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ESOL is a non-credit program, which improves English skills and prepares students for continued education at the college level.
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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. This Web page contains links to other Web sites. These links are not endorsements of any products or services in such sites, and no information in such site has been endorsed or approved by Seminole State. Academic SkillsAlphabet- Letters, Colors, Numbers and Shapes (with audio)
http://www.literacycenter.net/lessonview_en.htm - The Alphabet (with audio)
http://evaeaston.com/pr/alphabet.html - The Reason for the Alphabet's Order
http://www.starfall.com/n/skills/alphabet/load.htm?f - The Alphabet Game (a printable game)
http://www.lingolex.com/alfgamin.html - Alphabet Printables (with worksheets and flash cards)
http://www.first-school.ws/theme/alphabetp1.htm - Alphabet Fun and Games
http://www.meddybemps.com/letterary/index.html - Different Alphabet Activities
http://www.meddybemps.com/letterary/cafe.html - 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 - Type Letters into an Egg Shape
http://www.meddybemps.com/easter/decoletters.html
Games - Grammar Practice Park (games that review grammar skills)
http://www.harcourtschool.com/menus/preview/harcourt_language/grammar_park.html - Grammar Blast (games at various levels)
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k_5/grammar/ - English Language Games (various topics)
http://www.english-online.org.uk/games/gamezone2.htm Grammar - Foundation-Level Grammar Activities
http://www.tcet.com/eaonline/GrammarCentral/index.html - Grammar Lessons (various topics for lower levels; some include video)
http://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com/Blue%20Level/Blue%20Level.html - Periods, Question Marks and Exclamation Marks (an exercise with answers)
http://a4esl.org/q/j/ck/ed-punct01.html - "A" or "An" Exercise (simple sentences that review occupations)
http://a4esl.org/q/h/9801/cg-a_an.html - What, When or Where? (fill-in-the-blank sentences)
http://a4esl.org/q/h/mc-www.html - A/An - Lesson on Articles
http://english-zone.com/grammar/a-anlessn.html - A/An - Practicing Articles (an exercise with self-check answers)
http://english-zone.com/grammar/a-an.html - Basic Grammar and Writing (for lower levels and review)
http://www.cynthia-ingersoll.info/basicgrammar.html - Simple Sentence Construction
http://www.manythings.org/rs/ - Punctuation (vocabulary with symbols and audio)
http://www.languageguide.org/im/punctuation/eng - Prepositions (lessons with audio and practice exercises)
http://www.mcedservices.com/Prepex/QUIZEX.HTM - Prepositions (three colorful beginner-level activities)
http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/location/eng/Introduction/MainSessionPart1.htm - Prepositions (study pictures and words; click on the right arrow for practice activities)
http://colleges.ac-rouen.fr/lemaitre/anglais/cesar_english/exercices/prepositions/prepositions.htm - 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 Reading - Multicultural Educational Services (contains several links, including a reading-skills test for pre-literate students)
http://www.mcedservices.com/PDFs.html - The LaRue Reading Skills Assessment for Pre-Literate Students
http://www.mcedservices.com/ESL/Littest.html - American English (single vowel sounds; two pages with audio)
http://www.fonetiks.org/engsou2am.html - Vowel Sounds (one-syllable words; with audio)
http://evaeaston.com/pr/1-syllable-words.html - Consonant Sound Voiced "R" (one-syllable words with practice and a quiz available on the left menu)
