Student Resources Online

Links to English as a Second Language (ESL) Websites

L = Listening/Video

G = Grammar

V = Vocabulary

S = Spelling

R = Reading

W = Writing

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ESL Online Centre   

Can-flag  Multi-level exercises for ELSA (English Language Services for Adults) students at Vancouver Community College.

 

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Literacy- Intermediate

2

Exercises organized by grammar points

Links to grammar exercises.

 

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Lower Intermediate- Advanced

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Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab   

Listening exercises with quizzes. Some with video clips.

 

 

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Beginner - Advanced

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NetGrammar 

Grammar through interactive listening, reading and writing activities. Units organized by grammar points. Tasks are for overview practice.

 

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Intermediate

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Takako's Great Adventure       

Can-flag  Listen and read about a student's adventure in Canada.  Episodes include: vocabulary, cloze exercises, questions, etc.

 

 

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Intermediate

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English Language Centre at University of Victoria  

Can-flag Exercises in grammar, vocabulary and reading comprehension.

 

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Lower  Beginner- Advanced

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English Exercises Online by Lilliam Hurst  

Vocabulary, grammar, reading, cloze, word order exercises, crossword puzzles, etc.

 

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Beginner - Advanced

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Better English Exercises

Can-flag  Exercises for general and business English in grammar, spelling, vocabulary, sentence construction, etc.

 

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Lower Intermediate- Advanced

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ESL Activities (Centre for Language Training & Assessment)

Can-flag  Canadian Corner  - Reading comprehension and citizenship tests. Also grammar and links to TOEFL and ESL sites.

 

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Upper  Beginner - Advanced

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RYSE Online English Exercises     

Can-flag  Exercises, quizzes and crossword puzzles.  Plus teacher resources.

 

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Beginner - Upper Intermediate

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Guide to Grammar & Writing

Interactive quizzes in grammar, punctuation and basic mechanics, spelling, vocabulary usage, principles of composition and more ...

 

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Advanced  & College Prep.

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Newcomer’s Guide to the City of Vancouver, BC

Can-flag  A Guide to Vancouver Facts, Maps, People, Neighbourhoods, City Services, Housing, Education, Government and more..

 

 

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Intermediate+

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English Exercises Online

Quizzes in vocabulary, grammar, reading comprehension, spelling and more. Ready-to-use teacher handouts and lesson ideas.

 

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Beginner- Advanced

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English Tests and Quizzes

Tests and quizzes.  Multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, grammar, reading and vocabulary tests.

 

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Beginner- Advanced

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English-Zone.Com

Exercises in grammar, spelling, vocabulary, conversations, idioms, reading, etc. Links to Holiday Zone and other sites.

 

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L. Beginner-   Advanced

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Self-Study Quizzes for ESL Students     

Self-study quizzes on grammar, homonyms, idioms, phrasal verbs, scrambled words and more ...

 

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Beginner- Advanced

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Writing Den       

Can-flag Listening and reading materials with quizzes on various topics: Canadian history, government. Writing tips. Teacher's guide.

 

 

 

 

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Intermediate- Advanced

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ESL Connection Online

Based on Connect with English video series.  Conversations and interactive listening activities plus vocabulary, reading exercises, etc.

 

 

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Upper Intermediate- Advanced

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ICBC: Online Practice Driving Knowledge Test       

Can-flag Practice knowledge test.  All material in this practice test is taken from RoadSense for Drivers.

 

 

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Intermediate- Advanced

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Interactive ESL Practice (Portland Comm unity College)       

A wide variety of quizzes in grammar, and vocabulary.  Also links to other ESL sites.

 

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L. Beginner- Intermediate

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Dave's ESL Cafe   

Quiz Centre: exercises in reading comprehension, writing, vocabulary, grammar, etc.  Also Phrasal Verb Page and Idioms.

 

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Beginner- Advanced

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EnglishCLUB.com

Introductions to grammar points; vocabulary lists including business; classic reading; quizzes, and more... Plus Teacher resources.

 

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Intermediate- Advanced

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ESL Independent Study Lab   

Links to listening, reading, writing, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, TOEFL, and games sites.

