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Beginners' Resources for ESOL Students

Below you will find a list of Web resources that provide ESOL Foundations-level students with English practice in academics and life skills.

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Beginners/Academic Skills

Academic Skills/Alphabet

1. Letters, Colors, Numbers and Shapes (with audio)
   http://www.literacycenter.net/lessonview_en.htm
2. Writing Guide (watch a cute spider with a pencil draw the letters; practice writing the letters by moving the cursor
   http://www.meddybemps.com/letterary/guide_and_archives.html
3. Type Letters into an Egg Shape
   http://www.meddybemps.com/easter/decoletters.html

Academic Skills/Games

1. Grammar Practice Park (games that review grammar skills)
   http://www.harcourtschool.com/menus/preview/harcourt_language/grammar_park.html
2. Grammar Blast (games at various levels)
   http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k_5/grammar/
3. English Language Games (various topics)
   http://www.english-online.org.uk/games/gamezone2.htm

Academic Skills/Grammar

1. Foundation-Level Grammar Activities
   http://www.tcet.com/eaonline/GrammarCentral/index.html
2. Ventures Arcade (online resources for students with fun games for each level)
   http://www.cambridge.org/us/esl/venturesadulted/venturesarcade/
3. Grammar Lessons (various topics for lower levels; some include video)
   http://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com/Blue%20Level/Blue%20Level.html
4. Periods, Question Marks and Exclamation Marks (an exercise with answers)
   http://a4esl.org/q/j/ck/ed-punct01.html
5. "A" or "An" Exercise (simple sentences that review occupations)
   http://a4esl.org/q/h/9801/cg-a_an.html
6. What, When or Where? (fill-in-the-blank sentences)
   http://a4esl.org/q/h/mc-www.html
7. Simple Sentence Construction
   http://www.manythings.org/rs/
8. Punctuation (vocabulary with symbols and audio)
   http://www.languageguide.org/im/punctuation/eng
9. Prepositions (lessons with audio and practice exercises)
   http://www.mcedservices.com/Prepex/QUIZEX.HTM
10. Prepositions (three colorful beginner-level activities)
    http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/location/eng/Introduction/MainSessionPart1.htm
11. Spatial Relations (basic prepositions explained on slides; click and hold the mouse button to activate the slide's graphics)
    http://candohelperpage.com/mapping_skills_1.html

Academic Skills/Reading/Phonemic Awareness/Phonics

1. Phonemic Awareness Infusion (reading with an emphasis on pronunciation; audio available)
   http://www.seminolestate.edu/adult-ed/els/web_resources/readings-with-pronunciation.htm
2. Learn to Read Phonics (a great collection of colorful slides on the pronunciation of vowels and consonants; created for children but useful for Foundations ESL students; with audio)
   http://www.starfall.com/n/level-a/learn-to-read/play.htm?f
3. American English (single vowel sounds; two pages with audio)
   http://www.fonetiks.org/engsou2am.html
4. Cando's Helper Page (activities on phonics and other language skills areas)
   http://candohelperpage.com/index.html
5. English Phonics (with sound)
   http://www.foniks.org/
6. ABC Fast Phonics (basic phonic rules for vowels, consonants and blends with practice pages)
   http://www.abcfastphonics.com/about.html
7. Glossary (includes picture and audio of the word's pronunciation, the definition and sample sentences; Harcourt)
   http://www.harcourtschool.com/glossary/esl/

Beginners/Life Skills

Life Skills / All Topics

1. USA Learns
   http://usalearns.org/index
2. Links to English Learning Activities
   http://johnmh.com/esl.html

Life Skills/Environment and the World/Maps

1. Florida: Facts, Map and State Symbols (printouts)
   http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/florida/
2. Florida Counties Map
   http://www.mapwatch.com/multi-maps/full/florida-county-map.gif

Life Skills/Government and Community Resources

1. Postage Rate Calculator (for domestic and international postage rates)
   http://postcalc.usps.gov

Life-Skills Reading: Graphs, Charts and Tables

1. A Reading Bar Graph (with questions)
   http://english-zone.com/reading/charts-01.html
2. Relationships Two (a reading chart with questions)
   http://english-zone.com/vocab/relatives2.html

