Lists of Great Web Sites for ESL Teachers
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Web Sites for ESL Teachers Lists of Great Web Sites for ESL Teachers http://iteslj.org/links/ http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/eslstudent.html http://www.englishclub.com/webguide/ESL_Web_Sites/ http://towerofenglish.com/eslsites.html http://www.internet4classrooms.com/esl.htm http://eslus.com/esl/resource.htm http://www.eslpartyland.com/linkspages/lessonlinks.htm http://www.arlington.k12.va.us/instruct/ctae/adult_ed/REEP/volunteerwebpages/esllinks. htm http://www.alri.org/litlist/esolwebsites.html http://members.aol.com/eslkathy/esl.htm#list http://polyglot.lss.wisc.edu/lss/lang/esl.html http://www.csun.edu/~hcedu013/eslplans.html http://library.mtroyal.ca/subguides/esl.htm http://www.ohiou.edu/esl/english/listening.html#Activities http://www.ohiou.edu/esl/english/index.html http://www.caslt.org/research/esllinks.htm http://www.webenglishteacher.com/sitemap.html Most comprehensive Web sites that include listening, reading, writing, speaking, grammar and vocabulary exercises and activities, as well as games, quizzes and a lot more. http://www.johnsesl.com/ http://www.eslcafe.com/ (The Idea Cookbook section is a real gold mine!) http://www.rong-chang.com/ http://towerofenglish.com/eslsites.html http://eleaston.com/ http://iteslj.org/ http://home.gwu.edu/%7Emeloni/eslstudyhall.html http://esl.about.com/cs/listening/ (Go explore the beginning, intermediate, and advanced English sections. They are well worth a visit.) Listening Exercises and Activities http://www.esl-lab.com/ (Well divided into three sections: easy, medium, difficult) http://www.cbc.ca/ottawa/esl/lessons.html (10 amazing lessons on Canada’s history, cultures, and a lot more, all divided by level.) http://www.1-language.com/esllistening/ http://www.manythings.org/voa/rss/ http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/welcome.htm (The solar system) http://www.cdlponline.org/ (Here you can find lots of stories on a wide range of topics. Some come with a video.) http://www.literacynet.org/cnnsf/archives.html (Very interesting stories with videos and activities) http://www.elllo.org/ http://town.hall.org/radio/NASA/ http://www.rong-chang.com/qa2/ (Stories with exercises) http://www.englishlistening.com/ (Many fascinating stories with transcripts and questions) The audio files on the following Web sites require the use of RealPlayer (free) http://www.johnsesl.com/templates/quizzes/LQ.php http://wiredforbooks.org/ (Lots of interviews) http://iola.cityu.edu.hk/ http://www.brainpop.com/ http://www.stonesoup.com/main2/listen.html http://fhradio.org/archives.html (Health matters) http://www.uaf.edu/seagrant/NewsMedia/MoreASJ.html (Interesting stories about science, culture, and the environment of the far north) http://www.favoritepoem.org/thevideos/index.html (Poets and their works with videos) http://www.radiodiaries.org/radiodiaries.html http://www.eslpod.com/ http://ewradio.org/program_calendar.aspx?Year=2005 (Science, environment, global climate change, etc.) http://pulseplanet.nationalgeographic.com/ax/archives_index.html Listening: News http://www.englishclub.com/listening/news.htm The audio files on the following Web sites require the use of RealPlayer (free) http://www.cbc.ca/ http://www.voanews.com/english/webcasts.cfm http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/home/main100.shtml http://www.npr.org/templates/topics/topic.php?topicId=1001 http://www.pbs.org/newshour/newshour_index.html http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/2005-12-18-voa2.cfm http://www.wrn.org/listeners/stations/index.php?CurrentLetter=1/ Lists of Web Sites for Listening Activities and Exercises http://www.lclark.edu/~krauss/toppicks/listening.html http://iteslj.org/links/ESL/Listening/Downloadable_MP3_Files/index.html http://a4esl.org/p/ http://www.englishclub.com/webguide/Listening/index.htm http://www.ohiou.edu/esl/english/listening.html#Activities http://archive.museophile.sbu.ac.uk/audio/ http://www.caslt.org/research/esllinks2_2.htm Reading Activities and Exercises http://www.manythings.org/ http://www.cdlponline.org/ http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/ (Many difficulty levels) http://www.literacynet.org/cnnsf/archives.html (Texts with exercises) http://depts.gallaudet.edu/englishworks/exercises/main/reading.html (Texts with exercises) http://academics.smcvt.edu/lwilliams/VT_Readings/student_page.htm http://www.englishdaily626.com/stories.php http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/teacher.html Reading Material http://www.1-language.com/library/index.htm http://www.englishpage.com/readingroom/readingroomintro.html (Newspapers, magazines, books and literature, etc.) http://www.sldirectory.com/studf/bio.html#top (Biographies) http://www.biography.com/ http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/ (World newspapers) Lists of Web Sites for Reading Activities and Exercises http://www.lclark.edu/~krauss/toppicks/reading.html http://www.caslt.org/research/esllinks2.htm Writing Activities http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~leslieob/pizzaz.html (Creative writing activities) http://towerofenglish.com/mediaPostcardscardrack.html (Postcards) http://www.eslcity.com/english/?doc=bbs/gnuboard.php&bo_table=topics&sselect=ca_id &stext=1 (Lots of international topics with texts and questions) http://www.eslcity.com/english/?doc=bbs/gnuboard.php&bo_table=write (Wide range of writing activities) http://www.1-language.com/eslwriting/index.htm (Motivating and thought-provoking ESL writing worksheets) List of Great Web Sites for Writing Activities and Exercises http://www.lclark.edu/~krauss/toppicks/writing.html Speaking Activities http://iteslj.org/questions/ (Conversation questions) http://www.eslpartyland.com/teachers/nov/conv.htm#Reading (Conversation questions) http://iteslj.org/Lessons/Brown-TalkingCards.html (Speaking activities with playing cards) http://eleaston.com/speaking.html http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Square/3621/Fluency.htm (Playing cards) http://waze.net/oea/#Health (Oral communication activities with lesson plans) http://iteslj.org/games/ http://iteslj.org/Lessons/ http://bogglesworld.com/question_prompts.htm (Great conversation prompts with an emphasis on vocabulary) http://bogglesworld.com/conversations.htm (Short conversation activities for beginners) Debates http://www.eslflow.com/debateanddiscussionlessons.html (Everything you need for your debates in the classroom) http://7-12educators.about.com/library/howto/htdebate.htm (Information on how to hold an effective class debate) http://www.webenglishteacher.com/debate.html (A wide variety of debate topics) Roleplays http://www.eslflow.com/roleplaysdramatheatregames.html (Lots of ideas for roleplays) Vocabulary http://www.esl-lab.com/ (Look for the 20-Minute ESL Vocabulary Lessons section.) http://www.manythings.org/ (Games, puzzles, quizzes, etc.) http://www.englishclub.com/webguide/Vocabulary/index.htm http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/index.htm http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/ (Vocabulary exercises divided by difficulty level) http://www.englishclub.com/esl-quizzes/vocabulary-quizzes.htm (Quizzes) http://www.englishpage.com/vocabulary/vocabulary.html http://www.eslflow.com/vocabularylessonplans.html (Vocabulary teaching ideas) http://www.eslflow.com/personalitycharacterlessonplans.html http://dictionary-thesaurus.com/Wordlists.html http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/words_list/vokabeln.htm Word Lists http://www.manythings.org/voa/words.htm http://english-zone.com/index.php?ID=68 (Some sections or free to use.) http://www.paulnoll.com/China/Teach/English-adjectives-1.html http://www.paulnoll.com/China/Teach/English-antonyms-1.html http://www.johnsesl.com/templates/vocab/ http://www.learnenglish.de/vocabpage.htm (Buildings, clothes, food, etc.) Lists of Web Sites for Vocabulary Exercises and Activities http://www.lclark.edu/~krauss/toppicks/vocabulary.html http://www.caslt.org/research/esllinks1_5.htm Grammar http://perso.wanadoo.es/autoenglish/freeexercises.htm http://www.manythings.org/ http://www.er.uqam.ca/nobel/m120774/ (Most common verb tenses in English) http://ww2.college-em.qc.ca/prof/epritchard/trouindx.htm (Quizzes on a multitude of grammar notions) http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/ http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/index.htm http://www.englishlearner.com/tests/test.html (Well divided by difficulty level) http://www.englishpage.com/ (Excellent site with handouts and answers) Lists of Web Sites for Grammar Exercises http://www.lclark.edu/~krauss/toppicks/grammar.html http://www.caslt.org/research/esllinks1_4.htm Phrasal Verbs http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/phrasal-verbs-list.htm (Phrasal verbs with meanings and examples) http://www.eslcafe.com/ (Look in the Stuff for Students section.) http://www.englishpage.com/prepositions/prepositions.html (Lots of good exercises) http://www.onestopenglish.com/english_grammar/phrasal_verbs.htm Idioms http://www.eslcafe.com/ http://www.englishclub.com/webguide/Vocabulary/Idioms/ http://www.idiomconnection.com/ (A great collection of idioms with quizzes, all divided into different categories.) http://www.tesol.net/links/Activities%20and%20Exercises%20for%20ESL%20Students %20(Idioms%2CSlang).html http://www.paulnoll.com/China/Teach/English-idioms-01.html Proverbs http://www.manythings.org/ (Look in the Quizzes section. You will find lots of different exercises.) http://www.englishclub.com/reading/proverbs-meaning.htm http://www.paulnoll.com/China/Teach/English-proverbs-1.html http://www.englishdaily626.com/proverbs.php Games