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Internet Resources for Lower Level
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| ESL |
| http://www.funbrain.com |
| This is a great site
with literally dozens of games that you can adjust to make easier or harder.
It's made for children, but the games can work for adult ESL. Good ESL-related
games include "Grammar Gorillas," where the player identifies
which words are verbs and which words are nouns; Spell Check, where they
choose which word is spelled wrong; and Word Confusion, where students
select the right word to fit into a sentence. With all of the games on
this site, there's at least one for any beginning class. This website
has so many options that if you're using this in the class computer lab,
you may want to have the lab assistant have a specific game ready to go,
rather than losing students in the process of finding and then selecting
the right game from the choices. |
| http://school.discovery.com |
| This is a good site
for teachers. Teachers can create their own word searches, crossword puzzles,
anagrams, etc. in minutes. Teachers can also set up a personal account
in which they can save all the activities they create. |
| http://eslcafe.com |
| This site is filled with reading, comprehension, grammar, history, etc. exercises and quizzes to improve the students English. This site also allows the student to interact with other students or teachers in the chat rooms. This site is recommended for higher levels. The present tense quiz would be ok for high beginners. |
| http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/quizzes/ |
| This is an excellent
site for learning the English language. This site provides many different
exercises, and quizzes on a variety of grammar and vocabulary. The different
exercises consist of fill-in-the-blank, matching, crossword puzzles, and
multiple choice. The exercises range from very easy to difficult. |
| http://www.esl-lab.com/ |
| This site provides students
with general listening exercises. The exercises have easy, medium, and
difficult levels. Each exercise contains a dialogue and questions dealing
with everyday situations (day at school, fun day, answering machines,
etc.). The site also provides text so the students can read along as they
listen. The speakers talk somewhat fast, so this site is better for low
intermediate students. |
| http://www.manythings.org/ |
| This site a favorite
for ESL teachers, because it includes word games, puzzles, quizzes and
grammar activities especially for English language learners. |
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| The Virginia Adult Learning Resource Center |
Available
online: http://www.vcu.edu/aelweb
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| 1.800.237.0178 |
email:
vdesk@vcu.edu
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