ELI Websites

Simple summarizing activity

good at home study site, especially for lower levels (even pre-1!). Has vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, etc. with a strong focus on beginning survival vocabulary.

Grammar practice with quizzes. Good self study.

Not much revolutionary here, but points 3 & 4 are good reminders of the importance of connecting English to real world uses and of the value of fomulative assessments like exit slips, etc.

This is a fun video about the function of the comma in compound and complex sentences. Good for review. Questions are customizable if you register your name and e-mail.

This series of drawings struck me as something that might be useful to spawn conversation. Some Drawings are more controversial than others, but several hit on topics that I think some classes are already discussing, especially the upper levels.

Online reading site for very beginning readers. Definitely geared toward kids, but students can read/listen at the same time -- a big plus in my book. Free, no registration required. A lot of non-fiction, which helps "up" the level a little bit.

Online reading site for very beginning readers. Definitely geared toward kids, but students can read/listen at the same time -- a big plus in my book. Free, no registration required. A lot of non-fiction, which helps "up" the level a little bit.

short, cute, basically wordless animated video students could describe in speaking / writing, etc.

Huge collection of sample essays organized by grade and style.

Lots of short videos (pulled from a full length movie) from interviews with people around the world. Very inspirational! Description from the website: What is it that makes us human ? Is it that we love, that we fight ? That we laugh ? Cry ? Our curiosity ? The quest for discovery ? Driven by these questions, filmmaker and artist Yann Arthus-Bertrand spent three years collecting real-life stories from 2,000 women and men in 60 countries. Working with a dedicated team of translators, journalists and cameramen, Yann captures deeply personal and emotional accounts of topics that unite us all; struggles with poverty, war, homophobia, and the future of our planet mixed with moments of love and happiness.

NBC News has a ton of short (2-5 minute) videos on a wide variety of subjects (the brain, natural disasters, nanotechnology, the planet, etc.) For native speakers but probably useful for our higher levels. Could be a good resource for those of your looking for short video clips to go with the Pathways topics.

photos that comply with Creative Commons (copyright law). Free to download. Downloads also have automatic citations. Large library of pictures unlike many Creative Commons sites.

simple but memorable formula to help student answer questions with details and personal connections

strategy for error correction

Short video (5 minutes) with study tips. Not necessarily new but I got some ideas about activities that have students "teach" the material. Level 5 & Level 6 students might be able to watch and understand. Would be a good session intro video / ideas to work into (I know, we tell these to our students 100 times and they don't listen...maybe if they see a video on it from someone else & then is teacher reinforced, it might stick better?)

Lots of interactive reading / video activities with interactive exercises. Readings are leveled according to Common European Framework. Good computer lab resource. For addition reading selections, use this link: http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading-skills-practice