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Activities for ESL Students

http://a4esl.org/

Basically a site for beginning/intermediate students though some more advanced might benefit.  Very extensive pages for each category.  Lots and lots of practice.   Waited and waited for New Pods link, but to no avail.  Nice English- whatever dictionaries.  Their http://www.manythings.org/e/abc.html

Link should also be visited.

This site has a wealth of material for everyone at all levels, beginner to very advanced.  It is well organized and easy to navigate.  Quizzes about Places is great because the content is interesting and the exercises are varied, covering verbs, prepositions, superlatives, and much more.  I took a couple of the bilingual quizzes (French/English):  Business and Power Tools, and learned some useful vocabulary.  Students can make the Daily Page for ESL their home page and take a quiz a day.  Jokes for the ESL Class is fun.  This site is a must. 

A very useful resource for Adult Education. The organization is well-structured, so it is easy to navigate and find what you need. The questions, format and organization make it not sophisticated enough to use in the EAP or academic programs. It is somewhat entertaining because of the Java activities. I also liked the bilingual dictionary. I tried out the Tagalog-English and Korean-English. I think the Tagalog one was overly done because no Filipino uses these words; they normally go for the English word. 

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ESL Independent Study Lab

http://www.lclark.edu/~krauss/toppicks/topics,html

Couldn't get an audio, though I've never had problem with this application before.  Maybe others had better luck?

Lots and lots of links here.  Be sure to read the bottom of the page for level guidelines.  There's even a web concordancer!  Students are asked to react to the concordancer, but unfortunately, that page was not found.  Try the Phrasal Verb Drink Dispenser for fun!  It's called Independent Study Lab, but I could see picking and choosing various links/exercises for homework, and then quizzing students on the material.

Ideal for self-study or supplementary purposes - hence, the website's title. There are level indicators which make it very convenient for both instructor and student(s) to find which exercise is appropriate for them. The Minimal Pairs exercise is worth clicking.   

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E.L. Easton

http://eleaston.com/

No need for glasses for this site!  Actually, the extra large print is a distraction.  I'm not sure as to what she's up to here:  a quiz site?  general  information?  a little of everything?  including a RIP for Oriana Fallaci.  An instructor would have to offer specific links from here; otherwise, students would get boggled down in navigation.

Anyway, if you have time to just surf a site for fun, try this.  Also link up to In the Arena sites.  Interesting, though I'm not entirely sure where she's going here.  (And, don't forget to link to son's site at bottom of English page for a bog that's just full of tidbits!)

I am not sure what the purpose of this site is. There's English for Korean speakers (and all other languages), then it takes you to a Korean website. It looks like a compilation or collection of some sort.

Say Whaaaat?  This site is a trip, so to speak.  In the Arena is entertaining with lots of political blogging.  For several links, five out of six, I got that the page was not found.  I believe I wasted a lot of time here and would not use this with my students.

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Ed Helper

http://www.edhelper.com/puzzles.htm

Whereas E.L. Easton is a kind of puzzle to navigate, Ed Helper is a place for puzzles. . And fun, at that.  Although this appears to be geared for elementary level classes this site is also helpful for beginning/intermediate ESL classes.  The logical word math problems may be good practice for those who wish to practice more complicated items.

Elementary school math and ESL teachers will love this.

A fun site if you have time on your hands to get a little more creative. I teach in the EAP, so for me to use this site will be like a vacation. It appeals to younger learners.

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Marcus Evans Linguarama

http://www.linguarama.com/ps/vocab.htm

This site is for advanced learners of English - EAP or Business. The exercises are presented in themes, and would be a good resource for supplemental exercises.

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Business English Course

http://www.better-english.com/exerciselist.html

A treasure for those who teach Business English. It has everything business-related! Grammar, Pronunciation, Vocabulary, Reading, Writing skills geared to students of BE.  Try the Business English Hangman.

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LookWayUp

http://lookwayup.com/free/

An online dictionary / thesaurus with spelling correction that can be downloaded to browser.  It claims to be twice as large as Webster's and bigger than Roget's.  Also translates to Sp., Port., Ger., Fr., Dutch.  One feature I really like is the excerpts from readings where one can click on an unknown word and get a definition / synonym for that word.  I'd like to find out if there are other sites that exclusively offer this feature.

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Dictionary.com

http://dictionary.reference.com/

 A smorgasbord of vocabulary activities, not too different from online sites, but for me, clearer; neater.  Fun and Games, Word Traveler, etc pages also offer interesting things to do.

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BBC Learning English

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish

It's the BBC----professional, current, and easy to navigate.  If you haven't discovered it yet, plan on spending lots of time here.  Today's home page has sections on specialized vocabulary:  news, science, football, not the American kind, and tennis.  Take a look at Funky Phrasals.  In Ask about English, A Russian student asks for the difference in meaning of to end up and to be up to.  The explanation given is clear and with appropriate and interesting examples.  This is a great site to combine vocabulary learning and listening practice.  Business English students will love it, too!

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Kelly Brothers’ Interesting Things for ESL Students

http://www.ManyThings.org

Lots of grammar and vocabulary exercises that are colorful, interesting, and interactive.  Students will need the Flash Player Plug-in.   Go straight to the Grammar/Vocabulary Quizzes section and take some of the quizzes based on VOA’s Special English Programs.  Wonderful content!  Something for everyone.