Quiz-Tree Sight Words
Provides the Dolch Word List with pronunciation for beginning readers up to third grade level. This is a useful way for beginners to be introduced to, and practice, speaking some of the basic English sight words. No definitions are provided.
Learning Line
rovides practical information and exercises for beginner to intermediate students in categories such as communication, money, health, employment.
Story By Story Phonics Lessons
Provides 12 stories that are read to the beginner for basic pronunciation work.
Reading Skills Stories
Provides lots of short stories to be listened to or read by the user and timed. The stories are organized by level from beginner to level 8.
Student lessons
Contains interactive exercises for the beginner and intermediate learner in many different topic categories.
Practice GED Test
Provides short interactive practice tests in subsets of each GED subject area and scores them.
Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab
Provides students with opportunity to listen to conversations on a variety of real life situations at varying levels of difficulty (high beginning-low advanced) and answer comprehension questions about them. Requires RealPlayer.
English Online-Materials for Teaching and Learning
Includes wide variety of listening and pronunciation activities at varying levels of difficulty. Contents range from alphabet song to dialogs.
English for All
An interactive site which provides video episodes on subjects ranging from job advancement to accessing learning opportunities. Viewing the videos online requires some free plug-ins and a fast Internet connection. Students can do many of the activities without seeing the videos, including listening to single words for discrimination of sounds, learning vocabulary, participating in grammar activities and learning life skills. Too difficult for very beginning ESOL students.
5 Minute English
Contains short self-study lessons in various English language skills. Some lessons include pronunciation exercises and other oral work. Useful for ESOL students who have at least reached the high beginning level of English.
The Internet Picture Dictionary
An online picture dictionary which includes flashcards and a variety of interactive activities (e.g., word scrabble, fill in the missing letters, matching words with pictures.)
Language Guide
Includes a variety of interactive activities for students of English and other languages. Includes interactive readings in which students can listen to audio-readings with or without viewing the text.
Linguistic Funland TESL Activities for Students
A collection of links to activities that learners can access online, including word games, grammar exercises, writing activities, and idioms.
Learning Resources
Web-based instruction using current and past CNN and CBS news stories on topics of interest to adults. Each module includes the story's text and on-line interactive activities to test comprehension. The learner can choose to read the text, listen to the text, and/or watch a video clip. The stories are too difficult for literacy-level learners.
Colorful Clothesline
Includes introductory lessons on colors and clothing, followed by vocabulary practice and interactive on-line quizzes. One of the few websites aimed specifically at learners who are just beginning their study of English.
Real English ONLINE
Authentic videos of people speaking real-life English plus follow-up interactive practice exercises. Contains lessons for ESOL learners at the beginning - advanced levels. Users have to register but receive free introductory subscriptions.
Reading Companion
A web-based literacy tool which enables registered users to access a library of e-books. The program "reads" with the student and uses voice recognition to evaluate the student's performance. See your Program Director for details about how to register.
Real English ONLINE
Authentic videos of people speaking real-life English plus follow up interactive practice exercises. Contains lessons for ESOL learners at the beginning to advanced levels. Users have to register but receive free introductory subscriptions.
Reading Companion
A web-based literacy tool that enables registered users to access a library of e-books. The program reads with the student and uses voice recognition to evaluate a student's performance. See your program director for registration details.
