Sites:

Britishcouncil.com
Eleaston.com
Teachingideas.co.uk
Eslhome.org
Pumkin.com
Anglomaniacy.pl
Eflnet.com
Tinyplanets.com
Eslnotes.com
Betteratenglish.com
Imdb.com
Websites for students:
Jimdo
Weebly
Google
BritishCouncil.com: (http://www.britishcouncil.org/)
The British Council is the UKs international organization for cultural relations and educational
opportunities. In its page, the user will find tools for learning and teaching English.
Students of all ages can learn English by taking face-to-face lessons in their teaching centers or at
home via online courses and learning tools. For example, they have special interactive applications for
kids to learn the language so as to make the process more appealing for them. As regards the younger
learners, for instance, they can demonstrate their progress by sitting for the internationally recognised
proficiency tests such as, the IELTS (International English Language Test System), which is aimed at
higher education and global migration, and the the Aptis, which is useful to raise international English
standards in an organization. Furthermore, the page offers other UK exams available through British
Council overseas.
They also offer exams on behalf of UK awarding organizations, professional bodies and universities
in 90 countries across the globe. What is more, if you are not sure, this page provides the reasons why
it is worthwhile to take an exam with the British Council. As regards teaching material, there is a
section which is Teach English in which teachers can find resources for teaching students of all ages
(from kids to adults). They can also find lesson plans, magazines, important events such as webinars
and many other important information. This is a really useful page in which students as well as
teachers may surely feel comfortable with studying the English Language, in the case of the students,
or finding what they need for their classes, in the case of the teachers.

E.L.Easton (http://eleaston.com/) is a web page in which we can find material for teaching and
learning English. The design of the website is not modern at all what makes it difficult to follow and
in some sections it includes too many written texts.
This web page also offers a variety of activities to develop all skills, as well as teaching methods.
From the main page teachers can explore the site and look for material needed as well as students.
However, in the Teaching section there are many links to other websites some of which are not
currently available. Moreover, the section that claims Whats new has not been updated since 2007.
Basically, the structure and tools that this website provides seem useful but not updated.

Teaching ideas.co.uk (http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/) This web site provides thousands of ideas

and activities for teachers. There, teachers can find different material for subjects such literacy, math,
science, geography, history, music, art, etc. It also offers printable resources. It contains many videos
about different topics for students and teachers. Teachers can download complete packs of resources
linked to a range of topics. These packs cover English, Maths, Science and History topics, as well as
classroom organization and reward resources. Many of the resources are available at different levels
of difficulty, so teachers can choose the ones that match the age and ability levels in their classroom.
Pumkin.com (http://pumkin.com/) In this website children from ages 3 to 10 can learn English online.
This English course follows a classroom-tested English teaching methodology, which includes three
steps: presentation, practice and production of new vocabulary. These steps are taught through
cartoons, games, videos, songs and activities.
The website is well designed and parents have samples of how the course is going to be like. This
website is not free but it allows to download some activities as samples.
Anglomaniasy.pl:
This website is meant for children studying English as ESL or EFL. It includes a wide variety of
sections, material, activities and games, most of which can be printed for free, you do not need a
personal account.
Vocabulary section: this section includes the most common topics such as drinks, time, family,
feelings, fruits, etc. as well as those connected with season topics including Christmas, Valentines
Day, among others. You are going to find several activities connected with the vocabulary topics on
this website, including: picture dictionaries, word search, picture crosswords, word-picture matching,
unscrambling letters to spell the word, memory tests, bingos, and many others. All the activities are
aided by beautiful, children-like pictures and sounds in the games.
Grammar section: The most important grammar points can be found in this section called
grammarland and you are going to find subsections such as: learn (noticing), practice, test
yourself and printable material. Again, characters, animations and sounds make this section appealing
for kids. Another interesting point in this section is the fact that all forms of the grammatical items are
found ( positive, negative, short and long forms, questions, etc.)
Expressions: this section features common spoken expressions through a story divided in 30 episodes
in a story called Wordies in space which is very appealing. For example, the first episodes teach
children how to introduce yourself and others with beautiful animations, with some tips connected
with the expressions used by the characters.
Songs: here you can find well-known songs for children such as twinkle, twinkle little star, Old
Mc Donald, Jingle bells and more. There is information facts about the songs, printable material
with beautiful images and music scores
ABC animals: there I an alphabet with animals and facts about them with pictures, you can print
material connected with the information provided.
Holiday: you can find plenty of resources, mainly printables and online games, connected with

holidays, including: Christmas, Easter, Halloween, and Valentines Day.

