My Top 10 Websites for ESL/ EFL Teachers

Hi, dear teacher! 💓

by Maria Soledad Bancoff

Translator & Lecturer

I hope you are doing great! Today, I'd like to share with you some of the websites I LOVE when it comes to resources for English teaching. Take a look and share yours too, so we all learn together and find more resources to inspire ourselves.

1. ESL printables : It's a great catallogue of worksheets, .PPT, online activities and more! Here you can upload materials prepared by you, and get points to download materials. You don't have to pay for materials with money, instead you can pay with your own work.

2. ESL library: This is a huge library containing curated materials for different classes, (i.e.: online, traditional classrooms, hybrid learning, etc). There is not a free suscription, although the cheapest one is USD 12 billed yearly!

3. EFL creative ideas:  This is a website created by Silvina Mascitti, it contains lots of high-quality plannings & inspiring ideas, and some materials are free!

4. Perfect English Grammar: A great site where you can find lots of grammar excercises for students to incorporate grammar patterns by drillings. You can access free explanations and exercises with self-correction. It's free!

5. Live Worksheets:  The perfect site to start exploring the creation of interactive sheets. You can use an ordinary .doc file, and turn it into an interactive sheet which is later automatically checked and scored. You can then see the results on your profile. It's free!

6. Breaking News English: Full lesson plan materials are provided here, along with texts aimed at different levels. These are for teenagers or adults. It's free!

7. One Stop English: Here you'll find topic-based reading lesson plans diveded into categories. It's free!

8. Elllo: This site provides hundreds of short audios and video clips with multiple-choice questions.and vocabulary work. It's free!

9. Lyrics training: To practice listening skills, starting or finishing your class or simply having fun, lyrics training has been a blast in my virtual and in-person class. I highly recommend it! It's free and you don't need to create an account to use the existing resources. Have a go, your students will love it! 

10. Games to Learn English: Definitly one of my favs when it comes to gamifying your tasks and your student's HW. You'll find gripping resources to help your students gain more vocabulary and practise grammar. You don't need to sign to use it and it's free!

I hope these sites are useful when you need some inspiration or help to deliver your classes! Please, feel free to subscribe, share and comment. Your ideas and thoughts are priceless to me, and they make a difference! They encourage my work and help me to reach more educators. I'll always be happy to read you.

See you soon!!