Online English Language Courses

USA Learns: Free American English language course for adults, provided by the U.S. Department of Education. Includes both beginner and intermediate-level modules.

BBC Learning English: Free British English learning modules for both adults and children. (BBC = British Broadcasting Company).

YouTube Channels

• Rachel’s English: American English pronunciation.

• English with Jennifer: A YouTube channel about grammar and American English pronunciation.

• VOA Learning English: Voice of America news, spoken at 33% slower than normal broadcast speed.

Spanish --> English

Learn English from Spanish - Con instrucciones y explicaciones en español.

Games

• List of ESL games

• Games to Learn English website

• Free Rice: Each correct answer donates 10 grains of rice to the UN World Food Programme

• Ruzzle word puzzle game

• ESL Games +: Some games are downloadable

• Brain Pop ELL free trial

Listening Comprehension

• Voice of America: Practice English by listening to radio news. Includes transcripts if you want to read while listening.

• Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab: Listening quizzes.

• Listen & Read Along: Collection of MP3 recordings for listening practice.

• ESL-BITS: Listen to and read news articles, short stories and novels.

• ESL Aloud Podcast lessons.

Grammar

• Grammar Girl: A YouTube channel that focuses on English grammar and punctuation. If you prefer text instead of video, see this webpage.

• Linguanaut English Written Course: Grammar lessons.

• ESL Independent Study Lab: Click on “Grammar” for a collection of resources.

• Dave's ESL Café: Grammar lessons.

• a4ESL: Grammar quizzes with 3 levels of difficulty.

• ESL Lounge: Self-guided lessons.

Practice irregular verbs:

• Match present verbs with their past form

• Practice with a jeopardy-style game

• Irregular verbs 2-player game

• Irregular verbs flash cards

• Series of irregular verb exercises

• Irregular verb drills

• Complete the chart

• Using irregular verbs in sentences

Vocabulary

• The Britannica Dictionary: An excellent dictionary for English Learners that has definitions that are easy to understand and pronunciations you can hear

• Vocabulary.com: Sign up for free account that makes individualized vocabulary study for you

• Quizlet Root words flash cards

• Vocabulary-Building Games: A collection of free vocabulary learning games

• Dave's ESL Café: Dictionary of slang

• a4ESL: Vocabulary quizzes English-only and bilingual

Reading Comprehension

• ESL-BITS: Read and listen to news articles, short stories and novels.

• Duolingo: Practice translating text.

• Breaking News English: Reading comprehension practice using recent news articles, with word usage and grammar lessons.

• Excellent ESL 4U: Scroll down for practice texts, listed by topic

Writing and Editing

• Grammar Girl: Tips for correct writing.; especially don't miss Grammar Girl's Editing Checklist.

• Purdue OWL ESL Online Writing Lab, Perdue University

• Excellent ESL 4U: Scroll down for practice writing topics

• ESL Writing: A collection of links for practicing English writing

• The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr. - an old-school writing guide

• Duolingo: Practice translating text

Idioms

• Definition and examples

• Pocket English Idioms: Illustrated examples of idioms

• The Idiom Connection: What is an idiom? and dictionary of idioms

• Dave's ESL Café: Lists, examples and definitions of idioms.