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http://www.freetech4teachers.com/
http://english4work.blogspot.com/
http://dvmunca.blogspot.com/ - For teaching American culture.
http://rong-chang.com/blogs/ - For teachers.
http://inspirationlane.blogspot.com/ - Find ideas and tips for teachers.
http://www.readableblog.com/ - For ESL/EFL learners.
http://blog-efl.blogspot.com/ - For EFL teachers and learners.
http://jeffreyhill.typepad.com/english/ - Finds lots of useful resources.
http://spellingblog.howtospell.co.uk/ - A blog about spelling for native speakers and English learners. Find resources and videos on spelling and pronunication (youtube).
http://thedailyenglishshow.blogspot.com/ - This is "the world's first daily online English language show," produced in New Zeland.
http://picturebooksinelt.blogspot.com/ - a blog about picture books.
http://english-humor.blogspot.com/
http://closeyourtextbooks.blogspot.com/ - Find resources about culture, music, pedagogy for students, teachers and families. You can share articles and make contributions.
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http://www.michellehenry.fr/christmas.htm - lots of resources . http://www.abcya.com/kindergarten_christmas_lights.htm - Hang lights on the house. http://www.abcya.com/christmas_tree.htm - Decorate a Christmas tree. |
Creating Cartoons or Mini-Movies http://www.dfilm.com/index_mm2.html - A website in which students can create their own mini-movies. http://www.matefl.org/_mgxroot/page_10673.html - adapting a picture story (find lessons and activities). http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/ - Create your own comic strip with animation. http://www.wittycomics.com/ - Create comic strips with your caption. http://www.readwritethink.org/student_mat/student_material.asp?id=21 - Find ideas and links. http://www.zimmertwins.com/ - Create cartoon movies to teach ESL.
http://www.dvolver.com/live/home.html - Have students create their own "movie." http://nieonline.com/palmbeachpost/cftc.cfm?cftcfeature=archive - Lessons using newspaper cartoons. Find templates and downloadable handouts.
http://www.eslpartyland.com/teachers/nov/film.htm - Find exercises (vocabulary, discussion questions, etc) from American movies. http://www.toondoo.com - Use your own photos to create cartoon strips or cartoon books. http://www.pixton.com - Upload pictures and create your own cartoons. There are templates for educators and business. http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/interactive/onlinestory.htm#talk - Listen to online animated stories in English and Spanish. http://www.funnytimes.com/playground/http://www.brainpopjr.com/ - Games, movies, quizzes, stories and other creative activities. Good for Level 1. |
http://www.elcivics.com/civics.html - For ESL students.
http://www.tinkerbellchime.com/ - Find lessons, games, pictures, and quizzes.
http://www.cal.org/caela/esl_resources/collections/rescit.html - Citizenship resources from the CAELA site.
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English for Specific Purposes englishmed.com - Find online exercises and games for doctors, nurses and pharmacists. http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/business/index.shtml - and http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/general/englishatwork/ - Business from BBC. http://www.businessenglishsite.com/ - Find vocabulary, idiomatic expressions and grammar exercises for business people.
http://bogglesworldesl.com/businessESL.htm - Activities and worksheets.
http://www.better-english.com/exerciselist.html - Interactive English business.
http://www.uefap.com/ - a guide for students in higher education.
http://www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish-peacekeepers-exercises-index.htm - For peacekeepers.
http://www.usingenglish.com/links/English_for_Special_Purposes/index.html - Find lots of useful links.
http://www.usingenglish.com/links/Business_English/index.html - For business English.
http://claweb.cla.unipd.it/home/mcanapero/ - English for science. Find interactive exercises, grammar explanation, dictation, pronunciation, and more.
http://www.brainpop.com/ - Interactive quizzes for all subjects.
http://www.eslhome.com/esl/esp/
http://www.eslpartyland.com/quiz-center/quiz.htm#business
http://www.reepworld.org/studentsite/index.html - Exercises for Health, Family and work. Find a list of resources.
http://www.thewclc.ca/edge/ - Interactive newspaper with a listening part. Some editions are for VESL.
http://www.acinet.org/acinet/videos_by_ability.asp?id=27,&nodeid=31 - Find job videos.
