Library Girl's EAL Writing Links

Links Reading Writing Listening Numeracy Essential Skills General EAL Fun Stuff Home	EAL Writing Links Idioms Connection www.idiomconnection.com A comprehensive collection of idioms, phrasal verbs and proverbs that are common expressions one would find in the average home, family, workplace or community. They can be found either in spoken English or in written English and are sorted both alphabetically or by subject for ease. Using English.com Free Printable lessons for beginner, intermediate and advanced learners www.usingenglish.com/handouts/ www.usingenglish.com/lesson-plans.html Visual Merriam Webster Dictionary visual.merriam-webster.com/ A quick glance at the index is all it takes to connect words with images. Explore the 15 major themes to access more than 6,000 images and see words like never before. The Internet Picture Dictionary http://www.pdictionary.com/ Elementary pictures in categories (body parts, kitchen etc.) Six pictures to a page, so not too overwhelming. Also word scrambles and other exercises. Could be used with literacy students. Flashcards http://www.eslflashcards.com/ Every set of flashcards comes in color and 3 different sizes to make teaching easier. The Big set is great for vocabulary presentation, the Medium set is good for teaching small groups of students and playing language learning games. The Small sets of pictures are great for ESL games such as Down-Pass or Go Fish. Best of all, they're all FREE! Currently there are 968 total images and 2904 total flashcards. Word Families http://www.mrsalphabet.com/wordfamilies.html Word families are words which end the same; forming a chunk that the students can learn to say altogether rather than sounding out each letter sound. Word families also encourage students to find patterns in words so they can recall this information in a timely fashion. Learn English http://www.learn-english.co.il/ Listening and pronunciation of common words and phrases organized by theme; provides printable study sheets. Prepositions in English http://www.mcedservices.com/Prepex/QUIZEX.HTM These interactive listening exercises provide practice with simple prepositions "in", "on", "at" and others, used with location and with time. Mavis Harper’s site www.mavis.ca Retired EAL teacher Mavis Harper provides lesson plans grouped by CLB levels and citizenship practice for students. ESL-Galaxy http://esl-galaxy.com/ Offers over 2368 free printable worksheets for ESL lesson plans and ESL Activities; and there are more additions every other day. There is a lot to explore on this site! Boogles ESL World http://bogglesworldesl.com/adultesl1.htm Click on the AdultESL links for more materials. Word Surfing http://www.wordsurfing.co.uk/ Compiles free learning resources to be used to improve language learning. Language Guide.org http://www.languageguide.org/english/ Build your vocabulary with these everyday objects grouped in themes. Do it in English http://www.doitinenglish.com/tgrammar.html UK site of grammar lesson plans. Activities for ESL Students http://a4esl.org/ This project of The Internet TESL Journal (iteslj.org) has thousands of contributions by many teachers. Site includes grammar, vocabulary, crossword puzzles and bilingual exercises. Created by Diane Moran (2008).

EAL Writing Links

Idioms Connection
www.idiomconnection.com
A comprehensive collection of idioms, phrasal verbs and proverbs that are common expressions one would find in the average home, family, workplace or community. They can be found either in spoken English or in written English and are sorted both alphabetically or by subject for ease.

Using English.com
Free Printable lessons for beginner, intermediate and advanced learners
www.usingenglish.com/handouts/
www.usingenglish.com/lesson-plans.html

Visual Merriam Webster Dictionary
visual.merriam-webster.com/
A quick glance at the index is all it takes to connect words with images. Explore the 15 major themes to access more than 6,000 images and see words like never before.

The Internet Picture Dictionary
http://www.pdictionary.com/
Elementary pictures in categories (body parts, kitchen etc.) Six pictures to a page, so not too overwhelming. Also word scrambles and other exercises. Could be used with literacy students.

Flashcards
http://www.eslflashcards.com/
Every set of flashcards comes in color and 3 different sizes to make teaching easier. The Big set is great for vocabulary presentation, the Medium set is good for teaching small groups of students and playing language learning games. The Small sets of pictures are great for ESL games such as Down-Pass or Go Fish. Best of all, they're all FREE! Currently there are 968 total images and 2904 total flashcards.

Word Families
http://www.mrsalphabet.com/wordfamilies.html
Word families are words which end the same; forming a chunk that the students can learn to say altogether rather than sounding out each letter sound. Word families also encourage students to find patterns in words so they can recall this information in a timely fashion.

Learn English
http://www.learn-english.co.il/
Listening and pronunciation of common words and phrases organized by theme; provides printable study sheets.

Prepositions in English
http://www.mcedservices.com/Prepex/QUIZEX.HTM
These interactive listening exercises provide practice with simple prepositions "in", "on", "at" and others, used with location and with time.

Mavis Harper’s site
www.mavis.ca
Retired EAL teacher Mavis Harper provides lesson plans grouped by CLB levels and citizenship practice for students.

ESL-Galaxy
http://esl-galaxy.com/
Offers over 2368 free printable worksheets for ESL lesson plans and ESL Activities; and there are more additions every other day. There is a lot to explore on this site!

Boogles ESL World
http://bogglesworldesl.com/adultesl1.htm
Click on the AdultESL links for more materials.

Word Surfing
http://www.wordsurfing.co.uk/
Compiles free learning resources to be used to improve language learning.

Language Guide.org
http://www.languageguide.org/english/
Build your vocabulary with these everyday objects grouped in themes.

Do it in English
http://www.doitinenglish.com/tgrammar.html
UK site of grammar lesson plans.

Activities for ESL Students
http://a4esl.org/
This project of The Internet TESL Journal (iteslj.org) has thousands of contributions by many teachers. Site includes grammar, vocabulary, crossword puzzles and bilingual exercises.

Created by Diane Moran (2008).