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*Learning English Online explains how to plan to meet your goals in English. Study English Online suggests the best pages on EnglishHints (and a few other high quality sites) for different levels of English and different needs and goals (from better reading comprehension to test preparation to business.)

Advanced English Skills

2 photos: scientists in a meeting & a scientist in her lab with a microscope. Text: Each advanced student has a unique set of skills & needs. Focus on the specific skills important to your goals.
2 professionals in a meeting. Text: Suggestions to improve pronunciation and the other English skills you need to work more effectively with English-speaking colleagues.
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2 photos: scientists in a meeting & a scientist in her lab with a microscope. Text: Each advanced student has a unique set of skills & needs. Focus on the specific skills important to your goals.

Advanced Communication Skills in English

Develop Your English Speaking Skills

Speak English Confidently Challenge

Tips to Speak Better English (& our Quick Tips newsletter)

30 Days to Better English (a course for professionals)

Preparing for a Job Interview in English

Master English Vocabulary course

Why the Right Word Matters

How to Change Someone's Mind

Examples of Persuasion

How to Improve Your English

English for Professionals

Master Business English

Medical English  See also Med. Prefixes & Suffixes in Roots section & Med. Words & Vocabulary in Voc. 

English Pronunciation

How to Improve English Pronunciation

Better English Pronunciation Course

English Vowels 

Vowel Digraphs

Vowels in English Course

ESL Phonics 

 Consonant Digraphs 

Vocabulary
(see also the 2 sections below this)

2 young people discussing their (English) study
surgeons in the operating room
Chess game with a man moving a piece
2 young people discussing their studies

Learn English Vocabulary

19 AWL Words

21st-Century Job Skills

Academic Voc. Lessons

Academic Voc.

Academic Voc. Word Lists in English Detective  pg.1,         pg. 2,       pg. 3,      pg.  4

Acad. Word List

Alphabetical AWL Voc: A-B,

C-E,   -----      F-M,   

 N-R,  -----    S-Z

Art Vocabulary 

Biblical English

Building Voc. (& the English Detective newsletter)

Charts & Graphs

Cognates 

How to Change Someone's Mind (with a free vocabulary workbook)

Language of Research

Linking Words

Medical Vocabulary

Medical Words

Money Words 

News Vocabulary

Political Language

Product Design Voc.

Scientific Method Voc

Secret Messages (spy voc)

Sherlock Holmes

Social Change Voc.


Spanish Cognates to Learn or Teach English

Understanding the News in English

Vocabulary for Violence

Voc. Strategies

War Vocabulary

Word Families

Wd.Fam.Practice

Word Formation Exercises+

Word Origins

Words for Truth & Errors

Words for Truth Answers

Secret Messages: Spy & Code Voc.

Vocabulary  Practice 

Young people studying in a sunny library with the top of a crossword puzzle on Essential Academic Vocabulary
'Practice to make the words you've learned yours.' Picture of part of a crossword puzzle and a word scramble.
'20+ puzzles to make learning academic vocabulary fun' & a picture of a crossword puzzle

TOEFL & IELTS Vocab. 

Top 120 List of Vocabulary (links to practice)

Vocabulary Games (see also for puzzle pdfs)

Various Activities

19 AWL Words

Odd One Out (Game)

Personality Vocabulary

Sci. Discoveries    

Sherlock Holmes

Unscramble Words index & 1st Game (links to 20 others: 5 AWL adjectives, 5 nouns, 5 civic, & 5 mixed unscramble games.) 

Voc for  Achievement

Vocabulary for Violence

Vocabulary Worksheets

Matching

Adj.Opposites  Matching Games:

>Adjectives for Thinking

>Size and Importance

>Positive and Negative

 Puzzles

Nervous System Voc: Online Crossword

Online Crossword: Essential Acad. Voc.

Printable Crossword Puzzles

Free Wordsearch Puzzles

Gap-fills

Ac. Voc: 1 JFK speech

2 US Presidents on Berlin

3 Obama on Polish Freedom

Be a Word Detective 

British Power Vocabulary 

Business Voc.

