The Learning English Video Project

ESL Resources

Welcome to ESL Resources where we present selected learning aids designed for use by learners and teachers of English at home and in the classroom.

Book Reviews
Reviews of books (and occasionally other resources such as software and games) of special interest to English teachers, with new reviews added regularly.

Resources Forums
Teacher discussion of TEFL games, activities and software.

Free Materials for Teachers and Learners (eslDepot.com)
Includes free download area for teaching and learning about presentations.


Resources for teachers

Developing EFL Learners' Vocabulary Awareness
This downloadable ebook presents 15 original lesson plans with step-by-step instructions, answers and teaching notes. It is freely photocopiable for classroom use.

CALL for You
This downloadable ebook is an introduction to CALL (Computer Assisted Language Learning) methodology, with 10 original CALL lesson plans and free access to 10 CALL programs.

Lucy Pollard's Guide to Teaching English
This downloadable ebook will help new teachers deal with their first two years in teaching. It gives tips and ideas for the situations they’ll encounter. It will help new teachers and serve as a reminder for those who have followed a course. It describes the main teaching methods and contains practical tips that can be instantly put to use in the classroom.

Talking TEFL
This 1-hour documentary explores everything from in-depth teaching methodology to advice for first time teachers, in a social and informal probing of today's TEFL industry. The road that TEFL teaching can take one down branches off into many directions and this, the world's first documentary film on the TEFL industry, neatly bundles together the evidence that proves it.


Resources for learners

Pronunciation Power
Pronunciation Power is a comprehensive program on CD-rom that teaches the 52 sounds of English to ESL learners.

8in1 English Dictionary
The 8in1 English Dictionary is an illustrated English dictionary on CD-rom that lets learners hear the correct English pronunciation of words.

Word Up ESL Game
This quiz-style board game is designed specifically for students of English. The game contains thousands of questions graded into five levels - from beginner to advanced - with answers included.

English Prepositions List
This downloadable ebook, English Prepositions List, shows English prepositions and gives example sentences for each one. Prepositions can be divided into one-word prepositions (after, in, under) and complex prepositions (apart from, because of, in spite of). This ebook lists almost all the one-word prepositions and most of the complex prepositions.

CVs, Resumes and Covering Letters
This downloadable ebook is a step-by-step guide through the process of writing a CV/resume and covering letter, with example CVs/resumes and covering letters.

1000 Phrasal Verbs in Context
This downloadable ebook contains a list of 1,000 common English phrasal verbs for ESL learners, with two sample sentences for each verb, exercises and answers. Designed to help learners of English improve their knowledge of phrasal verbs, this ebook can either be used as a self-study guide, or the printer-friendly material can easily be used by teachers in class.

Top 20 Business Vocabulary
This downloadable ebook lists selected words in different areas of business English vocabulary, with definitions. It also includes British and American financial terms. The ebook aims to present its information in a straightforward, simple manner.