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Useful Resources for English trainers, learners and translators Compiled by Allison Schöne, Language Solutions "Practice is the key to success with languages" Please note that links are continually being added to my site - bookmark this page and check for updates! |
New! Language Solutions one-stop online EFL Teaching Resources Shop - tons of great lesson plan ideas, dice, word cubes, board games (e.g., Word Up!), ESL materials, PPTs, visual aids, timers, buzzers, flash cards and more...
New! Play Jeff Foxworthy's online quiz show "Are you smarter than a 5th grader? Trivia Game" - http://www.fox.com/areyousmarter/features/ - This is great fun for both teachers and learners!
www.quotationspage.com/qotd.html - Quote of the day:
- Martin Horner
This is my favorite comedy clip entitled "Do you speak English?" - download clip here
This is a great clip to share when teaching Telephone English: "Fed Ex Conference Call" - download clip here
Here's a great summary of Bush "Bush is an Idiot" - download clip here
Make your own comic with MAKE BELIEFS COMIX! - http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/
New! Games & Activities for the ESL/EFL Classroom - A Project of The Internet TESL Journal
Downloadables, Games, Templates, Activities and Ideas for English Teachers & Trainers
www.cornelsen.de/fch/1.c.110244.de Cornelsen Verlag FREE Downloadables for First Choice series, incl. grammar worksheets and communicative activities with explicit teacher's notes!
www.cornelsen.de/eb/1.c.1118413.de Cornelsen Verlag FREE Downloadables for teachers to use in Business English classes!
Cornelsen Corporate Solutions - Free Business English Downloadables!
www.morguefile.com - An excellent database filled with thousands of non-copyrighted images!
www.englishbanana.com/downloads.html - 761 FREE worksheets
www.eslpages.com/eslgames.htm?gclid=CJbMj4KvxYsCFQrVXgodOxL3Bg - ESL GAMES
www.teflgames.com/games.html - TEFL GAMES - FREE English games
www.eslhq.com/forums/worksheets/esl-worksheets/gap-fill-worksheets/telling-time-2068/ - Free forum for English teachers
www.english-test.net/ - free English tests and exercises
www.esl-library.com - excellent site for images to use as visual aids in the ESL classroom, incl. complete downloadable lesson plans, American English - the annual membership fee is worth it!
www.brasyl.co.uk/e-mesh/ - Free interactive and ready-to-use lesson plans
englishplus.com/grammar/ - Grammar slammer
www.breakingnewsenglish.com - Breaking News English - English lessons for current events
www.insiders-english.de/portal/index.php - Insider's English
www.manythings.org/ - Interesting things for ESL
www.internet4classrooms.com/teachertools.htm - INTERNET TOOLS to make your work easier!!! Games and puzzle makers, templates galore, board game templates, Xword generators, bingo, printable worksheets... you name it and it's here!!! Loads of tools for web-based classes too!
www.educationworld.com/tools_templates/index.shtml - there are some good templates for mind maps and worksheets here
www.educationalpress.org/ - Create free educational worksheets such as flashcards, game boards, and quizzes to print directly from your browser!! AWESOME!!!
bighugelabs.com/flickr/motivator.php - Motivator: Create your own custom poster for free—Inspire! Motivate!
www.suelebeau.com/freetools.htm - another great site with FREE TEMPLATES for games, flashcards, puzzles, certificates, and the list goes on...
Bingo Games - print out bingo cards in many subject areas; time, body parts, numbers, shapes, nutrition, and more.
Card Games - print outs on many subjects
www.eslflow.com/presentperfecttenselessonplans.html - ESL lesson plans for the present perfect
www.dltk-cards.com/bingo/bingo1.asp - Customizable bingo cards
clients.adestra.com/oup/TeacherLink_ResourceBank.html - Oxford University Press Teacher File Link - free lesson plans!
members.cox.net/teachro/ - English grammar
www.audiobooksforfree.com/screen_main.asp - Audio books for free!
www.cnn.com/help/video/ - CNN video clips
http://www.eslflash
Crossword Puzzle Generators
Crossword Puzzle - create your own puzzles
Create Crossword Puzzles - create your own.
