Practice English!

You have free access to "News For You Online" with your

Clifton Park-Halfmoon Public Library card!

Contact cph-ell@sals.edu for information.

News For You offers easy-to-read news stories that can help you learn to read, write, speak, and understand the English language. Seven new stories are posted each Wednesday, along with audio, exercises, vocabulary, a crossword puzzle, a word search, and a poll. Listen to each story in full or sentence-by-sentence.  

The articles on News for You are based on reports from The Associated Press and The Washington Post news services. All content is thoroughly reviewed by adult education professionals and editors to ensure accuracy, low-level readability, and appropriateness.

Recommended Websites for Adult English Language Learners:

Free Rice - https://freerice.com/ 

*Click on "Play the Game"

Private sponsors match the rice grain donations generated within Freerice, triggering a financial payment to WFP. This money goes into the pot of "greatest needs" to support the organization's ongoing emergencies. 100% of all funds generated via Freerice go to the World Food Programme. Freerice does not earn or keep any money it raises.

Dave's ESL Cafe: Lesson Plans - https://www.eslcafe.com/resources/lesson-plans/

*Be sure to check out the "Resources" Tab (upper top right menu) for more!

Boggle's World ESL - https://bogglesworldesl.com/

*Great place to find a range of word searches and other English language puzzles.

Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab - https://www.esl-lab.com/

*English listening comprehension activities for beginner through advanced levels.

Pronunciation Quizzes - https://www.englishclub.com/esl-quizzes/pronunciation/

*Test your understanding of English pronunciation. All quizzes have answer keys.

ESL America - https://www.eslamerica.us/conversation.html 

*A collection of links with English conversation topics from beginner to advanced levels.

Learning Chocolate - https://www.learningchocolate.com/ 

*Vocabulary practice for ELLs. 

Lingo Hut - https://www.lingohut.com/en

*Learn a language online for free

Dogo News - https://www.dogonews.com/

*News articles written in simple English at multiple (many) levels. 

Learn English, Feel Good - https://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/index.html 

*Many free printable worksheets on English grammar, vocabulary, reading comprehension, idioms, and even a listening comprehension section with audio files.  

Odd Color Out! Pronunciation Quiz - https://intercambio.org/presentations/odd-color-out-quiz/ 

*Test your knowledge of English pronunciation via "The Color Vowel Chart."