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Skills
Listening/reading
Graded listening and grammar: About: English as a 2 language
Stories upper basic (read, listen, and exercise): British Council
Upper elementary Silly Songs fill in English Listening Room
Radio intermediate up transcriptions of news: NPR: The Middle East Conflict
Intermediate up - locally hosted and have been reformatted so that they are faster to download, easier to read on the screen and print well on any size paper.
Texts of VOA (Voice of America) Special English Features
Advanced:
The BBC World Service is a good place to start. For a monthly schedule of programs in different topics click here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/default.stm
Here are some great links to other ELT listening resources on the Internet.
Many different sites with hundreds of links.
· The TESL Journal's ESL: Listening
· Arlyn Freed's ESL Home at http://www.eslhome.com/esl/listen/
· More intermediate pronunciation at http://www.soundsofenglish.org/pronunciation/index.htm
Hand-outs +MP3, explanation of the formation of the sounds.
· Engish maze advenced http://www.englishmaze.com/
Study different accents at http://www.englishmaze.com/main/home.html
· 1-Language.com elementary up at http://www.1-language.com/esllistening/index.htm
All levels minimal pairs
American English Pronunciation Practice
Pictures
Animals, food, toys, Halloween with names.
http://www.1-language.com/eslflashcards/index.htm
Verbs, adjectives, pronouns,
http://tell.fll.purdue.edu/JapanProj//FLClipart/default.html
More vocabulary
English Raven Action Flashcards
Vocabulary
Longman dictionary - http://www.ldoceonline.com/
WordReference.com - http://www.wordreference.com/enpt
Basic-elementary
These are interactive basic JavaScript quizzes for students of English as a second language.
Basic-elementary all vocabulary study
Flash Crossword Puzzles for Studying English Vocabulary (java)
Basic-elementary
Scrambled Sentences for ESL Students
Situational sentances with variations.
Useful Sentences for Travel Survival
Easy things for beginners.
http://www.manythings.org/e/easy.html
Elementary up exercise
Flash Hangman Games for ESL Students
CGI Hangman Games for ESL Students (1999)
Matching Quiz, Concentration Game of Word Pairs (two players), Spelling Game
Word Based Games for ESL Students
Listening reading memory game.
Concentration Games for ESL Students
Intermediate
Crosswords-Difficult level 3 up
Sentences to complete and question.
Intermediate proverbs completing game
PhraseDaze Games for English Study
Proverbs with correction.
Dictionary of slang
Crosswords and Quizzes at Net Learn Languages some in java.
http://www.nll.co.uk/free/exercises.shtml
· Dave's ESL Slang Page
http://www.eslcafe.com/slang
Advanced
quotations, insults, and neologisms (new coinages) as well as a daily historical diary entry
http://www.wordwizard.com/indexresources.htm
Sentences to complete and questions.
· Toon in to Idioms
They will find an idiom along with an amusing illustration and a sample dialogue that they can listen to if their computer has speakers. http://www.elfs.com/2nInX-Title.html
This is a very advanced vocabulary site. Students will find vocabulary quizzes and stories about words. http://www.wordfocus.com
Reading and writing
· ¡Vamos a Granada!, Kristy Cross
· Muralism, Muralists, and Murals, Carol Sparks
· El Bosque Lluvioso, Carol Sparks
· El Ballet Folklórico de México, Carol Sparks
Basic-elementary
List of pen pals sites
http://www.merrywing.com/penpal.htm
e-pals forum, mail, information.
http://www.epals.com/
Post card with famous pintings
http://postcards.www.media.mit.edu/Postcards
Basic writing/reading with different versions of the final text.
A Self Introduction
Children zone – ARKive natural life
http://www.planetarkive.org/vista.html
The games are not that easy http://www.planetarkive.org/games.html
Elementaryup exercises on English grammar and vocabulary while reading scripts. Not only can you practice English, but you can learn many interesting things while doing so.
Quizzes Based On VOA Special English Programs
Helps to write different texts and gives some reading options.
Fun with words 2 shows all verbal tenses.
Computer Assisted Writing
Wait for the storymaker to load, then answer the questions - choose the characters, words and places or write your own! Then the story maker will 'make' your story - you can print it too!
http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-writing-storymaker.htm
The British Council Learnenglish arts archive with exercises and cultural links.
http://www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish-central-arts-current.htm
· CNN
This is a marvelous source of current, authentic reading materials. In addition to the latest news stories, students will find interactive news quizzes. http://www.nmis.org/NewsInteractive/CNN/Newsroom
Grammar
Elementary up various exercises of vocabulary
Flash Quizzes for ESL Students
Elementary - Easy grammar exercises
http://a4esl.org/a/g.html
Elementary up medium exercises
http://a4esl.org/a/g3.html
Intermediate exercises
http://a4esl.org/a/g5.html
Explanations on grammar topics from A to Z.
http://www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish-central-grammar-archive.htm
very well organized all-topic multiple-choice exercises
http://www.better-english.com/grammar.htm
Categories
http://classiclit.about.com/library/bl-etexts/wmbaskervill/bl-wmbaskervill-grammar-parts-prepositions.htm
Students can take grammar quizzes in a variety of subject areas such as holidays, sports and culture. The quizzes are graded on the spot.
http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/quizzes
http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com - ESL portal with free English grammar and vocabulary exercises, printable worksheets, video-based exercises, lists of American idioms and phrasal verbs, and much more.
http://www.eslpdf.com - A collection of free worksheets/handouts for use in the classroom or for individual study, covering different aspects of English grammar, vocabulary, and more.
http://www.businessenglishsite.com - Free Business English exercises arranged by topic (marketing, accounting, information technology, medical, banking, job hunting, and more). Includes a listening comprehension section.
