ESL Basics - http://www.eslbasics.com/ ESL Basics provides short
video vocabulary lessons for beginning and advanced ESL students. Teachers can
browse videos by subject or check the site everyday with their students for the
daily lesson. Each post includes the featured vocabulary word, a video
describing the word, the word’s grammatical classification, synonyms, and any
‘extra’ information.
My English Images
My English Images - http://www.myenglishimages.com/Home.html My English Images is a
collection of drawings demonstrating words, phrases, and parts of speech. The
drawings are intended to provide visual aids for students who are beginning to
learn English. The images are organized into collections for conversation,
grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary. In addition to the images, teachers can
also find worksheets and games on the site.
Idiom Dictionary
Idiom Dictionary - http://www.idiomdictionary.com/ The Idiom Dictionary is a
website aimed to help ELLs understand the meanings of more than five thousand
English idioms. To use the Idiom Dictionary, students simply enter a phrase or
part of a phrase into the search box and an explanation of that idiom will
appear. Each entry also includes comparable idioms, an example, and a ‘Notes’
section. The main page of the site also features the most common English idioms
for students to browse.
Voxy
Voxy – http://voxy.com/
Voxy uses current articles
from world news, pop culture, and sports to help students acquire language. As
students read an article they can click on highlighted words and hear them
pronounced. Clicking on highlighted words also adds them to a study list. The
study lists can be used for quizzes and games.
Learning Chocolate
Learning Chocolate - http://www.learningchocolate.com/
Learning Chocolate aims to
help students memorize vocabulary in an easy and efficient way, by using
pictures, sounds and games. The site offers six learning activities in dozens
of word categories. Students pick a word category such as ‘animals’ or ‘clothing’
then listen to the pronunciations of the words in that category. After
reviewing the pronunciations, students can choose from five different activities.
Each word category offers three matching games, a fill in the blank game, and a
dictation activity in which students spell the words as they're read to them.
Many Things
Many Things - http://www.manythings.org/
Many Things is a website
offering ESL students and teachers an extensive collection of games, quizzes,
and other online learning activities. In addition to games and quizzes, users
will also find listening activities made possible through the use of MP3
recordings.
Repeat After Us
Repeat After Us - http://www.repeatafterus.com/
Repeat After Us is an
online library of copyright-free English texts and audio recordings whose
purpose is to provide ESL students with a place to read and hear proper
pronunciations of English words. The texts on the site are arranged into eight
genre categories including children's stories, prose fiction, and prose
non-fiction. Recordings can be listened to online and or downloaded from Repeat
After Us.
22 Frames
22 Frames - http://www.22frames.com/
22 Frames is a site that
provides a central location for locating captioned videos online. For each
video, 22 Frames provides a list of idioms, slang words, and commonly mispronounced
words in the video. 22 Frames tells viewers where each use of idioms, slang,
and commonly mispronounced words appears in each video. Viewers can click on
any of the words in the lists provided by 22 Frames to find a definition for
each word and to find pronunciation tips.
EL Civics
EL Civics - http://elcivics.com/
EL Civics is a site full
of lessons, activities, and virtual tours designed to help students learn about
American civics. EL Civics has lessons that cover the functions of government,
important holidays, and US History.