Useful+Weblinks

NEW Addition:

[|Listening Website- ESL Commando]
 * “The Website “ ESL commando” offers a variety of different learning skills that will appeal to students living in today’s society and keep them engaged and interested while learning. A few examples of these activities include listening to fun movie trailers with comprehension quizzes as well as learning new words as you fill a bowl of rice to feed other students in need.” (Adrianna Pierce, Jan. 9, 1013)**

[|LexTutor (Excellent Vocabulary Resource)]

[|MES English- free printables for teachers]

[|Dave's ESL Cafe]

[|ESL partyland- games, quizes, and more]
 * “//The website ESL Partyland offers EAL teachers interactive approach to teaching. It offers a wide variety of quizzes for students that practice grammar, conversational, and reading skills (etc). It also offers opportunities for students to chat with people on themes to improve reading and writing skills.” (Stephanie MacLellan, Jan. 9, 2013)//**

[|Randall's Listening Lab]
 * “Randall’s Listening Lab offers ELL's the chance to practice their English listening skills on their own with the aid of graphic organizers, written scripts and lessons grouped by difficulty teachers. Teachers may use the site to assign homework and enrichment activities copy dialogues to use in class or develop pronunciation exercises.” (Mallory Richard, Jan. 9, 2013)**

[|English Central Videos]

[|On-line picture dictionary]

[|ESL kids]

[|Brainpop ESL]

[|Breaking News English]

[|BBC English]

[|CBC Ottawa - ESL]
 * “The website CBC/Ottawa ESL lesson offers EAL teachers carefully scaffolded lessons that appeal to visual & verbal & intrapersonal learners. Additionally, the website is specifically designed to help ELLs gain cultural knowledge about Canada!” (Kristen Jurcina, Jan. 9, 2013)**

[|CBC Edmonton EAL]

[|Bogglesworld ESL]

[|Vocabulary Games]
 * “Vocabulary.co.il/offers both ESL/EAL teachers and students an abundance of interactive games that addresses many common struggles for ELL’s (e.g. idioms, homophones, etc.) Some of the activities are well suited to the classroom environment, while others might work better in one-on-one situations of for individuals practice.” (Nick LeBlanc, Jan. 9, 2013)**