ELC Learning Centre: Recommended Websites
Upper Levels (AP4, AP5, C3)
 Grammar/Vocabulary
Website
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/general/
http://ww2.college-em.qc.ca/prof/epritchard/
http://www.eslgold.com/grammar/high_intermediate.html
http://a4esl.org/
http://www.rong-chang.com/
Description
Reading comprehension for travel,
business and sports topics; grammar,
vocabulary, and pronunciation
exercises
Grammar, reading, and vocabulary
exercises
Various grammar explanations,
examples, and exercises; includes
quizzes from TESL Journal
Self-study grammar quizzes on
articles, conjunctions, clauses,
plurals, prepositions, pronouns,
sentence structures, verbs, word
choice etc.
570 most frequent words in the
Academic Corpus
 Writing
Website
Description
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/
Covers the writing process, grammar,
sentence structure and organization;
includes over 170 interactive
grammar quizzes.
http://www.onlineschools.org/online-writing-center/
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/
Structure of an academic paper, and
6 typical styles of academic papers
Writing resources and instructional
material for many writing projects;
includes referencing guides.
ELC Learning Centre: Recommended Websites
Upper Levels (AP4, AP5, C3)
 Listening
Website
Description
http://www.cdlponline.org/
Reading/listening comprehension on
a variety of topics, follow-up
activities to test comprehension
http://esldivlabs.vcc.ca/studentfiles/cpe/41353/videos.html
http://www.cbc.ca/manitoba/eal/
http://www.ted.com/talks/browse
Ted Talk videos adapted for ESL
students, with exercises to test your
understanding.
Contains language lessons (listening
and other skill areas) for ESL students
based on authentic CBC Manitoba
radio interviews and CBC news
stories
Ted Talk conferences; innovative
speakers talk about various
educational topics
 Reading
Website
http://www.grammarbank.com/reading-comprehensionworksheets.html
Description
Short articles with follow-up
comprehension questions
http://www.infosquares.com/readingcomprehension/
44 news articles with follow-up
comprehension quizzes
http://www.topics-mag.com/index.html
Online magazine for learners of
English written by ESL students
http://languagemagazine.com/
Journal of Communication and
Education Language (online);
magazine adapted for ESL students.
ELC Learning Centre: Recommended Websites
Mid-Levels (AP2, AP3, C2)
 Grammar/Vocabulary
Website
Description
http://www.learn-english-today.com/
Grammar exercises, vocabulary lists,
new words in English, business skills,
idioms and proverbs, famous
quotations, and word games.
http://elc.polyu.edu.hk/CILL/grammar/
Variety of grammar exercises and
strategies.
 Writing
Website
http://elc.polyu.edu.hk/cill/writing/
http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/catalogue.html
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/
Description
How to write memos, e-mail, letters,
resumes, essays, and reports; get
help with grammar, topics, and
referencing
Online handouts about a variety of
writing topics
Writing resources and instructional
material for many writing projects;
includes referencing guides
 Multiple Skills
Website
Description
https://www.englishclub.com/learn-english.htm
Listening, speaking, reading, writing,
grammar, pronunciation, vocabulary
lessons; ESL games and quizzes; ESL
discussion forums; ESL video; English
for work, and more.
http://www.manythings.org/
Vocabulary/grammar lessons and
quizzes, sentence patterns, idioms,
pronunciation, listening (podcasts/
jokes/songs), reading, spelling,
crossword puzzles, tongue twisters
ELC Learning Centre: Recommended Websites
Mid-Levels (AP2, AP3, C2)
 Listening
Website
http://www.cbc.ca/edmonton/learning-english/
http://www.cbc.ca/manitoba/eal/
http://www.eslpod.com/website/index_new.html
Description
Current Canadian and international
news CBC; read texts, listen to audio
clips from CBC radio, and watch
video clips from CBC TV adapted for
ESL students
Language lessons (listening and other
skills) for ESL students based on
authentic CBC Manitoba radio
interviews and CBC newscasts
Podcasts organized by category; ESL
podcasts spoken at a slower rate
with explanations provided
 Reading
Website
http://www.famouspeoplelessons.com/index.html
Description
Short biographies of famous people
with activities for synonyms,
spelling, listening, and word choice
Online newspaper for ESL readers
http://www.thewestcoastreader.com/
Short articles with follow-up
http://www.agendaweb.org/reading/comprehension_interm2.html comprehension quizzes
http://www.eslfast.com/eslread/
365 short stories with vocabulary
and test-your-understanding
activities
ELC Learning Centre: Recommended Websites
Lower Levels (Access, AP1, C1)
 Grammar/Vocabulary
Website
Description
English idioms from A-Z
www.idiomconnection.com
http://www.english-grammar-revolution.com/
http://www.englishpage.com/
Grammar exercises including
sentence diagrams, sentence
structure, parts of speech, verb
tense, word lists, phrases and clauses
Grammar activities, quizzes, and
online tutoring
 Writing
Website
Description
http://www.rong-chang.com/easyread/emx/contents.htm
How to write memos, e-mail, letters,
resumes, essays, and reports, while
getting help with grammar, topics,
and referencing
200 Exercises for beginners to
practice creating English sentences
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/writing
Punctuation, essays, and business
letters
http://elc.polyu.edu.hk/cill/writing/
 Multiple Skills
Website
http://www.funenglishgames.com/
http://www.manythings.org/
Description
Variety of ESL games, activities,
worksheets, quizzes, and videos;
note: this website is designed for
children
Vocabulary/grammar lessons and
quizzes, sentence patterns, idioms,
pronunciation, listening (podcasts/
jokes/songs), reading, spelling,
crossword puzzles, tongue twisters
ELC Learning Centre: Recommended Websites
Lower Levels (Access, AP1, C1)
 Listening
Website
Description
http://www.englishmedialab.com/listening.html
Interactive exercises to practice
listening
http://www.5minuteenglish.com/listening.htm
Audio clips with a follow-up
comprehension quizzes
 Reading
Website
Description
http://www.readingesl.ca/
Short stories and readings with
grammar and vocabulary exercises
Online newspaper for ESL readers
http://www.thewestcoastreader.com/
http://www.thebestclass.org/rtscripts.html
Theatre scripts to print off and read
with partner(s)
http://www.rong-chang.com/ne/
200 short stories with vocabulary and
comprehension exercises that follow
ELC Learning Centre: Recommended Websites
All levels
 Grammar/Vocabulary:
Website
Description
http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/
Variety of grammar exercises and
quizzes.
