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Top 10 ESL Websites

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Englishgrammar.org

Every ESL teacher has to teach grammar, even if that is not one of your course names.
This site lists the grammar rules of English alphabetically, and they are easily
accessible. Not only that, they provide PDF files of lessons on these rules that you can use
with your students.

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ESLpartyland.com

Are you looking for some out of the ordinary materials to use in your classroom? This site
includes materials for teaching with film and video, the internet and music.

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iteslj.org/questions/
What is the point of language study if it is not to speak the language in question? Give your
ESL students something to talk about with this compilation of discussion questions you
can use in class. Click on the topic you are planning on studying and find more than enough
questions to keep your class in conversation for as long as you want to let them talk.

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ESLvideo.com

While you are at it, why not make up your own quizzes from your favorite videos on
YouTube? With ESLvideo.com you can create your own quizzes and even have your
students search by teacher to find them. If you are looking for comprehension activities that
are ready to go, this site also has videos and quizzes from other teachers sorted by fluency
level that your students can access anywhere and anytime.

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PinkMonkey.com

If you teach literature in any of your ESL classes, PinkMonkey.com has seemingly limitless
resources for you. Here you can find book notes and activities for you and your students
for free. With over 460 books listed, you will never need another set of Cliffs Notes again.
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BrightHub.com

This site offers a bounty of information to the ESL teacher. Here you can read articles about
teaching ESL as well as find lesson plans for different times of the year. Are you out of
ideas for games, vocabulary or activities for your students? Get some inspiration here.

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Dictionary.com

Neither you nor your students wants to carry around a ten-pound English reference
dictionary, but you likely already carry something that gives you internet access. If so,
bookmark dictionary.com for easy reference. This site will give you definitions of English
words as well as thesaurus entries and a word of the day. There are also many other
helpful resources this site offers.

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UsingEnglish.com
Looking for something a little more intangible than simple definitions? Check out the
dictionary of idioms available from usingenglish.com. There are hundreds of idioms listed
on this site as well as phrasal verbs and other grammatical irregularities your students
may need help with.

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Ets.org/toefl

If you are a teacher of English, the odds are that you probably have not taken the TOEFL.
Your students, on the other hand, will be working towards a proficient score on that test to
prove their English skills. Familiarize yourself with the test and what your students will have
to know to succeed on it with the information here on the official TOEFL site.

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BusyTeacher.org

If you are reading this, you already know that busyteacher.org is an essential resource for
the ESL teacher. Why not take some time to explore other tools that we have to offer
including free worksheets, flashcards, ideas for vocabulary, and teaching ideas, just to
name a few. You will never know there was so much available to you so close to home.