ESL WEB RESOURCES
The
following websites provide practice for students learning English as
a Second Language, or teachers looking for new materials. Areas of
study include grammar, writing, pronunciation, reading, and
listening. Lessons by Level will take you to a list of lessons
according to course level.
Lessons by Level
REFERENCE
Bartleby.com
Dictionary, thesaurus, English usage guide (grammar and style),
and collection of famous works
Picture
Dictionary
Look up words with pictures - includes activities, too.
VOCABULARY
FreeRice
Learn and practice vocabulary and donate rice to the UN World Food
Program
MULTIPLE SKILLS
CLA English Online
Grammar, reading, academic English, listening, and pronunciation
David Appleyard's English Toolbox
Grammar, spelling, and confused words
Eclectic English
Vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes
English at Home
Reading, idioms, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes
EnglishClub.com
Vocabulary, grammar, idioms, pronunciation, listening, and
reading
Englishpage.com
Vocabulary, grammar, listening, and reading exercises with tutorials
English-Zone.Com
Vocabulary, grammar, idioms, pronunciation, listening, and
reading
ESL
Desk
Vocabulary, spelling, grammar, reading, and quizzes
ESL
Gold
Speaking, reading, and grammar exercises
Idiom
Connection
Dictionary of idioms with quizzes
Isabel's ESL Site
Vocabulary, writing, and grammar with explanations and
exercises
John's ESL Community
Vocabulary, reading, writing, listening, and grammar
LearnEnglish Central
By the British Council -
Vocabulary, reading, listening, and grammar with audio
Learning
English Online
Grammar and vocabulary explanations and practice
Manythings
Grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, reading, listening, idioms,
slang, and tongue twisters
Study Zone at the
University of Victoria
Grammar, reading, and vocabulary organized by levels
Using
English for Academic Purposes
Guides and exercises to improve academic reading, writing,
listening, speaking, and vocabulary
GRAMMAR & WRITING
About.com ESL
Lessons, explanations, and quizzes
Academic Writing Module from
Victoria University
Exercises for writing: topic sentence, building paragraphs, and
incorporating sources
Activities for ESL Students
TESL Internet Journal: many quizzes, exercises, and links
Daily Grammar
Selection of grammar lessons
EnglishLearner.com
Large selection of vocabulary and grammar quizzes and crossword
puzzles
ESL Blues
Grammar, reading, and common errors
ESL Cafe
Variety of ESL and non-ESL quizzes
Grammar Bytes
Interactive grammar quizzes
Guide to Grammar & Writing
Large collection of explanations and practice for English grammar and writing
Internet Grammar of English
Grammar reference source with exercises
My Writing Lab
Writing lessons and activities; used with Pearson textbooks (NorthStar)
Online Writing Lab
Perdue University writing lab: writing, grammar, and spelling
explanations and exercises
Pizzaz!
Lesson plans for building writing skills
Writing Center - University of Richmond
Guide for the entire writing process with activities
READING
Adult Learning Activities
Reading with audio followed by vocabulary exercises on a variety of
daily life skills
America's Story
Timelines, biographies of historical figures, history of the U.S.
Comaudio
Read and listen to stories with comprehension questions
Inside Out e-lessons
Weekly e-lessons based on current events
LiteracyWorks
CNN stories with activities for vocabulary and comprehension
The Moolit Road
Ghost stories from across America (some with audio)
News VOA
Read and listen to real news articles - includes games and a
wordbank
NY Times
Learning Network
Read news stories and do activities
Poetry Out Loud
Poetry with audio
Project Gutenberg
Huge library of free online novels, short stories, reference
books, textbooks, and audiobooks
Read, Write, Think
Lessons and materials for reading, writing, and vocabulary
RepeatAfterUs.com
Listen and read along to poetry, texts, rhymes, fiction, nonfiction,
stories, quotes, and dramas
Study Zone at the
University of Victoria
Grammar, reading, and vocabulary organized by levels; explanations
and exercises
100 Free
ESL Stories
Vocabulary, comprehension questions, and dictation exercises -
includes audio
LISTENING
Adult Learning Activities
Listening with reading followed by vocabulary exercises on a variety
of daily life skills
Comaudio
Read and listen to stories with comprehension questions
Sound
Portraits
Audio documentaries/stories of real lives with text
English Insight by Dona Sorsa
Video clips plus exercises
English Listening Lounge
Listening comprehension: choose your level and a topic of interest
E.L. Easton
Connects to audio portions of famous writers’ works
ELLLO
Listening comprehension activities with quizzes
ESL Wonderland
Various activities and more sites to try
LiteracyWorks
CNN stories with activities for vocabulary and comprehension
National Public Radio
Features, daily news stories, and extensive archives with audio and
video
News VOA
Read and listen to real news articles - includes games and a
wordbank
Poetry Out Loud
Poetry with audio
Randall’s ESL Cyber Listening Lab
Topic based listening lessons organized by level
Sound Portraits
Audio documentaries/stories with transcripts
Takako's Great Adventure
A Japanese student finds adventure in Canada: vocabulary,
comprehension, sentence building
The
Mercury Theater on Air
Before TV programs there were radio programs. An archive of
radio programs from the 1930s
Yolango
Watch videos on a variety of topics and answer questions
(must register for questions)
PRONUNCIATION
American English Pronunciation Practice
Practice to minimal pairs and more
AudioEnglish.net
Commercial site with free resources, including some accounting terms
Authentic American
Pronunciation
Various interactive items for pronunciation
practice
English
Pronunciation Guide to the Names of People, Places, and Stuff
Pronounces names, places, and anything else that is commonly
mispronounced
ESLgame.com
300 words pronounced
ESL Pronunciation
Work Page
Activities on word stress, phrasal stress,
thought groups, emphasis, reduction, and linking
fonetiks.org
Pronounces guide to 9 varieties of English
Mouth Mangler
Tongue twister practice for problem consonants
Phonetics: The
Sounds of American English
Animated diagrams of pronunciation with video and audio of the sounds of English |