JOB INTERVIEWS
1.
Interview
practice - read the interview
then answer the questions. (Intermediate)
2. Interview questions
#1 - Download the questions, write the answers. practice.
(Beginning)
3. Interview questions #2
- Download the questions, write the answers. practice. (Beginning/Intermediate)
4. Interview questions #3 - Download the questions, write the
answers. practice. (Intermediate)
5. Interview questions #4
-Download the questions, write the answers. practice. (Advanced)
5.
Employment Grammar Exercises download interview exercises.
(Intermediate)
6.
Hank's Interview at the Bank
Complete online exercise listen, read, and answer questions about an interview
(Intermediate - Advanced)
7.
Employment Interviews listen
to interviews (Advanced)
VOCABULARY EXERCISES AND GAMES
1.
http://www.quia.com/jg/849463.html - match the Spanish occupation to
the English occupation (Beginning)
2.
www.quia.com/jg/356466.html - Game. Match the profession to the place
(Beginning)
3. http://www.quia.com/jg/125306.html - Game. match the profession
to the sentence (Beginning)
4.
http://www.eflnet.com/vocab/dictionary/occupationsquiz1.php - drag
words to pictures of jobs (Beginning)
5.
http://eslprograms.vcc.ca/ESLWEB/jobs1.htm - Multiple choice
questions about jobs (Beginning- Intermediate)
6.http://www.tinkerbellchime.com/EL_Civics_Employment/EL_Civics_Employment.html
match pictures and jobs
7.
http://eslprograms.vcc.ca/ESLWEB/jobs.htm - Multiple choice
exercises about jobs. (Beginning- Intermediate)
8.
http://eslprograms.vcc.ca/ESLWEB/jobs3.htm - More multiple choice
exercises about jobs. (Beginning- Intermediate)
9.
http://eslprograms.vcc.ca/ESLWEB/jobs1jqz.htm - Type the answer
about jobs. (Beginning- Intermediate)
10.
Housekeeper Vocabulary beginning, choose the correct word
11.
Tools Quiz match the picture to the word
12. What's my job? Fill-in-the-Blanks handout
JOB ADJECTIVES
1.
Adjectives #1 - match adjectives
and definitions (Intermediate)
2.
Adjectives #2 - match more
adjectives and definitions (Intermediate)
3. Employment Terms Worksheet Interactive worksheet with
drop-down list of personal qualities.
(Intermediate)
GENERAL
1.
Employment Activities from Fremont Adult Education
2.
Applications and Interviews
OTHER EMPLOYMENT WEBSITES
- www.craigslist.org.org
Online job listings for Santa Cruz, the Bay Area, and other cities.
-
www.santacruzjobs.com
Online job listings for Santa Cruz.
- www.careerbuilder.com
Online job listing and information for finding a job.
- www.workforcescc.com
Online job listing, job fair information, resume and career information
- www.trabajosbahiamonterey.com
Local Spanish language job search page - Trabajas locales para la gente local..
- www.acinet.org.org
America's career information and statistics.
- www.teacherweb.com/mn/mlc/computer/photo1.stm
A page to help you with Resumes and Cover Letters.
- www.workforcescc.com/CareerCenters/Capitola/tabid/117/Default.aspx
Career Center in Capitola.
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www.startupnation.com/
Information to start your own business
-
www.usnews.com/bestcareers
Information about jobs
-
www.dol.gov/
Department of Labor
Health
Care Websites
Back to top
- www.otan.dni.us/webfarm/emailproject/rem.htm
International home remedies
-
www.cahealthliteracy.org/hlrc_plainlan.html
Here you will find links to information on health problems and diseases as well as easy to
read materials to help patients understand their medical situation. The resources are
intended for literacy professionals, adult learners, and anyone who seeks a clear
understanding of health information
- www.familydoctor.org/
From the American Academy of Family Physicians, this site has easy-to-read health
information for the whole family.
- www.literacynet.org/vtd/
If you are new to the U.S., this site can help you practice what to say and what to expect
when you see a doctor. There are practice dialogues, readings, puzzles, quizzes and other
activities. You can also send in your own writings and see them on the site.
- larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/01/03/the-best-health-sites-for-english-language-learners/
The best health sites for ESL learners
- www.wecaremedicalmall.org/dental.htm
Low cost dental service network
Pharmacy
Web sites
Back to top
- www.geocities.com/ssfadultschool/ELCivics30.html
Vocabulary practice and exercises with pharmacists and medicine labels.
