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INTERNET WEEK - English language Gymnázium, Trebišov. 27.4.2009 – 30.4.2009. LISTENING. www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/index.shtml - BBC world service http://towerofenglish.com - lots of exercises for all levels www.aj.cz/lispro.htm - different exercises for listening (wav and real audio)
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INTERNET WEEK- EnglishlanguageGymnázium, Trebišov 27.4.2009 – 30.4.2009
LISTENING • www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/index.shtml- BBC world service • http://towerofenglish.com - lots of exercises for all levels • www.aj.cz/lispro.htm- different exercises for listening (wav and real audio) • www.rong-chang.com– dialogue with idioms, BBC online English learning, listening to a story, shopping, going to a party conversation, etc. • www.esl-lab.com – teaching units, exercises and tests for different levels • www.world-english.org – listening comprehension, BBC radio via the Internet
SPEAKING • www.eslcafe.com/ideas/index.html- ideas on how to get your students talking • http://abcteach.com – nursery rhymes • http://bogglesworld.com – a card game called ‘Hypothetically Speaking’ which was designed to teach ESL students how and when to speak hypothetically • www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/index.shtml • www.teachingenglish.org.uk– questions and answers on frequently asked questions • www.aj.cz/convers.htm - responding in different situations • www.maturita.cz/anglictina - topics for school living examination • www.volny.cz/dernier- topics for school living examination, different topics for speaking • www.world-english.org– tongue twisters
WRITING • www.webenglishteacher.com– a few steps to learn writing forms, how to avoid plagiarism, creative writing; different types of texts (expository, descriptive) • http://abcteach.com – handwriting, letters, writing forms • www.netrox.net/~labush/tchlinks.html - writing prompts, storytelling activities, guidelines for paragraphing, spelling test • http://towerofenglish.com – here you can write online chain stories; it is for all levels all levels • http://highschoolhub.org/hub/english.cfm - avoiding plagiarism, effective writing, writing guide • www.world-english.org – help with writing, English punctuation • www.aj.cz/writ.htm- how to write a successful essay, linking words, comma rules
READING • www.eslcafe.com/ideas/index.html - ideas on how to get yourstudentsread • www.webenglishteacher.com– children’sliterature (worksfromdifferentauthors) • http://abcteach.com – book report forms, readingcomprehensionforthesegrades 2-4, 4-6, kindergarten, highschool • www.netrox.net/~labush/tchlinks.html - thewayshow to learnreading • www.rong-chang.com – holidays in the U.S, thequotationspage, phrasalverbs, slang , readingmaterialssearch • www.manythings.org– readingEnglishsigns, textsofVOA’s (VoiceofAmerica) specialEnglishbroadcast • www.english-zone.com– readingactivitiesforalllevels • www.englishlearner.com– reading test, completing a story, missingwords – reading test, guessingtheword
www.smic.be/smic5022 - reading comprehension (inflation in Russia – text) • www.world-english.org – reading comprehension, interesting news stories, English proverbs, classic short stories • www.bartleby.com/100 - familiar quotations • www.rootsweb.com/~genepool/sayings.htm - old English sayings • www.royal.gov.uk/output/page7.asp - royal family • http://www.lessonplanspage.com/articles/improvereading2.html - steps, advice how to improve reading skills • http://towerofenglish.com – practice your reading with reading interesting Stories • www.penguinreaders.com –download fact sheets, chants and teacher’sguides
JOKES, GAMES, PUZZLES, CROSSWORDS • http://www.tu.ac.th/org/litu/salc/20web.htm - Top 20 websites for learning english • http://www.englishclub.com/esl-jokes/ • www.eslcafe.com/ideas/index.html • http://abcteach.com • www.first-school.ws • http://bogglesworld.com • http://towerofenglish.com • http://mywebpages.comcast.net/ljbm/engsites.html • www.onestopenglish.com/ProfessionalSupport/links_elt_esl.html • http://mywebpages.comcast.net/ljbm/engsites.html • www.studujeme.cz/testy • www.crossword-puzzles.co.uk
www.rong-chang.com • http://a4esl.org • www.geocities.com/athens/aegean/6720 • www.englishclub.com • www.testomanie.cz/anglictina • www.englishpage.com • www.english-zone.com • www.englishlearner.com • www.world-english.org • www.webenglishteacher.com/puns.html • http://www.webenglishteacher.com/puns.html • www.puzzlemaker.com • www.aj.cz/fun.htm
GRAMMAR • http://abcteach.com – noun skill sheets, verb skill sheets • http://www.webenglishteacher.com/grammar.html - exercises, some areas dealing with grammar • www.21cs.org/useeng.htm - 11 rules of English, online English grammar • http://bogglesworld.com – an activity for teaching reported speech • http://www.rhlschool.com/english.htm - grammar worksheets • http://www.ucl.ac.uk/internet-grammar - an online course in English grammar written primarily for university undergraduates • http://towerofenglish.com – articles usage; explanation, example and test of the grammar points • http://www.better-english.com/exerciselist.html - business English exercises • www.teachers.ash.org.au/mspouwbray/english.htm - grammar worksheets, English basics • http://www.gsu.edu/~wwwesl/egw/grlinkte.htm - sites which provide information or links to information, that can be of use to ESL/EFL teachers who are interested in teaching English grammar