Life-Skills Reading: Labels and Envelopes

1. An Envelope Reading Lesson (lower levels)
   http://english-zone.com/reading/envelopes.html
2. Reading an Envelope (quiz)
   http://english-zone.com/reading/envelope01.html
3. Reading Labels (quiz)
   http://english-zone.com/reading/labels01.html

Life-Skills Reading: Maps

1. Reading Maps 1
   http://english-zone.com/reading/map01.html

Life-Skills Reading: Time and Money

1. Dates: Appointments
   http://english-zone.com/grammar/appointments01.html
2. The Calendar: Days of the Week
   http://english-zone.com/grammar/calendar2.html
3. A Check-Reading Lesson
   http://english-zone.com/reading/checks.html
4. Reading a Check
   http://english-zone.com/reading/check01.html
5. I Need Some Money, Honey! (match the words with the correct amounts of money)
   http://english-zone.com/grammar/money1.html
6. What Time Is It? (quiz)
   http://english-zone.com/grammar/telltime1.html
7. Reading Skills Practice Test (for activities listed above)
   http://english-zone.com/study/practice1/million.html
8. Coin's Name (audio)
   http://johnmh.com/coins/coinstart.html
9. Identifying Money (audio)
   http://johnmh.com/coins/coins1.htm
10. The Value of Coins (audio)
    http://johnmh.com/coins/coinvalue.html
11. Money-Related Vocabulary (with pictures and audio)
    http://www.languageguide.org/im/money/eng/
12. Counting Coins
    http://www.coe.uh.edu/archive/math/math_lessons/mathles3/pen1.htm
13. Imperial and Metric Measurement Coversion Chart
    http://www.thatsmyhome.com/recipes/conversion.htm
14. Telling Time in Different Ways
    http://www.fi.edu/time/Journey/JustInTime/timequiz1.html
15. Bang on Time (fun!)
    http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/BangOnTime/clockwordres.html
16. Stop the Clock 1
    http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/StopTheClock/sthecR.html
17. Stop the Clock 2
    http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/StopTheClock/sthec4.html
18. Study English (audio) - Telling Time
    http://www.xtec.es/aulanet/ud/angles/study/index.htm
19. Telling Time (audio)
    http://www.esl-lab.com/time.htm

Beginners/Vocabulary by Topics

Animals

1. Picture Vocabulary
   http://www.eflnet.com/vocab/animal_vocabulary.php
2. Video
   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUAdNwsAvsw&feature=related
3. Multiple Choice Activity
   http://iteslj.org/v/ei/animals.html

Body

1. The Body - External Parts (pictures and audio)
   http://www.languageguide.org/english/vocabulary/body/
2. The Body II - Internal Parts (pictures and audio)
   http://www.languageguide.org/english/vocabulary/body2/
3. The Face (pictures and audio)
   http://www.languageguide.org/english/vocabulary/face/
4. The Digestive System (picture and audio)
   http://www.languageguide.org/english/vocabulary/digestive-system/
5. Picture Chart (dialogues and games)
   http://www.learnenglish.de/vocabulary/body.htm
6. Head
   http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/vocabulary/body-parts/exercises
7. Face
   http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/vocabulary/body-parts/exercises?02
8. Body
   http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/vocabulary/body-parts/exercises?03
9. Words and Pronunciation
   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zldwlIbOEvI&feature=related

Classroom

1. Classroom Items (click on pictures for audio)
   http://www.eslgold.com/vocabulary/classroom_items.html
2. Classroom Questions (phrases with audio)
   http://www.eslgold.com/speaking/classroom_questions.html

Colors

1. Color Identification (with audio)
   http://www.languageguide.org/im/colors/eng/
2. Color Identification (video)
   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oi2b2ywPWQ&feature=related

Employment

1. Occupations (vocabulary pictures and audio)
   http://www.languageguide.org/im/jobs/eng/
2. Tools (with pictures and audio)
   http://www.languageguide.org/im/tools/eng/
3. Occupations (picture vocabulary and exercises; with audio)
   http://www.eflnet.com/vocab/occupations_vocabulary.php

