ESL Site AwardsAre you tired of searching for quality ESL learning websites? Let EnglishClub do the work for you! EnglishClub routinely searches the ESL web and recommends special sites that we think are valuable for learners. The sites we choose are updated regularly and offer useful resources, lessons and activities to enhance your learning program in a variety of ways. EnglishClub Site Of The Month May 2012 ~ uWall
If you enjoy learning English through music, try uWall. This is an alternative to YouTube, and can be useful for language practice. Discover new music genres by choosing from a variety of categories or photos. You can also choose music based on your mood. A single click will take you to a playlist of music that you can listen to for free. Choose “lyrics” to watch videos with lyrics. EnglishClub Site Of The Month April 2012 ~ Listen and Write  Listen and Write Listen and Write is a dictation site for language learners. Start by creating a login so that you can save your scores. Take a test to see what your listening level is. Note that your typing must also be good to get a high score! There are three different modes to use. EnglishClub Site Of The Month March 2012 ~ Hungry for English  Hungry for English Hungry for English is a free ESL Video series on YouTube. The current videos are suitable for beginner English learners, but new videos are being added regularly. The online lessons contain very little text. The main characters, “Joe” and “Jesse,” want learners to pick up the language by hearing it instead of reading it. The Hungry for English team hopes their simple videos will make it unnecessary to translate what you hear into your native language. The actors are playful and silly, and the outtakes remind English learners that language learning can be fun. Site Of The Year 2011 ~ PhraseMix
The site is interactive in that learners can leave comments and even compete in competitions. Learners can also post questions in the forum. All of the previous phrases are available in list form. Aaron Knight, the creator of Phrase Mix, also shares tips for memorizing the new phrases. His blog has great ideas for English teachers and high level learners.
EnglishClub Site Of The Month February 2012 ~ Espresso English  Espresso English If you have time for a daily coffee, you have time for a daily English lesson. This is the premise behind Espresso English, a new site for self-studying English learners. The site offers regularly updated short lessons and quizzes on English learning topics including Vocabulary, Business, and Pronunciation. Many of the lessons come with streaming audio. You can listen to a native speaker as you read along. EnglishClub Site Of The Month January 2012 ~ English Practice  English Practice Learning a language online can be difficult. The best sites for English learners have a basic layout with simple navigation. English Practice has these important features. The home page features an index full of practice categories that are useful for English learners. These include standard topics that you will find on many practice sites such as grammar, punctuation, and IELTS. Site Of The Month December 2011 ~ Exam English  www.examenglish.com If you’re preparing for an English exam, you’ll find plenty of free practice tests on the Exam English site. This site provides tips, articles, FAQ, and practice questions for IELTS, TOEFL, TOEIC, and other international ESL/EFL exams. The site will also help you determine the level you have already reached based on CEF levels. Site Of The Month November 2011 ~ The Free Dictionary  The Free Dictionary You have probably come across The Free Dictionary when looking up definitions for words online. Many people do not realize that The Free Dictionary offers more than just definitions. Visit the homepage and you will find Word of the Day, Article of the Day, Today’s Birthday, Quotation of the Day, a Spelling Bee (listen and type), and a Word List. Site Of The Month October 2011 ~ English Online France  English Online France This site is full of self-study activities that you can do to practise your English language skills. There are games, listening exercises, typing exercises, text reconstruction activities, and matching activities. Site Of The Month September 2011 ~ English Addicts  English Addicts English Addicts is a self-study site for English learners based on current events from around the world. Choose from over 1500 lessons ranging from easy to difficult. Lessons include vocabulary, reading, listening, and typing tasks. There are also discussion questions and speaking tasks for teachers to use in class. Audio files are downloadable, and a wide variety of accents are used. Site Of The Month August 2011 ~ Word Hippo  Word Hippo Word Hippo is a simple vocabulary resource that can help you when you have a quick question. If you need to find a synonym of a word, simply type it