Various kinds of printable worksheets

http://english-zone.com/index.php

What is this?

This site has huge resources such as grammer, idiom, spelling, writing, vocabrary, reading, and pronounciation. One of the unique features is teacher zone which deals with activities and worksheets, but some of them cannot print our if you are not member.

Why is the content good for language learning?

• It is basically free. (Some contents only for members)
• It covers a various kind of needs. (Both teachers and students)
• Most of worksheets are printable.
• It contains tips for students.

How might you use it in a language teaching context?

• The teacher can recommend this site to students to review lessons at home.
• The teacher can use the worksheet from this site in the class.
• The student can learn many kinds of tips like note-taking (see below)

Example

Limitations

• It does not cover much about listening.
• If you are a visual learner, you might have difficulty in making yourself interested.
• If the teacher recommends learners to review this site, learners need to internet access. 

Perfect lesson plans a day

http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/

What is this?


This site gieve us various and rich activities such as phase matching, listening gap fill, multiple choice, spelling, and word jumble. The article is based on current news and apdates weekly. It is really useful resource for teachers.

Why is the content good for language learning?

• It contains many kinds of tasks on one article.
• It updated every three days.
• It gives teachers idea of lesson plan.
• It helps to improve four skills; Reading, Writing, Listening & Speaking.
• It is free and printable.
• The article are recorded in MP3 file, so easy to put it into iPod.
• It covers current news.
• The teacher can know the answer immediately.

How might you use it in a language teaching context?

• At first, the teacher can make students listen to the recorded article without listening
• Discuss what students can get as a group
• The group leader can speak out what they can understand without the article's script
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  And then, the techer can give students activities on the webpage

Limitations

• It might be difficult for students to study at home if they don't have internet access.