Suggested Contexts/Content Areas TEACHING ESOL

TRANSPORTATION
  1. Types of
    1. Public
    2. Corporate
    3. Private
  2. Schedules, reservations, maps
  3. Asking directions
  4. Pedestrian and bicycle rules
  5. Skateboards, roller skates, roller blades
  6. Department of Motor Vehicles
  7. The automobile
    1. Its parts
    2. Their actions and functions
  8. A reliable mechanic
  9. Insurance, accidents, and liability
  10. Getting a license
  11. Getting a car, motorcycle, moped
    1. New
    2. Used
    3. Leased
  12. NYS automotive laws and recriminations
    1. Speed limit
    2. Seatbelts
    3. Headlights and windshield wipers
    4. Child protective seat
  13. Getting stopped by the police
THE COMMUNITY AND ITS RESOURCES








POST OFFICE/ SENDING INFORMATION
  1. Types of postage
    1. 1st class, 2nd, 3rd
    2. Airmail
    3. Overnight/one-day/two-day mail
    4. Packages and UPS
  2. Money orders
  3. The mailbox
    1. P.O. box
    2. At residence
    3. Drop-on-street mailbox
  4. Federal law
    1. Rights
    2. Regulations
  5. Fax
  6. Change of address
  7. Stamp vending machines

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