Links to English as a Second Language (ESL) Websites

L/V= Listening/Video

G = Grammar

V = Vocabulary

S = Spelling

R = Reading

W = Writing

#	Website	Description	L/ V	G	V	S	R	W	Level
1	ESL Vocational Online Centre	Multi-level exercises for ELSA  (English Language Services for Adults) students at Vancouver Community College, KEC.		*	*		*		Literacy- Intermediate
2	Exercises organized by grammar points	Links to grammar exercises.		*					Lower Intermediate - Advanced
3	Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab	Listening exercises with quizzes. Some with video clips.			*		*		Beginner  - Advanced
4	NetGrammar	Grammar through interactive listening, reading and writing activities. Units are organized by grammar points. Tasks are for overview practice.		*	*		*	*	Intermediate
5	Takako's Great Adventure	Listen and read about a student's adventure in Canada.  Episodes include: vocabulary, cloze exercises, questions, etc.			*		*		Intermediate
6	English Language Centre at University of Victoria	Exercises in grammar, vocabulary and reading comprehension.		*	*		*		Lower  Beginner  - Advanced
7	English Exercises Online (by Lilliam Hurst)	Vocabulary, grammar, reading, cloze and word-order exercises. Plus crossword puzzles.		*		*	*		Beginner  - Advanced
8	Better English Exercises	Exercises for general and business English in grammar, spelling, vocabulary, sentence construction, etc.		*	*	*			Lower Intermediate - Advanced
9	ESL Activities (Centre for Language Training & Assessment)	Canadian Corner  - Reading comprehension and citizenship tests. Also grammar and links to TOEFL and ESL sites.		*			*		Upper  Beginner  - Advanced
10	RYSE Online English Exercises	Exercises, quizzes and crossword puzzles.  Other resources for teachers to use in the classroom.		*	*				Beginner - Upper Intermediate
11	Guide to Grammar & Writing	Interactive quizzes in grammar, punctuation and basic mechanics, spelling, vocabulary usage, principles of composition and more ...		*	*	*			Advanced  & College Prep.
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13	English Exercises Online	Quizzes in vocabulary, grammar, reading comprehension, spelling and more ...  Ready-to-use teacher handouts and lesson ideas, and other ESL links.		*	*	*	*		Beginner  - Advanced
14	English Tests and Quizzes	Tests and quizzes.  Multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, crosswords, grammar, reading and vocabulary tests.		*	*	*			Beginner  - Advanced
15	English-Zone.Com	Exercises in grammar, spelling, vocabulary, conversations, idioms, reading, writing. Links to Holiday Zone and other sites.		*		*	*		Lower Beginner -   Advanced
16	Self-Study Quizzes for ESL Students	Self-study quizzes on grammar, homonyms, idioms, phrasal verbs & slang, scrambled words, learn about places, and more...		*		*			Beginner  - Advanced
17	Writing Den	Listening and reading materials with quizzes on various topics: Canadian history, government. Tips on writing. Teacher's guide.					*	*	Intermediate- Advanced
18	ESL Connection Online	Based on Connect with English video series.  Conversations and interactive listening activities.  Listening, vocabulary, reading, writing exercises, etc.			*		*	*	Upper Intermediate - Advanced
19	ICBC: Online Practice Driving Knowledge Test	The practice knowledge test is intended to help you prepare for the Class 7L knowledge test by familiarizing you with the types of questions you will encounter in the real test. All material in this practice test is taken from RoadSense for Drivers.			*		*		Intermediate - Advanced
20	Interactive ESL Practice (Portland Community College)	A wide variety of quizzes in grammar, and vocabulary.  Also links to other ESL sites.		*		*			Lower Beginner - Intermediate
21	Dave's ESL Cafe	Quiz Centre includes exercises in reading comprehension, writing, vocabulary, grammar, idioms, etc.  Other activities include Phrasal Verb Page and Idioms.		*		*	*	*	Beginner  - Advanced
22	EnglishCLUB.com	Introductions to grammar points. Vocabulary lists including business. Classic reading. Quizzes, exams, and more... Some teacher resources plus other activities.		*		*	*		Intermediate - Advanced
