Helpful websites

Classrom and Professional Tips

http://esl.about.com/ All kinds of quizzes and grammar tips for every kind of activity – reading, writing, listening, speaking – great!)

http://www.ac-nancy-metz.fr/enseign/anglais/Henry/ (Site from France with EVERY possible activity you could want for holidays, grammar, vocabulary, listening, speaking, etc. – excellent!)

http://www.eslflow.com/ (Everything from ice breakers to collocations, all levels)

http://www.eslgold.com/ (Classroom ideas for ALL topics and learning points)

http://www.eslcafe.com/idea/index.cgi (Dave´s ESL cafe)

http://www.mrshurleysesl.com/teacherresources.html#ESLTEacherResources (Teacher resources on just about everything)

http://www.worksheets4teachers.com/ (Teacher Planet – everything you could want, especially for themed or holiday units)

http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/index.htm (English club - lots of grammar help and activities)

http://www.esl-galaxy.com/board.htm (ESL Galaxy - grammar help and review, teacher reference)

http://a4esl.org/ (All kinds of different English activities at all levels, as well as bi-lingual quizzes: Portuguese – English)

http://www2.uel.br/cch/nap/ (NAP online from the Universidade Estadual de Londrina – information and classroom ideas for EFL teachers)



Great websites for young learners - ELL

http://www.teachchildrenesl.com/ (Free activities for children)

http://www.esl-kids.com/ (A bit of everything)

http://www.english-4kids.com/worksheet.html (Worksheets and activities for the classroom)

Wonderful website with all kinds of activities using poems for all occasions
http://www.ac-nancy-metz.fr/enseign/anglais/Henry/poems.htm


Spring poetry for children
http://www.dltk-holidays.com/spring/poem/index.htm

Poems for Children by Shel Silverstein: http://faculty.weber.edu/chansen/humanweb/projects/MeghanUng/poems.htm

Poems for teachers to use in an ESL-ELF classroom
http://www.tooter4kids.com/classroom/poetry_in_the_esl_classroom.htm

Great websites for adult EFL leaners

http://bogglesworldesl.com/adultesl1.htm (EFL activities for adults – one of the best sites for communicative role play activities all ready to go)

http://www.rong-chang.com/business.htm (Business ESL/EFL activities)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/ (BBC learning English has videos and podcasts, as well as readings on the news and business world in English. They also have grammar and vocabulary practice and quizzes for your students).

http://www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish (British Council site with excellent activities for adults and professionals learning English, in addition to young learners, and teacher resource pages)

Listening Activities


• Songs! Cindi Marinho in NE Brazil proposed a great link to help celebrate Teacher’s Day, Oct. 15. But of course, it can be used all year round to improve listening & pronunciation, as well as adding enjoyment to the classroom. The site is called Karaoke Party at http://www.karaokep arty.com/ en There are lots of new and classic songs to sing along. If you’d like to save your scores, registration is quick and free. Singing time, Everyone!

• Videos with practical vocabulary and practice: http://video.about.com/esl/English-Restaurant-Vocabulary.htm (restaurant vocab & video)


• BBC Learning English has some great listening activities: news, radio & video dialogues all with the scripts for students to follow along. There are also teacher lesson plans to help you organize. Check out the site at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/

• Halloween! If you do decide to celebrate Halloween in your classroom, one of the best sites for listening activities, history, quizzes, etc. is: http://www.ac-nancy-metz.fr/enseign/anglais/Henry/hallo.htm
• http://www.history.com/content/halloween (History Channel Videos)


• Animals/Zoo - If any of you are studying animal units with your students or discussing the controversies of having animals in zoos, one of the best youtube clips is called: Creature Comforts by Ardman Animations. There are all different kinds of animals with various English accents as well as a panther with a Brazilian accent. It is very humorous with lots of details to be explored with your students. You can access the website here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3AAdkfiamU

• Videos for all purposes http://www.englishmedialab.com/survival%20English/travel%20plans/travel%20plans.html


Pronunciation practice for you and your students

Teaching Pronunciation for Multiple Intelligences:

http://www.soundsofenglish.org/Presentations/WATESOL2001/multipleintelligencesactivities.htm

Realia ideas:
• Bring mirrors to have students watch their mouths pronounce the words
• Use rubber bands to show short or looonnnngg stress


Great website for classroom pronunciation ideas
(tongue twisters, intonation drills, minimal pairs, and many more): http://www.eslflow.com/pronunciationlessonplans.html

Flash animation project. This is a project through the University of Iowa in the U.S. that has vocabulary and diagram information on English vowel and consonant sounds, as well as videos of people speaking so you can hear and watch the sounds being spoken. It is available in Spanish and German too, and is an excellent site for individual continued pronunciation practice: http://www.uiowa.edu/~acadtech/phonetics/#

English Club. This site has a variety of different links to sentence stress, word stress, and linking, for example. Some of the examples are not very advanced, but
http://www.englishclub.com/pronunciation/index.htm

Audacity (example available) to record segments or oral summaries and listen to yourself
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Two more great websites!:

http://iteslj.org/links/ESL/Pronunciation/ (Combines explanations, demonstrations and listening-speaking practice – excellent!)

http://www.shiporsheep.com/ (Excellent comparisons between minimal pair sounds – pictures and listening)

Interesting links & sites
http://www.english-trailers.com/index.php (Free English movie trailers for your classroom!)

http://www.eslcafe.com/idea/index.cgi?Writing (some great writing ideas & activities for your English classroom)

http://www.whydemocracy.net/ (Excellent resource for more advanced students or for teachers on the importance of global democracy. Watch short film clips & documentaries from a variety of countries)

http://www.npr.org/templates/topics/topic.php?topicId=1102 (NPR – National Public Radio in the U.S.)

http://www.amnesty.org/ (Amnesty International – a terrific organization for the protection of Human Rights. The site has many readings and videos to be explored with your students).