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Our favourite ESL resources
In this collection you will find useful links to support your teaching and links to enhance your learners’ learning experience. The collection offers material on reading, listening and viewing, writing, vocabulary and grammar at each CEFR level. It also contains interesting links for your personal professional development as well as links to useful digital tools or social-studies or certificate-exam-preparation webpages.
Should you have any links you would like to share with our English-teacher community, do not hesitate to contact us. This list is a work in progress: we will add your suggestions!
Contact
- Elisabeth Pfattner, Elisabeth.Pfattner@schule.suedtirol.it
- Monika Marinello, Monika.Marinello@schule.suedtirol.it, phone +39 0471 41 72 43
- Learn English with Cambridge - YouTube (externer Link)
- https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/british-council-cpd-framework (externer Link)
- https://www.tesol.org/the-6-principles/the-6-principles (externer Link)
- https://www.hltmag.co.uk (externer Link)
CUP
- More than 200 tools with filter (externer Link)
- Automatic text-summarization tool (externer Link)
- Simplifying difficult texts (externer Link)
Creating interactive lessons: Quizziz (externer Link) und Curipod (externer Link)
- Wizadora app helps primary school kids learning (externer Link)
We also introduce new tools in our webinars for all levels.
- Differentiated instruction
- Ready-made teaching units (externer Link)
- Diffit (externer Link)
English Vocabulary Profile
Find out about the CEFR levels of words:
English Profile - EVP Online (externer Link)
English Grammar Profile
Find out about grammar known at different levels:
English Profile - EGP Online (externer Link)
For self-evaluation
https://goo.gl/2BeYLW (externer Link)
- Learning English | Cambridge English (externer Link)
- Learn English with Cambridge - YouTube (externer Link)
- Free EAL Teaching Resources - The Bell Foundation (externer Link)
- Skills and Use of English activities A1-C1 (externer Link)
- https://busyteacher.org/15102-esl-listening-material-7-great-places-to-look-for.html (externer Link)
- https://ritaseltjukebox.wixsite.com/index (externer Link)
- Free AI Voice Generator & Voice Agents Platform | ElevenLabs Text to speech (externer Link)
- Listening activities (Cambridge assessment) (externer Link)
- Learn English with Cambridge – You Tube (externer Link)
How to practise listening: tips for learners
Listening practice at sentence level (easy to advanced)
- http://www.listeningpractice.org/session.php?lang=eng (externer Link)
Listening comprehension practice tests
- https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening-skills-practice (externer Link)
- http://www.esl-lab.com/ (multiple choice: easy to difficult) (externer Link)
- http://www.talkenglish.com/listening/listenbasic.aspx (basic; click on the right tabs for intermediate or advanced) (externer Link)
Song lyrics for listening comprehension
Fill in the lyrics of your favourite songs and do gap-fill activities.
- https://lingoclip.com/?ref=https%3A%2F%2Flyricstraining.com%2F (externer Link)
- https://www.lyricsgaps.com (externer Link)
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/ (externer Link)
- https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/listen-watch (externer Link)
- https://talkshowsinelt.wixsite.com/talkshows (externer Link)
- https://english.yabla.com/videos.php (externer Link)
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/ (externer Link)
- Film guides and activities (externer Link)
- http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading-skills-practice (externer Link)
- https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/read-write (externer Link)
- https://www.bell-foundation.org.uk/eal-programme/guidance/effective-teaching-of-eal-learners/great-ideas/information-exchange (externer Link)
- Reading activities A1-C1 (externer Link)
- Written and spoken texts with differentiated tasks: readworks.org (externer Link)
- BBC news articles for young people (externer Link)
- Articles for advanced students (externer Link)
- American-based digital library: Commonlit.org (externer Link)
- Information and activities about Harry Potter (externer Link)
- Readers' library (externer Link)
- KidsOut’s free online library (externer Link)
Listening to dialogues: speaking role models A2-B1-B2
- https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/speaking-skills-practice (externer Link)
- https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/speak-spell (externer Link)
- Speaking activities (Cambridge Assessment) (externer Link)
- Learn English with Cambridge – You Tube (externer Link)
B2-C1
- Debating (externer Link)
Card game for discussion
- playdecide.eu (externer Link)
Text types and tips for writing A1-C1
- https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/writing-skills-practice (externer Link)
- Writing practice A1-C1 (externer Link)
- Auto-corrected text production with instructions (externer Link)
- Scaffolding writing - business letter (externer Link)
- Scaffolding writing - discussion essay (externer Link)
- Scaffolding writing - opinion essay (externer Link)
- Scaffolding writing - essay checklist (externer Link)
- Writing activities (Cambridge Assessment) (externer Link)
- Writing ideas (externer Link)
- Writing practice according to CEFR levels (externer Link)
- https://writeandimprove.com (externer Link) (get immediate feedback on your writing)
- https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/writing/spelling (externer Link)
- https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/read-write (externer Link)
How to improve your pronunciation
- Sound Foundations phonemic chart (externer Link): A free version of the phonemic chart.
