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Ellii
[+-] Resources for the ESL Classroom
While a paid service, this site provides flash cards and lessons that could be invaluable to ESL teachers.
ESL Flashcards
[+-] Flashcards for All Occasions
Geared towards beginners, this site has flash cards for the alphabet, phonics, grammar, and vocabulary.
ESL Kids Flashcards
[+-] A Variety of Flashcards for the Classroom
A large number of flashcard sets for every occasion, from seasonal and holiday vocabulary to foods and sports. For beginners.
ESL Kids Lab - Flashcards
[+-] Printable, colour flashcards for beginner level lessons.
Flashcards to teach basic actions, greetings and goodbyes, objects, animals, weather, time, and many other topics.
ISL Collective
[+-] Printable/Digital Worksheets and Activities
With a variety of worksheets, powerpoints, activities, video lessons and more, this website is an excellent, free digital resource.
Game Resources
Classroom Timers
[+-] Online Timers
This site provides a variety of timers that can be used for games and activities in the classroom.
ESL Expat
[+-] Downloadable PDF Games and Activities
With games and activities for many levels and skills, this site is a useful resource. Aimed at Kinder through grade 8 primarily.
ESL Games Plus
[+-] Vocabulary and Grammar Flash Games for Young Learners
A broad variety of flash game types for grades 1 through 8, for a change of pace when students get bored of playing on the blackboard.
Games4ESL
[+-] Videos, Printables, PowerPoint, All in One Place
This website offers a variety of resources for free, mostly centered around beginner to mid-level students. Huge selection of games, worksheets and more!
Lanternfish
[+-] Various Game Resources
Crosswords, word searches, flash cards, quizzes, worksheets, certificates, and more! A treasure trove of content for designing lessons, with a great deal of seasonal material.
Worksheets
Busy Teacher
[+-] Worksheets and Lesson Plans for ESL teachers
Thousands of worksheets and lesson plans, searchable alphabetically or by the skill you wish to practice. Handy if you need a worksheet in a pinch!
Classroom Freebies
[+-] Free worksheets, game and lesson ideas
Primarily through mailing lists, you can get access to dozens if not hundreds of worksheets and lesson ideas, for students of every level.
ESL Galaxy
[+-] Large Collection of ESL Worksheets
Worksheets, lesson plans, materials and activities for beginner to intermediate levels.
ESL Kids Lab - Phonics Worksheets
[+-] Phonics worksheets for young, low-level students.
Simple, printable, pdf worksheets to practice spelling and phonics for common nouns and verbs. Students can colour the worksheets. Site also contains an audio portion so students can hear the words being said.
ESL Kids Lab - Printables
[+-] Worksheets to practice everything from Animals to Weather.
These downloadable and printable worksheets can be used as warm-up activities, parts of a lesson, or homework assignments. They are mostly vocabulary practice, but can be incorporated into almost any lesson.
ESL Printables
[+-] Unlimited Worksheets for Beginner/Intermediate
Great collection of worksheets and activities from ESL teachers around the world. Mainly aimed at lower- or mid- level students.
Free ESL Worksheets and Teaching Materials
[+-] Downloadable worksheets, games, and puzzles.
Links to a wide variety of activities, templates, and exercises on many different ESL topics, including articles for teachers and information on business and other specialized English.
JimmyESL
[+-] Collection of Various Worksheets
With a variety of worksheets on offer and links to affiliates with additional offerings, this site is a useful resource for teachers seeking inspiration.
Magic Vocabulary
[+-] Printable worksheets and games to teach English vocabulary.
Worksheets and games to teach vocabulary for everything from Actions to Weather. Primarily aimed at children, but the worksheets can be adapted to any age.
Printable English Grammar Exercises
[+-] Printable grammar exercises and worksheets.
Printable exercises and worksheets for use in ESL grammar classes. Topics include parts of speech, tenses, as well as modals and conditionals.
Printable ESL Vocabulary Worksheets
[+-] Printable vocabulary worksheets on a wide variety of topics.
Vocabulary worksheets on topics ranging from Action Verbs to Weather and Seasons. Each topic contains handouts and puzzles to study and reinforce vocabulary.