Exercises and Games

1. Happy Earth 1 (lists by topic; with audio; Oxford University Press)
   http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/happyearthamerican/vocabulary1/
2. Happy Earth 2 (lists by topic; with audio; Oxford University Press)
   http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/happyearthamerican/vocabulary2/

Family

1. Pictures and Audio
   http://tv.mes-english.com/family.php
2. Tree With Vocabulary Words
   http://www1bpt.bridgeport.edu/Indexhtml/Centers/Disted/crsmaterials/korn101/word/truef.htm
3. Multiple Choice Exercise
   http://a4esl.org/q/h/vc-family-lb.html

Food

1. Food Vocabulary (includes pictures and audio)
   http://www.languageguide.org/im/food/eng/
2. Vegetables (includes pictures and audio)
   http://www.languageguide.org/im/veg/eng/
3. Fruits (includes pictures and audio)
   http://www.languageguide.org/im/fruits/eng/
4. The Cook's Thesaurus (food categories with a list of items and pictures)
   http://www.foodsubs.com/
5. Pictures and Pronunciation
   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMKdSGbU2Rw
6. Multiple Pictures - Which One?
   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJEh0F6ij_c&feature=related
7. Words and Pronunciation
   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfRiXBoUwA0

Health

1. Personal Grooming (vocabulary with pictures and audio)
   http://www.languageguide.org/im/bathroom/eng/index2.jsp
2. Parts of the Body (vocabulary with pictures and audio)
   http://www.languageguide.org/im/body/eng/
3. Medicine (vocabulary with pictures and audio)
   http://www.languageguide.org/im/med/eng/
4. Warning Labels
   http://www.mcedservices.com/medex/PDFs/ENwarn.pdf

House

1. Rooms in a House Vocabulary
   http://www.learnenglish.de/vocabulary/rooms.htm
2. The Bathroom (vocabulary with pictures and audio)
   http://www.languageguide.org/im/bathroom/eng/
3. The Utility Room (vocabulary with pictures and audio)
   http://www.languageguide.org/im/home/utility/eng/

Numbers

1. Numbers (audio)
   http://www.languageguide.org/english/numbers/
2. Ordinal Numbers (audio)
   http://www.languageguide.org/english/ordinal-numbers/

Picture Dictionaries

1. The Internet Picture Dictionary
   http://www.pdictionary.com
2. Vocabulary Quizzes (easy; includes pictures)
   http://iteslj.org/v/ei/
3. Vocabulary (lists on a variety of topics; includes pictures and audio)
   http://www.languageguide.org/english/
4. Picture Vocabulary - Lists by topic (audio)
   http://www.eflnet.com/vocab/index.php
5. Pictures and Vocabulary
   http://www.my-english-dictionary.com/index.html

School

1. Pictures and Audio
   http://www.languageguide.org/im/school/eng/
2. Classroom Objects
   http://www.english-4kids.com/quizzes/beginners/classroom%20objects.htm

Shapes

1. Listening and Spelling (click picture for audio)
   http://www.literacycenter.net/words_en/shape_type_en_shp.asp

Sight Words

1. Sight Words (includes several different activities; with audio)
   http://www.reall-languages.com/Sightwordssoundspell.htm

Vocabulary/Transportation and Travel

1. Land Travel: Vehicles (with pictures and audio)
   http://www.languageguide.org/im/landtravel/eng/
2. The Car (with pictures and audio)
   http://www.languageguide.org/im/car/eng/
3. Transportation Vocabulary (lists with pictures, exercises and puzzles)
   http://www.eflnet.com/vocab/transportation_vocabulary.php

Vocabulary/Weather

1. Weather Words (with audio)
   http://www.languageguide.org/english/vocabulary/weather/
2. Farenheit to Celsius Converter
   http://www.wbuf.noaa.gov/tempfc.htm
3. Weather-Related Phrases (catchy song reviews: "It's _____ outside today (raining, sunny, windy, snowy, cloudy and hot).")
   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SA_zWo5LGF0