- www.mcedservices.com/medex/medex.htm
LaRue easy medicine exercises
- www.mcedservices.com/medex/Eprelabs.html
Listening exercise with presciption labels.
- www.quia.com/quiz/306219.html
Medicine labels.
- www.quia.com/pop/46446.html
Lifeskills - Drug label vocabulary *
- www.quia.com/mc/601026.html
Medicine Labels (matching) *
-
www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1655_how_to_ask/page9.shtml
Questions to ask a pharmacist
-
www.gcflearnfree.org/everydaylife/lesson.aspx?id=10&t=Prescription
Virtual pharmacy.
Nutrition
Web sites
Back to top
- www.mcedservices.com/medex2/medex2.htm
These interactive health
literacy exercises provide practice in 3 areas: Understanding food and reading a nutrition
label, understanding basic information about diabetes and basic information about high
blood pressure. They have introductions spoken and printable in English, Arabic, Hmong,
Somali and Spanish.
-
www.foodfacts.info/
What are your students' favorite fast food restaurants? Students can look up their typical
food choices at fast food restaurants to see how much sodium, calories, cholesterol, and
fat are in the food.
-
www.cfsan.fda.gov/label.html
Food Labeling and Nutrition from the FDA. These FDA Food Labeling Web pages address
the labeling requirements for foods under the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act and its
amendments.
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monarch.gsu.edu/multiculturalhealth
Nutrition Education for New Americans Project The project has materials in 37
languages which are available to anyone. Language sets contain Food Pyramids plus four
handouts for healthy adults and families.
www.dole5aday.com/
Dole
has sponsored this information about fruits and vegetables. The nutrition education
materials are designed to encourage all ages, to eat 5-9 servings of fruits and vegetables
a day.
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http://www.cooks.com/rec/convert/
Explanation of Weights and Measures for Cooking. This site
includes background information, a conversion calculator, and a
table of measures and weights.
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www.korea4expats.com/article-cooking-kitchen-conversion-charts.html
cooking, kitchen, conversion charts
-
another conversion
chart
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www.sdcoe.net/eatingwell/
Nutrition Education for Adult ESL programs
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www.elcivics.com/lifeskills/esl-food/lessons-free.html
ESL - Food, Activities, Worksheets
-
http://www.foodnews.org/walletguide.php
Shoppers Guide to Pesticides
Emergency
/ Disaster Websites
Back to top
- http://www.geocities.com/ssfadultschool/ELCivics28.html
Body Parts/Health Vocabulary and Exercises
- www.redcross.org/flash/brr/English-flash/default.asp
Be Red Cross Ready: Get a Kit. Make a Plan. Be informed.
- www.redcross.org/flash/brr/English-flash/default.asp
Disaster Supplies Kit Checklist
- www.72hours.org
How to prepare for emergencies.
- www.ready.gov/
Plan and prepare. Information from the National Preparedness
Month web site.
- sccounty01.co.santa-cruz.ca.us/oes/oesmain2.htm
Santa Cruz County Office of Emergency Services
- www.santa-cruz.com/emergencywatch/2004/11.html
Santa Cruz County emergency watch information
- www.ac-nancy-metz.fr/enseign/anglais/Henry/sante.htm#interact
Health - vocabulary, activities and games.
-
www.elcivics.com/esl-emergencies.html
ESL Emergencies Lesson
-
www.juhsd.net/aed/04_aboutus/EmergenciesandDisasters_001.htm
Emergencies and Disasters from the Jefferson Adult School
-
www.tinkerbellchime.com/
Pictures and
37-question quiz. Easy multiple choice
questions about calling 911 to report an
emergency. For ESL and EL
Civics students at the beginning levels.
Environment
Back to top
- www.mcedservices.com/recyclex/recyclex.htm
These interactive
exercises explain what happens to the garbage that we throw away. They give examples of
how to reduce, reuse and recycle. They also explain household hazardous waste and how to
read product labels and how to dispose of waste properly.
- http://www.polluteless.com/
Ideas to help save the environment.
- earth911.org/
Find a Recycling Center
-
http://www.earthday.net/footprint/index.html
Questions for how much productive land and water you need to support
what you use and what you discard. After answering 15 easy questions you'll be able to
compare your Ecological Footprint to what other people use and to what is available on
this planet.
- http://www.polluteless.com/20_Questions.html
Do you pollute? Questions.
- www.esl-lab.com/enviro1/enviro1.htm
Reading and listening activity about saving the earth
- www.breakingnewsenglish.com/environment.html
Reading and listening activities about the environment.