www.manythings.org – 5 basic sentence patterns, tenses word magnets – magnet board with words where you can move the words and create a sentence • www.learnenglish.org.uk – brief explanations of common areas of grammar • www.grammarbook.com – easy-to-use reference guide and workbook • www.serendipity.li/errors.html - a comment on errors in written English, e.g.: “its” and “it’s”, “to” and “too” and “two” • www.englishpage.com English grammar lessons and exercises on different areas • www.english-zone.com – exercises on adjectives, adverbs, articles, numbers etc. some exercises are only for registered users • www.englishlearner.com – test on different tenses, missing words, reported speech, verb forms, close test, everything for all levels • www.smic.be/smic5022 - grammar and dictation • www.shared-visions.com/explore/english - the wonders and quirks of the English language including the parts of speech, sentences, style guidelines, usage, punctuation, spelling • www.world-english.org – exercises and tests on different areas in grammar • www.usingenglish.com – grammar glossary • www.eslcafe.com/ideas/index.html - ideas on how to teach grammar
www.rong-chang.com – discussion of about 400 topics on English grammar, grammar slammer, an excellent online grammar handbook • http://a4esl.org – grammar quizzes (all levels) • www.englishclub.com – what is grammar, English grammar terms, the 8 English parts of speech (verbs, nouns…), and grammar quizzes • www.aj.cz/grammar.htm -explanation and exercises on some areas of grammar for beginners and advanced students • http://highschoolhub.org/hub/english.cfm - common errors in English, commonly confused words, daily grammar lessons, punctuation • www.quia.com/dir/eng - activities of the following topics: irregular verbs, homonyms, comma usage, compound words...
GRAMMAR – CONT. • http://www.gsu.edu/~wwwesl/egw/grlinkte.htm - siteswhichprovideinformation or links to information, thatcanbeofuse to ESL/EFL teacherswho are interested in teachingEnglishgrammar • www.aj.cz/grammar.htm -explanation and exercises on someareasofgrammarforbeginners and advancedstudents • http://highschoolhub.org/hub/english.cfm - commonerrors in English, commonlyconfusedwords, dailygrammarlessons, punctuation • www.quia.com/dir/eng - activitiesofthefollowingtopics: irregularverbs, homonyms, commausage, compoundwords... • www.rong-chang.com – discussionofabout 400 topics on Englishgrammar, grammarslammer, anexcellentonlinegrammarhandbook • http://a4esl.org – grammarquizzes (alllevels) • www.englishclub.com – whatisgrammar, Englishgrammarterms, the 8 Englishpartsofspeech (verbs, nouns…), and grammarquizzes • www.manythings.org – 5 basicsentencepatterns, tenseswordmagnets – magnet boardwithwordswhereyoucanmovethewords and create a sentence • www.learnenglish.org.uk – briefexplanationsofcommonareasofgrammar
www.grammarbook.com – easy-to-use reference guide and workbook • www.serendipity.li/errors.html - a comment on errors in written English, e.g.: “its” and “it’s”, “to” and “too” and “two” • www.englishpage.com English grammar lessons and exercises on different areas • www.english-zone.com – exercises on adjectives, adverbs, articles, numbers etc. some exercises are only for registered users • www.englishlearner.com – test on different tenses, missing words, reported speech, verb forms, close test, everything for all levels • http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests • http://www.english-magazine.com/leveltest/part1.html • http://www.easyenglish.com/ • http://www.englishlearner.com/tests/index.shtml • http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/headway/
MATERIALS FOR TEACHERS, LESSON PLANS • www.rong-chang.com – handouts online for ESL/TEFL teachers; for students on different levels, 160 instantly downloadable lesson worksheets, an excellent collection of ESL lesson plans for all levels • www.eslcafe.com/ideas/index.html - ideas on how to teach students one-to-one, ideas on how you can become a better teacher • http://bogglesworld.com teaching effective communication through graded reading materials, telephone language (a lesson plan) • www.teachingenglish.org.uk lesson plans, for use with the class on different topics • www.teachers.ash.org.au/mspouwbray/english.htm free resources for English teaching • http://english.unitecnology.ac.nz– contains fully resourced English teaching resources for English teacher (years 1-13) • www.english-to-go.com– the useful materials for preparing on the lesson
DICTIONARIES • http://slovnik.cyberspace.sk – English, German, Russian • www.peevish.co.uk/slang - slang dictionary • www.yourdictionary.com – a dictionary for different topic areas for example on cooking, law etc. in different languages • www.englishpage.com – English-foreign, English-English, irregular verbs, phrasal verbs • www.english-zone.com – it is only for registered users, includes idioms, prepositions • http://slovnik.seznam.cz – bilingual dictionaries in Czech language: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian • www.rong-chang.com – internet picture dictionary, English and French dictionary, free translation services, bilingual dictionaries of 19 different languages, meanings and origins of phrases, sayings, clichés, quotes
