ESOL
Suggested Contexts/Content Areas BASIC & GENERAL

SELF AND FAMILY
  1. Personal information (for forms)
  2. Emotional and physical states
  3. Family members and relationships
  4. Parts of the body
  5. Symptoms of illness
  6. Clothing
  7. Hobbies and interests


THE WORKPLACE
  1. Occupations
  2. Job description
  3. Personal abilities/skills
  4. Finding a job: where to look
    1. Employment office/agencies
    2. Want advertisements
    3. Signs
  5. Filling out forms and applications
  6. Resume
  7. Job interviews
  8. Keeping a job
    1. Work-related vocabulary
    2. Following directions
  9. Employee rights
THE HOME
  1. Furniture and rooms
  2. Household objects
  3. Kinds of housing
  4. Finding a place to live
  5. Real estate and rental advertisements
  6. Discussion with prospective landlord, etc.
  7. Renting
  8. Leasing
    1. Rights
    2. Obligations
    3. Pets
    4. Complaints and problems
  9. Utilities and water bills
  10. Telephone
  11. Cable TV
  12. Nutrition
  13. Cooking and baking

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