Online Resources for Tutors

Tutors with access to the internet may be interested in some of these resources to augment their tutoring experience. These resources are free – there are many more that have a subscription or per-use cost.

Many of our learners do not have computer experience. Please be cautious about just giving this type of resource to them and expect they will be familiar with getting connected and advancing through the content. Begin by using it with them and gauging their comfort level and experience.

Purchasing Books:

Slugbooks: https://www.slugbooks.com/
- For cheap textbooks.

Grammar and Vocabulary:

1-Language: http://www.1-language.com/
Activities for ESL Students: http://a4esl.org
- This website has a range of quizzes to help practice homonyms, grammar, and slang.
Breaking News English: http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com
- For helping students better their English vocabulary and grammar through the context of learning about current news and global affairs.
Dave’s ESL Café: http://www.eslcafe.com
- Lessons and quizzes to practice grammar, pronunciation, vocabulary, idioms, and slang.
Duolingo: https://www.duolingo.com
- Well-known language-learning website (as well as app) that is accessible without charge.
ELLLO: http://www.elllo.org/
- Includes activities and grammar lessons.
English Club: https://www.englishclub.com/learn-english/learn-english-how.htm
- For testing knowledge of vocabulary. There are dozens of categorized quizzes provided on this website.
English Grammar Guide: https://www.ef.edu/english-resources/english-grammar/
- Provides helpful guides and examples for learning English grammar concepts like adverbs, relative clauses and verb tenses.
English Language Teaching Resources: https://www.usingenglish.com/teachers/
- Offers handouts, worksheets, lesson plans, and a range of online quizzes.
English Page: http://www.englishpage.com
- Free online English lessons.
English the Easy Way: https://www.english-the-easy-way.com/
- Comprehensive collection of brief grammar explanations for students.
ESL America: http://www.eslamerica.us
ESL Gold: https://eslgold.com/
- Offers a wide range of resources for teaching all aspects of English to a variety of age groups and levels.
ESL Video: https://www.eslvideo.com/index.php
- Provides educational resources for English as a Second Language Students to improve their listening, speaking, grammar, and vocabulary skills.
Language Guide – English Vocabulary: http://www.languageguide.org/english/
Learn English Feel Good: http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/
- ESL site with free English grammar exercises, vocabulary quizzes, downloadable grammar handouts, etc.
My Picture Dictionary: https://my-english-dictionary.com/
- Pictures to help students recognize names of objects around them.
Pumarosa: https://www.pumarosa.com/
- A bilingual website geared towards Spanish users with free lessons and exercises up to "intermediate" level.
The Weekly Idiom: http://www.openenglishworld.com/the-weekly-idiom/
- Every week, Open English World provides a new idiom to help improve spoken English.
TV411: http://www.tv411.org

Purchasing Books

Grammar and Vocabulary

Listening

Dictionaries

Online Teaching

Purchasing Books

Grammar and Vocabulary

Listening:

1-Language: http://www.1-language.com/
BITS: http://esl-bits.net/
ELLLO: http://www.elllo.org/
- Includes activities and grammar lessons.
ESL Gold: https://eslgold.com/
ESL Video: https://www.eslvideo.com/index.php
Interesting Things for ESL/EFL Students: http://www.manythings.org
Learn English Feel Good: http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/
- ESL site with free English grammar exercises, vocabulary quizzes, downloadable grammar handouts, etc.
Pumarosa: https://www.pumarosa.com/
Randall’s ESL Cyber Listening Lab: http://www.esl-lab.com
- Short audio lessons with pre/post activities that are broken down by specific categories.

Listening

Dictionaries:

Merriam-Webster Learner Dictionary: http://learnersdictionary.com
Word Reference: http://www.wordreference.com