Adult ESL/ELL Advanced · Lessons

Adult ESL/ELL Advanced lessons

7 sections · 102 skills · work through the full outline skill by skill — read the long-form lesson or flip through the slide-style version.

Long-form lessonsSlide-style lessons

Practice 102 skills across this outline.

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Precisely Repairing Misunderstandings

Interpersonal Communication (Speaking & Listening) · Conversation Strategies & Repair

Long-form lesson

Weighting distribution

25 categories

Culture & Pragmatics

14%

Pronunciation, Spelling & Mechanics

14%

Vocabulary & Semantics · Vocabulary for Professional, Academic & Civic Contexts

Vocabulary & Semantics · Functional Language for Argument & Collaboration

Presentational Communication (Speaking & Writing) · Present Information & Advocate

Presentational Communication (Speaking & Writing) · Tell Stories, Explain Processes & Summarize

Skills

The comprehensive taxonomy of adult esl/ell advanced — drill into a card to work its skills.

Interpersonal Communication (Speaking & Listening) · Conversation Strategies & Repair

4 core skills2% total weight

0/4 completed

4 skills to mastery

Precisely Repairing MisunderstandingsRecommended

Long-form

Paraphrasing Complex IdeasAvailable

Long-form

Clarifying Unfamiliar ExpressionsAvailable

Long-form

Summarizing Agreements & Next StepsAvailable

Long-form

Interpersonal Communication (Speaking & Listening) · Discussion & Collaboration

4 core skills2% total weight

0/4 completed

4 skills to mastery

Defending Opinions & CounterargumentsAvailable

Long-form

Negotiating Solutions & Trade-OffsAvailable

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Extended Discussions with Probing QuestionsAvailable

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Strategic Register & Tone AdaptationAvailable

Long-form

Interpersonal Communication (Speaking & Listening) · Workplace Communication

4 core skills2% total weight

0/4 completed

4 skills to mastery

Goals, Priorities & ExpectationsAvailable

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Problem Analysis & SolutionsAvailable

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Meeting ParticipationAvailable

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Handling Challenging ConversationsAvailable

Long-form

Interpersonal Communication (Speaking & Listening) · Education, Training & Career Pathways

4 core skills2% total weight

0/4 completed

4 skills to mastery

Academic Self-AdvocacyAvailable

Long-form

Group Collaboration & FeedbackAvailable

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Education & Training PlanningAvailable

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Advising & Counseling ConversationsAvailable

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Interpersonal Communication (Speaking & Listening) · Services, Benefits & Civic Interaction

4 core skills2% total weight

0/4 completed

4 skills to mastery

Services, Benefits & Eligibility QuestionsAvailable

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Agency Interactions & DocumentationAvailable

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Resolving DisputesAvailable

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Civic & Community ParticipationAvailable

Long-form

Interpersonal Communication (Speaking & Listening) · Health Communication & Shared Decision-Making

4 core skills2% total weight

0/4 completed

4 skills to mastery

Detailed Medical CommunicationAvailable

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Medical Decision-Making DiscussionsAvailable

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Shared Medical Decision-MakingAvailable

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Following Up on Care InstructionsAvailable

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Interpersonal Communication (Speaking & Listening) · Relationships & Social Issues

4 core skills2% total weight

0/4 completed

4 skills to mastery

Discussing Relationships with NuanceAvailable

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Clarifying Intentions & NegotiatingAvailable

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Discussing Values & PerspectivesAvailable

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Supporting Others & Setting BoundariesAvailable

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Interpersonal Communication (Speaking & Listening) · Media, Current Events & Information Evaluation

4 core skills2% total weight

0/4 completed

4 skills to mastery

Discussing News with EvidenceAvailable

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Causes, Impacts & SolutionsAvailable

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Comparing Sources & Identifying BiasAvailable

Long-form

Verifying Facts vs. OpinionsAvailable

Long-form

Culture & Pragmatics

4 core skills14% total weight

0/4 completed

4 skills to mastery

Tone & Register in Various ContextsAvailable

Long-form

Understanding Institutional ExpectationsAvailable

Long-form

Interpreting Implicit ExpectationsAvailable

Long-form

Discussion Participation in Diverse GroupsAvailable

Long-form

Language Systems (Grammar & Syntax) · Editing & Error Patterns

4 core skills2% total weight

0/4 completed

4 skills to mastery

Editing Subject-Verb & StructureAvailable

Long-form

Correcting Articles, Prepositions & Word FormsAvailable

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Proofreading ConventionsAvailable

Long-form

Revising for StyleAvailable

Long-form

Language Systems (Grammar & Syntax) · Complex Grammar for Precision

4 core skills3% total weight

0/4 completed

4 skills to mastery

Complex Sentence StructuresAvailable

Long-form

Relative Clauses & Embedded PhrasesAvailable

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Maintaining Cross-Paragraph ReferenceAvailable

