Stage One ESL Videos

Stage One ESL Videos
The Stage One ESL Videos teach students to recognize the sounds and learn the meaning of 1000 frequently used English words. Filmed at the studios of Yale Video Productions in Anaheim, California, Stage One utilizes a staff of over sixty production technicians, directors, writers, musicians, actors and artists to produce fully professional broadcast quality productions.

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Lesson Plan

Topics per Lesson:

• Lesson 1 – Sports
• Lesson 2 – Head and Shoulders
• Lesson 3 – Health
• Lesson 4 – Food
• Lesson 5 – At Work
• Lesson 6 – Colors
• Lesson 7 – Clothes
• Lesson 8 – School
• Lesson 9 – Five Senses
• Lesson 10 – House
• Lesson 11 – Directions
• Lesson 12 – Travel

In Stage One, each of the twelve non-sequential lessons consists of seven segments. Each segment is approximately five minutes long.

The Seven Segments:

1. The Mimes introduce the theme topic and basic vocabulary aided by Voice-over. They are usually involved in somewhat comic situations.
   
2. The Artist draws while the Voice-Over provides the vocabulary. Everyone enjoys watching the picture develop.
   
3. The Skit, involving conversation, gives the student an opportunity to comprehend words in context.
   
4. The Lesson provides content information. Subjects such as science, health, and geography are taught.
   
5. Assuming many students are familiar with concepts but need the English equivalents for the numbers and fractions, the Math Lesson uses a variety of visual aids to review counting, adding, multiplying, percentage, time, etc. Students are encouraged to respond orally.
   
6. The Field Trip destinations are as varied as a library, a wildlife center, the Nation's Capital, and a yard sale.
   
7. In Sing-Along, twelve traditional American songs are introduced. Each is presented in a different musical style with appropriate sets and costumes. Students are encouraged to sing-along.

The videos are authored and produced by Peggy Hollingsworth, who studied Theater Arts at Columbia University, NY and at University of California, Los Angeles before receiving a M.S. in the field of Special Education from California State University, Fullerton, CA. Peggy Hollingsworth has also produced Open Door to English, which is a video series in the form of musical dialogues. If you wish, you can read about and purchase Open Door to English here at ESL.net.

Filmed at the studios of Yale Video Productions in Anaheim, California, Stage One utilizes a staff of over sixty production technicians, directors, writers, musicians, actors and artists to produce a fully professional broadcast quality production.