children songs with lyrics and music
this is a great sight for parents and kids to sing, learn and enjoy.
Listening to English for ESL Students
Learning English is a difficult process. Many students have
no problem completing written assignments, comprehending reading passages or scoring
well on tests. These same students more often than not freeze up when it comes
to English conversation in real life situations. This is where ELLLO.org comes
in. ELLLO contains dialogues in English between real people with real English
accents for students to practice listening skills. The conversations are transcribed
and idioms used are defined. For English listening practice, ELLLO is a great
tool.
Verb Tenses
Manythings for ESL Students: The best English Site
Manythings.org has been around for a while now but it is still one of the best English Learning Sites on the web. Learn verb tenses, vocabulary, songs for ESL, Traditional American Songs, Biographies, American History and even practice dictation.
English Worksheets for Teachers
Teachers are always looking for worksheets that are specific to a topic covered in class and are helpful to students. This site has a great collection of ESL worksheets at all levels and on tons of English subjects.
Aesop's Fables Interactive Book
I saw this on a great site called openculture.com. Aesop's Fables in an interactive format. What more is there to say?
Word Order in English Sentences
This list comes from a great website that has helped many of my students.
Word Order
- Introduction
- Positive sentences
- Negative sentences
- Subordinate clauses
- Position of time expressions
- Position of adverbs
- Questions
The links above will take you to simple explanations of the sentence structures in English.
Writing College Papers for ESL
This site is a great resource for English language Learners writing skills.
English Pronunciation and Vocabulary
If I Had This in Kindergarten, I'd Be Published by Now.
Starfall.com is a site that teaches basic phonics, word
parts, spelling, reading and pronunciation. The site is designed for children
but adult literacy students can use it as well. With animation, songs, mouse
over audio, and a fun and easy to navigate structure, Starfall.com is a must
see for anyone interested in mastering the basic reading skills of English.
Pronunciation, Spelling, Video, Audio and Interactive Reading Lessons
Readingbear.com is similar to starfall.com. Readingbear is a
little different in that is more focused on reading than the sounds of the
individual letters of the alphabet. Starfall is appropriate for illiterate through
beginning readers whereas Readingbear would be more appropriate for students
that know their alphabet sounds but are ready to start reading. It requires a
free registration, which makes it not as accessible as Starfall, but if you
have an email address it only takes a minute. The registration also provides
you with a bonus feature. Your progress through the program levels is recorded
to keep users on track.
English Phrases, Dialogues and Vocabulary Translated
Englishspeak.com is unique. It contains categories of words,
phrases and dialogues in English. It also provides audio so users can hear the
correct pronunciation in English. What makes it unique is that it provides
translations of the content in Chinese, Vietnamese, Arabic, French, Korean,
Russian, German, Bengali, Thai and many more languages. This site is a
consistent favorite among beginning ESL students. I consider it one of the top
ten ESL sites out there. Try it out and let me know what you think by leaving a
comment below.
Learn Many Languages on One Site
Babbel is a great site from the European Development Fund that provides free language learning for European Languages.
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