Online ELL Resource Sharing
ELL 网上学习资源分享
Cathy Zhang (M. Ed.)
ELL Teacher
David Thompson Secondary School
Vancouver School Board
http://blogs.vsb.bc.ca/czhang/
Phonics and Pronunciation (语音识别和发音)
ABC Fast Phonics (beginner)
http://www.abcfastphonics.com/
Teach children and adults to read fast and easy. Learn to read with interactive audio lessons and
hundreds of clickable words.
Starfall’s Learn to Read with Phonics (beginner)
http://www.starfall.com/
A free website to teach children to read with phonics for preschool, kindergarten, and first grade.
Exciting phonics games and online interactive books.
Teaching Reading with Phonics - American English Pronunciation (beginner)
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9BB1D7256440E08B
Learn American English pronunciation and teach children and English students how to read
using a step-by-step, simple approach to learning phonics. This unique phonics video series takes
you through all of the basic English sounds in a practical order to help children and foreign
learners of English master the sounds of English quickly.
Stickyball.net—Phonics (beginner and intermediate))
http://stickyball.net/phonics.html
Printable ESL phonics handouts and worksheets, plus several pages of printable phonics
flashcards.
Learn American English Online-Pronunciation Lessons (beginner)
http://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com/Pronunciation/Pronunciation.html
American English pronunciation can be improved by working on vowel and consonant sounds.
This free online resource provides audio clips on English words and their sounds.
Grammar (语法)
Azar Grammar.com (all levels)
http://www.azargrammar.com/materials/index.html
Free PowerPoint and worksheets to download. Excellent resources for learning English
grammar.
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Basic English - Essential Lessons for Beginning English Learners (beginner)
http://esl.about.com/od/beginningenglish/ig/Basic-English/
Essential and basic English lessons for beginning English learners. Each lesson includes a short
quiz to test the understanding of these basic English concepts.
UsingEnglish.com-Grammar Handouts (all levels)
http://www.usingenglish.com/handouts/
Vocabulary（词汇）
ESL Flashcards (beginner)
http://www.eslflashcards.com/
This website allows you download sets of flashcards in various sizes in pdf format which you
can then print and use as needed. There is a whole host of sets of flashcards on here; actions,
numbers, prepositions, sports, time and so many more!
ESL Desk—Vocabulary (all levels)
http://www.esldesk.com/vocabulary
Includes many word lists—Dolch List by Grade, Vocabulary List by Grade, Essential ESL
Vocabulary and proverbs/idioms. The words linked to online dictionary. There are also spelling
tests.
VOA (Voice of America) Word Book (all levels)
http://learningenglish.voanews.com/archive/learningenglish-programs-radio-wordsstories/latest/978/987.html
AAA Spell.com—Word Lists by Grade Level (all levels)
http://www.aaaspell.com/grade1.htm
Reading （阅读）
Tumble Books— free online books in public library (all levels)
http://www.yourlibrary.ca/content.cfm?lev1=182&lev2=590
Easy Reading for Beginning Students (beginner)
http://www.rong-chang.com/easyread/index.html
Beginner’s reading with audio recordings and online exercises.
365 ESL Short Stories (intermediate)
http://www.eslfast.com/
For intermediate ELL students. Comes with audio recordings and online exercises.
Sean Banville’s 8 Materials Sites (Breaking News English) (all levels)
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http://www.freeeslmaterials.com/sean_banville_lessons.html
Google Books (all levels)
http://books.google.ca/books
Type in the title of a book for a preview.
Essay Sampler: Models of Good Writing (intermediate to advanced)
http://grammar.about.com/od/developingessays/a/essaysamplerI.htm?p=1
Instructor Recommended ESL Books (intermediate to advanced)
http://faculty.deanza.edu/himesgretchen/stories/storyReader$24
These books are recommendations by De Anza instructors as good books for ESL students.
They are loosely arranged into levels according to difficulty.
Scholastic.com—Reading Lists (all levels)
www.scholastic.com/parents/books-and-reading/book-lists
Find a book list to inspire every kind of reader, from bookworms to reluctant readers. Browse
books by topic, award winners, and age.
Writing （写作）
Writing Den (beginner to intermediate)
http://www2.actden.com/writ_den/
Write Source (all levels)
http://thewritesource.com/writing_topics/
Guide to Writing a Basic Essay (beginner to intermediate)
http://lklivingston.tripod.com/essay/links.html
400 Writing Topics (intermediate to advanced)
http://grammar.about.com/od/topicsuggestions/a/causeff07topics.htm
My English Teacher (intermediate to advanced)
http://www.myenglishteacher.net/previous.html
SRJC Online Writing Center (intermediate to advanced)
http://srjcwritingcenter.com/lab.html
Learning Strategies （学习技巧）
Study Guides and Strategies (all levels)
http://www.studygs.net/index.htm
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Other Useful ELL Teaching and Learning Websites （英语学习综合网站）
VOA Special English
http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/index.cfm
American English
http://americanenglish.state.gov/
BBC English
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/
British Council Teachers’ Resource
http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/
Breaking News English—ESL/EFL Lesson Plans
http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/index.html
English Club
http://www.englishclub.com/
Stickyball.net—Resources for ESL/EFL Teachers
http://stickyball.net
Web English Teacher
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/index.html
ESL Galaxy—free ESL worksheets and board games
http://www.esl-galaxy.com
Learn English Today
http://www.learn-english-today.com/index.html
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