Websites for You!

The following websites are designed to offer educator support as you plan lessons for the varied levels of your learners.

http://esltrainingvideos.blogspot.com – videos on Warm-up strategies, teaching pronunciation, phonics, multi-level class management, interactive vocabulary, the writing process, introducing new lessons, student organization skills.

www.cambridge.org/ventures/resources – Look for “Literacy writing worksheets” on the left under “resources” for non-literate students.

www.ESLflashcards.com – Alphabet and picture flashcards on all topics. Can print in all sizes.

http://www.speech-language-therapy.com Great for working with minimal and near minimal pairs.

http://www.quizlet.com Create online flashcard sets with pictures and sounds. Students can practice flashcards in a variety of online games. Create your own set or search for sets created by other teachers. Must create a free account (Premium membership allows uploading own images, +).

https://sites.google.com/site/webforbeg Compilation of many online resources for beginners to practice the four skills, vocabulary, and computer literacy.

https://sites.google.com/site/eslwebsites2 Compilation of many online resources for intermediate and advanced students to practice the four skills, vocabulary, and computer literacy.

https://www.starfall.com Beginner site for ABCs, phonics and beginning reading.

https://www.learningchocolate.com Vocabulary site with audio, visuals, reading, and writing practice.

https://englishflashgames.blogspot.com Vocabulary and grammar exercises.

https://www.usalearns.org Comprehensive ESL course (beginning through intermediate). Free registration is required.

https://www.languageguide.org/english/­ Picture dictionary with identification practice.

https://www.youtube.com/user/PronunciationDoctor English Accent Modification videos with Marsha Chan.

https://www.breakingnewsenglish.com Current news articles written for various levels. Vocabulary, reading, writing, listening, and grammar exercises for each article/level.

https://www.esl-lab.com Listening comprehension exercises for various levels.

https://www.englishclub.com Website provides extensive resources for ESL teachers as well as many kinds of lessons for learners.

https://proliteracyeducationnetwork.com Variety of resources for ESL tutors including online courses for instruction that you can watch, but you must first create a free online account.

https://grammarbook.com Useful website is very helpful for explaining grammar and punctuation, with examples you can use for teaching.

https://phrasemix.com Easy, quick, and helpful website for learners who want to speak more natural English.  It provides new useful real-world English phrases or expression every day.  You can teach a few of these to your students each week.

https://www.elcivics.com Variety of government and history lessons for ESL students–easy ways to learn about American history, geography, and culture.

https://www.eslcafe.com A meeting place for ESL and EFL teachers and students from around the world.

https://bogglesworldesl.com Printable teaching resources such as worksheets and flashcards for language arts, TESOL,TEFL, ESL.

https://www.esl-galaxy.com Offers over 2368 free printable worksheets for ESL lesson plans and ESL activities.

http://www.tesol.net/teslact.html Wide range of activities for ESL students, such as international e-mail discussion lists and online tests.

http://www.readworks.org Reading passage for all levels of proficiency and a multitude of topics.

http://www.education.com Create learning games, puzzles, word searches, etc. to reinforce reading, phonetic, writing, and math skills.

http://www.Elizabethclaire.com Easy English News is a monthly newspaper that is designed for ESL readers, focusing on vocabulary, culture, customs, civics, history, humor, idioms, and current news that matters to them.

These short teaching and reference documents were created for South Coast Literacy in Orange County to explain key grammar concepts simply and clearly.

Verb Pictures Uses unique time diagrams to explain the major English verb tenses.

http://www.southcoastliteracy.com/Articles%20in%20English.pdf Explains when articles (a, an, the) or other words such as pronouns are required before nouns, and explains when to us “a,” “an,” or “the.”

http://www.southcoastliteracy.com/Feelings.pdf Addresses a recurring problem ESL students have by showing how words describing feelings (such as “excited”) are different from descriptions of things that cause feelings (such as “exciting”).  Contains many helpful examples.

http://www.southcoastliteracy.com/Infinitives.pdf  How infinitives can be used as nouns, adjectives, or adverbs, and explains the seven special infinitives that do not begin with “to.”

http://www.southcoastliteracy.com/Clauses%20and%20Phrases.pdf Explains the meanings of “clause” and “phrase,” and shows the different types of clauses and phrases.

http://www.southcoastliteracy.com/Conditional%20Sentences.pdf Explains and gives examples of the types of verbs used in the four different types of clauses and phrases.

http://www.southcoastliteracy.com/Expressions.pdf Explains the meanings of the terms idiom, irony, metaphor, simile, and slang.

http://www.southcoastliteracy.com/Syllables.pdf Understanding rules for dividing words into syllables is essential for teaching students to read out loud and pronounce new words.