http://evaeaston.com/pr/r-pat-1syl.html Reading/Phonemic Awareness/Phonics - Phonemic Awareness Infusion (reading with an emphasis on pronunciation; audio available)
http://www.seminolestate.edu/adulted/els/web_resources/readings-with-pronunciation.htm - ESL: Phonics (free, printable phonics handouts and worksheets for the ESL classroom, plus several pages of printable phonics flash cards)
http://www.stickyball.net/phonics.html - 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 - The Alphabet (American English pronunciation; with audio)
http://www.eleaston.com/pr/alphabet.html - American English (single vowel sounds; two pages with audio)
http://www.fonetiks.org/engsou2am.html - Vowel Sounds (one-syllable words; with audio)
http://evaeaston.com/pr/1-syllable-words.html - Consonant Sound Voiced "R" (one-syllable words with practice and a quiz available on the left menu)
http://evaeaston.com/pr/r-pat-1syl.html - Cando's Helper Page (activities on phonics and other language skills areas)
http://candohelperpage.com/index.html - Free Printable Phonics Worksheets
http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/language_arts/phonics/ - Free Phonics Worksheets
http://www.free-phonics-worksheets.com/html/free_phonics_worksheets.html - English Phonics (with sound)
http://www.foniks.org/ - Through the Phonics Barrier (worksheets and MP3 files)
http://www.donpotter.net/PDF/Through%20the%20Phonics%20 Barrier%20pdf/Through%20the%20Phonics%20Barrier.pdf - Phonics Exercises (vowel sheets and phonic word sets)
http://www.mcedservices.com/ESL/Phonics.html - Phonics Desk Worksheet Program (covers skills for consonants, blends, digraphs, diphthongs and r-controlled vowels)
www.tampareads.com/phonics/phondesk/index-pd.htm Various Topics - English Exercises (a list of activities on a variety of topics; some have audio)
http://skyblues67.tk/ - USA Learns (a free site for adults to learn English and improve their basic reading, writing, speaking and life skills) http:///www.usalLearns.org
- Life Skills Activities (multiple choice activities on various life skills topics; with audio and self-check tool) http://www.marshalladulteducation.org/reading-skills-for-todays-adult/group-1
Vocabulary - The Internet Picture Dictionary
http://www.pdictionary.com - Vocabulary (easy; includes pictures)
http://iteslj.org/v/ei/ - Vocabulary (lists on a variety of topics; includes pictures and audio)
http://www.languageguide.org/english/ - Picture Vocabulary (lists by topic)
http://www.eflnet.com/vocab/index.php - Pictures and Vocabulary
http://www.my-english-dictionary.com/eng158.htm
Vocabulary By Topic Animals
- Picture Vocabulary
http://www.eflnet.com/vocab/animal_vocabulary.php - Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUAdNwsAvsw&feature=related - Multiple Choice Activity
http://iteslj.org/v/ei/animals.html
Body - Picture Chart
http://www.learnenglish.de/vocabulary/body.htm - Head
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/vocabulary/body-parts/exercises - Face
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/vocabulary/body-parts/exercises?02 - Body
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/vocabulary/body-parts/exercises?03 - Words and Pronunciation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zldwlIbOEvI&feature=related
Classroom- Classroom Items (pictures with audio)
http://www.eslgold.com/vocabulary/classroom_items.html - Classroom Questions (phrases with audio)
http://www.eslgold.com/speaking/classroom_questions.html - Classroom English (phrases listed by topic such as simple instructions, classroom management, ending the lesson, etc.)