Crossword Puzzle Maker - from Teach-nology (scroll down)
Crossword Puzzle Maker - from Discovery
Crossword Puzzle Maker - create your own
Instant Online Crossword Puzzle Maker - create your own crossword puzzles
School Candy - Crossword Puzzle maker
EclipseCrossword - fast, easy, and free crossword puzzle maker
File Folder Games - download the template and create games
File Folder Games - Download and print out these folder games (from PreSchool Games)
Free On-Line Puzzle Maker - make word search or crossword puzzles
Games - PDF files for printing games, activities, and quizzes
Games - Board game templates PDFs for print only
Games - Board game templates in MS Word format - EXCELLENT!!!!! (www.esl-lounge.com)
Maze Generator - This site creates complex mazes that you can print out and play!
Puzzlemaker from Discovery School - Puzzlemaker is a puzzle generation tool for teachers, students and parents (must buy)
Puzzle Makers - from Myteachertools - multi links for numerous assortments of puzzle making sites - WONDERFUL!!!
Sudoku Puzzles - Print these for students
Word Scramble Worksheet Maker – from Teach-nology (scroll down)
Word Search - Make your own word search puzzles with a personalized list of words.
Word Search Generator - Create your own.
Word Search Maker - from Teach-nology (scroll down)
teach-nology.com/web_tools/web_quest/ - Webquest generator!
teach-nology.com/web_tools/graphic_org/venn_diagrams/ - great tool for quickly generating mind maps and diagrams!
teach-nology.com/web_tools/materials/timelines/ - an automatic time line generator!
Create and print your own flashcards:
Create and Print your own flashcards - Type in the information you need to study and print out the cards.
Flashcards - from Myteachertools - multi links for numerous assortments of flashcards
Flashcards - Letter cards, Verb cards, Story patterns, ABC cards, Phonics flashcards, Verb cards. Look to the left for your choices.
Oversized Playing Cards - simply print them out and use them for group finding activities or games!
StudyStack - Create your own or use their stacks
www.wagner-juergen.de/englisch/ - Links für Englischlehrer & Business Englisch
PowerPoint Games and Board Game Templates
www.murray.k12.ga.us/teacher/kara%20leonard/Mini%20T's/March%20Mini%20T-Games/Games.htm - Excellent!!!
www.joe.org/joe/2003april/tt2.shtml - How to create and Use an Interactive PowerPoint Quiz Games - step-by-step instructions
teach.fcps.net/trt14/Power%20Point%20Games/power_point_games.htm - FREE PPT templates for great whole class games, such as Who wants to be a millionaire, Jeopardy, Hollywood Squares.... Simply download and save the PPT and edit the questions however you'd like! The Game instructions/teacher's notes are also included!
http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/teceds/training/materials/index-PPTGameTemplates.html#PowerPoint%20Game%20Show%20Templates - Training Materials, GAME SHOW Templates, including user's manual and complete lesson plans!
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/on-line_powerpoint.htm - Iternet 4 Classrooms - Tutorials for Teachers, online technology practice modules
c-schools.net/tutorials/PPT-games/ - Even more PPT games! Also includes Who wants to be a millionaire, Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune, 20 Questions and much more!!! There's even a PPT 5-minute timer available!
http://jc-schools.net/ppt.html - The PowerPoint Collection of Games
http://mathbits.com/MathBits/PPT/powerpoint.htm - Using PPT in the Classroom, math games and activities
facstaff.uww.edu/jonesd/games/index.html - Parade of PPT games - one word - AWESOME!!! Lots of PPT game examples and templates...
teach.fcps.net/trt10/PowerPoint.htm - loads of PPT games, templates and activities!
http://it.coe.uga.edu/wwild/pptgames/templates.html - Templates for homemade PPTS
jc-schools.net/tutorials/gameboard.htm - download FREE BOARD GAME templates right into MS Word and create your own ESL games!
