BUSY TO PREPARE YOUR LESSONS???
Here you have the solution.
We as teachers know about the importance of facilitating tools to our students for their better development in the different skills when learning a second language. That is one of the reasons why we are presenting here some useful links that can help the teacher to prepare activities including technology to motivate students in the use of the language, and also to the student because they can find another interesting way to learn a new language.
READING
In this site, we can find one different story for the 365 days of the year. Levels: Beginners and Intermediate. Each story includes activities such as: Vocabulary, questionnaires, cloze sentences, crosswords, and more!!!
Here you can find a range of topics for adult reading. The site includes post-reading activities. Perfectly designed for extensive reading!!!
http://www.gutenberg.org/catalog/
A huge collection of free books from different authors of all times that can be read online or offline. Read what you want and increase you English vocabulary.
A range of biographies from important and famous people. It could be good to develop activities such us skimming and scanning.
LISTENING
Lots of listening activities categorized for beginning, intermediate and advances learners. Each activity with a pre, while an after listening activities, ready to be used!!! Lectures and conversations are to prepare for the TOEFL or similar academic tests.
http://www.elllo.org/
http://www.esl-lab.com/
Listening activities that include conversations with different English accents, downloadable MP3 files, vocabulary, reading and speaking quizzes; and a printable version!!
http://www.talkenglish.com/
This site offers lots of dialogs that can be listened online or downloaded. They are graded for: basic, intermediate and advanced learners. Besides, each activity comes with a quiz for listening comprehension.
WRITING
A great amount of activities to develop grammar and vocabulary in specific topics.
http://www.rong-chang.com/writing/index
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/exercises
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~leslieob/pizzaz.html
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/writing
SPEAKING
Activities we can use in classroom to help our students to work in oral production. You can choose from several activities to make your students work in pairs or in groups and get better in the skill.
http://www.eslgo.com/resources/sa.html
http://www.eslflow.com/speakingandcommunicativeicebreakeractivities.htm
OTHER ACTIVITIES
Extra web pages that can help you to find information about games, videos, teaching information, etc. which you can use in the classroom or can help you to plan your classes.
ESP – Academic Purposes
http://www.uefap.com/
Breaking News English
http://www.searchdiscovered.com/?dn=breakingnewenglish.com&pid=5PO7RIXK7
BBC Country Profiles
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/country_profiles/default.stm
Discovery School/Education
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/
EFL/ESL Resources
http://www.eflnet.com/
Games
http://www.free-english-games.com/
Learn English Today
http://www.learn-english-today.com/wordgames.html
Video Jug
http://www.videojug.com/
CALL 26
Group 6:
Narda Rebeka Cumpa Arribasplata
Jorge Gustavo Aire Correa