This is a ready-to-go 20-minute mini-lesson to help ESL and ELA students learn formal (academic) versus spoken (casual) registers usage of discourse markers. What’s Included: PPT and worksheet categorizing markers into Contrast, Cause & Effect, Adding Info, and Summarizing with distinct Formal vs. Spoken variants with built-in practice sentences for students to provide either the spoken or formal version. Dialogue Exercises: Guided fill-in practice for students to transition smoothly between registers using natural signposts. "Make Your Own" Activity Guide: A structured 3-step student prompt featuring fun, relatable topics (Fast Food vs. Home Cooking, Movie Theaters vs. Streaming, Gym vs. Outdoor Sports) and clear argumentative paths (Debate, Problem/Solution, Argument Building). Formats Included: PDF & editable PPT slide version for quick projecting, and a clean printable student worksheet.