http://www.1-language.com/memorymatchelem/occupations/memori1.swf - Jobs memory game.
http://english4work.blogspot.com/
http://www.learnenglish.de/vocabulary/jobs.htm - Jobs and work vocabulary with pictures, dialogue, quiz, dictation, and reading activities (Go to http://www.learnenglish.de/vocabulary/jobsidioms.htm for Idioms and sayings about jobs and work).
http://www.englishclub.com/english-for-work/medical.htm
http://www.englishclub.com/english-for-work/cashier.htm - Vocabulary, dialogue, listening practice, and grammar explanation.
http://www.englishclub.com/english-for-work/police.htm
http://www.englishclub.com/english-for-work/food-drink.htm
http://www.englishclub.com/english-for-work/housekeeping.htm
http://www.englishclub.com/english-for-work/hotel.htm
http://www.speakenglish.co.uk/phrases/at_work - Click on the phrases and words to listen to the pronunication.
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http://www.newamericanhorizons.org/training-videos - Adult ESL training from New American Horizons. |
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http://mlots.org/ - Media library of teaching skills. |
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http://www.teachchildrenesl.com/worksheets.htm - Find worksheets. |
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http://www.teachertube.com/ |
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http://oelp.uoregon.edu/shaping.html - a video-based training product for English language educators from the University of Oregon. |
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http://www.mission-us.org/ - Play this interactive game and leanr about different eras of the US history. |
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/flash/stage1.shtml - Learn to type in stages. |
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http://www.brainpopjr.com/ - Games, quizzes, stories and other creative activities. |
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http://people.uncw.edu/ertzbergerj/msgames.htm - find powerpoint, excel, word, printable board games and other types of games . |
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http://sheppardsoftware.com/ - Free educational website. Find games for vocabulary, math, geography and other subjects. |
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http://jayisgames.com/ - More games using flash. |
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http://www.helpkidzlearn.com/ - games and stories . |
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http://www.sillybooks.net/ - Find animated cartoons, comics, children's music, picture books, puzzles and games that entertain kids and teach them to read. |
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http://elouai.com/ - Find lots of sites where you can create your own avatar (a virtual image). When creating these images, students can practice describing people or places, or giving commands. |
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/vikings/activities/activity.html - Be part of this viking expedition. |
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http://elouai.com/new-room-maker - Teach prepositions in this cool site in which you can build and furnish a room by clicking on a selection of furniture. |
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http://www.fun-with-words.com - Find anagrams, tongue twisters, palindromes and other oddities of the English language. |
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http://www.uptoten.com/ - Find games and songs for "bright" kids. |
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http://pbskids.org/lions/stories.html - Find lots of stories and games for kids. |
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http://www.funtrivia.com/ - Find lots of trivia and quizzes. |
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http://www.kidshealth.org - It's a fun site for students to read and browse. |
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http://www.prongo.com/ - Educational website for kids. Find games, quizzes and brain teasers.
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http://www.creativepuzzels.nl/spel/speel1/madlips-2.htm - Mad Lips!!! |
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http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com/CrissCrossSetupForm.html- Create crossword puzzles, word search, mazes and other types of games. |
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http://www.otterarchives.com/bountygame.html - online mystery games. |
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http://www.internet4classrooms.com/ - Activities for kids and parents sorted by grade, level and subject. Resources for teachers. |
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http://bogglesworldesl.com/wordsearches.htm - Find printable board games, word searches, cloze exercises, puzzles and other types of games. |
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http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/home?quicktabs_9=2#quicktabs-9 - Website from British Council for kids. Find games, songs, stories, fun activities, and more resources for teachers. |
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/playspace/games/spacedoctor/space_doctor.shtml - In a simulated space trip, be the doctor in this adventure. |
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http://www.eslpdf.com/esl_holidays.html - Lots of worksheet. |
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http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/vocabulary/index.html - Find interactive exercises. Bottom of page. |
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Idioms and Idiomatic Expressions |
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http://a4esl.org/q/h/idioms.html |
