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Educational Resources for Teaching or Learning English

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Idioms

       * * Idiom Ebook, 700 Expressions context examples of cliches, slang, phrasal verbs and proverbs
             (33 page text file)   Listen, read, and practice speaking (the first 300 idioms) with mp3 audio

        * * 100 More Idioms cliches, slang, phrasal verbs and proverbs

Children's Readers and Read-to-me Stories

Elementary Readers

       * * Sam the Cat Has Fun

       * * The Princess of Merrylandia

       * * A Happy Family Birthday

       * * The Bad Hair Day Contest

A Read-to-me Story for Children

       * * The Polkadot Town Parade

Grammar, Reading Practice, Listening Practice, Writing Skills and Learning Strategies

       * * Basic English Sentence Structure

       * * How to Boost Your English Skills - 15 techniques to better English

       * * Recommended Reading to Build English Skills - reading lists and links to recommended books New

       * * Verb Forms for Regular Verbs and Common Irregular Verbs - to be, to do, to go, to have New

       * * Irregular Verbs - pattern a, a, a - the bare stem, simple past tense, and past participle are the same forms
           (cost and cut) New

       * * Irregular Verbs - pattern a, b, b - the bare stem is a different form from the simple past tense and past participle
           (buy, bought, bought and say, said, said) New

       * * Irregular Verbs - the bare stem and/or the simple past tense are different in form from the past participle
           (become, became, become and sink, sank, sunk) New

       * * Spatial Prepositions and Adverbs - explanations based on a graphic diagram, with synonyms.
           (above, in between, over, underneath) New

Articles Explaining English Usage

       * * Talking Cars (for buying a car)

       * * Saying "No" with a Smile (for refusing politely)

       * * A Job Well Done Deserves Some Praise (for saying thank you)

       * * Advertising Lingo (for the retail and hospitality industry)

       * * Please Forgive Me, I Should Have Known Better (for apologizing)

       * * Tick Tock Clock (time words for personal stories)

       * * I Am So Sorry for Your Loss, You Have My Deepest Sympathy (for responding to grief) with mp3 audio

       * * Tips for Writing an Obituary (the notice when someone dies)

Original Poetry, Verse, and Sayings for Special Occasions and Baby Name Lists

       * * Baby Card Poems, Verses, and Sayings (for blank cards, notes, and baby showers) New

       * * More Baby Card Poems, Verses, and Sayings (for blank cards, notes, and baby showers) New

       * * Baby Names for Boys A-I (also for immigrants who want a North American sounding name) New

       * * Baby Names for Boys J-R (also for immigrants who want a North American sounding name) New

       * * Baby Names for Boys S-Z (also for immigrants who want a North American sounding name) New

       * * Baby Names for Girls A-D (also for immigrants who want a North American sounding name) New

       * * Baby Names for Girls E-J (also for immigrants who want a North American sounding name) New

       * * Baby Names for Girls K-Z (also for immigrants who want a North American sounding name) New

       * * Sympathy Card Poems, Verses, and Sayings (for blank cards, notes, memorial books, an eulogies) New

Short Stories (Intermediate English)

       * * A Night Out (phrasal verbs and prepositions with "out") with mp3 audio

       * * Up to Something (phrasal verbs and prepositions with "up") with mp3 audio

       * * It's Sleepytime, Nighty Night, Sis (with verb tense list) with mp3 audio

Essay Writing Skills

       * * Tips for Writing the Language Proficiency Index (LPI) Exam Essay - and other essays New

       * * Establishing Focus in Sentences and Paragraphs

       * * Writing Zip, Zip, Paragraph Transitions

       * * Help! My Writing Needs Oomph!

       * * Grammar Errors Worksheet One

Pronunciation Practice

       * * Minimal Pairs with mp3 audio

       * * Minimal Pairs Two - Initial Blends in Open Syllables

       * * Pronunciation Exercise - Tongue Twisters

        * *Fun With Fiddle Faddle and Other Pronunciation Pairs

Writing Practice Printable Worksheets

       * * Story Opening One - a girl alone in the woods (read the story opening and the questions, then finish writing the story)

       * * Story Opening Two - a girl babysitting her brother (read the story opening and the questions, then finish writing the story) New

       * * It's Sale Time (Vocabulary for Shopping)

       * * Mandy and Twinkle Toes (prepositions/articles)

       * * Max the Dog (prepositions/phrasal verbs)

       * * The Carrot Seeds (conversational English, prepositions)

Vocabulary Building Using Puzzles, Quizzes and Word Lists

JavaScript Vocabulary Quizzes

       * * Academic English Vocabulary Exercise - Synonyms

       * * Academic English Vocabulary Exercise - Synonyms

       * * Academic English Vocabulary Exercise - Synonyms

        * * Academic English Vocabulary Exercise - Synonyms

Word Search Puzzles

       * * Latin- and Greek-based Advanced Vocabulary

       * * Latin- and Greek-based Advanced Vocabulary

       * * Autumn Harvest Holiday Dinner

       * * Latin- and Greek-based Advanced Vocabulary

       * * Latin- and Greek-based Intermediate Vocabulary

       * * Latin- and Greek-based Intermediate Vocabulary

       * * Christmas Delights

       * * Winter Wonderland

       * * Happy Holidays - Uppercase letters, easy words

       * * Happy Holidays - Lowercase letters, easy words

Cross Out Word Puzzles

To see instructions for making a cross out puzzle, go to the lesson plan
"A Puzzle To Teach Vocabulary" on the
* * ESL Teachers Board - ESL Lessons & Classroom Games Page

       * * Nouns, Verbs, and Canadian Geography

       * * Food and Cooking

       * * Taking A Trip

       * * It's Christmas Time

       * * How Big? How Heavy?

       * * Shades of Color

       * * Moods, Feelings, Looks

Cross Out Word Puzzle, Paragraph Style

       * * To Keep It Secret

Word Change Puzzles

       * * A Famous Canadian

       * * Smoked Delicacy

Quizzes

       * * What's Cooking?

       * * Matching 20 Phrasal Verbs

       * * Matching Food Pairs

       * * Advanced Vocabulary One (Words at the same level as a college entrance exam)

       * * Advanced Vocabulary Two (Words at the same level as a college entrance exam)

Word Lists

       * * "Help! I'm Out of Words!" Quickie Vocabulary Word List One - Adjectives (the words "weak," "strong," and others)

       * * Tsunami Vocabulary

       * * Earthquake Vocabulary

Short Stories for Readers with Advanced English

If you are already an advanced or first-language English reader, you may want to read these humorous short stories.

       * * And Your People Shall Be My People (A wedding on the growing edge)

       * * Madam Adam's Sphere of Influence (A little shove into the future)

       * * Payday (Payday by payday, it all adds up to Payday)

       * * The Free Kokanee (Is this the fish that got away?)

       * * A Nose for A Good Story (Make do with what you have, one storyteller's motivation)

       * * Heart's Song (A touch of prophecy)

       * * Looks Doggone Good, It Does (How little things cause major change)

       * * Three Foolish Monks (Self-reliance gone awry)

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