http://www.esl-lounge.com/board_gamesindex.shtml - WHAT A TIME SAVER!!! LOADS OF FREE MS Word BOARD GAME TEMPLATES!!!
http://www.nebo.edu/misc/learning_resources/ppt/ - FREE pre-made PPTS for use in all subject areas
www.findsounds.com/types.html - a search engine for finding sound files to add to your PPTs and games!
www.freeanimatedclipart.com/ - Free animated clipart!
thefreeclipart.com/eflp/0/pid113756/D372044/C0 - Free clipart
www.indezine.com/powerpoint/templates/freetemplates.html - Free PPT templates
www.maniactive.com/powerpoi.htm - more free PPT templates, backgrounds, etc.
www.therecordist.com/pages/downloads.html - Free sound effects!
powerbacks.com/ - 720 FREE templates, images & backgrounds for PPT
www.virtuallandmedia.com/ani-text.htm - animated alphabet
www.websiteestates.com/free_education_powerpoint_templates.php - more free templates for teachers
www.grafik-archiv.com/?w=7 - free clipart
Technology for Teachers
www.halfbakedsoftware.com/index.pgp - download the Hot Potatoes Suite, which will allow you to create interactive mult. choice, short answer activities, jumbled sentences, crosswords, matching and gap-fill exercises for the Internet.
www.mozilla.com/en-US/ - Download Firefox (free web browser - more stable than Internet Explorer)
www.tucows.com - Free downloadable software
www.moodle.com - Software for quality online courses
www.crossword-compiler.com/?6 - create crosswords that can be emailed to your students
www.te4be.com - sign up for a free E-newsletter and keep up-to-date on the latest technologies
Word of the Day/Week
Cornelsen Verlag - WORD OF THE WEEK! Check out this week's new word!
Sign up here to receive a Word a Day per email: http://owad.de
www.quotationspage.com/qotd.html - Quote of the day
www.oup.com/elt/catalogue/teachersites/oald7/wotm/?cc=global
www.theurbandictionary.com - a slang dictionary
www.macmillandictionaries.com/home.htm - there is a link here for a word of the week
www.insiders-english.de/story - Here you can download sound files to go with the Insider's English vocabulary cards and stories
English Magazines
I highly recommend this magazine for continuing learning English. It is full of interesting articles with German/English vocabulary, grammar and vocabulary exercises, as well as tips and tricks for learning and improving your English, incl. listening exercises and lots of free online bonuses. If you are interested in subscribing, please click on this link and Spotlight will offer you a special discount off the list price! This special offer is only available to individuals enrolled in Language Solutions classes and/or workshops.
Business Spotlight Podcast - weekly listening exercises with MP3 audio files - EXCELLENT!
Business Spotlight - Free weekly newsletter www.business-spotlight.de/newsletter
Business Spotlight - news clips, MP3 listening exercices and more at www.business-spotlight.de/106/
Spotlight Sprachen Shop - here you can purchase English grammar books, novels, books on CD, etc.
www.spiegel.de/international - free online English magazine (translation of the German magezine Spiegel
Online Videos & Pod Casts
www.bbc.co.uk/radio/podcasts/how2/ - BBC Podcasts
www.bbc.co.uk/radio/podcasts/gc/ - BBC Grammar Challenge Podcasts
www.open-video.org - here you can download videos that you can legally use in class!
www.bized.co.uk/ - pod casts, articles, etc.
Online Radio
publicradiofan.com - PublicRadioFan features schedule listings for thousands of public radio stations
radiostationworld.com - Radio Station World is an informational directory
Songs & Sites for Lyrics
www.lyricsplugin.com - download this plug-in and Windows Media Player will automatically show the lyrics when a song is played!
www.allmusic.com - music guide for biographies
www.bcc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/music/singersong/ - BBC's site for songs, lyrics, tasks and artists talking about their songs
www.britishcouncil.org/languageassistant-teaching-tips-using-songs.htm
BEC (Business English Cambridge) Certificates
www.caombridgeESOL.org - info. on BEC examinations
OUP Business Results online materials
www.oup.com/elt/global/products/result - free online activities, vocabulary practice and games to accompany the textbooks, e.g. monthly phrasal verb and exercises with answer keys - all for students!