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http://www.idioms4you.com/ - With pictures, definition, dialogues, and listening part. |
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http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/phrasal-verbs-exercises.php |
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http://www.eslpdf.com/esl_phrasalverbs.html |
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http://www.churchillhouse.com/english/exercises/phrasals/ - Phrasal verbs from short stories. |
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http://dictionary.cambridge.org/default.asp?dict=I - Cambridge dictionary. |
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http://www.idiomconnection.com/ - Idioms and quizzes |
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http://www.english-daily.com/english-idioms.php - From English Daily. |
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http://www.speakenglish.co.uk/phrases/ - Phrases for daily situations (with pronunication). |
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http://www.eslcafe.com/pv/ - Phrasal verbs. |
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http://www.eslcafe.com/idioms/ |
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http://www.englishcaster.com/idioms/ - Listen to and find explanations for a variety of idioms. |
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http://www.idiomquest.com/ - Searchable database. |
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http://www.speakenglish.biz/ - Practice grammar, idioms and songs. |
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http://www.joannemason.com/blog/ - Information about idioms, where they came from and how people use them. |
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Intercultural, Cross-Cultural Lessons |
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http://www.esolcourses.com/uk-english/beginners-course/unit-1/personal-information.html - Polite, greetings and goodbye expressions (beginning level). |
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http://www.eslflow.com/interculturalcommunication.html - Find quizzes and lesson plans. |
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http://wilderdom.com/games/MulticulturalExperientialActivities.html - Find games and activities. |
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http://www.everythingesl.net/lessons/multicultural_holidays_through_60600.php - Multicultural holidays. |
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http://www.ac-nancy-metz.fr/enseign/anglais/Henry/polite.htm - Politeness, etiquette. |
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http://www.bbc.co.uk:80/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1655_how_to_ask/page5.shtml - Polite invitation from BBC (listening part, quiz, script and activity). |
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http://www.linguarama.com/ps/polite.htm - Exercises. |
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http://genkienglish.net/wheresthe.htm - Song "Excuse me, where is the.." and cloze exercise. |
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http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/culture-vulture.php - Country cultural etiquette, quizzes, facts and statistics, and over 300 articles. |
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http://www.eslgo.com/resources/sa/role_plays/intercultural.html - conflict resolution role play cards. |
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http://www.english-4u.com/index.php?module=pagesetter&tid=1&tpl=langFun&page=25 - Find printable lessons organized by language function. |
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www.storycorps.com/animation - Find animated short stories (less than 5 minutes) featuring some of the best loved radio stories. All the movies have closed caption. |
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http://www.englishcentral.com/videos#!/index - It's a database of videos (Business English, social English, travel, speeches, etc.). |
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/flatmates/index.shtml - Watch The Flatmates episodes with interactive exercises. |
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http://www.lingual.net/lingualproductitems/ - Learn English watching movies and comercials. Find scritp and exercises. |
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DFILM Moviemaker - Have students create mini-movies. |
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http://www.dvolver.com/live/home.html - Have students create their own "movie." |
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http://www.apple.com/trailers/ - Watch movie previews. |
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http://www.favoritepoem.org/thevideos/index.html - Watch videos of people reading poems. |
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http://www.english-trailers.com/index.php - Find movie previews and activities (quizzes, cloze exercises, writing,etc) in three language levels. |
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http://www.americanrhetoric.com/moviespeeches.htm - Find speeches from movies. |
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http://www.ted.com/ - Speeches from famous and talented people. |
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http://www.clipsync.com - Watch video online and chat with friends. |
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http://warmupsfollowups.blogspot.com.es/ - Find movie segments with exercises |
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http://www.forefrontpublishers.com/eslmusic/ - ESL through music. |
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http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/home?quicktabs_9=2#quicktabs-9 - Website from British Council for kids. Find games, songs, stories, fun activities, and more resources for teachers. |