Conservation Terminology     Practice

Disaster Assistance Voc. 

Practice Citizenship & Immigration Vocabulary

Science Words 

Voc. Building Games: Networking

 VocExercises:  Organizations

More VocExercises: NGOs 

Words for Success

Writing Words 

Vocabulary by Subject
(Including Voc. Practice & Quiz Sections)

Young people studying in a sunny library with the top of a crossword puzzle on Essential Academic Vocabulary

Science-Related Voc. pgs

Scientific Method Voc

Sci. Discoveries 

Language of Research

Be a Word Detective 

19 AWL Words

Sherlock Holmes

Science Voc

Science Words

Scientific Words Quiz

Climate Change & Weather Voc

Conservation Terminology

Medical Vocabulary

Types of Germs

Comprehension Check

Nervous System Voc: Online Crossword

Sense Voc.

Charts & Graphs

Voc. for Other Subjects

Art Vocabulary

Bible English

News/Social Science Voc.

Understanding the News in English

News Vocabulary

Vocabulary for Violence

War Vocabulary

Secret  Messages (spy voc)

Words for Truth & Errors

Words for Truth Answers

Political Language

Psychology Voc. Quiz

Social Change Voc.

 VocExercises:  Organizations

More VocExercises: NGOs

 Disaster Assistance Voc 

 British Power Vocabulary 

Practice Ac. Voc: 1 JFK speech

2 US Presidents on Berlin

3 Obama on Polish Freedom

Practice Citizenship & Immigration Vocabulary

Business-Related Voc. pgs

Business Voc

Master Business English

 Money Words 

 Voc for  Achievement

Words for Success 

Cooperation Voc.

Voc. Building Games:Networking 

Product Design Voc.

Personality Vocabulary

21st-Century Jobs

Voc. for Writing

Writing Words

Transition Words

Linking Words

Writing Test Vocabulary

Advanced Adjective Opposites Matching Games:

>Adjectives for Thinking

>Size and Importance

>Positive and Negative

Roots, Prefixes, & Suffixes

Tree with leaves at its roots, along with its title
Roots, Prefixes, & Suffixes Worksheets to Boost Vocabulary 4 fish, 3 similar fish swimming together & one swimming the opposite direction. One says, 'He always was a nonconformist.'
Title superimposed on a tree with colorful fall leaves with its roots showing
Tree with leaves at its roots, along with title

Roots, Prefixes, & Suffixes

Prefixes, Suffixes, & Roots course

Root, Prefix, Suffix, Worksheets for individual study

Root, Prefix, and Suffix Worksheets for classrooms

List of Prefixes 

Practice Common Prefixes

The Prefix 'Re-'

Negative Prefix List

Practice Neg. Prefixes

Greek & Latin Prefixes

Medical Prefixes

Medical Suffixes

List of Suffixes

Suffix List

Practice Suffixes

Greek & Latin Root Words Table

50 Word Roots from Latin

Practice 50 Latin Word Roots

Match 18 Words from Latin Roots

Important Latin Roots

Words from Latin Verbs of Motion

English Words with Latin Roots Challenge

Words from the Latin Root Ponere 

Greek Roots 

Voc. from Classical Roots 

Quiz: Greek & Latin Roots

Sense Vocabulary

Roots of Comparison and Contrast

Power Words from Latin Roots

Roots Memory Game 1

Roots Game 2

Roots Game 3

Idioms

Train tracks crisscrossing as an illustration of being 'sidetracked'
Lady sneezing into a tissue and thinking 'I wish I could just get over this cold!'
Women on the phone: 'Hey Susan, I need to get a hold of Mr. Anderson. Is he in?' 'Not now. Do you want to leave a message?' 'No, thanks. I'll try to get a hold of him next week.'
Women on the phone: 'Hey Susan, I need to get a hold of Mr. Anderson. Is he in?' 'Not now. Do you want to leave a message?' 'No, thanks. I'll try to get a hold of him next week.'

