English as a New Language
Lesson plans and teaching ideas

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Activities for ESL Students
More than a thousand activities contributed by teachers. Some can be downloaded; others require Internet access to use.

The Adult Literacy Resource Institute Web Site
Be sure to check Resources > Web-based Lesson Plans.

American Accent Training
Give yourself a no-nonsense American accent. Tips are available at this site, as are a book and training via telephone.

Auto-English
Teaching materials in two formats: Web-based and interactive, or print-out. Lots of animation and attitude to keep things interesting.

Better English: English Exercises
Free online exercises in grammar, vocabulary, business English, spelling, and other aspects of English.

Boggle's World ESL
Free worksheets, lesson plans, and job listings. This site is extensive.

Breaking News English
This site provides international current events stories in "easier" and "harder" versions. Each lesson comes with activities for before, during, and after reading, as well as vocabulary and other support activities.

The Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers
A wide array of resources, including online activities in several languages, articles by veteran teachers and researchers, information on conferences, printable handouts, and annotated links to other online ESL resources.

Center for Adult English Language Acquisition
Links to articles on ESL and the ERIC database of lesson plans and activities.

Color Coded Parts of Speech
Three kinesthetic small group activities to help students identify parts of speech.

Easy English On Line
The 200+ free exercises at this site are designed for native speakers of French who are learning English.

EFL Reading
Reading materials for EFL/ESL students, graded by vocabulary, grammar, and readability. Some of the materials are adaptations of classics; others are original. Vocabulary exercises are also available.

English, Baby!
A wealth of materials focusing on American usage, including slang and cultural materials. Message boards, chat room, movie reviews with built-in language lessons, free newsletter -- this site is very professional and very useful.

English Daily
Free online resources: exercises, idioms, common abbreviations, slang, proverbs, more.

English Exercises Online
Lessons, exercises, handouts, a generous assortment of links for more help, lessons you can cut and paste to your word processor, dictation exercises (requires RealAudio).

English Firsthand Cafe
This site features a variety of resources, including a monthly contest for students and bulletin boards where teachers can post questions and receive helpful suggestions.

English Language Listening Lab Online
A variety of audio clips of English native speakers and interactive learning activities.

English Maze
Lesson plans for both general and business English, an "expression a day" newsletter, many interactive lessons available even without the free registration.

English Online
A wealth of materials for teaching English as a second language, including links for business English and information about currency, flags, holidays, humor, religion, sports, and more. Teaching suggestions are also available. This site makes a real effort to go beyond just American English.

English Portal
This commercial site also offers a "Free Learning" page with language games, daily tips, and other teaching/learning resources.

English Teaching Program
Many useful resources, including ideas for skits and discussions.

English-Zone
An extensive, interactive site for both students and teachers, including jokes that will "translate."

Englishcaster
Podcasts for students and teachers.

EnglishPage.com
Extensive grammar resources, games, dictionaries, chat rooms.

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