Lower Level ESL Websites

 
 
 
 
 
 

For all other levels (including ESL110) choose a topic below:
 

Grammar:

The ESL Quiz Center
http://www.pacificnet.net/~sperling/quiz
Tests students' knowledge of verbs, prepositions, clauses, punctuation, etc.
Multilevel; particularly good for lower levels

Grammar Quizzes
http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/quizzes/grammar.html

Reading:
 

CNN Website  (Western/Pacific Literacy Network)
http://literacynet.org/cnnsf
You can find current and past CNN news stories. Read them in the abridged for full version. You can view story outlines
and there are numerous useful activities, a multimedia component, and related links for stories.
Lesson
(Reading and Writing)
Some activities could be used in 130. The abridged versions are best for lower levels.

The Case: Solve-it:  Weekly Series
http://MysteryNet.com/thecase/solveit
Read a weekly mystery about a crime, and guess who did it! You can also read and post comments.
Levels 130 and up

Writing:
 

Writing Tips Contents - WritingDEN
http://www2.actden.com/writ_den/tips/contents.htm
This url is part of a larger website called Improve Your English with the Writing Den. This Tips-o-matic area looks like it is
the most useful for credit students. Three sections: "Sentences": 110 and up; "Paragraphs": ESL 130 and up
"Essays": ESL 140 and up
 
 

Many Skills:

Interesting Things for ESL Students
http://www.manythings.org
Word games, puzzels, quizzes, slang,proverbs, and more. Some activities are for very low levels, but others would be good for  Level 120 and up.

Dave's ESL Cafe
http://www.pacificnet.net/~sperling
This is one of the most comprehensive sites for ESL students and teachers. It includes ESL chat, discussion forums and various ESL links.
 
 

Games:

http://www.madlibs.org/
Try this website out for fun!

Vocabulary:

English Vocabulary Quizzes Using Images
http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/v/ei
Levels 110, and below.