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Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Happy Holidays

Happy Holidays everyone! This clip is from my favorite Christmas Movie, Elf - snowball fight (Closed Caption).

Stay tuned for more posts in 2014! May you have a blessed holiday season and a happy New Year!!

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Mrs. Wilcox: I teach adult ESL students in Minnesota. I also have a special interest in designing online experiences for students learning ESL. I have a Master's in Teaching ESL and a MN K-12 teaching license. I love what I do!

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Beginner (Easy)

Beginner's Website (Symbaloo)
Reading Lab (Marshall)
Reading Lab (easy)
GCF Learn Free
Seminole State (excellent)
USA Learns
Rong Chang (good reading/listening)
English File

ESL for Every Level

ABE Web (Minnepolis Public Schools)
U.S. History and Civics - games
Minnesota Immigrants' Stories (watch, listen, and read)
Civics Websites - family, community (Seminole State)
ESOL Courses
Excellent Links for ESL (Milpitas Adult School)
Living Language (kind of fun!)
Study Zone (by ESL Level- grammar, vocab, reading...)
Famous People- Lessons
English for Spanish Speakers (podcasts)
ESL Partyland (excellent lessons)
Englishlearner.com- good quizzes
Student Arcades (like Venture Arcade- Cambridge)
English Placement Test
To Learn English (Excellent!)
Cambridge VENTURES ARCADE
Learn American English Online (EXCELLENT)
Seminole State (good- intermediate level)
The English Zone
English Learner.com (intermediate-adv)
Excellent Websites for ESL (Ohio University)
American English Materials/Websites (Browse by AUDIENCE, SKILLS, etc.)
Life in the USA - Exercises
The English Club- Wow! Great Website!
USA Learns- reading, listening, writing...
Oxford- New English File Online (choose intermed. - advanced)
ESL go.com's free (choose intermediate - advanced)
English Grammar 4 U Online (plus other things)
Grammar and Short Stories- Ron Chang
Learn English Free
Englishpage.com
Dave's ESL Cafe
Lots of Things for ESL Learning- TESOL Journal
Great Site! manythings.org

Online Dictionaries/Resources/Translators

Visual Dictionary
Word Reference
Language Translation DICTIONARY! (Bab.la)
Dictionary just for ESL- Webster
Google Translate
Talking Picture Dictionary
American Slang
The Idiom Connection
Visuwords- Graphic Dictionary
Word Webs of Phrasal Verbs
Dictionary.com
Urban Dictionary- Slang and Expressions

Grammar

Grammar Websites (from Seminole State)
ESL Blues
The Grammar Aquarium
Grammar Lessons/Quizzes
English Grammar Quizzes (Hilfen)
Prepositions Practice
Gerunds and Infinitives
English Lessons on Video (with Paul)
English 4 U Grammar Quizzes
Learn Verb Tenses Videos- English with Jennifer
Parts of Speech and Vocab Rules- English Club
Info and Quizzes for ESL Level 2/3
Grammar Central - Good, Basic (info & quizzes)
Grammar Quizzes based on VOA Programs
Adjective or Adverb?
More Grammar Tests- Learn English- Feel Good
Ardvark's English Forum.com (Quizzes)
Transition words and phrases - best!
Excellent Grammar Quizzes - any level
Spoken English Grammar for ESL (British)
English Grammar Fundamentals (Basics)- Thanks John Fleming!
Quiz on Phrasal Verbs
Explains Tenses Using Cartoons- Good!
Phrasal Verbs- What are they?
Transition Words
Prefixes and Suffixes
English Tests and Vocabulary Learning
Grammar Quizzes- usingenglish.com

Vocabulary

Vocabulary.com (excellent)
Learn the Most Common Academic Vocab!
English Prefix, Root, Suffix List
BBC LE Quizzes
MATH Vocabuary
Vocabla
General English Vocab Exercises
Excellent Activities to Build Academic Vocab (UEFAP)
Academic Word List (click on the document link to open the list- words you need to know for/in college)
Memrise (Game: use images and themes to learn vocab)
Building a Better Vocabulary (Ideas & Help)
Shows the vocab word in Google News (context)
Learn English Vocab and Feed the Hungry :)
How to Learn Academic English

Pronunciation and Speaking

Pronunciation Websites (form Seminole State)
Sounds of English
Conversational Expressions (Second Nature)
English Expressions (ihbristol)
Effortless English Podcasts (high ratings)
How to Ask or Discuss... (BBC LE)
Stories- Phonics Lessons
My Language Exchange
Phonemic Awareness (reading and speaking)
Videos- Pronunciation of Vowels
Text to Speech Avatar - FUN!
English 4-U Grammar Quizzes
Phonemic Chart
Phonetics of American English
English Club- Speaking
Listen and Practice Speaking English
Forvo--many different pronunciation samples of people
English Central- watch, learn, speak
English with Jennifer-excellent YouTube videos
Word and Phrasal Stress
Talking Dictionary--how to say words
Eva Easton's Authentic American Pronunciation
Phonetics- more technical for speaking

Writing

Writing Skills Websites (form Seminole State)
Writing Essays
Dictations Online (Excellent!)
What is the name of the punctuation?
Punctuation Quiz
College English 911 (ok)
Video about different sentence types- CC
Punctuation Quizzes
Spelling Rules
Puctuation Rules
Guide to Grammar and Writing
OWL Writing Info for ESL (college)
Writing Samples, Elements of a Paragraph, Grammar
Writing for College - the process
Dictation- Listen and Write
ESL WOW- Writing tutorials for English
Graphic Organizers
Writer's Handbook