- www.eslflow.com/environmentlessonplans.html
Many handouts for the environment
- www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/8319/savethearth.html
Bad facts about the earth and what you can do
- www.ac-nancy-metz.fr/enseign/anglais/Henry/enviro.htm
vocabulary and activities
- www.esl-lab.com/world/worldrd1.htm
Level 3+- Reading and listening activity about "A greener world"
- www.ac-nancy-metz.fr/enseign/anglais/Henry/earthwq.htm#air
Earth problems webquest.
- http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/vocabulary/environment.htm
Environment vocabulary and definitions
- http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/science/enviro/quiz/
Environment vocabulary matching
- http://funschool.kaboose.com/globe-rider/earth-day/
Environment activities
- http://funschool.kaboose.com/globe-rider/earth-day/games/game_clean_up_your_world.html
Clean up your world game
- www.eslflow.com/environmentlessonplans.html
Lesson plans for teaching environment.
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http://green.yahoo.com/blog/amorylovins/33/low-cost-ways-to-conserve-water-at-home.html
low-cost ways to conserve water at home
-
http://www.newint.org/issue329/earth.htm
*How Earth-friendly are you?
-
http://www.communitywalk.com/
Make a map of your community.
Education Back to top
- Cabrillo College
-Resident
fee information
-Adult
School students at Cabrillo - AB 540 Exemption
- Regional Occupational
Programs
- Brochure of programs and
classes
- Handout for Cabrillo
Useful
and popular Websites Back to top
- www.maps.google.com
Get directions, look at maps, get satellite views.
- www.craigslist.org
local classifieds and forums for jobs, housing, for sale, personals, services,
local community, and events.
- www.ebay.com
World's online auction house to buy and sell electronics, cars, clothing, collectibles,
sporting goods, digital cameras, and anything else.
-
http://doodle.com/main.html
A page for scheduling meetings and other appointments. Doodle
is simple, quick, free and requires no registration. Simply set
up a poll and send a link.
- www.yahoo.com
Internet directory with search engine
- www.wikipedia.org
The free online encyclopedia! Learn about people, places, and everything.
- www.myspace.com
International social networking site that offers communities, email, forums, videos, and
weblogs.
- www.youtube.com
Hosts user-generated videos from amateurs, professionals, and the networks.
- www.santacruzsentinel.com
Local, state, and national news, plus sports, business, politics, lifestyle and
entertainment guides.
-
www.onlinenewspapers.com
Newspapers from all over the world
- www.travelzoo.com
Travel deals and discount travel packages.
-
www.kayak.com
More travel deals. Airline tickets, hotel reservations, and
much more.
-
www.quicken.intuit.com
Online
financial management system. Track your bank accounts and
money.
- www.netflix.com
Rent DVDs over the Internet.
-
www.123greetings.com/
Free online greeting cards
-
www.evite.com
Free online greeting cards and invitations.
-
www.careerbuilder.com/monk-e-mail/
Monk-e-mail! Funny greetings to send friends.
-
www.elfyourself.com/
Create elf dancers with your friends' faces.
-
http://www.raincitystory.com/flash/screenclean.swf
Clean your
computer screen
-
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/02/26/pirillo.twitter.tips/index.html
Information about Twitter.
-
http://scribblemaps.com/
create a map and draw on it, save it, email it, etc.
Reference Back to top
- www.simple.wikipedia.org
The free online encyclopedia - with simple English!
- www.wikipedia.org
The free online encyclopedia in many languages.
- www.indymedia.org
News from international grassroots, activist network.
- www.bartleby.com/
Bartleby Reference Web site. Provides free access to the Columbia Encyclopedia,
American Heritage Dictionary, Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, American Heritage Book
of English Usage, The World Factbook 2000, Simpson’s Contemporary Quotations,
Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations, King James Bible, Oxford Shakespeare, Gray’s
Anatomy, and Strunk’s Elements of Style.
- www.refdesk.com/
A huge collection of links to all sorts of information.
- www.m-w.com/netdict.htm
Webster’s dictionary and thesaurus
- www.rae.es
Agency that governs correct usage of Spanish
(Consultas
linguisticas - Formualrio consulta - Acceso al formulario)
- www.referencedesk.org/magazine.html
Links to various magazines
- www.bartleby.com/
Complete books online. Reference, Poetry, Fiction, Non-Fiction,
- www.keynews.org/
Newspaper articles for higher level ELL learners with lesson plans for instructors.
- www.school.discovery.com/brainboosters/
Brain boosters. Reasoning, logic, thinking, math, and word puzzles for fun!
