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Top 10 Websites for the ESL Teacher

Top 10 Websites for the ESL Teacher

The longer you have been teaching, the thicker your files are getting, but it is never too soon or too late to add to your pool of resources.

You may already be familiar with the following websites, or this might be your first introduction. Either way, each of them can be a ready resource for your ESL teaching needs and a way to freshen your teaching plans and answer your questions.

Top 10 ESL Websites

  1. 1

    Englishgrammar.org

    Englishgrammar.org

    Every ESL teacher has to teach grammar, even if that is not one of your course names. This site lists the grammar rules of English alphabetically, and they are easily accessible. Not only that, they provide PDF files of lessons on these rules that you can use with your students.

  2. 2

    ESLpartyland.com

    ESLpartyland.com

    Are you looking for some out of the ordinary materials to use in your classroom? This site includes materials for teaching with film and video, the internet and music.

  3. 3

    iteslj.org/questions/

    iteslj.org/questions/

    What is the point of language study if it is not to speak the language in question? Give your ESL students something to talk about with this compilation of discussion questions you can use in class. Click on the topic you are planning on studying and find more than enough questions to keep your class in conversation for as long as you want to let them talk.

  4. 4

    ESLvideo.com

    ESLvideo.com

    While you are at it, why not make up your own quizzes from your favorite videos on YouTube? 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 activities that are ready to go, this site also has videos and quizzes from other teachers sorted by fluency level that your students can access anywhere and anytime.

  5. 5

    PinkMonkey.com

    PinkMonkey.com

    If you teach literature in any of your ESL classes, PinkMonkey.com has seemingly limitless resources for you. 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 Cliff’s Notes again.

  6. 6

    BrightHub.com

    BrightHub.com

    This site offers a bounty of information to the ESL teacher. Here you can read articles about teaching ESL as well as find lesson plans for different times of the year. Are you out of ideas for games, vocabulary or activities for your students? Get some inspiration here.

  7. 7

    Dictionary.com

    Dictionary.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.

  8. 8

    UsingEnglish.com

    UsingEnglish.com

    Looking for something a little more intangible than simple definitions? Check out the dictionary of idioms available from usingenglish.com. There are hundreds of idioms listed on this site as well as phrasal verbs and other grammatical irregularities your students may need help with.

  9. 9

    Ets.org/toefl

    Ets.org/toefl

    If you are a teacher of English, the odds are that you probably have not taken the TOEFL. Your students, on the other hand, will be working towards a proficient score on that test to prove their English skills. Familiarize yourself with the test and what your students will have to know to succeed on it with the information here on the official TOEFL site.

  10. 10

    BusyTeacher.org

    BusyTeacher.org

    If you are reading this, you already know that busyteacher.org is an essential resource for the ESL teacher. Why not take some time to explore other tools that we have to offer including free worksheets, flashcards, ideas for vocabulary, and teaching ideas, just to name a few. You will never know there was so much available to you so close to home.

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RiniV said on 27 April 2013 23:32:
I find Busy Teacher is the best, most comprehensive & accessible resource I have come across - a real friend in need & a life saver. A close second for me is: Richard Nordquist - Grammar and Composition - About.com. Thanks a ton to both!!!

uconn80 said on 2 February 2013 19:10:
esldiscussions.com
breakingnewsenglish.com
bogglesworldesl.com

These sites have been lifesavers. However, sometimes I rely on them too much and have fallen into the 'handout trap.' They have helped me survice my first few months of topic based classes though and they have great ideas.

exasperated said on 28 January 2013 00:08:
After taking a look at the other proposed sites, I must say that BusyTeacher.org is the site I have found to have the best resources. I believe it is THE best site, offering invaluable
resources for my classes.

I did take a look at the proposed sites but have found the resources offered on the BusyTeacher site to be the BEST!

exasperated,

alessandra2012 said on 18 November 2012 02:57:
There is a very good site called "breakingnewsenglish.com". And I do agree busyteacher should go first, it is amazing!!! Thanks busy teacher

shadihussien said on 9 November 2012 10:50:
Also I'd like to recommend . VOA -learning English , it's a great source of help for students to practice reading and listening in real context :)

luckyana said on 26 October 2012 14:31:

These are all great sites but I think that you should be at the top because you have everything one busy teacher needs.

TJamie said on 4 October 2012 18:07:
I would like to recommend Funky English. A social network for ESL students with lessons, quizzes, activities, discussions, slang and idioms.

http://www.funkyenglish.com/

smile

academ,cenglish said on 28 September 2012 09:01:
Thanks a lot. I find them really useful.

shauncoop said on 29 August 2012 12:12:
onestopenglish.com
BBC- Learn English

esmus said on 23 July 2012 17:56:
http://www.englishesl.net/ is ESL site for ESl teachers and students

ESL Susan said on 16 May 2012 12:55:
Additional great websites are www.englishforeveryone.org, www.learnersdictionary.com (very comprehensive and definitions are written in simple English), and www.englishclub.com, where you can get a slang of the day, phrasal verb of the day, idiom of the day, saying of the day, and short, relevant passages in This Week in History.

nkineaya said on 2 November 2011 09:49:
Thank you
You are still llluminating the field of tea

makeitdone99 said on 5 October 2011 04:23:
Thanks alot busyteacher.org, you are still the best for me!

ueslteacher said on 20 September 2011 19:52:
Awesome collection!
Here are some more from my favourite bookmarks:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/quizzes/quiznet/quiznet_archiv
e.shtml
http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/
http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/
http://www.eslprintables.com/
I hope some of you will find them useful:)
Sophia

Sarasyati said on 19 September 2011 18:09:
Awesome information! I will explore all the websites that I don't know. Anyway, I think busyteacher.org should go at the beginning because it's the best site for ESL teachers. wink

brimacthai said on 17 September 2011 06:27:
Great list of resources... but why is the best one listed last?

anarosa said on 17 September 2011 00:45:
Great information !!! thanks =)

tigi said on 16 September 2011 20:38:
Thank you for the information .I didn't know them all but I will definitely explore them .I also use British council a lot. smile
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