- Forvo (externer Link): A free pronunciation dictionary. Listen to how words, including names of places etc., are pronounced by people from around the world.
- EnglishCentral (externer Link): A website and app. Watch a video, learn the words, record yourself copying the pronunciation and get a grade. Minimal free content
- BBC Learning English (externer Link): Tim’s free pronunciation workshop videos look at the sounds of English including weak forms and assimilation.
- Pronunciation: Cambridge Assessment (externer Link)
- Learn English with Cambridge – You Tube (externer Link)
- Pronunciation self-study
English Vocabulary Profile
- English Profile - EVP Online (externer Link)
How to improve your vocabulary
- https://www.englishpage.com (externer Link)
- https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary (externer Link)
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish (externer Link)
- Vocabulary activities A1-C1 (externer Link)
- Practice tasks for advanced academic vocabulary (externer Link)
- Vocabulary (Cambridge Assessment) (externer Link)
- Learn English with Cambridge – You Tube (externer Link)
- https://www.ieltspodcast.com/how-to-improve-your-english-vocabulary (externer Link)
How to improve your vocabulary while listening
- https://www.englishcentral.com/videos (externer Link) (videos at 3 levels and word explanations)
How to improve your vocabulary and grammar with gap-fill sentences
- http://www.manythings.org/voa (externer Link)
How to measure vocabulary range
- https://my.vocabularysize.com/session/evstxx (externer Link)
- https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary (externer Link)
English Grammar Profile
- English Profile - EGP Online (externer Link)
Grammar revision
- https://www.englishpage.com (externer Link)
- https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary (externer Link)
- https://cambridgeenglish.org/learning-english/games-social/quiz-your-english (externer Link)
- Grammar activities A1-C1 (externer Link)
- Grammar tasks auto-corrected (externer Link)
- Cambridge Assessment: Grammar (externer Link)
Be quizzed on vocabulary and grammar
- https://www.learn-english-today.com/lessons/lessons_list.html (externer Link)
- https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary (externer Link)
- Movitu - Mobile Video Tutor Nachhilfe (externer Link)
- Playlist of videos teaching grammar (externer Link)
- Verb + to inf (externer Link)
- State verbs (no continuous form) (externer Link)
- Adverbs basic (externer Link)
- Prepositions basic (externer Link)
- Zero article (externer Link)
- Prefixes (externer Link)
- Future basic (externer Link)
- Learn English with Cambridge - YouTube (externer Link)
All Topics A-Z Worksheets: https://busyteacher.org/atoz/ (externer Link)
Listening and viewing
- https://english.yabla.com/videos.php?difficulty=Beginner (externer Link)
- http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/grammar-videos (externer Link)
- http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening-skills-practice (externer Link) (go to 'Beginner')
- https://www.rong-chang.com/easykids (externer Link)
- https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/listen-watch (externer Link)
- CBeebies Global (externer Link) (primary)
Reading
- http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading-skills-practice (externer Link) (go to 'Beginner')
- https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/read-write (externer Link)
- www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects (externer Link)
Vocabulary
- http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/vocabulary-exercises (externer Link)
- https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary (externer Link)
Grammar
- https://www.learn-english-today.com/lessons/lessons_list.html (externer Link)
- https://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes (externer Link)
- https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary (externer Link)
Writing
- http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/writing-skills-practice (externer Link) (go to 'Beginner')
- https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/read-write (externer Link)
Games
- https://www.activityvillage.co.uk/games (externer Link)
Activities
- https://www.activityvillage.co.uk (externer Link) (with some free samples)
Listening and viewing
Listen- and read-along videos
- http://www.manythings.org/voa/v/ja (externer Link) (which can also be used for designing listening comprehension tasks)
- https://listenaminute.com (externer Link) (which can be used for designing listening comprehension tasks)
Reading
- Short stories for kids | LearnEnglish Kids - British Council (externer Link)
- English news and easy articles for students of English (newsinlevels.com) (externer Link) (book1 'Robinson Crusoe' / book2 'Little Prince' in 3 levels (reading and listening))
Easy texts for adaptation for CBLT
(Content-Based Language Teaching)
- https://quatr.us/history (externer Link)