PRONUNCIATION • www.eslcafe.com/ideas/index.html - ideas on helping your students with their pronunciation • http://www.esl-lounge.com/pronunciationindex.shtml - it offers some materials for teachers to use when they decide some pronunciation work is necessary • http://towerofenglish.com – tongue twister database, you can hear how English is pronounced in 7 different countries • www.rong-chang.com – authentic American pronunciation, tongue twisters, mouth mangles, online English pronunciation, 44 English sounds practice • www.soundsofonglish.org – this site includes: handouts from presentations, they have made; English pronunciation pages – pictures, sounds and videos, activities and exercises for English pronunciation and listening, tips for teachers • http://pronunciation.englishclub.com – word stress in English, sentence stress in English, English tongue twisters, how to pronounce (-ed, the, homophone), English phonetic spelling
SPELLING • www.eslcafe.com/ideas/index.html - ideas on how to teach English spelling • http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/mspouwbray/english.htm - spelling for the age 6-8 • www.iss.stthomas.edu/studyguides/spelling.htm - American English spelling • www.everydayspelling.com/reference/refstrategies.html - ideas how to teach children to spell properly • www.teachersdesk.org/spell_plans.html - games on spelling • www.sentex.net/~mmcadams/spelling.html -test on spelling • www.english-zone.com –it is only for registered users • http://highschoolhub.org/hub/english.cfm - scrambled words game, spelling lessons, spelling lessons – poetry, vocabulary • http://writing.englishclub.com – spelling rules
VOCABULARY • www.eslcafe.com/ideas/index.html - ideas on howstudentscanlearnvocabulary • www.webenglishteacher.com – differenttypesof web pagesdealingwithvocabulary • http://towerofenglish.com – 1000 most commonwords, abigrams (wordsthatlookthesamewhenturnedupside – down), anagrams (wordthatismade by changingtheorderoftheletters in anotherword, example: horse – shore) • http://mywebpages.comcast.net/ljbm/engsites.html - vocabularypuzzles • www.teachers.ash.org.au/mspouwbray/english.htm - vocabulary, stretchinggames • http://highschoolhub.org/hub/english.cfm - homonyms list, vocabularyquiz • www.rong-chang.com – a test to findoutyourvocabularysize, a complete list ofirregularverbs, test yourvocabulary in differentareas, British and Americanvocabulary • http://a4esl.org – vocabularyquizzes • www.manythings.org – vocabulary study using a cellphone, flashflashcards, searchforsentencesused by VOA (VoiceofAmerica) • www.english-zone.com – vocabularyquizzes, games, picturelessons, exercisesforalllevels
www.englishlearner.com – jumbled words, proverbs, idioms with colours (all levels) • www.smic.be/smic5022 - vocabulary quizzes: gap filling, multiple choice matching • www.world-english.org – vocabulary tests, vocabulary on different themes, top 500 English words, top 100 misspell words, world English slang, an idiom, world-English phrase thesaurus • www.scit.wlv.ac.uk/~jphb/american.html - the difference between American and British English • http://home.clara.net/brianp - English weights and measures • www.teachersdesk.org/spell_plans.html - card games that can be used with groups or individuals (example: synonyms, homophones, rhyming words…) • www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games_vocab.htm - these games are designed for proficiency level • http://vocabulary.com – exercises for different levels • http://bogglesworld.com/flashcardsesl/winter.htm - a funny way to teach vocabulary related to winter • www.aj.cz/useeng.htm - useful English words on different areas for example ordinal numbers, dates, colours • www.aj.cz/vocab.htm - the list of vocabulary on different topics • http://vocabulary.englishclub.com – different vocabulary
VIDEO • www.eslcafe.com/ideas/index.html - ideas on how to use video in the classroom • http://towerofenglish.com – English learner movie guides, making movie, guess the name of famous movie or TV program • http://mywebpages.comcast.net/ljbm/engsites.html - Internet guide for video Le Morte D’Arthur: The legend of the King. This site contains vocabulary words and questions to go with it.
USING THE INTERNET • www.eslcafe.com/ideas/index.html - ideas on how to use the Net with your students • http://towerofenglish.com – an easy way to find information on the Internet; translator, millions of pictures
MAGAZINES • www.21cs.org/useeng.htm - time for kids, national geographic for kids, sports (illustrated for kids) • http://reading.englishclub.com – the latest stories in English direct from newspapers and magazines around the world • www.thepaperboy.co.uk – different types of magazines for registered members • www.aj.cz/magazine.htm - some articles for reading activity
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