ESL EFL National Geographic Reading Club: Intermediate and Advanced
In this ongoing course, learners will read and discuss topics based on the week's reading from Nat Geo magazine
Elle O'Keeffe, MBA PhD
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4.9
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What's included
1 live meeting
35 mins in-class hours per weekHomework
Use the vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structures from class in daily conversations.Class Experience
US Grade 3 - 6
Intermediate - Advanced Level
In this course, intermediate-level students will practice reading and speaking English with a focus on speaking more fluently and using more advanced vocabulary. Each class, we will read an article from National Geographic Kids magazine and then answer comprehension and discussion questions about the reading. A typical class will follow this structure: Warm-up greetings: 5 minutes Reading: 5 - 10 minutes Guided Discussion: 15 - 20 minutes I will give immediate feedback about pronunciation, word choice, and sentence structure. Students will be challenged to use a variety of vocabulary and sentence structures new to them in order to move from intermediate to advanced level. They will have an opportunity to correct themselves and to ask questions about English and the reading topic. This is an interactive course that is meant to encourage conversation and build vocabulary, speaking fluency, and confidence. Students will be successful in this class if they are intermediate-level English speakers. Within three class sessions, committed participatory students will see an increase in their speaking ability and confidence. To ensure this, the class is limited to 5 students.
Learning Goals
Students will build their English vocabulary in the areas of science, art, geography, history, and culture. They will improve their speaking skills and grow more confident using English when reading, answering questions, and discussing a variety of topics including space, weather, sea animals, jungle animals, natural disasters, human-made wonders, cultures around the world.
3rd week of July Rare octopus nursery found
4th week of July The 'Dial of Destiny' is real—and was found in an ancient shipwreck
1st week of August Galapagos Islands
2nd week of August The Five Major Types of Biomes
3rd week of August Island
September 29 Photographers get inside the minds of animals
October 6 Ice Caves
October 13 NASA Mars lander feels shockwaves from meteor impacts
October 20 Macaws of Venezuela’s capital
September 1: Indestructible Tardigrades
September 8: Some Rainbows Don’t Have Every Color of the Rainbow
September 15: Descending into one of the deepest caves on Earth
September 22: How bioluminescence works in nature
Week One August 14: Sea turtles and the ocean
Week Two August 21: The Pyramids and Egypt
Week Three August 29: Volcanoes
Week Four September 4: Robots
Week Five September 11: The Solar System
Week Six September 18: Ponies
Week Five September 25: Wild Cats
Week Six October 2: Albert Einstein
Week Seven October 9: Pandas
Week Eight October 16: Kenya and a Giraffe Safari
Week Nine October 23: George Washington Carver
Week Ten October 30: Caterpillar to Butterfly
Week of December 1: Whales and whale culture
Week of December 8: Solar and Lunar Eclipses
Week of December 15: Trains and railways
Week of December 22: Koalas
Topics for 2022:
August 4: Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula
August 11: Stingrays recorded making sounds for the first time
August 18: What do we owe horseshoe crabs
August 25: 'Lost' treasure trove of fossils rediscovered in Brazil after 70 years
Moment of Huh? Strange things in nature
Lizards
Bees
Titanic
Nelson Mandela
Rocks and Minerals
Wolves
Monkeys
Other Details
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined May, 2020
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159reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
Doctoral Degree in English from University of Central Florida
I have been teaching English including technical communication, literature, and professional writing for 20 years. My Ph.D. is in English and working with dedicated students is my passion. Reviews
Live Group Class
$12
weekly1x per week
35 min
Completed by 166 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 8-12
3-7 learners per class
