Resources for English as a Second Language

 

As they say : "UsingEnglish.com provides a large collection of English as a Second Language (ESL) tools & resources for students, teachers, learners and academics. Browse the grammar glossary and references of irregular verbs, phrasal verbs and idioms, ESL forums, articles, teacher handouts and printables, and find useful links and information on English. Topics cover the spectrum of ESL, EFL, ESOL, and EAP subject areas"
Click here to go to "Using English.com".

Going away this summer?

BBC offers "Quick Fix phrases in 40 languages". You can learn and take essential holiday phrases in 40 languages with you on your mp3 player and as a print-out.
You can also learn all UK languages, Gaelic, Welsh, Irish and of course English
By the way, have a look at the section " Don't try this abroad" about common language mistakes, it's really funny

 

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BBC Quick fix phrases

Breaking News English

Learn English with the latest news from all over the World. More than 1.400 lessons based on Business , Environment, Health, Lifestyle, Technology , Famous people, World News, etc...

Warm ups, before, while and after reading/listening exercises, speaking activities, writings and even homework .

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Breaking News English

MEMIDEX, free on line dictionary, thesaurus and more

This is the best free on line dictionary and thesaurus I have ever seen. 

Try it, it's great!!

Dictionary/Thesaurus:

As they say ,
Memidex is a free online dictionary and thesaurus 
Memidex reaches a new total of 12.5 million external reference links, including  over 5.4 million definition references, 5.3 million audio references, and 1.8 million etymology references.
Each audio reference has a button to play the audio directly from the Memidex web page.
Click on this link to go to MEMIDEX

English Speak.com

Learn spoken English for free

Englishspeak.com is a free and award winning new system for learning to speak English. The program contains lessons that give special attention to English pronunciation and everyday language. With over 100 lessons, Englishspeak.com provides a large amount of audio content. Users have access to two different speeds of playback for each item.  

Click here to go to:  English Speak.com 

100 Sites to learn about Anything and Everything

Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies

This is an alphabetical list of websites which provide information and/or instruction about a wide range of subjects. The websites cover a  wide range of informational and educational topics and include general reference resources, how-to guides, wikis, how-to videos, podcasts, courses, lessons, tutorials (including open courseware), e-books as well as other reference resources and places to ask questions both online and on your mobile.

The resources are suitable for learners of all ages: students as well as workplace learners and lifelong learners - as well as teachers, educators and trainers.

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100 places to learn a language online

Book2 : 50 Languages for free

Book2 - Learn languages online for free with 100 audio (mp3) files!

book2 contains 100 lessons that provide beginners with a basic vocabulary. With no prior knowledge, you will learn to fluently speak short sentences in real-world situations in no time. The book2 method successfully combines audio and text for effective language learning

Click on your country or click on your native language 

Click here to go to Book2

Do you need to teach or learn Maths in English? Here's Math TV.

If you need to learn or teach Maths in English (CLIL) you will probably need to know how to say some terminology in English.
Here you have Math TV

Thousands of videos covering Basic Mathematics, Algebra, Trigonometry, and Calculus
Open your free account  and start listening.
Click here to go to Math TV

SOZO EXCHANGE-VIDEO ENGLISH LESSONS

Video lessons, 6 episodes , origin and meaning of English Idioms,pronunciation practice, on line listening quizzes, how to improve pronunciation and listening skills. Everything's free and it has a forum to share and exchange ideas.

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Letter Generator.- ReadWriteThink

This website has a lot of free resources for teachers and students , from lesson plans to interactive grammar games and tools. I have chosen one of the lesson plans because is especially useful for my students  worried these days by the Selectivity Exam ( University entry test in Spain)This is the Letter Generator, as they say : "The Letter Generator is a useful tool for students to learn the parts of a business or friendly letter and then compose and print letters for both styles of correspondence."
These resources are provided by ReadWriteThink.org, a website developed by the International Reading Association, the National Council of Teachers of English, with support from the Verizon Foundation.

 Click here to go to the  Letter Generator

Click here to go to read write think.

Lyrics training

A teacher told me about this site after another talk about "Using blogs in the classroom", and it's great.

As they say, " Lyrics Training is an easy and fun method to learn and improve your foreign languages skills like English through the music and lyrics of the songs."

First listen to the song, then fill in the blanks according to the level you have chosen, beginner, intermediate or expert. You can't advance if you don't complete the lyrics properly, but  you can listen to the song as many times as needed  just by clicking  intro.
More than 470 songs from Cat Stevens  to Lady Gaga, or from Metallica to Alicia Keys, all kind of music to choose.

Click here to go to Lyrics Training