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http://www.bussongs.com/ - Lots of songs, beginning to intermediate level. |
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http://www.caslt.org/resources/english-sl/classroom-resource-links-music_en.php - ESL through music. |
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http://www.uptoten.com/ - Find games and songs for "bright" kids. |
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http://www.eslpartyland.com/teachers/nov/music.htm |
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http://www.speakenglish.biz/ - Practice grammar, idioms and songs. |
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http://www.sillybooks.net/ - Find animated cartoons, comics, children's music, picture books, puzzles and games that entertain kids and teach them to read. |
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http://www.lyricstraining.com/ |
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http://writing.msu.edu:16080/ink/index.html - INK -A Free, Multiplayer, Online Game for Writing & Community. |
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http://www.writefix.com/argument/ - Learn how to write an argumentative essay. |
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http://www.english-zone.com/writing/para-strctr.html - Paragraph structure lesson. |
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http://www.1-language.com/essayedge/index.html - Find 6 lessons and over 100 pages of content. |
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http://www.wordq.com/ - Writing software with speech recognition. |
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http://www.paragraphpunch.com/ - Interactive online paragraph writing tutorial. |
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http://www.fi.edu/tfi/hotlists/composition.html - Composition and grammar hot list. |
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http://writing-program.uchicago.edu/resources/collegewriting/high_school_v_college.htm - Explains the differences between high school and college writing. |
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Reading, Vocabulary |
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http://www.cdlponline.org/ - Students can read and listen to easy articles related to work, law, health, school, housing, money, science, etc). For easy beginners. |
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http://college.cengage.com/collegesurvival/watkins/learning_companion/1e/students/timed_reading.html - Reading with comphrension questions. |
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http://www.smories.com/ - Stories written and read by children. |
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http://www.tikatok.com/ - Stories written and illustrated by kids. |
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http://www.kingfeatures.com/features/comics/comics.htm - Comics! |
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http://www.grammarmancomic.com/comicsgman.html - Grammar in comics. |
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http://www.mansioningles.com/Lectura01.htm |
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http://www.thewclc.ca/edge/ - Interactive newspaper with a listening part. Some editions are for VESL. |
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http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/ - From Time magazine, with worksheets. |
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http://www.happynews.com/ |
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http://www.er.uqam.ca/nobel/r21270/levels/index.html - academic vocabulary quizzes, organized by different levels. |
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http://eslus.com/LESSONS/READING/READ.HTM - Ministories with exercises. |
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http://www.tell-us-your-story.com/ - Disability discussion forum. |
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http://towerofenglish.com/humor.html - English humor. |
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http://www.thegreateststorynevertold.com/ - Digital storytelling competition using multimedia. |
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/tellinglives/ - Digital personal stories from bbc. |
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http://readingenglish.net/ - Listen and read to Voices of America news. Each word is linked to an online dictionary. |
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http://www.tv411.org/index.shtml - A television series for adults who want to strengthen their literacy skills. Produced by the Adult Literacy Media Alliance (ALMA), TV411 has enriched literacy and community outreach programs since 1998. |
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http://www.english-to-go.com/english/free_lesson.cfm?CFID=2421445&CFTOKEN=58251979 - Find a weekly writing assignment using current news. |
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http://www.vocabulary.co.il/ - Have fun learning vocabulary by playing games such as, crossword puzzles, match cards, word search and hangman. |
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http://www.storylineonline.net/ - Stories with animation and caption read by actors. Download activities. |
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http://www.sillybooks.net/ - Find animated cartoons, comics, children's music, picture books, puzzles and games that entertain kids and teach them to read. |
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http://www.childrenslibrary.org - Find the biggest collection of children's books written in 38 languages.