Common Idioms

What is an Idiom?

List of Idioms

Phrasal Verb Use


List of English Phrasal Verbs, A-M

List of Phrasal Verbs, P-W

Common Phrasal Verbs: Examples & Practice

Phrasal Verb Quiz (& Answers)

Idiom Examples

Shakespeare Ids

Sports Idioms

English Writing

Learn to Write English Photo of a man writing with a pencil, with a computer near
title: TOEFL or IELTS Essay Sample, with a picture of a clock & a list of 4 hints for essay success on timed tests. (See the page for the hints.)
How to Read & Explain Charts & Graphs, with pictures of various kinds of charts: a pie chart, a bar graph, a line graph, & a table of data.
title: TOEFL or IELTS Essay Sample, with a picture of a clock & a list of 4 hints for essay success on timed tests. (See the page for the hints.)

Learn to Write English

Transition Words

Linking Words

Academic Writing

Communicating Science

Essay Organization

Essay Writing Practice

TOEFL or IELTS Essay Sample

TOEFL Integrated Writing 

Integrated Writing Essay 

Charts and Graphs

Proofreading Checklist

Proofreading Practice 

Proofreading Pr. Answers

Subject-Verb Agreement

Grammar

Why English Grammar Lessons? Pictures: a doubting woman & a detective: 'Knowing basic English grammar will help you understand & be understood in English (+ questions: Who? etc.)
Picture of a plate with salmon, salad & a lemon. 'I've been trying to eat healthier foods. Yesterday I ate fish and vegetables for dinner.'
A man looking through binoculars
Picture of a plate with salmon, salad & a lemon. 'I've been trying to eat healthier foods. Yesterday I ate fish and vegetables for dinner.'

English Grammar Lessons

Parts of Speech 

Nouns 

Pronouns 

Verbs

 Sentence Structure

 Negative Sentences

 Question Formation

 Compound Sentences

Complex Sentences

The Verb to Be 

English Contractions

Grammar Practice

Grammar Worksheets

 Adverb Clause & Complex Sentence Practice  

Subject-Verb Agreement

Modal Verbs 

Giving Advice

Helping Verbs

Modals Practice

English Verb Tenses

Present Tense Verbs 

Practice the Future Tense

Simple Past Tense 

Practice Past Tense Verbs

 Past Tense Irregular Verbs 

Practice Irregular Past Tense Verbs 

List of Irregular Verbs: Top 50

 Past & Present Perfect Tense Use 

 Present & Past Perfect Tense Practice 

Irregular Past Particles

Conditional Sentence Examples

 Reading & Listening

Listening & Reading Comprehension Exercises: Check your understanding of what you read & hear with these quizzes & practice (+ photos of a lady with hand to ear & ofa girl with earbuds, reading)
Vowel Digraphs: vowel sounds written with 2 letters (for example: OU) Then a list of words including 'ou', with a few pictures of them.
English Conversation Practice: Hints for Getting Started Photo of a young man and two young women talking at a table over lunch
'Check your understanding of what you read & hear with these exercises and practice.' A woman with hand to ear, a young woman reading & listening with earbuds.

ESL Reading

Eng. Reading Comp.(comprehension)

Improve Reading Skills 

Reading Comp. Check

Reading Comp. Strategies (for teachers)