Computers: Back to top
- www.gcflearnfree.org/tutorials/details.aspx?Tutorial+computer+Basics&tutorialID=13
Computer Basics
- resourcentral.ca/tutorials.php
Tutorials on computer baiscs, E-mail, Internet, typing, resumes and much more.
- www.gcflearnfree.org/tutorials/
Tutorials on comptuer basics, Internet, and Microsoft Office
- www.bgsu.edu/offices/cio/studenttech/tutorial/index.html
Tutorials about many, many programs
- www.blogs-and-beyond.blogspot.com/
ESL Blogs, Podcasts, and Beyond
- www.gcflearnfree.org/
Interactive activities for the Internet, Email, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office.
- www.clipart4schools.com
Clip Art!
- www.otan.us/lswanson/ppTutorials.htm
PowerPoint tutorial
-
http://presentationsoft.about.com/od/classrooms/ss/invisible_link.htm
Power Point - more tutorials
- www.puzzle-maker.com/
Make a crossword puzzle or a word search puzzle.
-
Internet Crime
Complaint Center
Tips for how to prevent Internet Crime and how to protect yourself
- FBI
E-Scams and warnings
See what scams are going around and learn tips to avoid being
scammed
- Click Here
to take the computer class survey
MOUSE PRACTICES
- www.seniornet.org/howto/mouseexercises/mousepractice.html
Mouse Practice
- www.thewiggles.com.au/games/play.html
More Mouse Practice
- www.lizardpoint.com/fun/java/dinodots/dino1.html
More Mouse practice
VOCABULARY AND PROGRAMS
- www.teacherweb.com/mn/mlc/aces/photo1.stm
Computer Vocabulary Practice
- www.teacherweb.com/mn/mlc/aces/
Adult computer and employability skills
- www.baycongroup.com/wlesson0.htm
Learn Microsoft Word.
- homepage.cs.uri.edu/courses/attic/csc101sec3/assigns/assign1/windows2000.html
Learn Windows 2000
- www.bc.edu/offices/infotech/depts/slsc/tutorials/os/windows2000/
Microsoft Windows 2000 tutorial
- www.northernwebs.com/bc
Learn more about the Internet.
- www.internet4classrooms.com/on-line.htm
Online modules to teach students and teachers how to use a variety of common technology
applications
- www.thirteen.org/edonline/lessons/technology.html
Web-based activities
- www.groups.yahoo.com/group/evonline2002_webheads
Webheads in Action is the place for help with all kinds of technology questions related to
ESL. They do live text, video, and audio chat every Sunday at noon GMT.
TYPING
- www.learn2type.com/
Tthe leading FREE Web site that helps you master the skills of touch-typing. Whether
you're a typing expert or just a "hunt & peck" beginner, the interactive
exercises in this Typing Tutor automatically adjust to your skill level.
- www.learn2type.com/
Typing test and free typing tutor
COMMUNICATING WITH COMPUTERS
- www.bluemountain.com
Free animated greeting cards
- Gizmo
A free phone for your computer - an internet telephone.
- Skype
Another free phone for your computer.
- classroom20.ning.com/
Classroom 2.0. Web-based discussion list. Share information on the Internet.
DRAWING
- www.scribbleskidsart.com/generic.html?pid=105
Free drawing program
www.newbreedsoftware.com/tuxpaint/download/
Free drawing program
www.clipart4schools.com/clipart4schools.com/index.php
ClipArt
www.jigzone.com/
JigZone is an online Jigsaw Puzzle where you choose the level of difficulty from a simple
6 piece cut to a challenging 247 piece cut.
MAKING MOVIES
www.dfilm.com
www.digitalfilms.com
(Examples:
http://www.otan.us/webfarm/emailproject/dfilm.html
)
MAKING
WEBSITES
pbwiki.com
Easy-to-use web page that multiple people can edit, llike a shared whiteboard online
www.geocities.com
Free, easy-to-use site for building a web site.
Citizenship Back to top
- www.uscis.gov/graphics/index.htm
US Citizenship and Immigration services. Access forms and programs and learn about
laws.
- aenet.esuhsd.org/Citizenship_lessons/Citizen/prep100.html
Sample 100 US History and Government Questions.
- http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/01/16/the-best-websites-for-learning-about-civic-participation-citizenship/
A list of the best websites for learning about Civic Participation and Citizenship.
- www.quia.com/rr/237981.html
President of the United States game
- www.easyvoter.org
A guide to understanding the issues and individuals.