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http://www.literacy.org/cnnsf/home.html - Find CNN reading activities. |
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http://www.rong-chang.com/ - Find lots of activities for listening, grammar, reading, pronunciation, and vocabulary, and many useful links. |
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http://www.lclark.edu/~krauss/toppicks/reading.html - Find a number of links for readings categorized by student level. |
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http://www.lclark.edu/~krauss/ortesol98/home.html#master - Find a number of reading links for intermediate level. |
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http://www.sfsite.com - Find books, magazines and e-zines related to science-fiction. |
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http://www.learnenglish.de/basics/computers.htm - Parts of a computer/laptop. |
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http://www.writersdigest.com - Find resources to help you be a better writer and get published. Includes information about writing contests and market listings. |
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http://www.eslgold.com/reading.htm - Find quizzes, learning strategies and short reading exercises. |
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http://www.eslgamesworld.com/members/games/vocabulary/index.html - Lots of interactive listening memory games. |
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http://www.readingresource.net/sightwords.html - Reading and vocabulary activities and games for ESL students. |
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http://www.eslpdf.com/esl_vocabulary.html |
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http://www.spellingcity.com/ - Create interactive spelling and vocabulary quizzes. |
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http://www.mysterynet.com - You will find some mysteries to solve, and scary and magic tricks to have fun. |
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/tweenies/storytime/ - Find lots of stories and games. |
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http://www.starfall.com/ - Contains exciting interactive books (comics, Greek myths, plays, poetry, Chinese fables, folk tales) and phonic games. Find fun online pronunciation and spelling quizzes. |
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http://www.criticalreading.com/critical_reading.htm - Explains how language works, and the relationship between critical reading and critical thinking. |
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http://www.literactive.com/Home/index.asp - find lots of reading materials for pre-school, kindergarten and grade 1 students. |
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http://www.mcedservices.com/phonics/phonics.html -
Story by Story Phonics Lessons |
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks1bitesize/literacy/ - Another site from BBC with literacy games. |
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http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/index.html - From New York Times. |
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http://www.rif.org/leadingtoreading/en/preschoolers/read/ - Find activities for toddles, pre-schoolers, and "grouwn-ups." |
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http://www.storyplace.org/storyplace.asp - A children's digital library - find lots of stories with print-out activities. |
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http://www.vocabularycoach.com/ - Vocabulary quizzes. |
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http://www.ed.gov/inits/americareads/spidey/spidey.html - Reading/writing activities featuring Spiderman. |
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http://teacher.scholastic.com/clifford1/ - Interactive stories. |
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http://en.childrenslibrary.org/index.shtml - Find resources and lots of books for children in many languages. |
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http://bogglesworldesl.com/wordsearches.htm - Find printable board games, word searches, cloze exercises, puzzles and other types of games. |
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http://www.ipl.org/div/litcrit/ -
contains critical and biographical websites about authors and their works that can be browsed by author, by title, or by nationality and literary period. |
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http://www.literature.org/ - Find the full and unabridged texts of classic works of English literature |
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Poet. org - Poetry website with listening clips for intermediate to advanced levels. |
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Bartleby.com - Public domain literature and other texts. |
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http://www.favoritepoem.org/thevideos/index.html - Watch videos of people reading poems. |
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www.eslreading.com - Find simplifyied stories. |
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http://teacher.scholastic.com/clifford1/ - Interactive stories. |
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http://www.online-literature.com/ |
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http://smccd.edu/accounts/sevas/esl/gramcheck/index.html - Find online exercises, grammar explanations, and tips for writing an effective essay. |
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http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/index.htm - Find explanations and exercises. |
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http://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com/ - Lots of explanations for undergraduate students. |
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http://www.englishpage.com/grammar/ - Explanations and exercises. |
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http://www.elcivics.com/esl-grammar/lessons.html - From elcivics.com |
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askoxford.com - Rich dictionary online resource. |
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http://www.rong-chang.com/ - Find lots of activities for listening, grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary, and many useful links. |
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http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/style/wordiness.html - Strategies for reducing wordness. |
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http://web.uvic.ca/~gkblank/wordiness.html - "Wordiness, Wordiness, Wordiness List." |
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http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/index.html - Find common word usage errors. |
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http://www.bergen.edu/faculty/rfreud/verbtense.pdf - This site offers a clear explanation of verb tenses |
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http://www.myefa.org/ - Find vocabulary, speaking, grammar and life skills activities. For intermediate level. |