This website was created by Polish people, what we can criticize about it is the fact that there are few
videos and the layout is somewhat messy.
Pumkin.com (www.pumkin.com)
Pumkin Online English is an online English language learning service for children aged 3-10. Pumkin
Online English is a complete English learning course that enables children to master all the key
English skills. It teaches children the most essential basic English language, covering over 500 words
and sentences including English vocabulary for colors, numbers, body parts, the alphabet and basic
sentence and question and answer structure. The web site teaches children English effectively because
it follows a classroom-tested English language teaching methodology, which includes three steps of
English language learning: Presentation, Practice and Production of new English vocabulary and
grammar. It also delivers these English language learning steps in an entertaining way, using cartoons,
games, videos, songs and activities to make learning new English language fun for children.
It is not free.
Pumkin Online English is designed for children who are beginners of English language study.
However, any students who need to practice the basics of English, or who find English boring or
difficult, can benefit from using Pumkin Online English as a supplement to their English language
education.
Eflnet (eflnet.com): Free English (ESL/EFL) Learning Resources
This website provides free language learning resources. Also, it is divided into four sections:
grammar, listening, reading and vocabulary. Each of them is subdivided into lists, which contain
different exercises according to levels (beginners, intermediate, advanced) and tutorials about specific
topics with the corresponding quiz.
Students can find typical exercises about grammar and listening comprehension, and readings about
famous people. It is important to highlight that there is a phonetic section sound contrast that offers
several exercises about consonants and vowels that sounds similarly. There is a section called blog
that offers different videos that teach vocabulary through images and practice. Some activities are
related to advanced vocabulary and computer networking acronyms which its corresponding quizzes.
The design of the website is basic and simple, and its intended audience is adults or adolescents.
ESLnotes
This site gives students and teachers information about movies. It provides summary of the plot, a list
of the characters, a glossary of vocabulary including cultural references and also questions for class
discussion. All movie guides are available in PDF, HTML and WORD formats, and they can be
printed. It gives a brief explanation about quotations extracted from movies. Synopsis are designed
to assist students in improving their English skills. To that extent, they focus primarily on the difficult
colloquial vocabulary within the accompanying films. Also, you can sign up in order to be informed

when new film guides and other media notes become available. Finally, all of the synopses also have
links to other sites on the web, where the movie or entire screenplay can be purchased, or where more
information about the movie topic can be acquired. There is also a section with interesting links about
ESL and the world of films.
Better at English
Betteratenglish.com is a website meant to improve non-native speakers English,step by step. In this
site, learners will find short lessons, listening activities, language learning tips, and other useful
information that may help the non-native speaker to master the language. It also contains a podcasts
episode archive in which the user can find and download lots of different podcasts to practice the
language in an engaging way. Each podcasts has its own transcript for the ones who may need it. After
each transcript the user can find vocabulary notes related to the audio that they have previously heard.
This is really useful to help the learners broaden their vocabulary. It also has a section called practise
speaking English in which there are some pages that are recommended to improve speaking skills.
Moreover, it provides a video for each recommended site explaining how to use it. Furthermore, there
is a list with the pages the person in charge of the page did not like. This is extremely useful so as the
user will not lose time. Last but not least, there is a section which includes some articles in which it is
explained how the writer of the article overcame her fear to speak Dutch while using a page she
recommends. Then, there is another one about The Benjamin Franklin effect . In that section she
also recommends a page in which the non-native speaker can practice English with other native
speakers online. Finally, she explains how to look for the meaning of some idioms that are not in the
dictionary in Google. All in all, this is quite an unusual and interesting page that deserves to practice
mainly Speaking and Listening. Maybe it could be improved by adding some ways and activities to
practice other skills too.
IMDb
The Internet Movie Database (abbreviated IMDb) is an online database of information related to
films, television programs and video games, including cast, production crew, fictional characters,
biographies, plot summaries, trivia and reviews. IMDb is now the worlds most popular and
authoritative source for the movie, TV, and celebrity content. It offers a searchable database of more
than 185 million data items including more than 3.5 million movies, TV, and entertainment programs
and 7 million cast and crew members. Actors and crew can post their own rsum and upload photos
of themselves for a yearly fee. U.S. users can view over 6,000 movies and television shows from
CBS, Sony, and various independent filmmakers.
Launched in 1990 by professional computer programmer Col Needham, the company was
incorporated in the UK as Internet Movie Database Ltd in 1996 with revenue generated through
advertising, licensing and partnerships. In 1998 it became a subsidiary of Amazon.com, who was then
able to use it as an advertising resource for selling DVDs and videotapes.
As of May 2016 IMDb had approximately 3.7 million titles (including episodes) and 7 million
personalities in its database,[2] as well as 67 million registered users. It is ranked 54 in Alexa Top

