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ESL, English as a second language, teaching materials and resources for speaking, study and learning. TESOL teachers, schools, and programs.

This ESL listening Web site created by Randall Davis helps ESL/EFL students improve their listening comprehension skills through practice with self-grading quiz pages.

an effective educational resource for learning English

Remember that learning grammar is only one part of learning a language. So don't be obsessed by it! Learning examples that will help you when you speak or write is the best way to learn.

Free Practice Tests for Standardized Tests

This article addresses the need to accommodate our teaching practices to our students' needs as an important part of classroom behavior.

English language teaching in India has for a long time treadled the traditional path of Language Teaching and Learning. The path leads us through teaching vocabulary and grammar textbooks, cramming students with a considerable amount of exercises and then evaluating their accomplishments through consecutive exams. Song have been in integral part of human life and experience since ages. They have also become an integral part of our language experience, and if use in coordination with a language lesson they can be a great value.

I agree Dipak! Music uses a different part of our brains that helps us retain information better. I am interested in finding music I can use in class that was not designed for pre-schoolers. Adults in my class should not be singing songs for little kids! Thank-you.

The site gives a wonderful collection of songs which can be used at the English classes. Music usually helps to feel the problem, it touches our soul, it adds emotional perseption of the world. Tastes differ - this site gives the variety of music styles and everyone will find what will be closer to their heart.

Business and human rights. Resourse Centre ( selected by countries, activites, companies and topics). Good resourse for Business English studies ( ESP). The site is localized into several languages, including Russian.

This is one lesson of a whole collection that you can find on this website. I find this source quite interesting and diverse so I think that I as well as any other teacher of English from any place of the planet can use this material in designing their own lessons on human rights or use them as they are. Hope you will also find them useful.

No fear Shakespeare

The worksheet contains a short article about Halloween and two exercises on reading comprehension. It is good for low elementary students, just present simple was used. Vocabulary is includ

Activities to teach vocabulary ;). I hope you find it useful!

Good vocabulary taken from News.

With the invention of new and innovative technologies in the modern era,it has become very comfortable for the language teachers and teaching English does not have to be a difficult task at all. The Internet TESL Journal by Michael Morgan suggests the ways how we can utilise technology in ESL class for better results.It throws light on its various aspects and problems by which a teacher can make good use of it.

Kidblog is designed for K-12 teachers who want to provide each student with an individual blog. Students publish posts and participate in academic discussions within a secure classroom blogging community. Teachers maintain complete control over student blogs and user accounts.