These beginner ESL am, are, is worksheets and activities are perfect for adult ESL students and high school MLL ELL newcomers who are low beginners. This no-prep lesson teaches the be verb (am, is, are) in an accessible way with lots of scaffolding for true beginners. It includes everything you need to teach a successful lesson. This is perfect for students who need to learn English from the ground up – the be verb is often the first verb taught. Save yourself time and help empower English learners with this fantastic basic grammar lesson!
Why You Need This Lesson
- This is a huge time-saver! It requires no prep on your behalf (besides printing).
- This lesson is geared toward adults and has no childish clipart or themes.
- You’ll teach the be verb effortlessly with a simple, clear grammar explanation and simple activities that do not overwhelm low beginner students.
- It is a well-structured lesson that follows best practices for language acquisition.
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The am, are, is worksheets start out easy with very controlled, simple exercises such as fill-in-the-blank, writing negative be sentences, and sentence correction. By the end of the lesson, students will be writing complete sentences with be on their own! This lesson includes a set of task cards for even more practice using the be verb in speaking and/or activities. Help beginners gain language confidence!
Included in this Resource:
- – A step-by-step lesson plan with clear learning objectives
- – Worksheets with scaffolded activities that can be printed out and used in class or used as fillable PDFs in an online classroom environment
- – Worksheet answer key
- – 20 task cards for even more speaking and/or writing activities with the be verb. The task cards come with a teacher’s guide with several activity ideas.
Grab this lesson today to save time and watch your students grow in their language journey!