Lessons

BBC Skillwise

Includes content that is appropriate for all levels

English and maths for adults – all levels of ability. This is British, but almost everything is usable. This website contains an extensive variety of teaching and learning tools including information, games, worksheets and quizzes. It explores different text types and purposes; reading, writing, listening and speaking skills; learning strategies and numeracy.

 

Learning English

Appropriate for levels 2, 3

There are lots of videos and ongoing programs including ‘The Grammar Gameshow’. Students can watch a news report (and other types of video content) and then complete an online quiz to test their understanding. This is a great website for students to use for self-study. It contains English learning programs in different languages too.

 

Many things

Includes content appropriate for all levels

There are Hundreds of interactive activities from easy to hard. Everything from matching/identification (vocab) games, pronunciation activities, crosswords, quizzes, grammar activities, spelling activities… it’s huge. It’s excellent for student self-study.

 

ESL Lab

Appropriate for levels 2, 3

This website contains a range of English conversations to listen to. When you click on a conversation you will access a page that contains pre-listening exercises, audio, online multiple choice questions (which can be scored and corrected at the click of a button), post-listening exercises and online Investigation activities. It would be quite good for student self-study.

Note: Different accents and pronunciation make the listening a little difficult at times, and the speed of conversation is mostly natural, though relaxed. Because of these features, this resource is probably best used for levels 2-3, even at the ‘easy’ level.

 

ESLfast

Appropriate for levels 1, 2, 3

This site does contain excellent listening tasks with close exercises and other good activities (Vocabulary, Sentences and Dictation) on content, however it’s pretty clunky to use – especially the vocabulary lists (when you click on a word the link takes you to a definition in an online dictionary, but then you have to hit the ‘back’ button to go back to the list). Due to the awkwardness of use, it’s probably best to use by teachers to copy and paste activities into documents for printing, to be used in class whist playing the audio to the group. Levels 2 – 3 could use the resource for self-study if they possess reasonable computer skills. 

 

Bogglesworld

Teacher resource

Worksheets, jobs, flashcards, lesson plans, and activities for teaching ESL and EFL. These are printable, not interactive. The organisation of resources on the main page isn’t great, but the menus are useful. The flashcards are good, though some are aimed at children, and there is quite a range of crosswords and word searches.

 

ESL YES

Appropriate for levels 1, 2, 3

1,600 Short Stories for English Learners, with Exercises, Audio, Grade Level. Choose an item and you will be taken to a page with a transcript where you can listen to audio. The page will also contain links to Vocabulary, Cloze, Crossword, Sentences and Dictation. This is much like ESL fast, with the same issues, however, the interactive crosswords are great.

 

ESL radio and TV

Appropriate for levels  2, 3

Audio and some videos on different topics with quizzes. Searchable by category, which could be useful when looking to cover particular topics.

 

Skillsworkshop

Teacher resource

Printable resources for Literacy and numeracy at a variety of levels. Contains a search function to make it easier to locate particular content.

 

Islcollective

Appropriate for levels 2, 3

The home page has a link to an excellent site called ‘Film English’. Here you can find detailed lesson plans with resources (including films) for use in EAL classes – various themes and levels but best for 2 – 3.

Use the options near the search bar to search via theme and level for pintables. Mostly single worksheets – all topics and levels.

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Linguahouse

Appropriate for levels 2, 3, Teacher resource

Self-study units for students, teacher resource section containing printables and lessons (free access is limited for the teacher resource section).

 

Thoughtco language

Appropriate for levels 2, 3, Teacher resource

A wide variety of teaching and learning resources at different levels.

 

Lyricstraining

Appropriate for levels  1, 2, 3

Enjoy learning languages for free playing with the music videos and filling in the lyrics of your favorite songs. Contains activities at different levels.

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Adelescorner

Appropriate for levels  1, 2, 3

Grammar, vocabulary and listening activities at different levels. Great for student self-study.