For Students
The following is a list of online resources for ESL students.
Welcome to the United States
http://www.welcometousa.gov/
Learn about Immigration and Citizenship, Education and Childcare, Healthcare and Families, Government Benefits, Employment, Finance, Where to learn English, and, much more.
The Learning Edge
http://thewclc.ca/edge
An interactive site teaching topics such as understanding classified ads, missing work and others.
*high beginner to high intermediate
Randall’s ESL Cyber Listening Lab
http://www.esl-lab.com/
Provides interactive listening activities for students of all ages.
*all levels
English Club
http://www.englishclub.com/
Study English, play games, meet other students, find penpals, ask vocabulary questions, get help on English grammar and test yourself.
*intermediate
About.com’s Guide to English as a Second Language
http://esl.about.com
Hosted by an English teacher in Tuscany, the site includes quizzes, vocabulary study pages, interactive polls, chat rooms, pen pal information, and a weekly e-mail newsletter.
* intermediate to advanced
Hospital English.com - English for the medical profession
http://www.hospitalenglish.com/
FREE on-line materials for medical professionals studying English.
Factmonster
http://www.factmonster.com/
Great resource for basic information about everything from geography to word games, science to sports.
FunBrain
http://www.funbrain.com/
A variety of puzzles and games, with especially good math activities.
backword
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2955
An extension for the FireFox browser to help people learning English. It will translate an English word into French, German, Spanish, Russian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Traditional or Simplified Chinese when mouse cursor hovers over it. With one click, it will remember all context of the word, such as URL of the page and the paragraph which the word belongs to. You can get Pronunciation of the word with a flash. Allows you to write a note for the word. (FREE)