 Reading for Specific Purposes 

Reading Strats Practice

Check your Reading Skill 

Practice Scanning & Skimming 

Find English Reading Materials 

 Reading for ESL Beginners 

 Online Reading

 New Years’ Resolutions

Tony Hillerman 

Encyclopedia Brown 

Learning from Failure 

Thought & Language

Listening & Reading Comp. Exercises

Reading Comprehension Practice

Reading Comp. Test Practice

Reading Comp. Questions

Reading Comp. Worksheets

Comp. Worksheet

Understand Steve Job's Stanford Grad. Speech

A2 English Listening Practice with TED Talks

Listening Practice Answers

Engl Conversation Practice

Reading Articles

Reading Articles to Improve Your English

Articles to Improve Engl Communication

Some Interesting Articles in English

Interesting Short Articles in English

Articles about Acts  of Kindness

Secret Messages

Science Readings

Articles on Leadership & Management

Characteristics of Good Leadership

Negotiation & Conflict Resolution

Quizzes & Tests

English Language Test Prep: Get Ready for Tests like the TOEFL or IELTS Picture of a man studying at a computer
ESL Quizzes: Find Out What You Know-- & What Needs Study Picture of students at desks taking a quiz
Courses to Help You Master English Test Vocabulary 4 picture collage: a lady reading, another listening with headphones, a man writing, & 2 women talking
English Language Test Prep: Get Ready for Tests like the TOEFL or IELTS Picture of a man studying at a computer

English Language Test Prep

English Test Voc. courses

Academic Voc. Lessons

Clues to the TOEFL Reading Section course

Writing Test Vocabulary

 A Practice Reading Test: TOEFL Prep

 Practice for Reading Tests 

Reading & Comp. Test: Where Ideas Come from 

Comprehension Test

Academic Vocabulary Test 1 (AWL level 1-5)

Academic Vocabulary Gapfill Test

American Citizenship Test

ESL Quizzes & Tests

Quiz on Words from Greek & Latin Roots

Psychology Voc. Quiz

Scientific Words Quiz

Quiz on AWL Levels 6-10

Games

ESL Games: Have Fun Practicing English Picture of several ladies playing a game matching cards.
Picture of a grid of cards laid out for the game Concentration, with three turned over (find, found, & know) & the text: 'Here's one match. Now' find the card with the past tense of 'know.''
Picture of one person saying 'I'm thinking of a...' & other people facing him and asking "is it...?' 'Does it have...?', etc. Text: Remeber, the questions must be answered with just 'yes' or 'no.'
ESL Games: Have Fun Practicing English Picture of several ladies playing a game matching cards.

ESL Games (& see the Voc Practice section above & Voc Games for puzzles+)

Printable ESL Games

Question Game 

Free Word Games

Concentration Games for Idioms, Roots, & Irregular Verbs

Memory Game 1: Idioms

Memory Game 2: Idioms

Roots Memory Game 1

Roots G. 2

Roots G. 3

Irregular Verb Memory G.1

Irregular Verb Game 2

Irregular Verb Game 3

mobile versions (1st 2- Idioms):

Memory Game 1

Memory Game 2

Roots Memory Game 1

Roots Game 2

Roots Game 3

Irregular Verbs 1

Irr. Verbs 2

Irr.Verbs 3

Lesson Plans & Help for ESL Teachers

ESL Lesson Plans & Resources An ESL class talking around a table with their teacher standing by to help. 'Communicative lessons, activities, & planning for adult ESL classes'
17 Adaptable ESL Activites, from Icebreakers to Info Gaps & Jigsaw Readings to Mingles Photo of students standing around a table working on an activity
Print & Play ESL Classroom Games Picture of bingo cards with green markers on some past tense verbs Caption: Irregular past tense bingo
ESL Lesson Plans & Resources An ESL class talking around a table with their teacher standing by to help. 'Communicative lessons, activities, & planning for adult ESL classes'

ESL Lesson Plans

Planning ESL Lessons 

ESL Teacher Resources

ESL Activities

ESL Conversation Techniques 

Reading Comp. Strategies

Improve Reading Skills 

Demo Lesson Plan: Making Small Talk

Lesson Plan: Clothing Voc+

Introducing the Pres. Contin.Tense

Vocabulary Lessons

8 Ideas for Voc. Lesson Plans

Vocabulary Lesson Plan on Goal Setting

ESL Lesson Plan on Motivation

Reading Comprehension Lesson Plans

Worksheets:

ESL Worksheets

Printable ESL Classroom Games

Free Printable Worksheets

Basic Academic Voc.

Acad. Vocab WSs

Essay Writing Practice

Root+ Suffix WSs

Spanish Cognates to Learn/Teach English

Grammar WSs.

Phrasal Verbs: Classroom Practice

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