Links to Helpful ESL Study Websites:​

• Basic English Speaking Blog

Podcast by our very own ELLA volunteer, Ben:

• EverybodyESL

Conversation Partner App:

• Hello Talk

Grammar practice:

• English Video Lessons
• ESL Gold

Pronunciation practice:

• Free Guides to Understanding Your Accent
• Speech Modification
• Pronuncian
• English Central

Listening practice:

• Lyrics Training
• BBC: Learning English
• Voice of America: Learning English
• National Public Radio
• TED Radio Hour
• ESL Pod

Listening & Speaking practice:

• English Central
• All Ears English (IELTS preparation & more)

Vocabulary & Phrases:

• Memrise
• Language Learning (KCLS library):
  Use your library card to access these FREE Electronic Resources-Mango Languages
• TumbleBook Library (animated online books for kids)

Popular ESL Online Video Lessons:

• Either vs. Neither  
• Say, Tell, Hear, Listen  
• Look, See, Watch  
• Wish vs. Hope   
• 10 Common English Expressions  
• Conversation Skills  
• Pronunciation th - s  
• Want vs. Need  
• Conditionals 0 & 1  
• Conditionals 2 & 3      

• Tag Questions

Recommended Books for English Practice:
General Grammar Reference:
    Practical English Usage, by Michael Swan     
    Painless English for Speakers of Other Languages, 2nd Edition, by Jeffrey Strausser and Jose Paniza    
    Fundamentals of English Grammar, by Betty Azar
Speaking Skills and Phrase Books:
     Everyday American English Expressions,
        by Richard  Spears, Betty Birner, and Steven Kleinedler
Writing Skills:
    Better Writing Through Editing, by J. Peterson & S. Hagen
    Real Essays, by Susan Anker (Advanced level/College prep)
Pronunciation:
    Clear Speech, by Judy Gilbert 
Other Helpful Resources:
    American Manners & Customs, by Elizabeth Claire 
    Easy English News  (A monthly newspaper that is written for ESL learners.  Click here for subscription information.)

Handouts & ESL Learning Materials from ELLA:
Over the years, ELLA has generated many helpful handouts for ESL learners. 
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Apostrophe Rules
Articles: A, An, & The
Car & Driving Issues: Vocabulary and Phrases
Car Accident?  What to Do (print and keep this in your car)
Comparative & Superlative Adjectives
Conversation Skills- Rejoinders
Conversation Skills- Asking for clarification
Could, Would, & Should
Either, Neither, & Too
Expressions
Forming Questions
Giving Directions
​Greetings
Hair: Vocabulary for Getting a Haircut
Healthcare & Going to the Doctor
Hope and Wish
Idioms about Health
Idioms with Body Parts
Idioms with Hand
Idioms with Heart
Invitations- Inviting, Accepting, Declining
Kitchen & ​Cooking Vocabulary
Look + Prepositions Handout  
Look + Prepositions, Practice Worksheet
Phrasal Verbs Reference Sheet
Phrasal Verb Practice with Answer Key 
U.S. Post Office Info & Vocabulary
Prepositions
Pronunciation - The letter i
Pronunciation - th 
Pronunciation Practice
Pronunciation - Shorter vs. Longer Vowel Sounds
Say, Tell, Recommend, Suggest, Advise
School System in the U.S.
School System Acronyms
Shopping Vocabulary & Phrases
Slang Expressions
So vs. Such
Telephone phrases 
"A Taste of Thanksgiving" Recipes
Thanksgiving Recipe Videos
​Tips on Tipping in the U.S.
Used to
Whose vs. Who's