23	ESL Independent Study Lab	Links to listening, reading, writing, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, TOEFL, and games sites.		*		*	*	*	All
24	English for Everybody	Free English language courses, and Business course in Investing and Marketing. Free practice exams including TOEFL. Also reading exercises and language games.		*		*	*	*	Lower  Beginner - Advanced
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26	ESL Resource Centre	Exercises in reading, writing, vocabulary, grammar, spelling (with audio) and pronunciation. Links to news, sports, etc.		*	*	*	*	*	Beginner  - Advanced
27	ESL Bears	Listening, vocabulary, grammar, pre-reading and reading exercises, and vocabulary games. Also links to other ESL sites.		*		*	*		Lower Beginner - Advanced
28	Englishpage.com	Vocabulary lessons include exercises. Introduction to grammar points plus practice exercises.  Phrasal Verb and other dictionaries.		*	*		*		Intermediate - Advanced
29	Fluency Through Fables	Fables with interactive reading comprehension exercises.					*		Intermediate
30	LinguaCenter	Grammar, vocabulary, reading and listening comprehension exercises. An ESL Magazine with articles written by ESL students. Plus other links.		*		*	*		Advanced
31	Stuff for English Learners	Exercises in vocabulary (phrasal verbs), pronunciation, listening, reading and TOEFL practice. Business English activities.				*	*		Beginner  - Advanced
32	The ESL Blue(s)	Exercises in grammar, vocabulary and reading.  Also animated grammar tutorials, trivia quizzes and links to other ESL sites.		*		*	*		Pre-High Intermediate
33	Rong-Chang Li's Learning Oral English Online	Online conversation lessons to improve listening skills. Topics include Making Friends, Apartment Hunting, etc.  plus other links for grammar, reading, writing, and more...		*		*	*	*	Intermediate
34	Aardvark's English-Forum.Com	Exercises in grammar, vocabulary, idioms, phrasal verbs and mixed grammar points.		*		*			Intermediate - Lower Advanced
35	Interesting Things for ESL Students	Interactive vocabulary quizzes with pictures, scrambled word and word find puzzles, etc.				*			Lower Beginner - Intermediate
36	Karin´s ESL Partyland	Exercises and quizzes in business English, grammar, idioms, reading, vocabulary, etc. Discussion forums, and other links.		*		*	*		Beginner  - Advanced
37	Vocabulary Builder  (from Thumbs Up ESL page)	Quizzes and exercises: Finish the sentences, and vocabulary builder.  Links to reference lists and materials on grammar, etc.		*		*			Beginner - Intermediate
38	Activities for ESL Students a4esl.org	Vocabulary, grammar, idioms, crossword puzzles and other activities. Plus other links.		*		*			Beginner  - Advanced
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40	On-line English Grammar	Introduction to grammar points on adjectives, verbs, adverbs, nouns, pronouns, etc...		*					Beginner - Intermediate
41	Histor!ca - Heritage Minutes	Canadian History mini-movies.  Teacher lesson plans and activities.					*		Upper Intermediate +
42	English Language Institute at UBC	Lessons and exercises organized by levels and language skills: Focus on reading, dialogues, language, and writing.		*			*	*	Intermediate - Advanced
43	Vancouver Sun and  Province Newspapers	Vancouver's daily newspapers. Read the national, regional and international news or browse the entertainment, sports, or the classifieds sections.					*		Advanced +
44	Vancouver Public Library	Browse the Library's collections, events calendar, and link to other VPL branches.					*		All
45	Vancouver Parks and Recreation Community Centres	This site includes a listing of the Community Centres in Vancouver. For more information on each Centre, click on the Centre name or click on the Centre number on the map.					*		All
46	Richmond Public Library:  Canadian Citizenship Practice Test	The questions are based on those found in the book A Look at Canada. The test consists of 184 multiple choice questions, including some that are specific to Richmond, B.C.  Visit the Citizenship and Immigration Canada web site for more information.					*		Intermediate+