What to Teach This Week

Browse below for new and featured materials.

Stay curious! What does this mean? Encourage your ELLs to open up and explore new ideas and opportunities through inquiry and reflection. The language in our Ellii Poll of the Week is suitable for intermediate+ English learners. New to Ellii Polls? Learn more here!

For more than a century, rhesus macaque monkeys have "held a mirror to humanity," shedding light on our own strengths, weaknesses, and behaviors. Learn more about this historic research in Lara's latest That's News to Me lesson (Low Int, Int – High Int) featuring an article from The Associated Press. 

What does a Medical Assistant do?  Try our exploratory Career Pathways lessons before assigning a full workplace course. If you're curious about Ellii's workplace content but aren't sure where to start, join Ben and Tara's related webinar (Nov 19, 3:00 pm EST): Allied Health Action Plan: Your Roadmap to Ellii's Career Pathway Content for ELLs.

"The world is grappling with one extreme weather event after another." Should an oil country host a clean energy conference? Tanya hopes this week's video from The Associated Press sparks a classroom discussion about today's most pressing environmental issues. 

Contractions make our speech and writing sound more natural and conversational. Help your ELLs understand the form and function of contractions with Ann's new Grammar & Usage resource. This mini-lesson includes common positive and negative contractions and practice exercises. Available in print or digital.

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