School Express - Over 13000 Free Worksheets
[+-] Make a word or sentence worksheets, as well as spelling sheets, word searches, awards, quizzes and many more.
A wide variety of customizable and printable worksheets for use in any classroom. Spelling tests, vocabulary lists, and grammar quizzes and worksheets can be easily created on this site. A very handy site for teachers looking to create lesson activities, quizzes, or games for use in an ESL classroom.
English Grammar Resources
Daily Grammar Glossary
[+-] Glossary of grammatical terms.
From Adjectives to Voice, the Daily Grammar Glossary gives definitions of some of the most common grammatical terms. A useful resource for students and teachers alike.
Daily Study
[+-] ESL Study Site with Daily Updates
This site provides links to a vast collection of audio files, with varying difficulty and about a variety of topics. Speed can be adjusted as well, making this a very useful tool.
Englisch Hilfen
[+-] Online English Learning Resource
A free Dutch English learning resource, with grammar and vocabulary resources, and sample tests.
Purdue Writing Lab
[+-] Website with Comprehensive Writing Tips
Rules, hints, tips and examples for all sorts of elements of written English. A rich resource for anyone learning how to write, from beginner to advanced.
Sentencedict.com
[+-] Website for Words in Context
This website will put any word into a sentence, a brilliant way to help ESL learners grasp new vocabulary and grammar.
Word of the Day
[+-] Word, Slang, Saying of the Day Ideas
With a huge variety of vocabulary and grammar prompts, this site can suggest tons of new material to cover during lessons.
Online Games and Quizzes
Daily Page for ESL Students
[+-] Brief homepage for ESL students, updated daily.
A handy starting point for ESL students. This page has daily quizzes, vocabulary, slang, listening, and pronunciation practice.
Dictionary Flash Cards
[+-] Online flashcard activity to test and improve vocabulary.
Generates a random vocabulary word with each touch of the button. If students don't understand a word, they can click on one of the dictionary links on the sidebar. Teachers can recommend a particular dictionary to suit their class, such as WordSmyth for Children.
English Grammar Quizzes Using JavaScript
[+-] Intermediate-Level Grammar Quiz
A quick source of quiz questions for testing intermediate-level grammar, to be used either by students or in tests.
ESL Party Town
[+-] Games, Quizzes and Video/Audio Resources
With a vast array of different audio and visual resources, this is a perfect resource for a tech-savvy teacher wanting to incorporate multimedia into the ESL classroom.
Free ESL Games
[+-] Online ESL flash games.
Online games to practice grammar and vocabulary, useful for students and teachers alike.
Internet TESL Journal Activities for Students
[+-] Online quizzes and puzzles for ESL students.
A variety of online grammar and vocabulary quizzes as well as podcasts and YouTube links to audio and video lessons for ESL students.
Prepositions and Phrasal Verbs
[+-] Online multiple-choice quizzes on prepositions and phrasal verbs.
Students read a passage and select the appropriate preposition or phrasal verb from a drop down list. The reading level required for the activities varies from intermediate to advanced.
Quizlet
[+-] Make Your Own Quizzes and Flash Cards
A flexible site that allows you to create your own study materials, including quizzes and flash cards.
Self-Study Quizzes for ESL Students
[+-] A Vast Library of Self-Study Quizzes
A great resource for those in need of quizzes, catering to many levels and topics.
Super Quiz Machine for ESL Students
[+-] Randomly generated 20-question vocabulary quizzes.
Drawn from a database of over 3000 questions, each quiz asks students 20 multiple-choice questions where they must insert appropriate vocabulary to create grammatically correct sentences.
Reference
Cambridge International Syllabus 2021-2023
[+-] Cambridge Syllabus in PDF
The entire syllabus for Cambridge, a widely used publisher of ESL course materials. A useful reference for any teaching using (or thinking of using) their materials.
Conversation Questions
[+-] Conversation Starters for Any Occasion
Hundreds of conversation questions to prompt students in class. Virtually any topic that comes to mind, geared towards beginner or intermediate students.
Newser
[+-] News Site with Easy Articles
Although not specifically an ESL website, it provides a collection of short and easy to read articles that are great for use in class.