This article was last updated 02 September 2024 and is part of our regular series on teaching English<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n Aimed at teachers of English as a second language, we try to showcase the best resources for teaching<\/strong> and learning English<\/strong>. \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Check out Linguabanca’s<\/strong><\/a> own free, downloadable vocabulary worksheets<\/a> from our growing selection of TEFL\/ESL Teacher resources.<\/a> You’ll find free-to-use materials on the human body<\/a>, cars<\/a>, food & restaurants<\/a>, and much more. All the worksheets have been professionally designed and are free for you to copy and use in your English classes. You might also be interested in our review of the best (and worst) mobile phone apps for English learners<\/a>.<\/p>\n Lesson Stream<\/em> by Jamie Keddie is an award-winning video-based ELT resource website for teachers looking to step away from the course book. Full of engaging multi-level lesson plans<\/strong> and supporting worksheets, Lesson Stream is a great way to improve engagement and add variety to your English language classes.<\/p>\n Find it here: Lesson Stream<\/a><\/p>\n Jamie also has a new project and book, which can be found at Videotelling.com<\/a><\/p>\n Kieran Donaghy\u2019s Film English<\/em> is another award-winning TEFL website<\/strong>, providing dozens of interesting ESL classes. Kieran\u2019s love of film is clear in these well thought out lesson plans, designed for a range of abilities. Definitely check it out if you want to mix up your classes with movies.<\/p>\n Find it here: Film English<\/a><\/p>\n As a fan of authentic materials in the classroom, I can\u2019t recommend this resource highly enough.<\/p>\n Find it here: TED Ed.<\/a><\/p>\n Our sister site, Business English 23<\/a>, has an advanced video search engine which lets English teachers<\/a> find exactly the right video for their students. As the name, suggests it has been designed for anyone teaching English in a work environment. Users can search for videos related to Finance and Economics<\/a>, Human Resources (including job search and interviews), Business Travel, Management strategies and MBAs<\/a>, plus a range of other relevant subjects.\u00a0 All videos have been classified by level, using the A-C scale of the EU’s CEFR<\/a>.<\/p>\n Find it here: Business English 23<\/a><\/p>\n This website, from Mignon Fogarty, makes grammar fun, which is no mean feat. As much a resource for teachers as it is for language learners, Grammar Girl outlines the strange and sometimes complex world of English grammar<\/strong>. It\u2019s definitely one to bookmark and explore at your leisure.<\/p>\n Find it here: Grammar Girl<\/a><\/p>\n The Guardian<\/em> is a national newspaper in the UK and has a large education section. Included is a comprehensive TEFL section<\/strong>, which is certainly well worth bookmarking if you\u2019re interested in keeping up with the latest news and events in our industry.<\/p>\n Find it here: The Guardian TEFL<\/a><\/p>\n Find it here: One Stop English <\/a><\/p>\n Boasting literally thousands of lesson plans for English teachers, Sean Banville\u2019s site is a must. Each plan focuses on up-to-the-minute news stories<\/strong> and provides a topical focus for your classes.<\/p>\n Find it here: Breaking News English<\/a><\/p>\n Find it here: BBC Learning English<\/a><\/p>\n Still going strong after many years, Dave\u2019s ESL Cafe<\/em> has a wealth of resources and information for teachers, as well as a range of lessons plans<\/strong>, tips and advice. The message boards<\/strong> are a good source of information – if you can navigate the labyrinthine threads which go back well over a decade.<\/p>\n Find it here: Dave\u2019s ESL Cafe<\/a><\/p>\n Another gargantuan resource website, Busy Teacher<\/em> has thousands of printables<\/strong>, worksheets<\/strong> and lesson plans<\/strong>. It\u2019s a top destination for last-minute substitute classes and for when you\u2019re running late! The classes are designed for multiple levels.<\/p>\n Find it here: Busy Teacher<\/a><\/p>\n Find it here: Cambridge English Teacher Resources<\/a><\/p>\n Self-described as \u201cTHE place on the web for Cambridge exam preparation\u201d – it is a great go-to website for teachers running exam courses. With contemporary materials and resources available from the KET<\/strong> to CPE<\/strong> and IELTS<\/strong>, you should bookmark it now.