LESSON PREP

RESOURCES

RESOURCES FOR
ENGLISH LESSONS
If you are unsure as to what resources to use for your upcoming lessons or you have
exhausted the ones you have and are in search of something new, check out a set of
resources here
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RESOURCES
VOCABULARY
www.lingro.com
A website that makes any Internet-
pages a clickable dictionary.
https://ludwig.guru/
A corpus searchable with entries from
reliable newspapers and magazines.
https://www.thesaurus.com/
Improve your vocabulary by finding a
better synonym.
https://www.playphrase.me/#/search
?q=right+now
Search a word or collocation used in a
film or series.
http://www.use-in-a-sentence.com
Insert a collocation and observe how it
is used in a sentence.
https://www.wordhippo.com/
Thesaurus, translation and rhymes.
http://www.natcorp.ox.ac.uk/
A tool to search the British National
Corpus (BNC).
https://sentencedict.com/
Search a collocation and observe how
it is used in a sentence.
http://www.freecollocation.com/
A dictionary with meaning, possible
collocation and with examples from
the BNC.
https://esol.britishcouncil.org/conten
t/teachers/lessons-and-
activities/teaching-beginners
Lesson plans and activities for
different levels.
https://www.homophone.com/h/cached-
cashed
Discover homophones, their pronunciation,
use and meaning.
https://randomwordgenerator.com/
Generate a random word for your speaking
or writing task.
https://languageresearch.cambridge.org/
wordlists/text-inspector
A text inspector that identifies the level of
a text.
https://www.forvo.com/search/
Listen to American or British pronunciation
of your word.
https://businesscasestudies.co.uk/topics/
case-studies/
Case studies and resources for Business
English lessons.
https://youglish.com/
Listen to how your word is used and
pronounced in Youtube videos.
https://www.vocabulary.com/
Exercise to improve your vocabulary by
learning nuances of their meanings.
https://fraze.it/
Search a word and see how it is used in a
sentence.
https://eslflow.com/academicwritng.html
Activities to improve academic writing.
https://bogglesworldesl.com/survivalESL.
htm
Lesson activities for beginners and
Survival English courses.
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GRAMMAR
https://www.learnenglishteam.com/
Lists of words and posters on different grammatical topics.

https://www.kenpatersonwriter.com/spoken-grammar/
Articles and lesson plans on spoken grammar.

www.englishclub.com/grammar/index.htm
Theory and practice on different grammar topics.

http://a4esl.org/q/h/grammar.html
Automatically checked exercises for learners on different grammar
topics.

https://www.interactive-english.ru/interesting/354-delovye-pisma/
A guide to write a formal letter (in Russian).

https://www.englishpractice.com/quiz/phrasal-verbs-break-2/
Practice on phrasal verbs.

https://eslflow.com/grammarlessonplans.html
Grammar exercises and worksheets in pdf-format.

https://esldiscussions.com/
Discussion questions for pair work connected to grammatical topics.
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READING
http://lessonstream.org/
Lesson plans and activities by Jamie Keddy based on videos and
pictures.

https://www.vooks.com/
A library of read aloud animated storybooks for kids.

https://www.learnenglishteam.com/
Lists of words and posters on different grammatical topics.

https://languageresearch.cambridge.org/wordlists/text-inspector
A text inspector that identifies the level of a text.

http://www.manythings.org/
Daily study for learners of English, read along videos and so on.

https://www.thedailymash.co.uk/?
spush=ZWxlbmEuYnVyYUBza3llbmcucnU=
Articles for learners of English.

https://fobook.ru/
Penguin books in English.

https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/study-break/graded-
reading?
utm_source=TfS3_LandT&utm_campaign=FL_MOOC_Courses&utm_me
dium=content_wk1
Graded reading by British Council.

www.storybird.com
Picture books for reading and tools to improve writing.

LISTENING
www.ted.com/
All TED talks with subtitles
transcripts.
http://lessonstream.org/
Lesson plans and activities by Jamie
Keddy based on videos.
http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com
/xmas.html
Articles (texts/audio) on recent news.
http://film-english.com/
Lesson plans based on short films.
http://www.elllo.org/archive/index.ht
ml
Lesson plans and activities based on
audio recordings for different levels.
https://en.islcollective.com/video-
lessons/
Video exercises on any topic.
https://deepenglish.com/lessons/near
-death-experience-carl-jung/
Activities to improve listening with
transcripts and different recording
speed.
https://bit.ly/3ovQbcd
An online audio editor and recorder.
https://www.npr.org/programs/ted-
radio-hour/
TED Radio Hour podcasts.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglis
h/features/6-minute-english
6-minute-English podcast with 6 new
words in each episode.
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RESOURCES
https://getyarn.io/yarn-find?
and text=outward%20journey
Search a word or collocation used in a film
or series.
http://www.manythings.org/
Daily study for learners of English, read
along videos and so on.
https://eltgeek.wordpress.com/2018/08/1
1/practical-activities-for-listening-
decoding-skills-a-collection-of-links/
A collection of articles to help teachers
with improving students’ listening skills.
https://www.eslfast.com/robot/topics/sm
alltalk/smalltalk.htm
Read aloud dialogues.
http://www.tuneintoenglish.com/
Learning English through pop music.
https://www.videosinlevels.com/
A curated set of videos for ESL classroom.
https://fenglish.ru/films/
Films in English with subtitles.
https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.or
g/study-break/graded-listening?
utm_source=TfS3_LandT&utm_campaign=
FL_MOOC_Courses&utm_medium=content
_wk1
Graded listening activities for teenagers.
https://www.esl-lab.com/
Tasks to improve listening for different
levels and on different topics.
https://songactivities.wordpress.com/
Worksheets for songs.
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SPEAKING
http://lessonstream.org/
Lesson plans and activities by Jamie Keddy based on videos and
pictures.

