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Mentor Resources: Teaching English

General Resources for Teaching English
  • English Tutoring 101 Resources collected by a former RefugeeOne ELT instructor.
  • ESL for Equality Lesson plans, activities, workbooks, and blog posts about how to teach English to refugees.
  • ESL Cafe Online activities, lesson plans, games and FAQs for English teachers.
  • Literacy Works Resource Hub Lesson plans, activities, and worksheets for adult English tutors.
  • LINCS Learner Center Resources for English Language and adult learners.
  • Engoo Online English school offering free materials, activities, and lesson plans beginner to advanced.
  • UsingEnglish.com Library of resources, quizzes, activities, vocabulary, and more.
  • Chicago Public Library Online resources or visit your local branch and ask a librarian for assistance.
  • Multilingual Minnesota An extensive collection of teaching and tutoring resources.
  • The Internet TESL Journal Published articles and lesson plans; links to an article about using authentic materials from real life to teach English.

Materials for Beginner English Language Learners
  • Survival English Make sure your mentee knows these important skills.
  • Get to Know You Use these questions to get to know each other and practice English vocabulary.
  • Beginner English Workbook Created by ESL for Equality.
  • English Language Flashcard Book Created by ESL for Equality.
  • More Flashcards Printable pictures for everyday vocabulary words.
  • ESL Story Bank Stories and accompanying lesson plans for beginning readers.
  • News in Levels Real news broken down into simple English at different levels, highlights vocabulary.
  • Hopelink An extensive collection of resources specifically for tutors.
  • Multi-Cultural Educational Services Resources for those working with pre-literate adults.
  • Beginner Grammar Worksheets/Quizzes
  • Beginner Vocabulary Worksheets/Quizzes
  • Beginner Crossword Puzzles
Materials for Intermediate/Advanced English Language Learners
  • ​ESL Literacy Readers Readers, audio recordings, and accompanying teaching guides.
  • Engoo Intermediate/Advanced Materials
  • English Media Lab High Level students
  • Learn American English Online Links to intermediate lessons.
  • Simple English Wikipedia Real encyclopedia articles using plain English.
  • The Times in Plain English Real news stories using simple English.
  • News for You A news source for adult ELL learners. They offer online and paper subscriptions and some free resources.
  • Tim's Free English Lesson Plans
  • Intermediate Grammar Worksheets/Quizzes
  • Intermediate Vocabulary Worksheets/Quizzes

English Videos and Online Activities
  • We Speak NYC English videos geared towards immigrants, includes accompanying lesson plans and activities.
  • Mango Languages Online conversational English practice for speakers of many languages. Sign up free with a Chicago Public Library card.
  • GCFLearnFree Interactive online language lessons.
  • BBC Learning English Short video lesson on English speaking and grammar. There are hundreds of similar YouTube channels dedicated to teaching English.
  • LaBonte's Conversation Patterns YouTube and podcast series on conversational English.
Tips for English Teachers and Tutors
  • Lesson Plan Guide Template and sample English lesson plan.
  • Literacy in Life Handbook for volunteer literacy tutors.
  • Teaching New Vocabulary Tips for teaching vocab.
  • Teaching Refugees with Limited Former Schooling
  • How to Teach... Guides on how to teach English topics.
  • Improving Adult Literacy Instruction Free downloadable e-book.
  • Working in Adult Literacy Blog posts and articles.
  • Larry Ferlazzo Education Blog List of resources for
    teachers and tutors of beginning older readers.
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