Christmas stories and facts

Everything you could need for those unavoidable Christmas lessons. Readings on topics such as; Who was the real Santa, What to do under the mistletoe, origins of Christmas cards and Why do we call Dec 26th Boxing day? Also included are the words to lots of Christmas Carols and free e-cards.

ESL Lounge: ESL Lesson Plans, ESL Materials for Teaching English

Established in 2001 this site offers copyright free lesson materials at 6 levels as well as an array of tools and resources for ESL teachers and students. Many worksheet include answers, lots of song worksheets, board games and teacher forums. Definitely worth a look!

Paula

A B O U T - F A C E*

An interesting and worthwhile site. About Face is a non-profit organisation that strives to combat negative images of women in media and advertising.. The site features images from current and past media.. could be useful for use with upper level ESL classes exploring advertising.

Paula

English Bites - ABC Asia Pacific

English Bites is a program produced by ABC Asia Pacific for cable and satellite distribution in the Asia Pacific region. It is designed to help English learners improve their English for Business and travel purposes. A new program is available each weekday and a large archive is included in the site. The program is broadcast in Japan, Korea, china -great for students when they return home!

The site can also be viewed via the web using realplayer or similar it includes transcript, vocab work and multiple choice questions.

whichbook.net

Cant decide what to read... this unique British website lets you search for books by plot, charachter, settling and many other variables. After making your selections a title and short blurb are returned, along with an link to an extract... a list of alternative suggestions is also included.

If you live in the UK you can even check if your local library holds a copy and if its available for loan!!!

Brilliant

Paula

SelfAccess - Preparation for IELTS, FCE, TOEFL, TOEIC, ESOL Exams - Interactive English Lessons and Exercises based on Reuters News Articles.

This site offers subscription based e-lessons but also has quite a lot of free materials useful for students preparing for English Language exams.. The IELTS materials were definitely worth exploring and included 13 free exercises suitable for self study.

Paula