EFL/ESL
Websites
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(NEW July 2008);
http://www.esl-lab.com/
http://www.lingual.net/lingualproductitems/
http://www.tesol.net/links/Activities%20and%20Exercises%20for%20ESL%20Students%20(Listening).html
http://towerofenglish.com/listening.html
http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/grammar_home_frame.html
http://www.palgrave.com/skills4study/studyskills/thinking/critical.asp
http://www.tcet.com/eaonline/GrammarCentral/index.html
(NEW July 2008)
http://iteslj.org/Lessons/
http://www.usingenglish.com/links/
(NEW July 2008); Academic English Site
http://academicenglishcafe.com/default.aspx
(NEW July 2008) All around good ESL site
http://esl.about.com/
Project site for kids; (although I have every intention of using these ideas with my adult classes as well)
Listening Site
http://www.mes-english.com/vkeypals.php
Tongue Twisters
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/8136/tonguetwisters.html
Great list of games
http://www.eslkidstuff.com/Classroomgamesframe.htm
More games and activities
http://www.eslhq.com/forums/sitemap/f-17.html
Killer, clear sample lesson plan
http://parksinperil.org/files/d_1_l_08_sample_english_lesson_plans.pdf
Sweet, Real life examples and super grammar charts
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/index.htm
Speaking Sheets
http://www.tefl.net/esl-lesson-plans/esl-worksheets-tp.htm
http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/Origami%20Pig.pdfhttp://www.mes-english.com/flashcards/files/dailyroutines1_cards.pdfIn no particular order…
ESL blog with podcasts
http://www.eslteachertalk.com/
Speaking Activities
http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/try/speaktry/speaking_activities.shtml#telephone
Excellent Verb Tense Chart
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/esltensverb.html#pastpass
Punctuation
http://www.eslprintables.com/buscador/buscar.asp?nivel=any&age=0&tipo=any&contents=punctuation
Grammar Worksheets
http://www.usingenglish.com/handouts/
Verb tenses; lists and more
http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwesl/egw/jones.htm
Writing Assignment Ideas
http://bogglesworldesl.com/creativewriting.htm
Overall Rocking Grammar Site
http://www.eslstation.net/ESL340L/340L_grammar.htm
Role Play Ideas
http://www.eslmonkeys.com/teacher/lessonplans_r.php?url=y&topic=Role%20Play
Speaking Ideas
http://www.eslmonkeys.com/teacher/lessonplans_d.php?id=35
Great Daily Activity Flashcards
http://www.mes-english.com/flashcards/files/dailyroutines1_cards.pdf
Vietnam Map
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/vietnam_pol01.jpg
World Map
http://media.maps.com/images/downloads/World-Map-1200.gif
Nice Movie Lesson
http://bogglesworldesl.com/lessons/MovieLesson.htm
ESL News Sources
1. http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/lifestyle.html
2. http://www.nytimes.com/learning/
Great Activity Site
http://bogglesworldesl.com/
Nice breakdown of Conditionals
http://www.usingenglish.com/articles/english-conditionals.html
http://esl.about.com/library/grammar/blconditionals.htm
Speaking activities
http://www.eslgo.com/resources/sa.html
Ready Prep lesson plans with listening, reading, focused handouts ; advanced article based lessons only
http://www.headsupenglish.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=6&Itemid=17
“100 Top Teacher Site” Directory
http://top100teachersites.gotop100.com/index3.html
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Books
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“Timesaver Speaking Activities”
“Teaching English as a Foreign or Second Language” Jerry G. Gebhard
“Clear Speech from the Start”
Judy B. Gilbert
“Pronunciation games”
Mark Hancock
“English Vocabulary in Use”
Michael McCarthy & Felicity O’Dell
“Tactics for Listening”
Jack C. Richards
“Timesaver Grammar Activities”
“Reward Starter, Communicative activities for students of English”
Susan Kay
“Elementary Communication Games”
Jill Hadfield
“Intermediate Communication Games”
Jill Hadfield