Vocabulary
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Lexical
Approach to Second Language Teaching.
A description
of the contributions and applications of the lexical approach.
http://www.1-language.com/eslarticles/lexicalapproach.htm
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Academic
Word List
A recent
compilation of words beyond the lists of the first 2,000 most commonly occurring
words of English but frequently found in university-level materials.
http://www.vuw.ac.nz/lals/staff/averil-coxhead/awl/index.html
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Test Your Vocabulary
Levels
By Paul
Nation & Batia Laufer, adapted for WWW by Tom Cobb
Self-testing
for several levels.
http://www.er.uqam.ca/nobel/r21270/levels/index.htm
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Using the
Academic Word List
Several
useful ideas and tools for using your own texts for vocabulary development.
Highlight the academic words in a text and produce a gap-fill exercise.
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/~alzsh3/acvocab/index.htm
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The Compleat Lexical Tutor
The most
useful feature for most secondary ESL teachers is the VP Cloze Builder, which
can check a text for words from various lists, including the AWL, and create
a cloze exercise from it.
http://www.lextutor.ca/
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Virtual Language Centre
Web concordancer
http://vlc.polyu.edu.hk/
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Puzzlemaker
Although
this free site contains advertising, it allows teachers to quickly generate
customized word searches, crosswords and other puzzles for review.
http://www.puzzlemaker.com
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Listening and Speaking
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Real Audio for Real
Listening
Techniques
and activities for using online audio clips in the classroom.
http://iteslj.org/Techniques/Tuzi-RealAudio.html
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Prepare for Discussion:
Discussion Topics for English Language Learners
Includes
vocabulary, pronunciation tips, short text for dictation.
http://www.btinternet.com/~ted.power/discuss.html
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Randall’s ESL CyberListening Lab
Many
short general listening quizzes for self-study, as well as longer texts with
a more academic focus. Includes a guide to recording audio from the Internet.
http://www.esl-lab.com
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CBC Archives (Radio and Television)
Audio
and video of important news stories, often with support materials.
http://cbc.ca
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Quirks and Quarks
Long-running
CBC Radio science news magazine. Sound archives.
http://radio/cbc.ca/programs/quirks/archives.htm
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Discovery.ca Daily Planet
Short
videoclips on huge variety of science topics. Many different voices.
http://www.discovery.ca/dailyplanet/
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Learning
English—BBC
Resources
for both learners and teachers.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/index.shtml
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Voice of America Easy English Broadcast
Sound
files with transcripts.
http://www.voa.org
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National Public Radio (U.S.)
Archived
tapes and transcripts; some free, others to be ordered.
http://www.npr.org
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Living on Earth
Short
and longer sound stories on environmental topics
http://www.loe.org/index.htm
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Earth and Sky
Based
on a popular radio show, this site offers scripts and transcripts on many
environmental and space topics.
http://www.earthsky.com
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NIH Healthbeat
Sixty-second
radio broadcasts on current health topics. MP3 format.
http://radiospace.com/healthbeat.htm
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Content Background
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K8AIT Principles
of Aerodynamics--Beginner
Simple
explanations with visuals of a number of sports.
http://wings.avkids.com/Book/Sports/beginner/index.html
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The Sports Ethics Institute
Daily
articles linking sports and ethics; many topics available. Advanced.
http://www.sportsethicsinstitute.org/
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Community Learning Network
Links
to over 5,800 educational sites, sorted by subject area and themes. Many
adaptable ideas.
http://www.cln.org/nugget_index.html
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Canadian Environmental
Education Digital Collection
Ideas
and materials for developing lessons with an environmental focus; many are
adaptable for ESL. Canadian content.
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/environmental/index.html
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Sustaining the Environment
and Resources for Canadians
Government
of Canada web site.
http://www.environmentandresources.ca/
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Adventures in Science
and Technology
Readable
texts and hands-on activities in the major branches of science. Includes
biographies of Canadian scientists.
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/science/english/
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World Resources Institute:
Global Topics
Readings
on issues that combine environmental and economic interests. Advanced.
http://www.wri.org/wrisites.html
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Issue-based learning
Explains
the rationale and methodology of issued-based learning in the science classroom,
but the application is clear for content-based ESL.
http://www.actionbioscience.org/education/lewis.html
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How Stuff Works
Hundreds
of clear explanations of how the things around us work.
http://www.howstuffworks.com
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New Scientist
Excellent
short articles in all areas of science. Updated daily.
http://www.newscientist.com
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Nature Science Update
Another
collection of science articles.
http://www.nature.com/nsu/020121/020121-13.html
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DNA Interactive
Classical
Genetics—great primer or review for anyone interested in DNA, genetic engineering,
cloning, etc. Slide show, animations, video and sound clips.
Advanced, but well-supported.
http://www.dnai.org/index.html
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ChemGuide: Helping You To Understand Chemistry
Very clear explanations
of chemical concepts.
http://www.chemguide.co.uk
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New
York Times Daily Lesson Plan Archive
Many of these
free lessons can be adapted for high-intermediate and advanced ESL.
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/archive.html
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Language and
Life Sciences
A series of
content-based language lessons on recent breakthroughs in bioltechnology.
http://exchanges.state.gov/forum/journal/llsintro.htm
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