 

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English for Everybody   

Free English and Business courses. Free practice exams including TOEFL. Reading exercises and language games.

 

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L.  Beginner- Advanced

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Learning About the Law

Can-flag People’s Law School publication. Includes units on Fundamentals of the Law in Canada, Working in BC, Family Law, and more ....

 

 

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Intermediate+

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ESL Resource Centre   

Exercises in reading, writing, vocabulary, grammar, spelling (with audio) and pronunciation and more ...

 

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Beginner- Advanced

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ESL Bears      

Listening, vocabulary, grammar, pre-reading and reading exercises, games and more ...

 

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L. Beginner- Advanced

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Englishpage.com    

Vocabulary lessons and exercises. Intro to grammar points plus practice exercises.  Phrasal Verb and other dictionaries.   

 

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Intermediate- Advanced

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Fluency Through Fables

Fables with interactive reading comprehension exercises.

 

 

 

 

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Intermediate

30

Grammar Check    NEW!

Into to grammar points plus practice exercises from the College of San Mateo. Also links to other ESL sites

 

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Beginner - Advanced

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Chalk n’ Talk the old fashion way to teach... NEW!

Can-flag Grammar site by Brian Rhodes, creator of Takako’s Great Adventures.  Includes audio and video clips.

 

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Intermediate +

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The ESL Blues 

Can-flag  Exercises in grammar, vocabulary and reading.  Plus animated grammar tutorials and trivia quizzes.

 

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Pre-High Intermediate

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Rong-Chang Li's Learning Oral English Online      

Online conversation lessons to improve listening skills. Various topics. 

 

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Intermediate

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Aardvark's English-Forum.Com

Exercises in grammar, vocabulary, idioms, phrasal verbs and more ...

 

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Intermediate-  L. Advanced

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Interesting Things for ESL Students

Interactive vocabulary quizzes, scrambled word and word find puzzles, etc.

 

 

 

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L. Beginner- Intermediate

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Karin´s ESL Partyland

Exercises and quizzes in business English, grammar, idioms, reading, vocabulary, etc.

 

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Beginner- Advanced

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Adult Learning Activities California Distance Learning Project NEW!

Reading and listening activities (some video clips) and quizzes on various topics such as family, school, housing, money, etc.

 

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Activities for ESL Students a4esl.org        

Vocabulary, grammar, idioms, crossword puzzles and other activities. Plus other links.

 

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Beginner- Advanced

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Learning Recources

Web-delivered instruction using CNN and CBS Broadcasting news stories. Modules include full text, interactive activities and test comprehension. 

 

 

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Advanced+

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On-line English Grammar

Intro to grammar points: adjectives, verbs, adverbs, nouns, pronouns, etc...

 

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Beginner- Intermediate

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Histor!ca - Heritage Minutes 

Can-flag Canadian History mini-movies.  Teacher lesson plans and activities.

 

 

 

 

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Upper Intermediate +

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English Language Institute at UBC       

Can-flag  Lessons and exercises organized by levels and language skills: Focus on reading, dialogues, language, and writing.    

 

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Intermediate - Advanced

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Vancouver Sun - Newspaper Voices    

Can-flag  Each day audio versions of selected stories from the Vancouver Sun will be posted with links to the text versions so that students may listen to the story and also read along.

 

 

 

 

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Lower Advanced+

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Vancouver Public Library   

Can-flag  Browse the Library's collections, events calendar, etc.

 

 

 

 

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Vancouver Parks and Recreation Community Centres

Can-flag  Community Centres in Vancouver. For info, click on the Centre name or on Centre number on map.

 

 

 

 

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Richmond Public Library:  Canadian Citizenship Practice Test

Can-flag  Multiple choice test questions based on A Look at Canada booklet. Visit Citizenship and Immigration Canada website for info.

 

 

 

 

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Intermediate+

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English Language Listening Lab Online   NEW!

Can-flag  Listening Games for Beginners and Listening Activities that include  interviews with Canadians on different topics.

 

 

 

 

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Beginners - Intermediate +

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

     

    

  

 

 

 

    

        

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                              

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