Adult Learning and Skills Service Moodle
http://www.nyccmoodle.co.uk
There are two different ‘courses’:
- Resources for ESOL learners – aimed at learners. Activities and links to interactive activities, other websites etc.
- ESOL for Learners – Maureen Ayre – aimed at learners. Lots of interactive activities and links to other websites etc.
Excellence Gateway
https://esol.excellencegateway.org.uk/
Here you can find the DfES (Department for Education & Skills) ESOL materials Entry 1 to Level 2.
BBC SkillsWise
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise
Useful reading, writing, spelling, speaking and listening activities for learners from Entry 1 to Level 1! Designed for literacy learners, but useful for ESOL learners too.
Skillsworkshop
http://www.skillsworkshop.org
Lots of great activities from Pre-Entry to Level 2. No need to subscribe to access all activities for free (you only need to subscribe if you want to add activities). Just click on the ESOL tab at the top of the Home page.
Nexus – British Council
http://esol.britishcouncil.org
Lots of lovely interactive resources. It’s free to join, and you can join as a student. This is an excellent website! This link will take you directly into the beginners materials: https://esol.britishcouncil.org/content/teachers/lessons-and-activities/teaching-beginners
Teaching English – another British Council website
http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk
Excellent resources for Entry 2 learners and higher.
NLN – National Learning Network
http://www.nln.ac.uk
Under the heading Materials on the home page, click on ACL and then click again on ESOL. You will find LOTS of lovely interactive activities that you can use to practise your skills – in or out of the classroom.
One Stop English
http://www.onestopenglish.com
Just click on the ESOL tab at the top of the home page to access a whole range of different activities. 20 lessons for Pre-entry learners – extremely useful.
A4ESL
http://www.a4esl.org
Interactive puzzles, quizzes, tests etc. – but of particular interest are the bilingual quizzes. You can choose your language from the list on the right-hand side of the home page. NB: Arabic is included.
Manythings.org
http://www.manythings.org
Again, lots of interactive puzzles, games, quizzes, tests etc. Of particular interest are the bilingual sentence pairs; you can choose your language (Arabic is included) and then you will see a huge number of interactive worksheets to choose from, beginning with one-word sentences such as ‘Hello’, ‘Stop’ etc. The English sentence is provided and underneath is the translation. It is also possible to click on the English sentence and hear the pronunciation.
English My Way
http://www.englishmyway.co.uk
Lesson plans, flashcards, worksheets, listening and video activities – aimed at pre-entry learners although some of the material is quite challenging for those with no English at all. Materials are centred around 11 topics e.g. All about me, Shopping, Out and About etc.
To access everything you will need to register with your own personal details and email address – the Centre Code for North Yorkshire County Council is 7923395.
SQA
http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/33697.html
Lots of lovely worksheets based around 9 topics e.g. alphabet and phonics work, shopping, travel, health etc. Excellent for pre-entry learners.
ISL Collective
https://en.islcollective.com
Worksheets, games, grammar activities etc.; use the menus at the top of the home page to select your options including learner level from beginners upwards, and learner type i.e. adult, young learner etc. Some great games and extremely well-presented worksheets; there are also some video lessons. Don’t be put off by any typos/errors in the descriptions of the activities – the worksheets and activities are of a high quality.
StudyLadder
https://www.studyladder.co.uk
Interactive activities and worksheets aimed at teaching children literacy skills, but suitable for adults as well. Also has maths, science, ICT, art, music, health, safety and citizenship, language and culture activities.
ICT Games
ictgames.com/literacy
Useful interactive games to practise phonics and spelling etc.
Road to Grammar
roadtogrammar.com
Interactive grammar activities.