http://film-english.com/
Lesson plans based on short films.

https://www.fluentu.com/blog/educator-english/esl-speaking-
activities-for-adults/
13 engaging speaking activities for adult learners.

https://www.listenandlearn.org/the-teachers-handbook/top-5-
interesting-speaking-activities-for-one-to-one-classes/
Top-5 speaking activities for 1-1 lessons.

https://www.fluentu.com/blog/educator-english/esl-role-play-ideas/
7 ideas for role-plays.

https://esldiscussions.com/
Discussion questions for pair work on various topics.

http://hancockmcdonald.com/materials/10
Activities to help learners with listening and speaking skills.

https://eslgold.com/speaking/teaching_speaking/
Speaking ideas and essential vocabulary for different levels.
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WRITING
https://writeandimprove.com/
Tools to practise and improve writing within different genres.

https://www.flo-
joe.co.uk/cae/students/writing/makeover/archive.htm
Writing samples with comments for Cambridge writing.

https://www.ielts.org/book-a-test/ielts/russia/bkc-ih-moscow
Register for IELTS.

https://writingexercises.co.uk/firstlinegenerator.php
Don’t know how to start? Generate a random first line.

https://www.vooks.com/
A library of read aloud animated storybooks for kids

https://fluent.express/
Proofread your writing by a native speaker.

https://www.dailydot.com/debug/texting-games/
16 ideas for texting games.

www.glogster.com/
An online tool to create posters.

www.blogger.com/home
Authentic blogs on any topics.

https://www.interactive-english.ru/interesting/354-delovye-pisma/
A guide to write a formal letter (in Russian).

https://eslflow.com/academicwritng.html
Activities to improve academic writing.
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ANY KIND OF MATERIALS
https://www.twirpx.com/file/1602184
/grant/
A library of books on any topic, point-
system.
https://www.liveworksheets.com/
A platform to create interactive and
automatically checked worksheets.
http://weteacheng.com/
A blog about teaching English.
https://www.usingenglish.com/
A collection of lesson plans,
worksheets, tests and quizzes on
different topics.
https://www.englishwsheets.com/
Printable worksheets, word searches
and exercises separated into
grammatical and lexical topics.
http://busyteacher.org/
Printable worksheets and lesson plans
for ESL.
https://sachtienganhhn.net/
ESL books and audio online.
https://airtable.com/shrXqsg9OCoeKk
6Cv/tblupbUtNz0LfM9lx/viw16SWhmP
O5eqAMu
Links to handy sources on different
topics, curated by teachers.
http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/test
-your-english/general-english/
Interactive and automatically checked
general English placement test.
https://eslbrains.com/
Ready printable lessons on different
topics.
https://sandraheyersongs.com/
Lesson plan ideas and exercises based on
songs.
https://en.islcollective.com/video-
lessons/
Video exercises on any topic.
https://www.pinterest.ru/linds042388/indi
vidual-activities-to-make/
A collection of Pinterest cards with warm-
ups and other creative tasks.
https://www.eslactivity.org/top-10-esl-
activities-one-one-tutoring/
Top-31 activities for 1-1 lessons.
http://tonail.com/егэ-английский/
Materials for students to prepare for
EGE/OGe and to learn English in general.
http://frenglish.ru/
A huge library of books for ESL.
https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/
Resources for learners and teachers,
lesson plans, posters, etc.
https://www.linguahouse.com/
Lesson plans for different levels.
https://www.onestopenglish.com
A wide range of resources for teaching,
including adapted newspaper articles.
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ANY KIND OF MATERIALS
https://www.dailystep.com/
Lessons for students to improve
listening and speaking.
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org
/business-english
Materials for Business English
lessons.
http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/te
aching-teens/resources/activities?
page=0%2C11
Teaching resources for secondary
school (13-17 y.o.)
http://www.oxfordseminars.ca/esl-
teaching-resources/lesson-activities
Exercises and activities within
Speaking, Listening, Writing, etc.
https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/te
aching-english/resources-for-
teachers/
Lesson plans and activities to prepare
students for Cambridge exams.
https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/le
arning-english/activities-for-learners/
Short activities for learners to improve
their English daily.
https://en.islcollective.com/
A huge collection of worksheets on
different topics.
http://www.macmillanenglish.com/resour
ces/
Activities, worksheets and flashcards for
inspiration.
http://hancockmcdonald.com/
Activities to help learners with
pronunciation and listening skills.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/en
glish
Resources for learners to improve their
English daily with podcasts and interactive
tasks.
https://www.eflmagazine.com/
A magazine for teachers of English to stay
updated.
https://www.teacherplanet.com/
Lesson plans, worksheets, jokes and
professional development for teachers.