http://www.englishclub.com/esl-games/index.htm (Hangman, crosswords, jumbled words, matching games, etc.) http://www.englishclub.com/webguide/Games_and_Quizzes/Games/ (Printable board games, word puzzles, memory cards, quizzes, wordsearches, etc.) http://www.englishpage.com/games/games.html http://www.manythings.org/ (All sorts of word games) http://www.tesol.net/links/Activities%20and%20Exercises%20for%20ESL%20Students %20(Games%20and%20Puzzles).html (Brain teasers, fun facts, vocabulary games with pictures, jigwords, etc.) http://iteslj.org/games/ http://www.onestopenglish.com/Games/ Games: Reproducible Activity Sheets http://www.getrealenglish.com/Free/download_copy.htm (Worksheets and teacher’s notes taken from the Get Real series.) http://bogglesworld.com/ (Bingo games, lots of worksheets, board games, etc.) List of Web Sites for Games of All Sorts http://www.lclark.edu/~krauss/toppicks/fun.html Quizzes http://www.englishclub.com/esl-quizzes/index.htm (Grammar, vocabulary, knowledge) http://www.manythings.org/ http://www.tesol.net/links/Activities%20and%20Exercises%20for%20ESL%20Students %20(Tests%20and%20Quizzes).html American Slang http://www.englishdaily626.com/slang.php (Definitions and examples) http://www.manythings.org/ (Look in the Quizzes section.) http://www.eslcafe.com/ (Look in the Stuff for Students section.) http://www.schandlbooks.com/AmericanSlang.html (A great collection of American slang all divided into categories: slang nouns, adjectives, verbs, greetings, etc.) http://www.manythings.org/slang/slang2.html Jokes http://www.manythings.org/ (Look in the Podcast (MP3 Files) section. You can listen to these jokes or simply read them.) http://www.englishclub.com/webguide/Speaking/Jokes/ (Jokes divided into 3 different levels: elementary, intermediate, advanced.) http://iteslj.org/c/jokes.html Songs http://www.efl.net/caol.htm (Songs with lyrics) http://www.manythings.org/ (Look in the Podcast (MP3 Files) section.) http://eslus.com/esl/resource.htm#music (Songs with lyrics) Pictures, Picture Dictionaries and Flashcards http://www.1-language.com/eslflashcards/index.htm (Animals, actions, Halloween, etc.) http://www.johnsesl.com/templates/vocab/picture_vocab/index.html (Medical, vehicles, buildings and places, verbs, adjectives, etc.) http://www.eslgold.com/site.jsp?resource=pag_stu_vocabulary_words_phra http://www.learnenglish.de/vocabpage.htm (Human body, jobs and work, clothes, etc.) http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Dictionary.html http://www.pdictionary.com/ http://www.esljunction.com/esl-efl-flashcards/esl-tefl-efl-flashcards.html (Lots of flashcards and ideas of activities and games you can do with them.) Articles on Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing Skills and Strategies http://www.onestopenglish.com/tefl_skills/listening.htm http://iteslj.org/Articles/ (Speaking, grammar, internet, listening, etc.) http://english.glendale.cc.ca.us/speed1.html (Reading better and faster) http://depts.gallaudet.edu/englishworks/reading/main/strategies.htm (Reading strategies) http://www.johnsesl.com/templates/reading/strategies.php http://esl.about.com/cs/teachingtechnique/a/a_twrite.htm (Teaching writing skills) Teaching Techniques http://iteslj.org/Techniques/ (Teaching culture, classroom management, motivating your students, etc.) Lesson Plans http://www.englishclub.com/esl-lesson-plans/index.htm (Ready-to-go lesson plans around a common topic, lesson plans for activities and games all divided by level, etc.) http://www.rong-chang.com/ (Look in the Lesson Plans section. You will find tons of lesson plans for your ESL classroom.) http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/01/g912/africaaidsI.html http://iteslj.org/Lessons/ http://www.tefl.net/esl-lesson-plans/esl-worksheets-tbw.htm Holidays, Celebrations and Special Events http://www.ucalgary.ca/%7Edkbrown/christmas.html (Christmas stories, Christmas Web pages) http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/holidays/ (Lots of worksheets for Christmas, Easter, Halloween, St-Patrick’s Day, Valentine’s Day, etc.) http://www.johnsesl.com/printables/holidays/ Organizers and Semantic Maps http://t4.jordan.k12.ut.us/teacher_resources/inspiration_templates/index.html Adult Education http://humanities.byu.edu/elc/Teacher/TeacherGuideMain.html http://www.cdlponline.org/ http://bogglesworld.com/adultesl1.htm (Lots of free material for adult ESL classes.) http://www.cal.org/caela/ http://speaq.qc.ca/showthread.cfm?thread=70 (Web sites for adult education (ESL)) Language Exchange Programs http://www.sevec.ca/SPEAQ/overview.html TESL in Québec and Canada http://www.mels.gouv.qc.ca/ (Ministère de l’Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport) http://speaq.qc.ca/ (SPEAQ) http://station05.qc.ca/partenaires/rreals/accueil.html (R.R.E.A.L.S.) http://www.caslt.org/index.htm (The Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers)