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http://www.eslgold.com/grammar.html - Find lots of explanations and exercises. |
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http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/hacker/exercises/ - Find quizzes with comprehensive feedback divided by sections: "Effective Sentences," "Word Choice," "Grammatical Sentences," "ESL Trouble Spots," "Punctuation," "Spelling and Mechanics" and "Basic Grammar." Highly recommended for academic intermediate and advanced level. |
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http://www.chompchomp.com/menu.htm - Find interactive quizzes, handouts, definitions and tips. Also for academic purposes. |
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http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/index2.html - More quizzes and handouts organized by the Online Writing Lab of Purdue University . |
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http://www.smccd.net/accounts/sevas/esl/gramcheck/ - Quizzes and explanations from the College of San Mateo online grammar practice. |
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http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quiz_list.htm - Quizzes and explanations from the Capital Community College interactice practice. |
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http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/grammar.htm - Quizzes and explanations from the University of Voctoria British Columbia. |
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http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar - Grammar reference with exercises. |
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http://www.eclecticenglish.com/ |
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http://www.grammarmancomic.com/comicsgman.html - Grammar in comics. |
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http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/ - Find "tips for better writing." |
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http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/ - Find quizzes and many resources for grammar and writing classes. |
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http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/grammar-exercises.html - Find videos, exercises, explanations, and learning tips. |
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http://www.englishgrammar.org/ - For native speakers. Advanced level. |
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http://www.eslpdf.com/esl_verbtenses.html |
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http://www.123listening.com/ - Find listening quizzes and templates for listening activities. |
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http://ressources-cla.univ-fcomte.fr/english/sites/dictations.htm - Dictation exercises. |
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http://www.booksshouldbefree.com/ - Find free audio books in many genres (children, humor, short stories, mystery, etc.) with MP3, iPod, and ebook download. |
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http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/interactive/onlinestory.htm#talk - Listen to online animated stories in English and Spanish. |
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http://www.eslradio.net/ - Includes dramas and speeches from students. |
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http://www.theamericanstoryteller.com/listen-to-stories.cfm - Find stories and their scripts. |
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http://www.antimoon.com/other/shaggydog.htm - Here are 10 short "Shaggy Dog Stories" in mp3 format that you can download free of charge. You can also download a story called "Going to California". |
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http://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/ - free online collection of stories and poems in MP3 (audiobook) format. |
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http://librivox.org/american-indian-fairy-tales-by-william-trowbridge-larned/ - Listen to American Indian Fairy Tales in MP3. |
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http://www.learnoutloud.com/Free-Audio-Video/Literature/Short-Stories#self - Public domain short stories (MP3). |
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http://www.languageguide.org/ - Listen to words in foreign languages. Excellent site for teaching vocabulary. |
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http://www.elllo.org - Find lots of listening acitivities and quizzes.
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http://http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/tweenies/songtime/ - Find lots of musical games, songs and nursery rhymes. |
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/schoolradio/english/listenandwrite.shtml - Audio resources for primary school. Find listening and writing activities. |
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http://www.5minuteenglish.com/listening.htm -
Free Short Self-Study English Lessons and Quick Tips for ESL Students |
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http://www.favoritepoem.org/thevideos/index.html - Watch videos of people reading poems.
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http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/ - News in "easy" and "hard" version |
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http://www.eslgold.com/listening.html - Lots of quizzes |
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http://www.thewclc.ca/edge/ - Interactive newspaper with a listening part. Some editions are for VESL. |
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http://www.eslfast.com/ - short stories |
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http://www.rong-chang.com/qa2/ - more short stories. |
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http://www.esl-lab.com/ - Quizzes in three levels. |
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http://www.eslamerica.us/ - An ESL website for "everything that has sound." |
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http://www.livemocha.com/ - Find lots of activities for listening comprehension.
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http://www.1-language.com/audiocourse/index.htm. Find lessons covering daily life, telephoning, classroom English, and short academic talks.
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http://www.eslpod.com/ - Listen to a dialog and answer the quizzes. Each ESL podcast lasts 10-20 minutes. |
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http://www.smories.com/ - Stories written and read by children. |
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http://www.tiu.ac.jp/org/labo/ede/ - English dictation exercises. |
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http://www.euronews.net/create_html.php?lng=1&page=home - Watch newscasts and read them (each news has its transcripts). |
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http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/dictionaryhome.aspx - Free dictionary with audio.
