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All the examinations have one part of the paper dedicated to grammar questions. The DVDs also focus on specific grammar items or language functions. If you give a homework based on the students exam related topic, they will be preparing for their exams as well as learn the competencies of the ESL Advanced Curriculum.
For example, one of the questions in Class XII paper is a test item on the use of articles and prepositions. Students are given a paragraph from their textbook lesson wherein the articles and prepositions are left out. They are asked to complete the paragraph by supplying the appropriate articles and prepositions. In the DVDs also we have articles and prepositions taught. In the workbook there are exercises on the articles and prepositions.
You can ask the Class XII students a homework - Copy one paragraph from your textbook lesson. Leave out the articles and prepositions and bring it for the next class. They can cut out pieces of paper and write one article and preposition on them. By keeping the answers on small strips you can reuse the activity with many groups.
After doing the DVD lesson using a variety of activities at different levels when you ask the lower level students to do the workbook activity, you can ask the XII standard students to exchange their passages and complete the paragraph by adding appropriate articles and prepositions.
Everyday by giving homework from their own syllabus you can help the students relate their school work to the advanced ESL curriculum.