Microlessons for Kids

I have uploaded a set of "microlessons" for kids on the Junior section of the site, 45 in total.

These lessons are based on simple vocabulary sets with sentence examples and audio examples.

Teacher, feel free to use them in your classes; they would work well with adults too!

Address: http://junior.roadtogrammar.com/microlessons/

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October's Microlessons

One of the most useful features of Road to Grammar is the weekly "microlessons". These are short slideshows featuring a grammar/language point or a vocabulary set with audio and examples. A different microlesson is featured every week.

October's microlessons include:

1 Time Phrases

2 Longer is more polite

3 Phrases with DROP

Microlessons: FACE Phrases and Idioms

This week's microlesson features the following phrases and idioms with the word FACE:

1 a long face

2 face-to-face

3 face off

4 face the music

5 face the facts

6 face up to

7 two-faced

8 put on a brave face

Click the link to see the microlesson:

http://www.roadtogrammar.com/microlessons/?&1&acl

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Microlesson: Flight Attendants and Stewardesses

This week's microlesson shows how language can change over time, using the phrase flight attendant as an example.

Click the link to see the microlesson:

http://www.roadtogrammar.com/microlessons/?&1&acb

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Microlessons: Semicolons

This week's microlesson is on the use of semicolons. This is very useful information for ESL learners who do a lot of writing.

Link:

http://www.roadtogrammar.com/microlessons/index.html?&1&aca

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Microlesson: Words Ending in Away

This week's microlesson covers a list of words that end in -AWAY.

These words are:

• castaway
• stowaway
• runaway
• faraway
• giveaway
• takeaway
• throwaway

View the microlesson here:

http://www.roadtogrammar.com/microlessons/?&1&abz

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Microlesson: Through, Thorough, Though

This week's microlesson covers a list of words that my students always get confused about.

These words are:

• thorough
• thoroughly
• through
• throughout
• although
• though
• thought
• tough

It's no wonder students get confused - they all look kind of the same, don't they?

View the microlesson here:

http://www.roadtogrammar.com/microlessons/index.html?&1&aby

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Microlesson: Keep Clean, Keep Healthy

This week's microlesson is "Keep Clean, Keep Healthy".

Teachers, show this to your students before a class on a similar topic!

URL:  http://www.roadtogrammar.com/microlessons/index.html?&1&abx

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COVID-19 Mirolesson

This week's microlesson is on the COVID-19 virus. This would make a great lead-in for a class discussion of the virus.

You can show the microlesson on a smartboard or ask the students to access it on their smartphones.

URL: http://www.roadtogrammar.com/microlessons/index.html?&1&abu

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Microlesson: Thinking Positively

This microlesson features seven slides of vocab plus one quiz question. The topic is suitable for business English classes or B2+ level general English.

See it here:

http://www.roadtogrammar.com/microlessons/index.html?&1&abm

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Microlesson: Describing Fear

This week's microlesson is on the topic of fear. It covers the vocabulary phobia and terrified and discusses the usage of the words fear, afraid and frightened.

See it here:

http://www.roadtogrammar.com/microlessons/index.html?&1&abl

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Microlessons: Eating Verbs

Here is a new microlesson featuring seven specific action verbs for eating and drinking: chew, gulp, chomp, munch, wolf down, swallow and nibble.

http://www.roadtogrammar.com/microlessons/?1?aaw


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Microlesson: Uses of the Word POINT

Here is a new microlesson on the many interesting uses of the word POINT. Teachrs, this is a great slideshow to start your lesson with.

http://www.roadtogrammar.com/microlessons/index.html?&1&aav


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Microlesson: Expressive Writing

Try this quickie lesson to turn a sentence like this:

      A man was riding a horse.

...into this:

     It was a beautiful day in Montana and George was galloping on a magnificent horse, but all he could think of was Susan.
Link here:

http://www.roadtogrammar.com/microlessons/index.html?&1&aas