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About.com ESL Guide - - Annotated lists for teacher resources, online lessons and quizzes, and software reviews.

Alice's House - - Lesson plans and ideas as well as material on teaching and grading writing projects. Also information on culture stratification and views on money as culture.

Asst. Prof. Dr. Sema Tuncel Aksungur - - For teachers and students, and has explanations of methodologies, materials in the form of songs, poems, activities, story starters, lesson plans, and a section for young learners.

Boggle's World - - Free resources, teaching suggestions and communication forums for teachers of elementary and middle school students.

Business Emporium - - Offers vocabulary quizzes, tests, and business English lessons.

Children Only ESL/EFL - - Offers flash cards, games, stories, songs, and tips for download.

Churchill House: Teaching Material - - Offers a free copy of the FCE program as well as lesson ideas and plans. Adobe Acrobat required.

City College Manchester - ESOL Self Access Centre - - Exercises, materials and ILT resources to enhance the ESOL and Adult Basic Skills curricula and support teaching and learning for staff and students.

E. L. Easton - - Lists of materials resources for teachers.

The EFL Playhouse - - Games, songs, fingerplays, chants, craft ideas, teaching tips, and phonics activities for the early childhood classroom.

efl4U.com - - Features free downloadable English teaching lesson worksheets with songs, games and puzzles for EFL lessons for all levels.

Ekmekci - - Publications, presentations and related material which includes vocabulary exercises for professions.

ELT Forum - - Offers downloadable development packs, interactive activities, live discussion groups and articles on teaching topics and strategies.

English as a Second Language - - Listing of professional organizations, calendar of events and information on standards of learning. Resources and handbook. From the Virginia Department of Education.

English Raven - - Offers articles on instructional methodology along with a limited number of free downloadable resources. Members' only section offers larger collection of printable games, flashcards, and teacher tools.

English Teachers Resources - - Collection of quizzes, case studies, stories, and lesson ideas. Themes include theater, science fiction and mysteries.

English Teaching - - Teacher showcases some student projects and demonstrates some of her own teaching strategies for children.

English Teaching Materials - - Offers free ready-to-use materials for grammar, reading, writing, speaking and listening instruction. Created by a Dutch teacher.

English To Go - - Fee-based offer of lessons from Reuters news articles, photocopiable student handouts, teaching notes and supplementary activities. A limited free area is available.

Englishdroid.com - - A teacher's lampoon on the TESOL industry.

ESL Independent Study Lab - - Material organized by language ability and skill area. Detailed explanations of modalities involving computer and Internet-based language instruction.

ESL KidStuff - - Offers flashcards, worksheets, games and activities, and job postings.

ESL Lounge: ESL Lesson Plans, ESL Materials for Teaching English - - Offers grammar and reading comprehension worksheets, song lyrics, board games, pronunciation, flashcards, surveys, and role plays. All free and printable.

ESL Spot - - Forum, quizzes, and directory of resources for students and teachers.

ESL Teaching Resources - - Create free picture and text bingo games in a matter of minutes. Boards are strored a database for future use and to share with other teachers.

ESL Through Music - - Free to copy and distribute lesson plans incorporating music as a learning tool.

ESL Zone - - Includes resources for ESL teaching, community and message board.

ESLCity.com - - Offers reproducible worksheets, games, reading comprehension exercises and writing tasks. Includes teacher forums and job boards. Requires free membership.

ESL-Images.com - - Over 2000 downloadable flashcards along with lesson plans and other resources.

ESLsource - - Community resource for ESL teachers. Offers database of agents, schools, resources, and articles.

ETNI Teacher Ideas and Projects - - Articles, lesson plans, activities, and links to materials for teaching with music.

Everything ESL - - Includes content-based lesson plans, activities, recommendations on classroom materials, and discussion boards for working with minority students.

Exchanging Letters with the World - - Invites teachers and their students to participate in international letter exchange.

Extensive Reading - - Information on the system for learning which describes the approach and includes information on how to start a program.

Frankie's ESOL Worksheets - - Free printable worksheets and other resources for Grades 6-12. Many literature based.

Genki English - - Tips and training seminars aimed at Asian learners. Features talking pages, songs in MP3 format and games.

Hall Houston's Random ESL Idea Generator - - A collection of ideas for teachers who want to try something new.

Handouts Online: Supplementary Materials for EFL Teachers - - Features ready to print worksheets and other resources for beginner to advanced levels.

iEFL - - Offers free printable materials. Requires registration.

Itchyfeet - - Provides information, lessons, ideas and worksheets. Includes country profiles, currency converter and information on working abroad.

John Korber - - Collection of games and lesson plans for intermediate classes.

John's ESL Resources - - Offers classroom activities and exercises on building a web site for grammar study. Registration required.

Ken The Dog - - Offers ready to print lesson plans, teaching ideas, activities, games, and online quizzes designed for Japanese students in grades 1-3.

Linda's ELT Fast Find File - - Downloadable lesson plan data base for reading, writing, grammar, and culture. Also includes a tutorial on how to build a web-based lesson plan. Links to other resources.

The Many Roads to Japan - - A free textbook/reader. Can E-mail the author for questions and exercises.

National Advisory Centre on Early Language Learning - - Offers opportunities for professional development and classroom activities.

NCBE ERIC/CLL Online Directory of ESL Resources - - A searchable directory of resources organized by category and accessed through a selection of keywords.

Norwood English - - Provides training via distance learning for teachers of English as a Foreign language.

Oral English Activities - - Communicative speaking activities designed by a teacher working in China.

Oxford Teachers' Club - - Free teaching materials, lesson ideas, articles, and textbook supplements from Oxford University Press.

Pingu Loves English - - Free lessons and interactive activities for students, teachers, and parents.

Pizzaz: Creative Writing and Storytelling Ideas - - Offers activities with copyable handouts for use with students of all ages. Utilizes poetry and fiction.

Presson English Teaching Material - - Supplementary teaching material downloadable each Monday morning for each class week. Lessons are in written and audio formats. Fee and login required for access. Free sample is available.

Ready for First Certificate Resource - - For teachers using the book; with extra resources, information and a web guide with topic-based links that relate to each unit of the course book.

Sarah and John's TEFL Pitstop - - Offers free games, activities suited to the communicative style of teaching.

Simon's ELT Activity Land - - Personal page with descriptions of simple instructional activities.

Solutions for Teaching English - - Free materials to download plus lesson ideas, games and competitions and professional support.

Suite 101: Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) - - Resources and articles on examinations, job hunting, schools and lesson ideas.

Taiwan Teacher - - Features vocabulary tools as well as collection of children's games. Also provides information on employment in Taiwan.

The Teacher's Desk - - Offers lesson plan ideas and classroom activities for grades 5 and 6.

Teacher's Pet - - Enables teachers to turn text into a stimulating classroom exercises.

TEFL Magic - - Worksheets, role-plays and games for teachers. Can all be downloaded for free with full instructions included.

Three Wise Monkeys - - Learning games, teaching ideas and activities. Primarily for Japanese students.

Tiddlywinks - - Original classroom activities for grades K-8 by Judith Rohlf.

Tom's Page - - English professor in Japan offers information on jobs, teacher resources, and help for using the Internet in language education.

Tutoring English Grammar and Composition - - Scripted exercises for tutoring basic English grammar and composition.

Using English in China - - Lesson plans and information for students attending Xiangtan Normal University. Resources for teachers in China.

Way Ahead - - The teacher's resource for the six-level course for primary school children.

Your Guide to English Language - - Materials for classroom use and coursebook evaluations. Primarily for teachers in Turkey.