ESL Specific
1. Daveʼs ESL Cafe www.eslcafe.com
Business English, idioms, phrasal verbs, quizzes, idea “cookbook,” etc... Many
sections are devoted to opportunities for students.
2.Online Activities http://a4esl.org
Activities for ESL students- Quizzes, exercises and puzzles to help ESL students; This is also a good site for
basic literacy students
3.Pronunciation www.soundsofenglish.org
The site helps with pronunciation by giving written instructions and providing videos and audio clips of different sounds.
4.Teaching Ideas & Links http://iteslj.org
The Internet TESL Journal
Conversation questions; games & activities; Power Point lessons; articles & research papers; lessons; teaching ideas & links
Basic Literacy (also works for ESL students)
1.Conjugation www.conjugation.com
Conjugate English Verbs- good for ESL to learn tenses
2.Crossword puzzles http://iteslj.org/cw/
Printable crosswords starting at level 2- good for ESL learners too
3.Dictionary http://nhd.heinle.com
Word meanings; pronunciation guide; crossword puzzles; activities
4.News www.cdlponline.org
California Distance Learning Project
News-related topics to help build reading and life skills for adults. Read and listen to a short article then continue on to various exercises.
5.News www.literacynet.org/cnnsf/index_cnnsf.html
Literacy Net
Abridged new stories from CBS 5 & CNN; less intimidating for the advanced beginner or intermediate reader
6.Reading http://bestofthereader.ca/
A series of e-books with activities for adult literacy and English as a second language learners.
7.Reading http://theliteracytribune.org/
News stories for intermediate to advanced student
8.Spelling www.spelling.hemscott.net
Worksheets, games, puzzles, quizzes
Health Literacy
1.ESL Health Literacy www.cal.org/caela/esl_resources/health
Picture stories for Adult ESL health literacy
2.FDA www.fda.gov
Food & Drug Administration
3.Health Care Fact Sheet www.chcs.org
The Center for Health Care Strategies
4.Health Information www.healthfinder.gov
5.Health Topics & Medications www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus
Easy to read pages available in English & Spanish
6.Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit www.ahrq.gov/qual/literacy/
Tutor / Teacher Resources
1.Thinkfinity http://literacynetwork.verizon.org/TLN/courses
Free online courses for tutors offered by the Verizon foundation
Student Resources
1.Courses http://www.usalearns.org
Free online courses in English & Spanish; step by step instructions
2.ESL http://home.earthlink.net/~brekkmail/
Cielito's ESL Literacy Website for Beginners
Online listening exercises, videos, exercises & activities; also good basic grammer resource for teachers & tutors
3.ELL www.voanews.com/learningenglish/theclassroom/activities/
Online activities with video & sound; may be beneficial for the intermediate to advanced ESL student
4.Videos http://www.englishcentral.com/
Various videos for learning English