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http://www.agendaweb.org/listening/all_levels1.html - Listen to and read many stories for kids. |
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http://www.npr.org/ - Listen to stories and read the transcripts. |
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http://storycorps.org/listen/http://storycorps.org/listen/ - Listen to some of the best loved radio stories from real people (with transcripts). They are less than 3 minutes long. The interviews are featured every Friday on NPR. You can also check out their animation. |
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http://www.englishclub.com/webguide/Listening/ - Find a list of resources. |
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http://www.eslvideo.com/index.php - Free ESL video quizzes and activities, and resources for teachers and students. |
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http://www.shortstoryradio.com/index.htm - Not specifically for ESL, but you can listen to short stories. |
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http://www.mansioningles.com/listening00.htm - Short stories with transcripts. British and American accent. |
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http://www.ted.com/ - Speeches from famous and talented people. |
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http://www.storylineonline.net/ - Stories with animation and caption read by actors. Download activities. |
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http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/home?quicktabs_9=2#quicktabs-9 - Website from British Council for kids. Find games, songs, stories, fun activities, and more resources for teachers. |
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http://www.archiecomics.com/podcasts/ - from the Archie comics. |
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http://www.npr.org/rss/podcast/podcast_directory.php - podcasts from National Public Radio. |
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http://www.eslbusinessnews.com/ - Listen to and read transcripts (business English) |
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http://www.englishcaster.com/idioms/ - idioms and slangs. |
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http://www.thebobandrobshow.com/ - Created by an American and British pair. Find a a range of resources related to grammar and structure, as well as thematic concerns of a topical nature, such as the meaning of Thanksgiving. |
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http://historyonair.com/ |
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http://www.eslpod.com/website/index.php - Find lots of podcasting for different levels. The podcastings are free but there is a charge for using the learning guides.
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http://bylpodcasts.blogspot.com/ - Find downloadable and podcast audio resources using topics, such as dating, witches, ghost stories, and accidents. |
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http://www.rong-chang.com/ - Find lots of activities for listening, grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary, and many useful links. |
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http://www.speakingenglishpodcast.com/ - Podcasting pronunciation and vocabulary tips. |
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http://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/ - free online collection of stories and poems in Mp3 (audiobook) format. |
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http://librivox.org/american-indian-fairy-tales-by-william-trowbridge-larned/ - Listen to American Indian Fairy Tales in MP3. |
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http://www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish-podcasts-stories-poems.htm - Listen to poems and short stories. |
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http://www.learnoutloud.com/Free-Audio-Video/Literature/Short-Stories#self - Public domain short stories (MP3). |
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http://mylcpodcasts.blogspot.com/ -
Find the same blog/discussion board format as the Barcelona group, with the same target audience evident in the topics, such as song lyrics, Elvis Presley, finding your ancestors, walking in the Himalayas, running a marathon and poetry. |
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http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/ - Find podcasts and mini-podcasts with transcripts and lessons. |
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http://www.languageguide.org/ - Listen to words in foreign languages. Excellent site for teaching vocabulary. |
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http://hctv.humnet.ucla.edu/departments/linguistics/VowelsandConsonants/vowels/chapter11/chapter11.html - Created by Peter Ladefoged. You can watch videos of the movements of the tongue, jaw and larynx, forming English vowel sounds. |
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http://hctv.humnet.ucla.edu/departments/linguistics/VowelsandConsonants/ - Find information about the sounds of the world's languages, compiled by Peter Ladefoged. |
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http://www.rong-chang.com/ - Find lots of activities for listening, grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary, and many useful links. |
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http://www.myefa.org/ - Find vocabulary, speaking, grammar and life skills activities. For intermediate level. |
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http://www.elfs.com/MM5%20menu.html - Mouth work. |
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http://www.ezslang.com/ - Free activies to help you develop more natural conversation. |
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http://www.fonetiks.org/ - Free online pronunciation guide |
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http://www.learn-english.co.il/ - Learn vocabulary and pronunciation. There are over 1,500 words and phrases in English. |
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http://www.soundsofenglish.org/ |
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http://www.starfall.com/ - Find fun online pronunciation and spelling quizzes. Contains exciting interactive books (comics, Greek myths, plays, poetry, Chinese fables, folk tales) and phonic games.
