ESL

This section contains resources for helping English language learners improve their skills.

Speaking / Listening

Randall's ESL Lab - Free listening activities from beginner to advanced.

English Listening Lesson Library - Over 3,000 free listening activities from beginner to advanced.

Interactive English - A YouTube channel with videos to help students improve their pronunciation.

Sounds of English - Lessons geared toward helping students improve their English pronunciation.

U of I Pronunciation - Pronunciation guide and exercises from the University of Iowa.

Reading/Writing

Breaking News English - Thousands of news articles in seven different reading levels from beginner to high-intermediate.

ESL Literacy Readers - Six levels of online readers with photos and audio about everyday situations (beginner to low-intermediate).

News for You - News articles with practice questions and activities. New content released on Wednesdays.

Rong Chang - Reading, grammar, and writing activities for beginner to intermediate ESL students.

Practice Forms - This site gives students practice filling out different kinds of forms in English.

Multi-Skill

USA Learns - Free online English courses including English 1, English 2, Nursing Assistant English, and U.S. Citizenship English.

ELCivics - Free lesson plans geared to help English language learners with U.S. Civics.

EnglishClub - ESL lessons covering all four skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing).

engVID - Numerous free ESL video lessons from beginner to advanced.

Voice of America - Two complete English courses plus news articles, videos, and grammar lessons from the beginner to advanced level.

U.S. Citizenship

USCIS Citizenship Resources - U.S. government website about the citizenship test along with study resources.

USA Learns - Offers a complete citizenship course.