Useful websites for EFL teachers: please add to my list!

EL Resources & tools:

1. The CELTA Mate! Does what it says on the tin? http://celtamate.wordpress.com

An ex-trainee of mine would welcome feedback on this. There’s a nice links
section.
2. The phonemic typewriter. NB You’ll need to use a Unicode font! http://www.e-
lang.co.uk/mackichan/call/pron/type.html
3. Speaking phonemic chart.
http://www.onestopenglish.com/skills/pronunciation/phonemic-chart-and-app/
4. This translates text into phonemic script! Have a go:
http://www.phonetizer.com/
5. “Just the Word” finds collocations and alternatives/synonyms for you.
http://www.just-the-word.com/

For planning lessons:

6. http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/ The British Council site – very good. Includes

free teaching materials.
7. http://lessonstream.org/ Teaching with video clips.
8. http://www.onestopenglish.com/ A comprehensive site of ideas and materials.
9. http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/ This is a helpful site if you are teaching the Cambridge
ESOL exam suite.
10. http://www.englishclub.com/teach-english.htm
11. http://www.englishbanana.com/free-worksheets-from-english-banana-com-
books.html Some worksheets, including a “Big Grammar” book.

More favourites (trainees and ex-trainees please add to these!):

12. Nik Peachey is an enthusiastic blogger about ELT and technology. You can find
him on Twitter or here http://quickshout.blogspot.com/
13. This is the links page from a really good site
http://teachingr.webs.com/apps/links/
14. http://www.busuu.com If your students want a site to practise their English
outside class, this one includes a facility for chat with other ESL learners from
round the world. I’ve had this personally recommended
15. www.linguee.com/english-french. English – French translation site

and finally, a satire on our world… Don’t read the CELTA bit till the course is over.

1. http://sites.google.com/site/englishdroid2/