VITA ESL Students

Games and Activities

Activities for ESL Students -- provided by The Internet TSEL Journal (www.iteslj.org), grammar quizzes, vocabulary quizzes, and Podcasts

ESL Galaxy  -- board games, grammar and vocabulary worksheets, quizzes online interactive games

Interesting Things for ESL Students -- videos, songs, vocabulary and spelling quizzes, pronunciation practice, and grammar activities.

English for All -- this site is a fee web-based multimedia system to improve English speaking skills.  To access this site, you will need to sign in as a visitor for the first time.  If you want to sign in as a student in the future, stop in at VITA and we'll provide you with the registration information.

Pumarosa -- This Spanish-English bilingual, interactive site is for Spanish-speakers learning to speak English.  You will find phonics, basic vocabulary, grammar, dialogues, and basic English grammar review exercises.

For Students and Tutors --  the sites listed below are great for students and tutors.

www.esl.about.com -- grammar, writing, chants to practice language, conversations, and games for various levels of ability

www.teaching-esl-to-adults.com-- blog about teaching ESL, tips newsletter, worksheets, lesson plans and pronunciation practice -- can subscribe to get email newsletter

www.eslgold.com -- English study and learning materials -- free information for students and teachers

http://www.usingenglish.com -- a collection of resources and tools for teachers and students that includes worksheets, quizzes and articles.  Also, a good list of idioms, phrasal verbs, and irregular verbs for students.

http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/esl -- a collection of links for teachers with role-playing, videos, movies, worksheets, songs, question and answer activities, etc.

http://www.webenglishteacher.com/esl.html -- If you can get past all the ads, this site has many great resources, can also sign up for a free newsletter.

 http://www.ielanguages.com/lessonplan.html -- downloadable Word and .pdf files on listening, conversation and speaking, vocabulary, grammar, American slang, and culture.  MP3 downloads available for students as well.