Global site ranking.

The site enables registered users to submit new material and request edits to existing entries. Although
all data is checked before going live, the system has been open to abuse and occasional errors are
acknowledged. Users are also invited to rate any film on a scale of 1 to 10, and the totals are
converted into a weighted mean-rating that is displayed beside each title, with online filters employed
to deter ballot-stuffing. The site also features message boards which stimulate regular debates among
authenticated users.
Differences and similarities:
The similarities between the sites are that each deal with topics that can be used as a catalyst for
students to discuss and use their English. The topics come from movies, through movie guides, from
everyday topics and dialogues, and from tips or facts about movies or movie stars.
The differences come from the activities each website present. The first website, eslnotes.com, offers
movie guides for certain movies with activities for ESL learners; the second one, betteratenglish.com,
has dialogues, written and audio versions, that can be used for everyday English; and the third one,
imdb.com, has movie tips and facts about certain movies and movie stars that can be useful for
teachers. The first two sites are specifically designed for ESL students, so many activities in these
sites might be adapted, redesigned for your students. Unlike the first two sites, IMDb is not an ESL
site, but students can use this website to find facts/information (authentic material) about the movies
we are going to work with in the class. Teachers might also use IMDb to work with the trailers and
find facts and information about the movies that they will include in their guides or activities.

Websites for students:

Jimdo:
Jimbo, which arose in 2007, provides a free website creator. However, there are other versions but
they have a cost. Jimdo is short for Jim can do it, that means why make it complicated when it can
be easy? That has been Jimdo motto from the beginning. It is well organized and it is one of the
fastest editors.
The site has eight languages available: Dutch, French, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Russian, English
and German. Jimdo allows users to build a free basic online store with a maximum of 5 items listed.
Also, JimdoPro and Jimdo Business, which are premium services, allow users to have their own
domain name. The site exists for Android and Apple too. In order to use all the features that Jimdo has
the user has to be registered.
Weebly:
Weebly is an online website creator and web hosting service. It offers over 100 page design templates
and multimedia features such as photo galleries, slideshows, integrated maps, video and audio.
Site members can alter the appearance of their Weebly-hosted website by dragging and dropping

widgets into different places on the Web page. Weebly automatically generates a mobile version of
each website. The content can be managed through the Weebly website, or with Weebly's iPhone app.
Users can include links, upload documents, upload images and videos.
Google:
Google Sites is web content management tool that allows to create, to share and to edit websites.
Users can also add announcements, share calendars and documents, create discussion forums, create
slideshows and display video, add events and display as a list or in a calendar, add people profiles
which display in a list and as detail pages, create gadgets that allow you to organize content to meet
user needs, etc.
Google is really useful for students and teachers, because they can share information, activities or
tasks. I also offers different tools that integrate with most Google contents, such as Google Drive,
Youtube, Google maps, Calendar, Gmail, etc.