- https://quatr.us/biology (externer Link)
- https://quatr.us/geology (externer Link)
- https://quatr.us/math (externer Link)
- https://quatr.us/physics (externer Link)
- www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects (externer Link)
Vocabulary
- https://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary (externer Link)
Grammar
- https://www.englishclub.com/grammar (externer Link)
- Listening and grammar: English news and easy articles for students of English (newsinlevels.com) (externer Link)
Listening and viewing
- http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening-skills-practice (externer Link)
- https://www.englishclub.com/efl/category/listen-learn/ (externer Link) (intermediate/easy; gap-fill + multiple-choice)
- https://www.englishclub.com/listening (externer Link)
- Voice of America - Learn American English with VOA Learning English (voanews.com) (externer Link) (news in levels beginners to advanced (every day))
Reading
- http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading-skills-practice (externer Link)
- Breaking News English Lessons: Easy English World News Materials - ESL (externer Link)
- English news and easy articles for students of English (newsinlevels.com) (externer Link)
- Activities for Learners | Learning English | Cambridge English (externer Link)
Vocabulary
- http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/vocabulary (externer Link)
Grammar
Revision from adjectives to adverbials, pronouns, nouns, etc.
- http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar (externer Link)
- www.learn-english-today.com/index.html (externer Link)
- https://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes (externer Link)
- http://www.manythings.org/repeat/1.html (externer Link)
- https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/grammar-videos (externer Link)
- https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar/b1-b2-grammar (externer Link)
Writing
- http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/writing-skills-practice (externer Link) (go to Intermediate)
Listening and viewing
- http://www.abc.net.au/news (externer Link) (go to 'Features' for videos)
- https://www.newyorker.com/video (externer Link)
- video national geographic - Bing video (externer Link)
- Views (externer Link): 1500+ listening lessons of natural English conversations
- One Minute English (externer Link): Videos of International speakers
- Mixer (externer Link): Six International speakers answer the same question
- Grammar (externer Link): Grammar points in conversation for different levels
- News Center (externer Link): Animated news stories to learn academic English
- Idioms (externer Link): Learn fun idioms about food, animals, health and more!
- STEP (externer Link): Short narrated articles with Academic English
Reading
- http://www.abc.net.au/news/science (externer Link) (articles with video and visual material)
- https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objects-and-stories (externer Link)
- https://www.englishclub.com/reading (externer Link)
Vocabulary
- https://www.ihbristol.com/useful-english-expressions (externer Link) (go to 'intermediate')
- https://www.idiomconnection.com/mostfrequent.html (externer Link) (for practising idioms)
- http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary (externer Link)
- https://www.ldoceonline.com/exercise (externer Link) (intermediate and advanced)
- https://www.cram.com/flashcards/400-must-have-words-for-the-toefl-with-example-sentences-2282168 (externer Link)
Grammar
Exercises, mostly auto-corrected
- http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar (externer Link) (go to 'GRAMMAR' for studying theory, then to exercises)
- ALL English Tenses in 20 Minutes - Basic English Grammar - Bing video (externer Link)
From 'TESTS'
- http://www.grammarbook.com/english_rules.asp (externer Link) (on punctuation and spelling)
- http://www.englishpage.com/index.html (externer Link)
- http://testyourenglish.org/cat-1 (externer Link) (choose from list on the left)
- www.learn-english-today.com/index.html (externer Link)
- https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/grammar-videos (externer Link)
- https://basicenglishspeaking.com/100-common-phrases-and-sentence-patterns (externer Link) (Verb patterns)
- https://www.ldoceonline.com/exercise (externer Link) (intermediate and advanced)
Writing
- https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/writing/text (externer Link)
- https://www.shoutmeloud.com/best-websites-improve-english-writing.html (externer Link)
- https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/writing (externer Link)
Pronunciation
- Say It: English Pronunciation app from Oxford - YouTube (externer Link) free app in play store
Listening and viewing
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/towards-advanced (externer Link)
- ESL Brains ‐ Unique video‐based teaching materials for adults (externer Link)