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http://www.trainyouraccent.com/index.htm - Choose a lesson on the left menu, practice and reduce your accent. |
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http://evaeaston.com/pr/home.html - Excellent site for learning the "authentic American pronunciation." Find sound clips illustrating different sounds and quizzes. |
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http://evaeaston.com/pr/links.html - Intensive list of resources: find lots of links for teaching pronunciation, phonetic alphabet, testing, and also links to varieties of English (Caribbean English, South African English and more) . |
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learnamericanenglishonline.com/Pronunciation/Pronunciation.html - Listening (short and long vowels). |
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http://www.englishlearning.com/ - Provides translations, definitions and pictures. Software needs to be purchsed. |
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http://www.eslpartyland.com/teachers/nov/conv.htm - Find printable worksheet and ideas. |
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http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/pronunciation.php |
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http://writing-program.uchicago.edu/resources/grammar.htm - Find grammar exercises and explanations. |
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http://www.1-language.com/essayedge/index.html - Find 6 lessons and over 100 pages of content. |
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http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/ - Find handouts and explanations for academic writing topics, such as how to write a summary and include citations, and techniques for proofreading. |
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http://www.ccsf.edu/Services/LAC/grammarsites.shtml - Lots of online resources. |
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http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~wricntr/resources.html - From Harvard. |
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http://www.union.edu/writing/Help/index.html - Find handouts from professors of different disciplines. |
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http://www.rpi.edu/web/writingcenter/handouts.html - Find handouts and more online resources. |
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http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/index2.html - Find lots of information and exercises with answer key. For ESL and native speakers. |
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http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/index.html - Grammar handouts, from Purdue University. |
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http://writing2.richmond.edu/writing/wweb.html |
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http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/acadwrite/editing.html - Editing and proofreading strategies. |
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http://www.writingthejourney.com/workshop/index.htm - Understand writing concepts and find exercises. |
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http://www.drgrammar.org/faqs/ - This page contains answers to questions previously asked of Dr. Grammar that may provide help with your grammar questions. |
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http://www.usingenglish.com/resources/essays/ - Find samples with the editors' critique. |
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http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/ - Find quizzes and many resources for grammar and writing classes. |
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http://iteslj.org/c/jokes-bad_english.html - Jokes, riddles, puns. |
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http://www.omniglot.com/ - View the writing systems, numerals in different scripts and languages of the world. Find tips, articles related to language and quizzes. |
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http://www.upglo.org - This organization prioritizes services for refugees and asylees. They also provide assistance and legal services with recertification in professional fields. |
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http://www.keirsey.com - Personality questionnaire - Discover what your vocation is. |
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http://www.autobyografy.com - Lists job opportunities for creative types (singer, actor, writer, comedian, etc). |
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http://www.vocrehab.com/webtsa.htm - You will get an analysis of your transferable skills.
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http://www.stretcher.com - Learn interesting ideas to stretch your money. |
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http://www.chinesefortunecalendar.com/CFTCal1.htm - Learn what your lucky elements and prosperous decades are. It's fun for those who enjoy Chinese Astrology. |
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http://web-jpn.org/kidsweb/index.html - Introduces children to Japan. Find information about travel, lifestyle, cooking and Japanese language. |
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http://www.msu.edu/~lakejess/Kanji_Page.html - Great site for testing your knowledge in Japanese, Chinese and English language. Find kanji-English, kanji-kana, and English-kanji quizzes. |
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http://www.japander.com/japander/index.htm - Funny Japanese commercials featuring famous Americans artists (You can have your students choose one commercial and write a dialogue). |
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http://www.stellarium.org/ - Stellarium is a free open source planetarium for your computer. It shows a realistic sky in 3D, just like what you see with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope.
It is being used in planetarium projectors. Just set your coordinates and go. |
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http://www.esl-library.com/blog/infographic-for-valentines-day-love-idioms/ - Find resources and lesson plans (idioms, pictures, vocabulary) on love and relationships. |
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http://www.esolcourses.com/topics/valentines-day.html - Interactive activities, puzzles, songs and pritnable templates (elementary, beginners and intermediate). |
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http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/a-23-2010-02-10-voa1-84658862/117619.html - Voice of America |
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http://www.eslflow.com/Relationships.html - Exercises about love and relationship. |
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http://www.esl-library.com/blog/2012/11/14/podcast-6-myths-about-chocolate/ - Podcast, Six myths about chocolate. |
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http://www.elcivics.com/valentines_day_esl.html - Crossword puzzle, vocabulary worksheet, and board games. |
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http://www.eslpartyland.com/students/nov/dating.htm - Scroll to midpage (there are lots of ads) and find exercises on dates and relationships (idioms, conditional sentences, phrasal verbs). |
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http://www.abcya.com/valentines_day_counting.htm - Counting hearts (elementary) |
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http://www.abcya.com/valentines_day_puzzle.htm - Put the candies in a chocolate box (elementary) |
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