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Welcome ESL students!

Sites for All English Skills

http://manythings.org
practice all English skills
http://english-zone.com
practice all skills
http://learningenglish.voanews.com
read, listen, learn with news stories
http://eslpartyland.com
lesson, quizzes, games
http://rong-chang.com
all skills, interactive
http://myenglishpages.com
all skills
5minuteenglish.com
http://www.eslcommando.com
http://www.skesl.com
super vocabulary, speaking, listening, and conversation lessons

Speaking and Pronunciation Practice

http://rachelsenglish.com
400 video lessons for pronunciation including podcasts
http://soundsofenglish.org
pronunciation practice
http://trainyouraccent.com
http://EZslang.com
http://www.talkenglish.com
Excellent for beginners!
https://www.rong-chang.com/easyspeak/index.htm
lots of basic dialog practice
https://wespeaknyc.cityofnewyork.us
terrific lessons

Vocabulary Practice

Basic English 10 World of Reading
vocabulary practice
Basic English 8 World of Reading
vocabulary practice
Basic English 9 World of Reading
vocabulary practice
http://englishpage.com
http://eslgold.com
go to "vocabulary" and take academic quizzes
http://freerice.com
http://www.learningchocolate.com/
beginner's vocabulary
learnersdictionary.com
ESL dictionary
www.thesaurus.com
find synonyms and antonyms
rewordify.com
type in and siimplify difficult language
https://www.victoria.ac.nz/lals/resources/academicwordlist/most-frequent
Academic Word List (AWL) most frequent words

Grammar Practice

http://dailygrammar.com
daily grammar lessons
http://grammarbook.com
grammar and punctuation
http://public.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/errors.html
common English usage errors
http://freerice.com
grammar and vocabulary practice
http://a4esl.org
grammar and vocabulary quizzes
http://englishpage.com
grammar tutorials and exercises
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/
terrific grammar exercises
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/english_as_a_second_language/esl_instructors_tutors/esl_instructors_and_students.html
http://www.5minuteenglish.com/grammar.htm

Listening Practice

http://esl-lab.com/
http://www.5minuteenglish.com/listening.htm
https://learningenglish.voanews.com/
news stories
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/
choose the speed
http://www.elllo.org/
listening lessons/dialogs/all levels
http://www.talkenglish.com
over 100 basic, intermediate, and advanced lessons
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02pc9zn/episodes/downloads
BBC Podcasts
https://www.allearsenglish.com
terrific podcasts

Reading Practice

Voice of America
read and listen to news stories
Tons of Reading
Reading Skills for Today's Adults
16 Reading Levels

Accuplacer ESL Practice

https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/accuplacer/accuplacer-sample-questions-for-students.pdf
Accuplacer ESL Practice: go to page 14 for ESL questions
https://uniontestprep.com/accuplacer/practice-test
Accuplacer ESL practice questions
https://study.com/accuplacer/accuplacer-practice-tests.html
Go down the list of test and click on "show more." Look for the ESL Sentence Meaning, Language Use and Reading Skills tests.

American Civics

https://catesol.org/el_civics_citizenship.php
quick civics lessons
https://www.rong-chang.com/constitutionQ.htm
citizenship test questions
https://usahello.org/life-in-usa/laws/
US law
https://usahello.org/life-in-usa/culture/cultural-differences/
understanding cultural differences

Special Topics for Students

Academic Word List
Flashcards
Articles Tutorial and Practice
Prepositions Practice
Capitalization Rules
Even More Sentence Fragments
Irregular Verb Chart
Modals
More Sentence Fragments
Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots
Punctuation Rules
Sentence Fragments
Sentence Types
Verb Tense Review
Word Forms
Note: this is a very hard exercise.

Miscellaneous

www.typing.com
Learn to type for free!
http://www.mynextmove.org/
career exploration
http://idoceonline.com
on line dictionary
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/exercises/
general writing resources
learnersdictionary.com
on line ESL dictionary
geography practice
fun interactive games

For Teachers

http://iteslj.org
lesson plans, quizzes, conversation starters, jokes, etc.
http://soundsofenglish.org
pronunciation lesson activities and games
On Speaking and Cultural Terms
cultural and linguistic background information for teachers-divided by L1
eslflow.com
writing worksheets, etc.
esllibrary.com
lessons and flashcards
islcollective.com
ESL teaching resources
http://www.esl-galaxy.com/
printable worksheets