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Advanced PunctuationAvailable

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Language Systems (Grammar & Syntax) · Tense, Aspect & Voice

4 core skills3% total weight

0/4 completed

4 skills to mastery

Choosing Among Verb TensesAvailable

Long-form

Using Passive VoiceAvailable

Long-form

Reported SpeechAvailable

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Editing Tense & Verb ErrorsAvailable

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Language Systems (Grammar & Syntax) · Modality, Hedging & Formal Register

4 core skills3% total weight

0/4 completed

4 skills to mastery

Modals & HedgingAvailable

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Formal Request & Complaint LanguageAvailable

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Persuasive Language & ConcessionAvailable

Long-form

Language Systems (Grammar & Syntax) · Academic & Workplace Language Features

4 core skills3% total weight

0/4 completed

4 skills to mastery

Transitions & Discourse MarkersAvailable

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Reducing RedundancyAvailable

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Collocations & Phrasal VerbsAvailable

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Nominalizations & Formal VocabularyAvailable

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Vocabulary & Semantics · Vocabulary for Professional, Academic & Civic Contexts

5 core skills7% total weight

0/5 completed

5 skills to mastery

Media & Current Events VocabularyAvailable

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Civic & Benefits VocabularyAvailable

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Workplace Planning VocabularyAvailable

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Healthcare Coordination VocabularyAvailable

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Academic Pathways VocabularyAvailable

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Vocabulary & Semantics · Functional Language for Argument & Collaboration

5 core skills7% total weight

0/5 completed

5 skills to mastery

Proposing & Evaluating SolutionsAvailable

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Respectful Agreement & DisagreementAvailable

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Summarizing & Citing SourcesAvailable

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Learning Specialized VocabularyAvailable

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Correcting Word Choice for CredibilityAvailable

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Pronunciation, Spelling & Mechanics

4 core skills14% total weight

0/4 completed

4 skills to mastery

Clear Extended SpeechAvailable

Long-form

Writing Conventions ConsistencyAvailable

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Professional Message FormattingAvailable

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Editing for Professional AudiencesAvailable

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Interpretive Communication (Listening & Reading) · Listening to Extended Speech & Meetings

4 core skills3% total weight

0/4 completed

4 skills to mastery

Understanding Extended SpeechAvailable

Long-form

Following Meetings & TrainingsAvailable

Long-form

Understanding Implied Meaning & StanceAvailable

Long-form

Note-Taking While ListeningAvailable

Long-form

Interpretive Communication (Listening & Reading) · Interpretive Strategies & Evidence

4 core skills3% total weight

0/4 completed

4 skills to mastery

Citing EvidenceAvailable

Long-form

Inferring & Confirming Word MeaningAvailable

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Evaluating Source ReliabilityAvailable

Long-form

Efficient Skimming & ScanningAvailable

Long-form

Interpretive Communication (Listening & Reading) · Listening for Argument, Evidence & Procedures

4 core skills3% total weight

0/4 completed

4 skills to mastery

Following Complex ExplanationsAvailable

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Understanding Procedural ExplanationsAvailable

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Detailed Phone & Voicemail ComprehensionAvailable

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Recognizing Plan Revisions & ImpactsAvailable

Long-form

Interpretive Communication (Listening & Reading) · Reading Workplace, Academic & Civic Texts

4 core skills2% total weight

0/4 completed

4 skills to mastery

Reading Academic TextsAvailable

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Reading Civic & Benefits DocumentsAvailable

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Integrating Charts with TextAvailable

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Reading Workplace PoliciesAvailable

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Interpretive Communication (Listening & Reading) · Reading for Argument & Perspective

4 core skills3% total weight

0/4 completed

4 skills to mastery

Fact vs. Opinion & PersuasionAvailable

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Identifying Claims & EvidenceAvailable

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Comparing SourcesAvailable

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Inferring Author Purpose & AudienceAvailable

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Presentational Communication (Speaking & Writing) · Present Information & Advocate

4 core skills5% total weight

0/4 completed

4 skills to mastery

Organized PresentationsAvailable

Long-form

Presenting Problem AnalysisAvailable

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Self-Advocacy PresentationsAvailable

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Presenting & Defending OpinionsAvailable

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Presentational Communication (Speaking & Writing) · Tell Stories, Explain Processes & Summarize

4 core skills5% total weight

0/4 completed

4 skills to mastery

Coherent StorytellingAvailable

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Explaining ProcessesAvailable

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Summarizing Meetings & TextsAvailable

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Comparative PresentationsAvailable

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Presentational Communication (Speaking & Writing) · Write Emails, Reports & Multi-Paragraph Texts

4 core skills5% total weight

0/4 completed

4 skills to mastery

Professional Email WritingAvailable

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Multi-Paragraph Argument WritingAvailable

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Writing SummariesAvailable

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Comprehensive Revision & EditingAvailable

Long-form