Adult ESL Beginners – Reading – Chapter 2 – Settling In

This no-prep ESL reading comprehension lesson with worksheets is perfect for beginner adult ESL students and ELL newcomers. This is Chapter 2 of a serialised story. The lessons build on each other in both content and language.

This lesson does stand on its own  but It’s highly recommended that you complete Chapter 1 first.

Your students will love this relatable, fictional reading passage about Samir and his family. It is part of a series of lessons that follows the life of this family as they settle into their new country.

This simple and relatable short story reading passage comes with  comprehension questions  and some beginner appropriate language activities

This resource includes:

• Reading text
• Comprehension activities
• Vocabulary building activities
• Spelling activities
• Grammar Verb  to be
• Grammar Pronouns
• Detailed teachers notes and delivery ideas
• Answers

Like all my resources, this lesson is designed specifically for adults. It incorporates the principles of adult learning, uses language that adults will need to use and situations that are relevant to adult learners.

I put a lot of effort into creating and checking my resources. If you happen see an error/typo etc please let me know so that I can correct it. And if you loved the resource a review is much appreciated .

Slides print to A4 paper and language is UK/Australian English (a US spelling version is provided for 2 of the activities in this resource)

If your students enjoyed this lesson and want to know what happens next to Samir’s family , check my store for Chapter 3

If you are looking for lessons that are meaningful and relevant for adult students, you will find more lessons like this in my store as well as easier lessons for Adult ESL Beginners. ALL my resources are written for adults, there are no cute or childish illustrations or texts.

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Here are some other beginner resources in my store that you may like:

• Complete Beginners ESL Lesson – My Family and I (Present Simple – very easy )
• Adult ESL Beginners: Jobs (Present Simple)
• Adult Beginners ESL – Daily Routines (Present Simple)
• Adult Beginners ESL Speaking and Listening
• Adult Beginners ESL Introduction to the Present Continuous