- www.smartvoter.org
Election information
- www.crla.org
California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc. Provides free legal services and equal
access to the Law to California's Rural Low-Income and Farm Worker Populations
- http://www.ftc.gov/
Federal Trade Commission - Protects American consumers
-
http://www.uscitizenpod.com/
Many resources for preparing for the US citizenship test.
Vocational
www.photonhead.com
Information about digital cameras and taking pictures!
dpreview.com/
Latest digital camera reviews
www.flickr.com
Photosharing site
- www.pimpampum.net/toys/
Pimpampum offers a variety of tools that use flickr
images
- www.pimpampum.net/bookr
bookr Allows users to make
an online illustrated book using flickr images
- www.pimpampum.net/bubblr/
Bubblr allows you to create a photo or comic strip with flickr photos and
callouts. Search for photos by tag or user. Your strip can be printed out or emailed.
www.rugbraiders.com
National Rug Braiders Conference 2006
High
School / GED / College
www.cdlponline.org/gedprint/
GED materials
litlink.ket.org/
GED materials
- www.studentaid.ed.gov
Federal Student Aid for Students
- www.toefl.org
The official site for TOEFL (Test of English as a Second Language)
- www.collegeforadults.org
College for Adults
The site guides adults through the whole college process - applying to school, taking
college placements tests, setting career and educational goals, picking majors, etc.
- www.gmsp.org
The Gates Millennium Schollars (GMS)
GMS is funded by a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Established in 1999, it provides outstanding African American, American Indian/Alaska
Natives, Asian Pacific Islander Americans, and Hispanic American students with an
opportunity to complete an undergraduate college education, in all discipline areas and a
graduate education for those students pursuing studies in mathematics, science,
engineering, education, or library science.
- www.hispanicfund.org
The Hispanic College Fund (HCF)
HCF provides scholarships to talented Hispanics based on both merit and need to
help develop the next generation of leaders. (also more links and information about
other scholarship resources)
- www.hispanicheritageawards.org
Hispanic Heritage Awards Foundation
Scholarship opportunities for Hispanic Students.
- www.mcdonalds.com/countries/usa/community/education/scholarships/uncf/uncf.html
McDonald's Education Scholarships
The RMHC/UNCF Health and Medical Scholars Program scholarships are offered to
support the next generation of healthcare professionals from the African-American
community.
- www.advocacynet.com/scholarmks.htm
Scholarships: On the Net
This site provides bookmarks for 1500 web sites including scholarship programs,
financial aid and grants from accross the country.
- www.cft.org
Raoul Teilhet Scholarship Program
From the California Federation of Teachers
- www.calaborfed.org
California Labor Federation Scholarships
From the California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO
- www.aft.org.porterscholars@aft.org
Robert G. Porter Scholarship Program
From the American Federation of Teachers
- www.aft.org
or www.unionplus.org
Union Plus Scholarship Program
Union Plus Education Foundations
Adult Basic
Education Back to
top
- www.lingocenter.com
Self help suggestions for learning and proofreading services.
- dmarie.com/timecap/
Time Capsule – What was happening when you were born?
- literacynet.org/cnnsf/
Listening and reading comprehension activities from CBS and CNN.
- www.gcflearnfree.org/
Interactive activities for the Math skills
Adult
Secondary Education
-
www.marshalladulteducation.org/reading_skills_home.htm
Reading Skills for Today's Adults
Older
Adult Programs
- www.positscience.com/
Posit Science Brain Fitness program
- larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/01/23/the-best-websites-for-beginning-older-readers/
The best Websites for Beginning
Older Adults from Larry Ferlazzo
- www.nifl.gov
National Instute for Literacy
Substantially
Handicapped Back
to top
www.rjcooper.com/
Software and Hardware for Persons with Special Needs
www.abilityhub.com/
adaptive equipment and alternative methods for Persons with Special Needs
Health
and Safety
- www.ccsantacruz.org
Compassionate Communication Santa Cruz
- www.webmd.com
Diseases, conditions, health care services and living well
www.drugstore.com
Online drugstore
Parent
Education
- www.posdis.org
On this website the Positive Discipline Association answers questions about behavior
challenges. They also give tips and information and provide classes, workshops, and
speakers.
- BridgestoKinder.pdf
Bridges to Kinder Website
- wpens.org
Westside Parent Education Nursery School
- scpens.org
Santa Cruz Parent Education Nursery School
- soquelnurseryschool.org
Soquel Nursery School
- www.helpscc.org
Information on services to support children and their families in Santa Cruz County
- www.autismspeaks.org/
Information about Autism. Video clips and glossary of words.
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- www.howstuffworks.com/
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