into the field “What’s another word for…”. Looking up a word in this way is similar to checking an online dictionary. If you want the antonym, choose “What’s the opposite of…”. You can also find example sentences that use your word in context. Word Hippo also translates your word into other languages and gives you the plural form. Site Of The Month July 2011 ~ Video Jug  Video Jug Are you good at life? Video Jug can help you learn English as well as thousands of other useful things. This massive collection of “how to” videos is divided into separate channels. You can watch videos on beauty, technology, dating, or any other subject you are interested in. The “how to” videos come with a transcript that you can print out or read as you listen and watch. Teachers can search for videos related to themes from a course book or curriculum. Site Of The Month June 2011 ~ VocabAhead  VocabAhead VocabAhead is a vocabulary building site that is useful for advanced English language learners. Visit the study room, where you will find video explanations of at least 1000 difficult words. If you are preparing for exams or standardized tests, these words will be extremely useful for you. You’ll be less likely to forget the words because they are presented with audio and visual explanations. Site Of The Month May 2011 ~ Storynory  Storynory Storynory is a collection of free audio stories. Every week, since November 2005, Storynory has been publishing a new audio story on its site. You can imagine how big the collection is! These stories are a combination of classics, fairytales, original stories, and adaptations from around the world. You can read along with the text as storyteller Natasha Gostwick reads to you. Site Of The Month April 2011 ~ Storyline Online  Storyline Online Storyline Online is a website produced by the Screen Actors Guild Foundation. It features streaming video of actors reading popular children’s stories. Captions are available for each story, so that you can read along as you listen and watch. The professional actors provide extremely animated readings that can help you become familiar with the rhythm of the English language. Site Of The Month March 2011 ~ PhraseMix  PhraseMix This site is for advanced English learners who want to learn new words and expressions that are used “in the real world”, such as “Can I slide past you?” or “It seemed like a no-brainer”. A new phrase is added each day, along with a cartoon, an easy explanation, and a few examples. Phrases are “natural”, “useful”, and “memorable”. If you sat at a dinner table with an English family, you would hear these kinds of phrases. Site Of The Month February 2011 ~ Vocaroo  Vocaroo Vocaroo is a voice recording service that requires no registration. All you need is a microphone (built in works fine) and something to talk about. After clicking “Allow”, record your voice instantly. Then decide how you want to share your recording. You can email it to a friend or embed it in a blog. If you are a blogger, you can record your blog post so that your readers can listen to your voice as they read along. Site Of The Month January 2011 ~ VocabSushi  VocabSushi This is a vocabulary building site that is useful for advanced learners and those who are taking standardized tests such as the TOEIC, TOEFL, or SAT. The founder is an SAT tutor whose theory is that vocabulary should be learned in bite-sized pieces. The vocabulary is taught in context using contemporary examples from the news and other articles. Site Of The Year 2010 ~ ESOL Courses
Site Of The Month December 2010 ~ Fotobabble  Fotobabble If you want to practise speaking online, Fotobabble is an excellent website. Many English learners complain that they don’t know what to talk about. Talking about your family, friends, country and hobbies is a good start. At Fotobabble you can upload a photo and then record your description of it. |
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This site is for advanced English learners who want to learn new words and expressions that are used “in the real world”, such as “Can I slide past you?” or “It seemed like a no-brainer”. A new phrase is added each day, along with a cartoon, an easy explanation, and a few examples. Phrases are “natural”, “useful”, and “memorable”. If you sat at a dinner table with an English family, you would hear these kinds of phrases.
This free English learning site is accessible to English learners of all levels. Activities include reading and vocabulary exercises, video quizzes, and games. Some learners will be interested in the “English for Work” section while others may prefer lighter activities such as picture quizzes, crosswords, and matching. Review the “Topics Menu” to find activities and games listed in alphabetical order. More free activities are available on the ESOL Courses blog. Scroll to the bottom of the homepage to follow ESOL Courses on 