GED Practice

Official GED Website

ged.com
create an account

Practice Tests and Questions in All Subjects

http://www.gedpracticequestions.com/
https://uniontestprep.com/ged-test/practice-test
https://bestgedclasses.org/practice-tests/
go to choose a subject
https://ged.com/study/free_practice_test/
free practice tests at ged.com
https://www.mometrix.com/academy/ged-practice-test/
https://www.passged.com/free-test
https://www.mometrix.com/academy/ged-practice-test/
practice tests all subjects

Math

www.khanacademy.org
All levels math instruction and practice. Go to "Learn" at the top of the page.
www.ixl.com
all topics math practice
purplemath.com
Go to "Lessons Index" and pick a topic.
aplusmath.com
on line worksheets for division, multiplication, decimals, fractions, and order of operations. Create your own flashcards.
www.mathopenref.com
Geometry
http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/mathmagician/cathymath.html
interactive addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division practice.
www.wolframalpha.com
Type in any math problem and get the answer!
www.coolmath.com
interactive arithmetic, prealgebra, and algebra games
freerice.com
arithmetic, pre algebra and SAT practice
http://www.studyguidezone.com/ged_math.htm
short GED practice test
Www.youtube.com/user/mathonpoint
math lesson videos
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/proof/puzzle/theorem.html
Pythagorean Theorem
http://mathtv.com
short videos explain math concepts in English and Spanish
http://math.com
www.thatquiz.org
take quizzes in math
http://mathforum.org/mathtools/sitemap.html
math lessons, exercises, and games
www.hippocampus.org
math instructional videos
https://www.mometrix.com/academy/ged-math-practice-test/
GED Math practice test
https://ged.com/wp-content/uploads/math_formula_sheet.pdf
Math Formula Sheet for GED

GED Science

http://www.gedpracticequestions.com/
science practice
http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0809222302/student_view0/ged_practice_test.html
GED science practice test
http://www.studyguidezone.com/ged_science.htm
short GED science practice test
https://www.mometrix.com/academy/ged-science-practice-test/
science practice test

GED Reasoning through Language Arts

http://www.testprepreview.com/modules/grammarpart1.htm
Grammar Practice 1
http://www.testprepreview.com/modules/englishgrammarpart_2.htm
Grammar Practice 2
http://www.testprepreview.com/modules/grammarpart3.htm
Grammar Practice 3
http://www.testprepreview.com/modules/sentencecorrectiont.htm
Sentence Correction 1
http://www.testprepreview.com/modules/writing1section2.htm
Sentence Correction 2
http://www.testprepreview.com/modules/reading1.htm
Reading Comprehension 1
http://www.testprepreview.com/modules/readingmainidea.htm
Reading Comprehension 2
http://www.testprepreview.com/modules/readingtest2.htm
Reading Comprehension 3
http://www.testprepreview.com/modules/authors-purpose.htm
reading passages
www.thatquiz.org
vocabulary quizzes-- choose your level
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQbqBJYaTyI
Extended Response Description
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4gdCJW4NuY
Extended Response for GED Teachers
https://www.mometrix.com/academy/ged-ela-practice-test/
RLA practice test

GED Social Studies

http://www.testprepreview.com/modules/socialstudies.htm
www.thatquiz.org
take geography quizzes
http://www.4tests.com/ged-2014
https://www.mometrix.com/academy/ged-social-studies-practice-test/
social studies practice test

TOEFL Practice

https://www.prepscholar.com/toefl/blog/toefl-listening-practice/
listening practice websites
https://www.prepscholar.com/toefl/blog/toefl-speaking-practice/
speaking practice websites
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8oFkaoY-zM&list=PLUkrtbZZXLB5yDDtO8SkonYszHj2ptPDL
reading practice videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKlYJuDbPN4&t=510s
speaking practice test
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDYdLyYO5jw
writing practice test
https://www.toeflresources.com
resources like templates and scoring information
https://www.englishclub.com/esl-exams/ets-toefl-practice.htm
great practice site with audio
Official ETS Practice Tests + Listening
Official ETS Reading Practice Questions
Official ETS Speaking Practice Questions
Official ETS Writing Practice Questions

SAT/ACT Test Prep

https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/sat
*read about the SAT *create an account on Khan to practice for free
https://uniontestprep.com/act
free ACT test prep
https://uniontestprep.com/act
free ACT test prep
https://www.act.org/content/dam/act/unsecured/documents/Preparing-for-the-ACT.pdf
Official ACT Practice Test
https://www.act.org/content/dam/act/unsecured/documents/2020/ACT-Formula-Sheet.pdf
ACT math formula sheet