BBC
Bbc News: Arabic Language Version
World news headlines in English with Arabic introductions and target vocabulary words, with vocabulary help in Arabic. Students can also listen to an English language broadcast of the story. Very handy site for upper level...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Phrases With the Word Mouth
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart allows students to choose which English phrase with the word mouth is appropriate for a given sentence. After voting, students can verbally explain what the phrase means. For example, She...
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: My Sound Is the Best! [Pdf]
In this instructional activity, students will use music as an impetus for stating and supporting opinions. They will compose an opinion poster based on a narrative about a train using percussion instruments. This will involve group work...
TESL Journal
Activities for Esl Students: Vocabulary Quizzes
The "Vocabulary Quizzes" site will help students drill vocabulary concepts. Read the sentence and then click to check for the correct answer. It offers a great variety of topics.
Canadian Wildlife Federation
Hinterland Who's Who: Leatherback Seaturtle
Information about the Leatherback Sea Turtle.
Canadian Wildlife Federation
Hinterland Who's Who: Boreal Forest
Learn about Canada's boreal forest and its importance to our whole earth's ecosystem. Meet the flora and fauna that inhabit this large area, and learn what we can and should do to preserve this environment.
Other
Tefl Interactive Esl Games: Matching Synonyms
There are ten levels of interactive synonym matching games on this site, starting at the elementary level, and going to more advanced level words to help English language learners practice their skills.
Dave's ESL Cafe
Esl Slang Page
ELL students who struggle with slang will find this site very useful. Long list of slang terms and their meanings.
Dave's ESL Cafe
Esl Idiom Page
All English language learners have to overcome the barrier of idioms. See a complete list of idioms, their meanings, and examples.
Everything ESL
Everything Esl: Who's Inside the Mitten?
Lesson plan that will promote student's involvement and self-confidence in your ESL class and thus improve oral language skills. It provides downloads and links.
Merriam-Webster
Merriam Webster: Visual Dictionary Online
Picture dictionary with 6,000 pictures that illustrate American English words organized around different themes, such as astronomy, clothing, transporation, and sports. With access to a vocabulary-esque game of the week. [Has wraparound...
PBS
Wgbh: Peep and the Big Wild World: Games: Paint Splat
Young players will enjoy this cleverly animated color-mixing game that guides them through the process of mixing and matching colors. [All instructions and prompts are voiced, not written, making this an excellent resource for English...
PBS
Wgbh: Peep and the Big Wide World: Games: Sounds Like Fun!
Cleverly animated game that alerts young learners to the musical sounds all around them in their everyday environments. A useful exercise in helping children understand sound patterns and repetitive beats and the meaning of start and...
PBS
Wgbh: Peep and the Big Wild World: Games: Where's Quack?
Hide-and-seek game instructs players to find Quack, a purple duck, in a series of different landscapes. [All instructions and prompts are voiced, not written, making this an excellent resource for English language learners who need...
Other
English at Home: Learn English
Designed for English Language Learners, this site offers a collection of lessons on grammar, vocabulary, tenses, verbs and speaking. It includes sections on idioms and real-life English, as well as quizzes. This can be used as an...
Other
Seattlepi: Hadiah Baby Sumatran Tiger
This resource offers a short video of the baby Sumatran tiger at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, Washington. Good listening practice because you hear the spontaneous comments of young and old, as they watch the tiger cub.
Ingles Mundial
Ingles Mundial: The New House (La Casa)
Wonderful, extensive site for Spanish-speaking ELL. In this section, students listen to a couple of short audio clip dialogs in English and then answer interactive comprehension questions. Several activities provided - instructions in...
Ingles Mundial
Ingles Mundial: Sports/hobbies: Pronunciation/sonidos
This Spanish-speaking ELL tutorial practices sound recognition - contrasts short "ch" and "j" sounds as in "choke/joke". Great interactive listening comprehension exercises reinforce teachings. Site has a "Teacher's Lounge" for suggested...
Ingles Mundial
Ingles Mundial: Clothes (La Ropa): Listening/dialogs
Wonderful, extensive site for Spanish-speaking ELL. In this section, students listen to a couple of short audio clip dialogs in English and then answer interactive comprehension questions. Several activities provided - instructions in...
Ingles Mundial
Ingles Mundial: Food (La Comida): Listening/dialogs
Wonderful, extensive site for Spanish-speaking ELL. In this section, students listen to a couple of short audio clip dialogs in English and then answer interactive comprehension questions. Several activities provided - instructions in...
Ingles Mundial
Ingles Mundial: Martha's Family
Wonderful, extensive site for Spanish-speaking ELL. In this section, students listen to a couple of short audio clip dialogs in English and then answer interactive comprehension questions. Several activities provided - instructions in...
Ingles Mundial
Ingles Mundial: Work (El Trabajo) Pronunciation
Extensive site focusing on Spanish-speaking ELL. This section practices sound recognition. It contrasts "th" (vocalized) & "th" (not vocalized). Great interactive listening comprehension exercises reinforce teachings. There is also a...
Ingles Mundial
Ingles Mundial: School (La Escuela): Listening Dialog
This site for Spanish-speaking English language learners. Students listen to a short dialog between two students who discuss their new class schedules. Presented in both written and auditory formats, students answer comprehension...