http://a4esl.org/
http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/esl-english-grammarexercises.html
Over 1,000 activities to help students
learn English, including crossword
puzzles and quizzes for grammar,
vocabulary, idioms, slang, and
phrasal verbs.
Variety of grammar exercises and
quizzes
http://wps.ablongman.com/long_licklider_vocabulary_2/
Variety of vocabulary exercises on
word parts, dictionary exercises,
synonyms/antonyms/homonyms,
easily confused words, academic
vocabulary, with links to more
vocabulary resources
http://www.eslcafe.com/grammar.html
Grammar lessons, idioms, phrasal
verbs, pronunciation, slang, student
forums and quizzes
 Spelling
Website
Description
http://www.manythings.org/vocabulary/games/l/
Spelling and typing games to test
vocabulary of various topics
http://eslus.com/LESSONS/SPELL/SPELL.HTM
Various quizzes that involve listening
to words and typing them correctly
http://iteslj.org/links/ESL/Spelling/
TESL Journal spelling games and
quizzes.
ELC Learning Centre: Recommended Websites
All levels
 Listening
Website
http://www.esl-lab.com/
http://www.ami.ca/Pages/default.aspx
http://www.seminolestate.edu/adult-ed/els/pett/listening
Description
Listening activities, including stories,
conversations and lectures, for
beginner to advanced level students
Articles from newspapers that are
read aloud
ESOL listening practice tests
organized by ESOL level
 Writing
Website
http://ctl.utsc.utoronto.ca/twc/webresources
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/678/01/
Description
University of Toronto ESL exercises in
writing process, grammar, and using
and citing sources
Writing process, grammar and
mechanics, using and citing sources
Typing exercises and speed tests
http://www.typeonline.co.uk/copypractice.php
http://www.learntyping.org/
Typing lessons by level; includes
timed typing tests
 Reading
Website
http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/
http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/reading.ph
p#.VCOLyRBdVFw
Description
Interactive English lessons; includes
reading/listening comprehension,
grammar exercises, spelling, and
vocabulary
Texts on a variety of topics, followed
by comprehension exercises
ELC Learning Centre: Recommended Websites
All levels
 Multiple Skills
Website
http://www.agendaweb.org/
http://www.onestopenglish.com/skills/news-lessons/
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/exercises
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/
http://iteslj.org/links/
http://www.usingenglish.com/
http://esl.about.com/homework/esl/
http://www.eslpoint.com/
Description
Hundreds of ESL exercises including
vocabulary, grammar, verbs,
listening/reading comprehension,
ESL videos
News lessons based on articles from
the Guardian newspaper at beginner,
intermediate, advanced. levels;
includes grammar, listening,
pronunciation, vocabulary, speaking,
and writing exercises
Grammar, writing, vocabulary, and
pronunciation exercises at four levels
of difficulty, tests, study tips, reading
articles, business communication/
grammar, games and riddles
Grammar, reading, vocabulary
exercises, puzzles; exercises at five
different levels of difficulty
Large collection of interesting links
for ESL students and teachers,
frequently maintained by The
Internet TESL Journal
Grammar, spelling, vocabulary, and
reading comprehension articles and
quizzes
Lessons and quizzes for grammar,
vocabulary, writing, and reading.
Speaking, listening, grammar,
pronunciation, reading, writing,
vocabulary, idiom activities, and
quizzes sorted by level
ELC Learning Centre: Recommended Websites
All levels
 Online Dictionaries
Website
www.merriam-webster.com/
www.thefreedictionary.com/website
www.oxforddictionaries.com/
www.ldoceonline.com/
 Online Thesauruses
Website
www.thesaurus.com/
www.collinsdictionary.com/english-thesaurus
www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thesaurus
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/thesaurus