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

ESL 10 - 30

ESL 40 - 60

ESL 022 - 132

ESL 132 - 142

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