Web Vocabulary Worksheet & Information Hunt Activity (ESL)

ESL Level: Intermediate to Advanced (depending on computer literacy)

Class time: 30 mins / 90 minutes if information hunt is done

Target Language: Vocabulary for describing a webpage and browser + verbs for giving instructions on the world wide web

Worksheet Downloadweb-vocabulary-esl.docx


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Web Vocabulary for Internet

Activity Description

Part 1 - Label the Webpage and Browser Areas

Students label a LinkedIn profile with the corresponding vocabulary. They can either draw lines or write the words next to the correct section in the picture.

Part 2 - Web Verbs

Users match verbs used for computer/web use to their definitions

Part 3 - Information Hunt*

*Requires that students are on a computer connected to the web

The teacher reads out instructions. The students listen and follow in order to find particular information. For example:

#1

  • Go to the URL www.canadianimmigrant.ca
  • In the search box on the right-sidebar, enter "soft skills"
  • On the results page, there will be several articles. Click on the one entitled “Improve your cultural fit, aka Soft skills…"
  • Write down the date this article was published for answer #1.

#2

  • Go to the URL www.cbc.ca
  • Click on the 'More' dropdown menu, and then click on Weather.
  • Write down the weather forecast for tomorrow as answer #2.

#3 & 4

  • Go to www.jobbank.gc.ca
  • In the Explore Careers widget on right hand side, click on the link for Occupation.
  • Enter 'housekeeper'. Then city should be set to Toronto.
  • Go to the Wages tab. Write down the median wage for the Toronto Region. This is answer #3.
  • Go to the Outlook tab. For answer #4. Write down if the outlook is supposed to be good or bad for this career.

Part 4 - Students Design their Own Web Hunt

Have the students design their own information hunt, similar to the above.  Let them practice with a partner. When everyone has finished, pick a few students to give their web information hunt to the entire class.

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