Magazines
List of news magazines for students
http://www.surfnetkids.com/news.htm
Search MED magazine
http://www.macmillandictionary.com/searchresults.asp
List of magazines and newspapers, encyclopedias
http://www.iei.uiuc.edu/student_sa_readinglist.html
Reader’s Digest home
http://www.rd.com/
The British Council – general
http://www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish-central-magazine-current-2.htm
Business magazine for graduates.
http://www.nxtbook.com/fx/books/dal/grad02/
Cool Links for Learners of English
http://www3.telus.net/linguisticsissues/MyLinksLearners.html
USA Today,
The New York Times,
The Wall Street Journal,
The Washington Post,
Time,
Business Week,
Life
· Yahoo! Internet Life (in print and online at http://www.yil.com)
· ZD Internet Magazine (in print and online at http://zdimag.com)
Science
At-Bristol is a unique destination bringing science, nature and art to life…
A place of discovery and surprise, home to three magical attractions; Explore At-Bristol, Wildwalk At-Bristol and IMAX Theatre At-Bristol.
http://www.at-bristol.org.uk/Default.htm
Tales of Future Past
Tales of Future Past is a light-hearted examination of our ideas of how the future would be.
www.davidszondy.com/future/futurepast.htm
Literature Online
Online Books Page,
Internet Public Library – a very complete resource with many other links
http://www.ipl.org/
Children's Literature Web Guide.
Fiction, poetry, drama, articles, interviews, and short stories.
http://www.bibliomania.com/0/0/5/4/frameset.html
Some great writers, their history and some texts, real time dictionary with pronunciation.
http://www.thefreelibrary.com/
Teacher resources
List of business exercises for dofferent levels
http://www.better-english.com/exerciselist.htm
All MED magazine issues content index
http://www.macmillandictionary.com/med-magazine/february2004/16-index-page.htm
ESL Magazine, reports, ideas and resources.
http://www.eslmag.com/
Onestopenlish, writing – one world page
http://www.onestopenglish.com/tefl_skills/writing.htm
http://www.onestopenglish.com/exams/index.htm
Cool Links for Teachers & Linguists
http://www3.telus.net/linguisticsissues/MyLinksTeachers.html#Clipart
Very useful for every resources
http://esl.about.com/cs/
Links of Interest to Students & Teachers of English as a Second Language.
http://iteslj.org/links/ESL/Speaking/
The British Council home page (Kids, military, teachers, communities)
http://www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish.htm
ESL magazine
http://www.eslmag.com/index.php
Antimoon.com: A good site for learning English with many different strategies brought to you by the greatest ESL students in all of Poland!
Internet English Resources – links to listening, grammar, reading, etc
http://www.iei.uiuc.edu/student_internet_res.html#oral
The following sites that have continually updated lists of links:
Volterre Web Links, Linguistic Funland, the ESL Study Hall and Dave Sperling's ESL Links Page for Students.
A collection of free grammar lesson plans including an outline of the lesson and teaching materials.
http://esl.about.com/library/lessons/blgrammarplans.htm
E-pals resources page, some links to projects and organizations.
http://www.epals.com/resources/online/
· National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education
Among NCBE's many offerings are hundreds of links to web pages on language and education issues, lesson plans and other practical classroom information.
Many different exercises
http://www.manythings.org/it/sitemap.htm
different languages lessons
http://www.clta.net/lessons/
There is even a special BBC World Service site for people learning English(basic to elementary)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/index.shtml
They can try listening to different accents, for example American English on CNN or CBS:
http://www.cnn.com/
http://www.cnn.com/EDUCATION/
http://cbsnews.cbs.com/
Thematic
Movies
Synopses and language information about many movies.
http://eslnotes.com/synopses.html
The Internet Movie Database: A true joy for movie lovers! A comprehensive guide to virtually every movie ever made, with detailed information on the plot, cast, and awards won by each film, as well a large selection of movie reviews and other fun stuff.
Drew’s Script-o-Rama: This site offers scripts that can be downloaded directly for free. In addition, it also has access to a few transcripts, which are the word-for-word dialog that is in the actual movie.
Zoos
Kids word games, starter questions, songs
http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-topics-zoos.htm
Easy games: clothes, animals, colors.
http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-games-little-kids.htm
ARKive natural life and animals http://www.arkive.org/
Globally Endangered Chapter – endangered species round the world, basic and specific information. Photos and short videos as well as other links are available.
http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/
Children zone
http://www.planetarkive.org/vista.html
The games are not that easy http://www.planetarkive.org/games.html
Historic
Atlas with a time line of human evolution
https://www5.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/atlas.html
Geographic/demographic
AmeriStat
http://www.ameristat.org
AmeriStat provides up-to-date, easy-to-use, nontechnical summary information on major U.S.
demographic trends.
CIA World Factbook
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook
The CIA produces in-depth and up-to-date descriptions of countries worldwide.
The Population Reference Bureau
http://www.prb.org
Track U.S. and international population trends as well as other demographic data.
U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov
A vast amount of data is indexed by subjects covering population, housing, economics, geography, and agency news. U.S. and world population clocks are also available.
United Nations Statistics Division: Cities Population
Database
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/citydata/default.asp
Find the population of a country's capital city and cities with 100,000 or more inhabitants, and the cities' geographic coordinates.
World Bank: GenderStats
http://genderstats.worldbank.org
This database of gender statistics for countries covers basic demographics, population dynamics, labor force structure, education, health, and maternal mortality.
© 2001 National Geographic Society. All rights reserved.
Celebrations
http://www.australianmedia.com/familynetwork.htm
Online couses
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