Refugee week

17th June 2020

To celebrate refugee week here are resources and support links for you:

Learning English in Bristol website. Partners delivering courses across Bristol

Here are the websites which have info about events, podcasts and celebrations

How it works:
1. Choose time and day that suits you
2. Join the Club, by clicking onto a link or go to you ZOOM app and enter meeting ID and password.
3. Take part, enjoy your time and make friends. Everyone is welcome.

If there is anyone who would like to join our session they should email esolconversationclubs@bristol.gov.uk and they will be added to our emailing list. Flyer attached.

For more information check our website www.esolcc.org

Useful websites for self-study

A4esl

http://a4esl.org/

Adele’s ESL Corner

http://www.adelescorner.org/

Grammar, listening and vocab

Agenda Web

https://agendaweb.org/

BBC Bitesize

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize

More aimed at secondary – but might be some useful stuff here

BBC drama – podcasts

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02pc9s1/episodes/player

Dramas for English language learners, e.g. Alice in Wonderland and Frankenstein from BBC World Service. Improve your English with retellings of stories classic and new. Each episode is 6-10 mins long.

BBC Learning English

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english

Includes English my Way – basic level videos as well as higher level activities

BBC English in a minute

https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/eiam

Literally what it says – a one minute video explaining a point of grammar followed by activities

BBC Skillswise

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/skillswise

Not what it was but still there

BBC Bilingual Content (for some languages)

Please see the appendix at the end of this list.

Breaking news English

http://film-english.com/

Useful because includes listening

British Council Learn English

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/

Lots of materials from the BC including online games etc

British Council Learn English Teens

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/

What it says on the tin but also useful for adults.

Cambridge English Books for Students and Teacher Development titles (Temp Free Access)

https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish

Cambridge Learners’ You Tube Channel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9-5oT15dxc81MI-pUui3Ww/featured

Learn English with Cambridge. Great Videos on specific micro skills – need sound.

Daily Grammar

http://www.dailygrammar.com/

A collection of short lessons with questions and answers covering parts of speech, parts of sentence types of pronunciation.

Digital Literacy

https://en.diglin.eu/

Online Materials to Practice Reading Writing, Speaking and Listening for Zero/Low Literacy Students

Draw a stickman

https://www.drawastickman.com/episode1

Mouse practice for beginner IT users

Elllo

http://www.elllo.org/

Thousands of listening activities with quizzes, comprehension questions and vocabulary tasks at all levels.

English Banana

http://www.englishbanana.com/

English Club

https://www.englishclub.com/

This site offers sections with lessons on grammar, pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar exercises.

English Grammar Exercises

https://englishgrammarexercise.com/

This site offers explanations of the main rules in grammar with some practice at all levels

English My Way

https://www.englishmyway.co.uk/

Resources for Pre-Entry and New Reader Writer learners

English Online

https://www.english-online.org.uk/

Lots of different interactive lessons at different levels.

ESL Café

https://www.eslcafe.com/

Lots of grammar lessons and quizzes.

ESL Desk

http://www.esldesk.com

Good and Varied for confident L1+ students

ESL POD

https://secure3.eslpod.com/lesson-library/

A selection of listening materials on different topics.

ESOL courses

https://www.esolcourses.com/

Free ESOL courses on line from beginner to advanced level

ESOL Nexus

https://esol.britishcouncil.org/

Includes suitable material for lower levels

ESOL Stories from Bradford College Library

http://library.bradfordcollege.ac.uk/esolhelp/esolstories

Students can read stories and vote for their favorites

Could also have a class/level writing competition – #coronastories

Exam English.Com

https://www.examenglish.com/

Suitable for E3+ students with tailored practice to different EFL exams. Still worth a look to recommend some specific practice

Exams – ESB practice

https://esbuk.org/web/online-resources/esol-skills-for-life-entry-2/

Video clips of ESB exams – students can watch on the ESB website and have a phonecall/facetime with

another student to practice.

Excellence Gateway

https://esol.excellencegateway.org.uk/learners-new-esol

The new to ESOL learners’ materials can help you find work suitable for Pre-Entry and New Reader Writer learners

Famous people lessons

https://famouspeoplelessons.com/

Similar format to Breaking News English

Film English

http://film-english.com/

Short films/clips for students to watch and links to on line exercises

Fun Easy English

http://funeasyenglish.com/

This site covers pronunciation, conversation, slang, reading, grammar, idioms and vocabulary.

Grammar.net

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar

Studious. L2 up

Kahoot

https://kahoot.com/

Remember you can set challenges that learners can play on their phones or tablets remotely.

Kahoot guide to distance learning

https://kahoot.com/files/2020/03/Distance-learning-guide-schools-March-2020.pdf

Useful guide for teachers

Lingua Reading Low Level

https://lingua.com/english/reading/

English texts for beginners to practice reading and comprehension online and for free.

New Internationalist Easier English Wiki

https://eewiki.newint.org/index.php?title=Main_Page

Topical ready lessons for students and teachers

OUP Learn at Home

Wherever you teach, wherever you learn, we’re with you. Online resources and activities to help teachers, parents and students get the most out of learning at home.

https://elt.oup.com/feature/global/learnathome/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=learn-at-home&cc=gb&selLanguage=en

Researchify

https://www.researchify.co.uk/audiobooks.html

Free online books with audio that students could read with their children

Spelling

https://howtospell.co.uk/spellingquiz.php

Spelling quizzes and games for all levels

Spiderscribe

https://www.spiderscribe.net/

Using English

https://www.usingenglish.com/

Over 250 quizzes designed for ESOL learners and group into two levels. Areas covered include adjectives, verb forms, conjunctions pronouns and spelling. Some material is suitable for general literacy use. The quizzes are multiple choice and cloze.

Wakelet to share FS English resources

https://wakelet.com/wake/0eb6c1de-16d0-40ec-a21a-0d5ebc623ed1/edit

You will need to sign up but it’s quick and free

For children – students could read them with their children?

Woodward English

https://www.woodwardenglish.com/

Free courses. Colourful and appealing site

Appendix – Bilingual Content from the BBC for some Languages

Afaan Oromoo: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/oromo/home

Amharic: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/amharic/home

Chinese (Mandarin): https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/home

Gujarati: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/gujarati/home