Adult Learning Web Resources

EAL - ESOL

BBC Learning English * "The site is intended to help you improve your learning of the English language. Throughout the site you will find short courses, quizzes, grammar, vocabulary, audio and video that will help you to improve your English. We are not able to offer personalised tuition."

British Council - Learn English * "If you are an EAL/EASOL tutor, LearnEnglish has free materials to help you with your teaching at whatever stage of your career. We can also give you access to teacher networks and professional development opportunities".

Confucius Classroom * "Confucius Classrooms will be local hubs, based in a Scottish school or college, which will stimulate and support innovative teaching and learning of Chinese language and culture. They will be developed in partnership as part of International Education in Scottish schools."

EAL worksheets * "Worksheets and resources on this page are all linked to the UK Adult ESOL Core Curriculum. This curriculum is closely linked to the Adult Literacy Curriculum (links shown in green rows) for which many resources are available from our main free Literacy Resource page" - * (the site is somtimes confusing but if you persevere you can download plenty of free worksheets).

English Banana * One of the best education link on the internet. You may freely print, copy and distribute English Banana.com materials, subject to our Copying Licence. This site offers more than 4,000 pages of free printable resources for teaching and learning English and ESL. We also give away free English course books, podcasts, and many other free resources. All learning resources on EnglishBanana.com are free to use and in the public domain. Anybody can use them for commercial or non-commercial purposes.

ESLBASE * "Free, ready-to-use PDF activities and worksheets for you to download and use in your class, covering grammar points from A-Z, communicative activitites and games". - Please register.

English Raven * EAL website - "Educational Resources and Materials for Teachers of EFL/ESL to Young Learners and Teenagers".

English Club * "Welcome to English Club, a site to help you learn English or teach English as a second language. Access to all pages is free. You'll find everything from lessons for students to jobs for teachers, including interactive pages such as forums, games, quizzes, chat, help and penpals."

EnglishSpace * "EnglishSpace is a free English language course on the Internet. In EnglishSpace there are puzzles, games, exercises and projects to help you practise your English skills". (you must register)

Fun Booklets * " THE FUNBOOKLETS HERE ARE FREE and in every sense of the word, so start clicking and copying them to your heart's content. Do allow extra time for uploading files because many are extra large and/or have numerous pictures."
Interesting Things For EAL Learners * "A fun study site for learners of English as a Second Language"

Language Guide * "LanguageGuide.org offers free sound integrated resources for learning languages. These resources are developed collaboratively with the help of volunteers. It is sponsored byLanguage Guide, a registered non-profit organization."

Longman/Pearson EAL Site * "On this website, there are lots of ideas and free resources for learners and teachers of English language. Try fun online activities, download free support materials and get helpful tips on learning and teaching English".
Map Quest * Easy access maps

Progressive Phonics * Free book downloads. These are children's workseets but could be adapted for adults!

Using English * EAL English Usage site with 100s of free worksheets. More Tutor Worksheets

Web English Teacher * "Activities for ESL Students More than a thousand activities contributed by teachers. Some can be downloaded; others require Internet access to use".

World Flag Database * "This is a complete list of all the countries, territories and sub-national regions covered by the database. There are over 260 pages on countries and international organizations".