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1. Brain Pop ESL

http://www.brainpopesl.com/
This website provides a variety of games and quizzes for the students participate in. Brain pop
allows the student to take charge of their learning as well as enjoy their learning by playing
computer games. The site also has sections where they student will watch a short video clip and
take a quiz afterwards.
2. Quizlet ESL
http://quizlet.com/subject/esl/
With this website, the students are able to study any areas such as vocabulary and sentence
structure. They are able to quiz them self and see where there strengths and weaknesses are.
3. Phonics Learning
http://www.englishlearning.com/
This sit can be used for both teacher and students. For the students, they have a variety
computer games that the students and use depending on their level (beginner, intermediate,
advanced). For the teacher there are a variety of lesson that will cater to each of the student
depending on what academic level theyre currently on.
4. English Grammar
http://www.englishgrammar.org/
This site lists the grammar rules of English alphabetically. Not only that, they provide PDF files of
lessons on these rules that you can use students. This site also gives helpful tips for teaching ESL
students how to write essays, and other types of reading guides.
5. ESL Party Land
http://www.eslpartyland.com/teachers/Tinitial.htm
This website provide teacher with a variety of fun engaging lessons for the students. This site
has a variety of method of teaching such as teaching form the internet. This website also offers
different subjects to cover such as music, reading, and writing.
6. Conservations for ESL/EFL Students in the Classroom
http://iteslj.org/questions/
This website will definitely get the class talking! Students are able to click on the topic theyre
planning on studying. Teachers are also able to find more than enough questions to keep the
classroom discussions live and upbeat.
7. ESL Video
http://www.eslvideo.com/
With ESLvideo.com you can create your own quizzes and even have your students search by
teacher to find them. If you are looking for comprehension they have the activities divided by
the proficiency level of the student. This site also has videos and quizzes from other teachers
sorted by fluency level that your students can access anywhere and anytime. Teaches are also
able to create video and quizzes for their students.
8. Pink Monkey
http://pinkmonkey.com/index2.asp
Here you can find book notes and activities for you and your students for free. With over 460
books listed, you will never need another set of Cliffs Notes again. This is very useful for student
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are L1/ beginner students so they are able to get an overview of the material so they can begin
to developed a background of the lesson or it can help clarify some parts of the material as well.
9. Bright Hub
http://www.brighthub.com/education/languages/topics/esl.aspx
Here you can read articles about teaching ESL as well as find lesson plans for different times of
the year. Teachers can get different games, vocabulary or activities for their students.
10. Dictionary
http://dictionary.reference.com/
Neither you nor your students wants to carry around a ten-pound English reference dictionary,
but you likely already carry something that gives you internet access. If so, bookmark
dictionary.com for easy reference. This site will give you definitions of English words as well as
thesaurus entries and a word of the day. There are also many other helpful resources this site
offers.
11. Using English
http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/h.html
There are hundreds of idioms listed on this site as well as phrasal verbs and other grammatical
irregularities students may need help with. This website list several examples on how to create a
phrase into a complete sentence.
12. TOEFL
http://www.ets.org/toefl
The teachers are able to buy testing booklets to help their students with test taking strategies
for state test that is required of them to take.
13. Busy Teacher
http://busyteacher.org/
This website provides the teacher tools such as free worksheets, flashcards, ideas for
vocabulary, printable ESL worksheets, and teaching ideas.
14. Vocabulary Can Be Fun!
http://homeworktips.about.com/gi/o.htm?zi=1/XJ&zTi=1&sdn=homeworktips&cdn=education&
tm=55&gps=133_9_1366_648&f=00&su=p284.13.342.ip_&tt=3&bt=3&bts=3&zu=http%3A//ww
w.vocabulary.co.il/
This website operates almost like brain pop however is give more of a variety of games the
student can play. This is a vocabulary based website that will help the student be able to build
on.
15. Education.com
http://www.education.com/
This website is primarily for teacher to use. This site a has a variety of worksheets that student
can use in the classroom, some worksheets may include, homophones, reading comprehension,
and compound words. Teachers are able to select the grade level along with the content area to
assist those specific ELLs.