Funny video clips, Jokes & commercials
German Coast Guard: http://www.ifilm.com/video/2753383
www.engrish.com - English funnies - Hilarious translation mistakes from around the world!
www.metacafe.com - excellent site for viewing and downloading the best and funniest video clips!
www.youtube.com - more great video clips
Online Resources and Activities for both Teachers & Learners of English
www.esl.about.com
- This
site offers daily grammar and vocabulary lessons, on-line interactive
grammar activities and tests, references for reading in English language, weekly
newsletter for vocabulary training
www.agameaday.com/ - A game a day - interactive online games
www.englishpage.com Advanced English Grammar activities and online tests
www.englishpages.com
English
Grammar activities and online tests
www.manythings.org
Interesting
Things for ESL Students – word games, puzzles, quizzes, exercises,
proverbs and more
www.cnn.com
- English
current events articles
www.my.yahoo.com - Personalize your FREE web page and select daily current events, weather forecasts, horoscope and much more, all in English
www.englishpage.com English Page Grammar Exercises
Cornelsen Corporate Solutions - Free Downloadable vocabulary sheets for emails, telephoning, presenting, meetings and more...
www.englischpages.com More Grammar Exercises
Word Champ - Learn vocabulary in seconds! An excellent site for practicing vocabulary, for both teachers and learners, incl. picture flash cards and sound files!
www.zozanga.com/games/crossword.htm - Practice English for free!
http://a4esl.org/ Great online English activies for all levels - vocabulary and grammar!
AudioBooksforFree.com: MP3 English books free of charge, but you need to register
http://www.insiders-english.de/portal/index.php - Insider's English
http://www.englishclub.com/ - The English Club
Interesting Things for ESL Students - Word games, puzzles, quizzes, exercises, slang, proverbs and much more
BBC Skillswise - Improve your English with Skillswise - worksheets, quizzes and games
English Essentials - Fun interactive online games for learning English and increasing your vocabulary
A Game A Day - Games galore!
english4theworld - Hangman, wordsearch, memory cards
Free Online Computer Language Games - Have fun playing while learning languages with online games!
Ghost Town maze - Find the key to get out of the Ghost Town...if you survive!!! (Added: 18-Oct-2003)
Grand Matrix - Games including puzzles and word games (Added: 16-Nov-2005)
Guide to 206 Educational Activities - Written for teachers and parents who want to help students learn...
Hangman Word Games - MyLanguageExchange.com
Interesting Things for ESL Students - Apart from games you'll also find quizzes, proverbs, slang expressions...
John's ESL - Over 150 word games that will help you learn English.
Learn English - Have Fun !! - Learn English with online English crosswords, esl word games and jokes.
Learning Planet - Interactive online learning games.
Micro English - English language learning through comics and games
MooT - the Grammar and Etymology game - Test your knowledge of grammar, etymology, and semantics
Mystery Matches Games - Can you match the pairs of boxes? But first you have to figure out why they match! (
Phonicball Game - Phonic board game of classic letters, phonic tails and blended sounds (Added: 7-Mar-2005)
Pictionary-Online.com - Pictionary games, reviews, tips, Sketchorama.
Puzzle Choice - Puzzles and games. Crosswords, wordsearches, quizzes, brainteasers, wordplay, ...
Questique - Questique is a strategy crossword board game
scrabble Quadplex.com - Play scrabble, wordgames online.
The Ultimate Game Site - Check out the highly entertaining yet educational game "The Language of Love".
TUGAP Phonics Game - A phonics game called TUGAP.
http://www.ego4u.de/ - Englisch lernen mit Übungen, Tests, Erläuterungen, Vokabeln, Prüfungsvorbereitung und Übungsblätter rund um englische Sprache und Kultur.