Listening

Listening Websites (form Seminole State)
For Spanish Speakers
America's Stories (click on CC for words)
Lyrics Training (listen to songs and type missing words)
Business English Podcasts
Conversation Podcasts (Better at English)
English Club- All Listening
The Learning Edge- Very Good!
elllo- Learn English Naturally
LIsten to Conversations (eslfast)
Listen to conversations by topic - answer
BBC Learning English
California Distance Learning Project
Randall's ESl Cyber Listening Lab
English Listening Library Lesson Online
Everybody Loves Raymond --Funny TV Show Clips

Reading

Reading Skills Websites (from Seminole State)
Manythings.org (choose reading)
Reading Skills Practice (Marshall Adult Ed.)
The Reading Room (by level)
California Distance Learning Project (listen and read)
American Stories
American Holidays
We GIve Books (easy reading)
Reading Matrix
Weekly Reader

Standardized Test Study

TOEFL Practice Testing with Podcasts
Free Tests (GED, TOEFL, ACT, etc.)
Citizenship Practice Test
Milipitas CASAS Practice Test Resources
TOEFL Practice Exams
IELTS Exam Prep
Good Luck IELTS (exam help)
BBC LE (exam skills and useful links)
CASAS E-Test Online Sample
CASAS Sample Test Listening
CASAS Sample Test Reading (BEST_, Powerpoint- reading view)
CASAS Practice- Seminole State (Powerpoint- reading view))
Test Practice
Accuplacer ESL Practice
Online TOEIC and TOEFL Tests

Videos

Video Tutorials about Using English - CC (Australian Network)
Excellent Videos to Learn English- Learn with Jennifer
PBS Video- Public TV Programs
PBS Frontline News (transcripts and CC)- Excellent!
Free e-courses from top scholars professors (Academic Earth.com)
Funny Videos about Learning English
TED - Amazing 20 min. talks by remarkable people (CC)

Video Program Series with English Words (CC)

U.S. Sociology and History (Excellent! CC)
Science (CC)
American Literary Videos (CC)
Exporing the World of Music (CC)
Art in the Western World (CC)
American Cinema (CC)
Connect With English
Family Album USA

ESL News

Newsela
Learning Words in the News (BBC)
BBC News
Breaking News English for ESL
(GOOD) Voice of America- Read, Listen, and Learn the News
New York Times- Global
PBS Frontline News Videos and Articles (CC and transcripts)
Google News/ Search for Words and Phrases
Easier English News and Activities
Intermediate Level ESL News and Activities

Business English/Jobs/College Resources

College Rankings - US News and World Report
Structure of the US Education System
A Guide for Immigrants (jobs, schools, etc...)
Career Pathways- Dictation- Comrehension
Minnesota State Colleges
Simply Hired (find a job)
Craig's List (find a job)
Indeed.com (Job Search)
BBC Business English
Upwardly Mobile (resource for skilled immigrants- San Fran office)
Goal Setting!
Best Site for Interviewing Info!
Top 50 Interview Questions
More Interview Preparation - top 10 Questions
Preparing for a job interview
Why Volunteer?
Job Hunting in the 21st Century (presentation)
California Guide and Map - Best Website for Information
California Colleges
California Higher Education
L.A. Cash for College - Learn about Financing College
CA Career Zone- Explore Education and Career Information- Jobs and Salaries
CA Career Cafe- Amazing site to plan your career and get a job!

GED Websites

Test Prep for GED and Other Tests
Sample Essays with Rubrics
GED Reading
GED Writing

Literacy-- Survival Skills and CASAS Study

CASAS
MN ABE/Literacy skills practice
Los Angeles County Library- Literacy/Life Skills
Minnesota Literacy Council- (Yay Minnesota)

Living in Los Angeles- Resources

100 Free Things to Do in Los Angeles
California Science Center- FREE and Fabulous!
Holiday Lights near Pasadena
Volunteer Opportunities in Your Area
Craig's List- Shopping for used items - Jobs also
Check traffic with sigalert.com

Other Cool Sites

U.S. Accent/Speech Archive
How Stuff Works (interesting site, especially the quizzes)
Keyboarding, Typing
Practical Money Skills for Life- for personal finances
Virtual Tours of Sites Around the World
Smithsonian Museum Virtual Tour
World Clock
Currency (money) Converter
Khan Academy- Short Math Tutorials- and Other Subjects

Web Tools and Teacher Resources

Teach grammar with songs
English for Everyone
Reading Comprehension (free for your class!)
Good Teacher Resources for F2F (Pronunciation -s, -ed) Woodward English
Grammar Girl
Many Resources for Teaching
EFL Smart Blog (use f2f or lab)
Daily Script (tv and movies)
ESL Notes (Amazing! Summary, vocab, questions with films)
BBC Learning English (good resources to use with lessons)
ESL Partyland (Excellent Ideas)
ESL Conversation (Good)
Best Conversation Questions
Boggles World- Holidays and other good resources!
Film English_ Lessons
Ventures Teacher Web Resources!!!
Complete Lexical Tutor
Teaching Academic Vocab
Using English for Academic Purposes (includes readings and exercises)
Pearson ELT (great ideas)
Reader's Theater (scripts and plays)
Wordle- Create Word Art
Use this for analyzing Pros and Cons
Graphic Organizers
New ideas PSFK
Survey Monkey
Ventures Teacher Web Resources!!!

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