http://www.finchpark.com/courses/links/classroom.htm - Classroom English Flash Cards (various sets of picture and text cards)
http://bogglesworldesl.com/classroom_flashcards.htm
Colors - Color Identification (with audio)
http://www.languageguide.org/im/colors/eng/ - Color Identification (video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oi2b2ywPWQ&feature=related
Family - Pictures and Audio
http://tv.mes-english.com/family.php - Tree With Vocabulary Words
http://www1bpt.bridgeport.edu/Indexhtml/Centers/Disted/crsmaterials/korn101/word/truef.htm - Multiple Choice Exercise
http://a4esl.org/q/h/vc-family-lb.html
Food
- Pictures and Pronunciation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMKdSGbU2Rw - Multiple Pictures - Which One?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJEh0F6ij_c&feature=related - Words and Pronunciation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfRiXBoUwA0
House
- Rooms in a House Vocabulary
http://www.learnenglish.de/vocabulary/rooms.htm - The Bathroom (vocabulary with pictures and audio)
http://www.languageguide.org/im/bathroom/eng/ - The Utility Room (vocabulary with pictures and audio)
http://www.languageguide.org/im/home/utility/eng/
Numbers
- Cardinal and Ordinal Word Lists
http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/numbers.htm - Worksheets and Flash Cards
http://www.first-school.ws/theme/numbers_preschool_printables.htm
School
- Pictures and Words
http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-28984.php - Pictures and Audio
http://www.languageguide.org/im/school/eng/ - Classroom Objects
http://www.english-4kids.com/quizzes/beginners/classroom%20objects.htm
Seasons/Days of the Week
- Seasons
http://www.first-school.ws/theme/cpseasons.htm - Days
http://www.first-school.ws/theme/printables/days-week.htm - Calendar Vocabulary (cards in various font choices)
http://www.mcedservices.com/ESL/Calendr.html
Shapes - Listening and Spelling
http://www.literacycenter.net/words_en/shape_type_en_shp.asp - Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ol80KMQpe1c&feature=related - Chart (in printable PDF format)
http://www.sbac.edu/~tpl/posters/29%20shapes.pdf
Work
- Foundations-Level Occupation Concentration Game (a word recognition game is available after you finish the picture game)
http://www.1-language.com/memorymatchelem/occupations/memori1.swf - Tools (with pictures and audio)
http://www.languageguide.org/im/tools/eng/
Vocabulary Exercises and Games
- Happy Earth 1 (lists by topic; with audio; Oxford University Press)
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/happyearthamerican/vocabulary1/ - Happy Earth 2 (lists by topic; with audio; Oxford University Press)
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/happyearthamerican/vocabulary2/ - Matching Exercises (covers several different topics, such as occupations, weather and money; includes pictures)
http://www.eslbears.homestead.com/matching.html - Free Worksheets (alphabet, vowels, colors and numbers)
http://www.beginningreading.com/Free%20Workshe.htm - Bingo Templates (alphabet, numbers, ordinal numbers and time templates)
http://www.mcedservices.com/ESL/Bingo.html
Sight Words Vocabulary - Basic Sight Words List 1 (words are said, spelled and used in a sentence; includes type, click and drag and scrambled practice exercises)
http://www.johnmh.com/sightwords/List1/to.htm - Sight Words (includes several different activities; with audio)
http://www.reall-languages.com/Sightwordssoundspell.htm
Life SkillsApplied Technology- Computer Lab Vocabulary with Pictures (in printable PDF format)
http://www.seminolestate.edu/adulted/els/media/computer-lab-vocabulary-with-pictures.pdf
Employment - Job Safety- Safety Symbols (with answer key)
http://www2.worksafebc.com/
Employment - Occupations- Occupations (vocabulary pictures and audio)
http://www.languageguide.org/im/jobs/eng/
Employment - Vocabulary- Community Jobs (pictures with brief phrases and vocabulary)
http://www.hud.gov/kids/job3.html - Community Jobs (audio and pictures with brief questions)
http://users.netrover.com/~kingskids/community/community3a.swf - Community Jobs (audio and pictures with brief questions)
http://users.netrover.com/~kingskids/community/community4.swf