<\/p>\n Find it here: Flo-Joe<\/a><\/p>\n This is a helpful website for students and teachers of the Oxford Trinity language exams<\/strong>. The website offers both free and paid resources, and it\u2019s well worth looking into to refresh your knowledge of the exam.<\/p>\n Find it here: Easy ISE<\/p>\n Trinity College\u2019s own website is also full of useful reference material and guides for teachers and students of the Trinity exams<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Find it here: Trinity College <\/a><\/p>\n A site which helps English teachers find relevant business-related videos<\/a> for their adult students. Business English 23 also creates its own lessons, with a course on English for the telephone<\/a> and a series of classes on writing the perfect business email in English<\/a>. The site is part of the Lingubanca network of language portals.<\/p>\n Though not specifically designed for business English lessons, Business Balls<\/em> has a number of resources for professional training<\/strong>, which can be easily adapted to suit your classes.<\/p>\n Find it here: Business Balls<\/a><\/p>\n This is another site from Sean Banville. It\u2019s a great resource bank with 102 Handouts, downloadable listening materials<\/strong>, and online quizzes<\/strong> for business English students.<\/p>\n Find it here: Business English Materials<\/a><\/p>\n If you can get over its very Web 1.0, 1998 looks, Randall\u2019s ESL Labs<\/em> is full of great listening resources<\/strong>. Beauty, as they say, is only skin deep and Randall is certainly providing teachers with valuable content for their classes.<\/p>\n Find it here: Randall\u2019s ESL Lab<\/a><\/p>\n Find it here: Podcasts in English<\/a><\/p>\n George has very humbly missed out his own website,\u00a0designerlessons.org<\/a> , another great resource for ELT lesson plans<\/strong>. Check it out!<\/p>\n Let us know if you have any other favourite TEFL resource websites of your own!<\/p>\nOur own English materials<\/h2>\n
Lessons based on film and video<\/h2>\n
1. Lesson Stream – video-based ELT classes<\/h4>\n
2. Film English – English classes based on short films<\/h4>\n
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<\/p>\n3. TED Ed – lesson plans based on TED videos<\/h4>\n
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\nExplore a range of interesting lesson plans based on TED talks<\/strong> and create and submit your own plans, if the mood takes you.<\/p>\n3b. Business English 23<\/h4>\n
Resources and information for ELT teachers,<\/h2>\n
4. Grammar girl – a fun grammar resource site<\/h4>\n
5. Guardian TEFL – articles and insights from a national newspaper<\/h4>\n
Lesson Plans Based on Current Events<\/h2>\n
6. One Stop English – from Lindsay Clandfield<\/h4>\n
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\nOne Stop English<\/em> has a number of free and paid resources<\/strong> for ELT teachers. The Guardian news lessons are a favourite of many teachers, as they use authentic articles from the newspaper and focus on topical stories for a range of abilities. If you don\u2019t want to pay for a subscription yourself, bug your director of studies to purchase an account for your school.<\/p>\n7. Breaking News English – by Sean Banville<\/h4>\n
General Resource Websites<\/h2>\n
8. BBC Learning English<\/h4>\n
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\nThis is a huge and indispensable resource for teachers and students. With games<\/strong>, lessons<\/strong>, videos<\/strong>, news<\/strong> and more, it is not only a good source of lesson materials for teachers, but a help for students who want to learn English in their own free time.<\/p>\n9. Dave\u2019s ESL Cafe<\/h4>\n
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10. Busy Teacher<\/h4>\n
Exam resource Websites<\/h2>\n
11. Cambridge English Teacher Resources<\/h4>\n
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\nCambridge\u2019s website is another top-level site for teachers. Similar to the BBC\u2019s offering, you can find a whole range of different activity types, exam practice<\/strong> for all Cambridge levels and other useful resources.<\/p>\n12. Flo-Joe – Cambridge exam resources<\/h4>\n
13. Easy ISE<\/h4>\n
14. Trinity ISE<\/h4>\n
Business English Resources<\/h2>\n
15. Business English 23<\/h4>\n
16. Business Balls<\/h4>\n
17. Business English Materials – Sean Banville<\/h4>\n
18. Randall\u2019s ESL Lab<\/h4>\n
19. Podcasts in English<\/h4>\n
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\nThis is a freemium site, allowing students to listen to podcasts<\/strong> for free. However, only members can access the worksheets and transcripts.<\/p>\nEditor’s note<\/h3>\n
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