Links to Helpful ESL Study Websites:​
Podcast by our very own ELLA volunteer, Ben: Conversation Partner App: Grammar practice: Pronunciation practice: Listening practice: Listening & Speaking practice: Vocabulary & Phrases:
Popular ESL Online Video Lessons:
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 & Materials from our ELLA English Class:
If you are unable to attend our Wednesday English Class, but would still like to have the handouts with the material we covered, you can click on these links:
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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