native children. Optional media player quiz function.

Constructing New Meanings building exercises.
Juggling Your New Knowledge Flash sorting activities.
Culture Reading.
Geography Reading.
Writing Activity. Look at the picture; options: make a vocabulary list, write sentences, a dialogue or a paragraph.
Photos and web links.
Link to culture, customs, geography, maps, Flash geography activities, etc.

Lesson 11 Going on a Trip!

Vocabulary list and printable cards.
Audio vocabulary.

11.A. Making plans: what we need; the ordinal numbers 1st through 5th

11.B. Making and confirming reservations; being polite

11.C. In a hotel; asking questions, services

11.D. In a hotel: asking more questions

11.E. Useful stores

11F. Travel problems and getting help

Video interviews with native children. Optional media player quiz function.

Constructing New Meanings building exercises.
Juggling Your New Knowledge Flash sorting activities.
Culture Reading.
Geography Reading.
Writing Activity. Look at the picture; options: make a vocabulary list, write sentences, a dialogue or a paragraph.
Photos and web links.
Link to culture, customs, geography, maps, Flash geography activities, etc.


Lesson 12 Looking Ahead: The Future

Vocabulary list and printable cards.
Audio vocabulary.

12.A. Review: describing what you are like now, personality and physical

12.B. What would you like to be when you grow up?

12.C. Today, this weekend, next month, next year: the future tense

12.D. The Future: recycling and environmentalism

Video interviews with native children. Optional media player quiz function.

Constructing New Meanings building exercises.
Juggling Your New Knowledge Flash sorting activities.
Culture Reading.
Geography Reading.
Writing Activity. Look at the picture; options: make a vocabulary list, write sentences, a dialogue or a paragraph.
Photos and web links.
Link to culture, customs, geography, maps, Flash geography activities, etc.