ESL Student Online Practice
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The following websites provide practice for students learning English, or teachers looking for new materials. Areas of study include grammar, writing, pronunciation, reading, and listening. Lessons by Level will take you to a list of exercises according to course level. These websites may become unreachable at certain times.
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- Study Zone at the University of Victoria: Grammar, reading, and vocabulary organized by levels
- English Central: Improve listening and pronunciation and increase vocabulary using interesting videos
- ESOL Courses: A large collection of listening, reading, grammar, and vocabulary practice
- English-Guide.org: A guide to grammar, listening, and vocabulary exercises around the Internet
- EnglishClub: Vocabulary, grammar, idioms, pronunciation, listening, and reading
- Englishpage: Vocabulary, grammar, listening, and reading exercises with tutorials
- Learning English Online: Grammar and vocabulary explanations and practice
- TV411: Reading, writing, and vocabulary practice, as well as math, science, and finance practice
- Learning English Online: A large collection of grammar practice
- Study Zone at the University of Victoria: Grammar rules and practice
- Englishpage: Grammar exercises with rules
- Oxford Practice Grammar: Grammar practice for listening, speaking, reading, and writing
- Citation Styles: Learn the correct way to cite sources using the MLA style.
- Grammar Monster: A vast collection of grammar topics
- Daily Grammar: Selection of grammar lessons
- Grammar Bytes: Interactive grammar quizzes
- Internet Grammar of English: Grammar reference source with exercises
- Typing.com: Practice and learn to type
- The Moonlit Road: Ghost stories from across America (some with audio)
- NY Times Learning Network: Read news stories and do activities
- Poetry Out Loud: Poetry with audio
- Project Gutenberg: Huge library of free online novels, short stories, reference books, textbooks, and audiobooks
- Story Corps: Audio documentaries/stories with transcripts
- Study Zone at the University of Victoria: Grammar, reading, and vocabulary organized by levels; explanations and exercises
- 100 Free ESL Stories: Vocabulary, comprehension questions, and dictation exercises – includes audio
- General English Magazine (Learn English – British Council)
- General English Stories (Learn English – British Council)
- ELLLO: Listening comprehension activities with quizzes
- Listen and Write: Dictation exercises from news stories
- Randall’s ESL Cyber Listening Lab: Topic based listening lessons organized by level
- Starting Out (Learn English – British Council): Beginner’s English
- English Central: Improve listening and pronunciation and increase vocabulary using interesting videos
- General English Video (Learn English – British Council)
- General English Audio (Learn English – British Council)
- National Public Radio: Features, daily news stories, and extensive archives with audio and video
- Pronuncian: Practice sounds, stress, pitch, and linking in speaking English
- Sounds of English: Learn and practice the sounds of English
- English Pronunciation Guide to the Names of People, Places, and Stuff: Pronounces names, places, and anything else that is commonly mispronounced
- Merriam-Webster: Learner’s dictionary
- OZDIC: Collocation dictionary
- Google Images: Use it as a picture dictionary
- Games to Learn English: Various vocabulary games
- Learning Chocolate: Many vocabulary games with pictures and sounds
- ESL Games World: Many grammar and vocabulary games
- MES Games: Great grammar and vocabulary games