- https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510298/ted-radio-hour (externer Link)
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/podcasts (externer Link)
- https://www.englishpage.com/listening/index.htm (externer Link)
- Videos at advanced level (black) and word explanations
https://www.englishcentral.com/videos (externer Link)
Reading
- The New Yorker Magazine: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/reporting (externer Link)
- BBC News: World and UK news: https://www.bbc.com/news (externer Link)
- Advanced reading resources: https://www.englishpage.com/readingroom/readingroomintro.html (externer Link)
- Reading a classic short story: http://classicshorts.com/author.html (externer Link)
MOOCs
- Open online courses FOR FREE at the webpages below
https://www.futurelearn.com (externer Link) - https://www.coursera.org (externer Link)
Vocabulary
Cambridge Dictionary
- Get information about words and their meaning, pronunciation, collocations, etc.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/ (externer Link)
Vocabulary/spelling practice for various topics
- https://www.vocabulary.com/lists/218701 (externer Link)
Collocation dictionaries
- Find out which words collocate
OZDIC (externer Link)
Be quizzed on vocabulary and grammar
- https://cambridgeenglish.org/learning-english/games-social/quiz-your-english (externer Link)
- https://www.ldoceonline.com/exercise (externer Link) (intermediate and advanced)
- https://www.cram.com/flashcards/400-must-have-words-for-the-toefl-with-example-sentences-2282168 (externer Link)
Grammar
- English Grammar Today
Clear explanations of language with real-life examples
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/ (externer Link) - Advanced Grammar
BBC Learning English - Hard grammar guide (externer Link) - http://www.monash.edu.au/lls/llonline/grammar/index.xml (externer Link)
- https://www.ldoceonline.com/exercise (externer Link) (intermediate and advanced)
Writing
- https://playdecide.eu (externer Link)
- Britain is Great | LearnEnglish Teens (britishcouncil.org) (externer Link)
- Video series | LearnEnglish (britishcouncil.org) (externer Link)
- https://www.commisceo-global.com/resources (externer Link)
- https://www.worldtravelguide.net (externer Link)
- http://www.everyculture.com (externer Link)
- https://en.unesco.org/themes/education/sdgs/material (externer Link)
- https://www.ego4u.com/en/business-english/communication (externer Link)
B1 Business Preliminary
B2 Business Vantage
C1 Business Higher
- https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams-and-tests/business-higher (externer Link)
Resources for teaching Business English as well as specialized resources dedicated to the world of work
- https://www.onestopenglish.com/adults/business-and-esp (externer Link)
Level tests
- https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/test-your-english (externer Link)
- These British Council resources offer guidance on how to choose and take an ESOL exam.
https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams (externer Link) (free test for CEF level and exam description) - http://takeielts.britishcouncil.org (externer Link)
IELTS - International English Language test - British Council
Practice for Exams
- Exam samples and activities according to CEFR levels (externer Link)
- http://www.britishcouncil.org/learning-exams (externer Link)
- https://www.ldoceonline.com/exercise (externer Link)
- http://testyourenglish.org/category-1 (externer Link)
Standardisiertes Material der österreichischen Matura
- https://www.matura.gv.at/downloads (externer Link)
Esame di Stato
- https://www.istruzione.it/esame_di_stato/201819/Licei.htm (externer Link)
Esame di stato seconda prova liceo linguistico - https://www.istruzione.it/esame_di_stato/201819/IstitutiTecnici.htm (externer Link)
IT04 Turismo und ITRI Amministrazione, Finanza e Marketing, Art. "Relazioni Internazionali per il Marketing”
- How to assess your attitudes to learning
www.how-to-study.com/assessments (externer Link) - How to improve your memory
www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/memory/improve (externer Link)
- https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/fun-games (externer Link)
- https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/learning-english/games-social/quiz-your-english (externer Link)
- https://www.activityvillage.co.uk/games (externer Link)
- Flashcards, games, drama activities (externer Link)
- Materials for young learners (externer Link)
- Quizzes about animals, cars, sport, films, and music (externer Link)
- Crossword puzzles, word games; word puzzles... (externer Link)
- Live, creative, interactive storytelling in English (externer Link)
- Story time by Carol Read (externer Link)
- Story time by Carol Read (externer Link)
- Story time by Richard Martin (externer Link)
- Theater Miranda Flynn Legge (externer Link)
- Flashcards, games, drama activities (externer Link)
- YouTube link to (externer Link): 'Reading to Children - Tips & Techniques' by Neil Griffiths