Online ESL Resources for Hope Online • Activities for ESL Students • http://a4esl.org/ - This site is dedicated to providing an exhaustive list of all things ESL. Although it is not flashy, it does allow for quite a bit of specific review, instruction, and new learning.
•Self-Study Grammar Quizes -
• http://a4esl.org/q/h/grammar.html- Although this is a link off of the above site, it is worth noting in its own right.This resource has every english grammar subject broken down, including topics as small as articles and prepositions. It has easy to use quizzes on these subjects for students to focus their learning.
• Randall’s ESL Listening Lab • http://www.esl-lab.com/ - This site has hundreds of real world situations and
conversations to listen to and learn from. You can take quizzes on what you hear or you can just listen for context. A great introduction to any student who is not exposed to a lot of english in the home.
• Using English’s PDF lessons -
•http://www.usingenglish.com/lesson-plans.html - This resource has ready to print handouts for teachers to hone in on specific English language skills. It is well organized according to level of proficiency.
• The Slang-o-lator -
• http://grafx.dli.com/games/slangolator/slangolator.swf - This game is very simple in its approach. It is an interactive and visual quiz that tests your knowledge of english idioms, common slang, and easily misunderstood phrases. Although it is quite fun, it is also quite informational for those who don’t hear these phrases and idiomatic verbs all of the time.
• ESL Search -
•http://www.eslsearch.org/ - This is a search engine that only searches resources for ESL students and teachers. Rather than googling the entire internet, simply type in your search here and it will pop up quite a few valuable resources.
• How J Say-
•http://www.howjsay.com/- This site will provide a voice for nearly any phrase that you type into the search bar. If a student is having trouble pronouncing something, they can enter it in here and listen to the way it sounds.
• Learn English•http://www.learn-english.co.il/ - This site is an interactive activity site for learning about nearly any word in 4 languages. You can click on the words to hear them and then go on to the next one. It is a great improvement on traditional flash cards or vocabulary word lists.
• VozMe-
•http://vozme.com/index.php?lang=en - This site allows you to take any text that you have copied from a web page and make it into an audio file. This is great for letting students hear their writing or simply converting a textbook portion into an audio book.