Environment and the World- The Environmental Protection Agency (an easy-to-understand, visually appealing Web site)
http://www.epa.gov/kids - Fahrenheit to Celsius Converter
http://www.wbuf.noaa.gov/tempfc.htm - Weather Words (with audio)
http://www.languageguide.org/im/weather/eng/ - Weather Chart (in printable PDF format)
http://www.sbac.edu/~tpl/posters/11%20weather%20chart.pdf - A Map of Florida (in printable PDF format)
http://www.sbac.edu/~tpl/posters/25%20Florida%20map.pdf - Florida Maps (includes city maps, road maps, highway traffic information and maps with directions)
http://goflorida.about.com/cs/maps/a/maps_florida.htm - Florida: Facts, Map and State Symbols (printouts)
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/florida/ - Florida Counties Map
http://www.mapwatch.com/multi-maps/full/florida-county-map.gif
Family and Parenting- Family Members (a printable word search)
http://www.manythings.org/wf/0/family.gif - Extended Family Chart
http://www.bridgeport.edu/Indexhtml/Centers/Disted/crsmaterials/korn101/word/truef.htm - Vocabulary: Family and Relatives
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/words/family1.htm - Family (an easy word search)
http://www.abcteach.com/EasyPuzzles/wordsearches/lcfamily.htm
Government and Community Resources- Postage Rate Calculator (for domestic and international postage rates)
http://postcalc.usps.gov
Health Nutrition- Food Pyramid
http://teamnutrition.usda.gov/Resources/mpk_poster.pdf - The Cook's Thesaurus (food categories with a list of items and pictures)
http://www.foodsubs.com/ - Fruits (includes pictures and audio)
http://www.languageguide.org/im/fruits/eng/ - Vegetables (includes pictures and audio)
http://www.languageguide.org/im/veg/eng/ - Food Vocabulary (includes pictures and audio)
http://www.languageguide.org/im/food/eng/ - Personal Grooming (vocabulary with pictures and audio)
http://www.languageguide.org/im/bathroom/eng/index2.jsp - Parts of the Body (vocabulary with pictures and audio)
http://www.languageguide.org/im/body/eng/ - Medicine (vocabulary with pictures and audio)
http://www.languageguide.org/im/med/eng/ - Warning Labels
http://www.mcedservices.com/medex/PDFs/ENwarn.pdf
Safety and Security Issues- Fire Prevention Word Search
http://homeschooling.about.com/od/holidays/ss/fireprint.htm - Poison Warning Label (images)
http://www.csudh.edu/oliver/chemdata/warnlabs/poison.jpg
Transportation and Travel- Land Travel: Vehicles (with pictures and audio)
http://www.languageguide.org/im/landtravel/eng/ - Travel by Land and Water (with pictures and audio)
http://www.languageguide.org/im/travel/eng/ - The Car (with pictures and audio)
http://www.languageguide.org/im/car/eng/ - Traffic Signals and Signs
http://www.dot.state.tx.us/kidsonly/safetypg/safety - Transportation Vocabulary (lists with pictures, exercises and puzzles)
http://www.eflnet.com/vocab/transportation_vocabulary.php
U.S. Concepts of Time and Money- Money-Related Vocabulary (with pictures and audio)
http://www.languageguide.org/im/money/eng/ - Counting Coins
http://www.coe.uh.edu/archive/math/math_lessons/mathles3/pen1.htm - Numbers (with audio)
http://www.languageguide.org/im/num/eng/ - Seasons, Months and Days of the Week (with audio)
http://www.languageguide.org/txt/time/eng/ - Imperial and Metric Measurement Coversion Chart
http://www.thatsmyhome.com/recipes/conversion.htm - Calendar Grid (in printable PDF format)
http://www.sbac.edu/~tpl/posters/50%20calendar%20grid%201.pdf - Audio Calendar (an oral vocabulary review of days of the week, months, ordinal numbers and years)
http://evaeaston.com/pr/calendar.html# - Telling Time in Different Ways
http://www.fi.edu/time/Journey/JustInTime/timequiz1.html - Bang on Time (fun!)
http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/BangOnTime/clockwordres.html - Stop the Clock 1
http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/StopTheClock/sthecR.html - Stop the Clock 2
http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/StopTheClock/sthec4.html - Study English (audio)
http://www.xtec.es/aulanet/ud/angles/study/index.htm - Telling Time (audio)
http://www.esl-lab.com/time.htm - Calendar Activity
http://www.fi.edu/time/Journey/JustInTime/calendar/calendar1.html
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