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Beginning English Grammar Review Quiz
Beginning English Grammar Review Quiz beginning level ESL EFL learners and classes focusing on body idioms.> <link rel=stylesheet type=
Advanced English Grammar Review Quiz
Advanced English Grammar Review quiz for advanced level ESL EFL learners and classes focusing on body idioms.> <link rel=stylesheet type=
Intermediate English Grammar Review Quiz
Intermediate English Grammar Review Quiz for intermediate level ESL EFL learners and classes focusing on body idioms.> <link rel=stylesheet type=
TOEFL Grammar Practice Quiz - Study for the TOEFL
vocabulary practice quiz toefl vocabulary grammar structure grammar practice definite and indefinite article: Practice Multiple Choice TOEFL Quiz
Confusing Words - Words that are commonly confused
Idiomatic phrase quiz for intermediate to advanced level ESL EFL learners and classes focusing on body idioms.> <link rel=stylesheet type=
Business Letters
Business Letter Writing Basics for English learners. Guide to basic style questions and standard phrases used in business English letters.
Beginning English Grammar Review Quiz - 2
Beginner English Grammar Review Quiz beginning level ESL EFL learners and classes focusing on body idioms.> <link rel=stylesheet type=
Prepositional Phrases - Quiz 1
Prepositional phrase quiz for intermediate to advanced level ESL EFL learners and classes focusing on body idioms.> <link rel=stylesheet type=
Beginner's Tense Tests - English Tense Practice for Beginning Level Students
ESL EFL English Tense Usage Quiz For Beginning Level Learners for in class use or on your own
TOEFL Vocabulary Practice Quiz - Study for the TOEFL
vocabulary practice quiz grammar practice definite and indefinite article prepositional phrases sentence changes: Vocabulary Practice Multiple Choice TOEFL Quiz
Business English Level Test - Take this Test to Discover Your English Level
English level test for Business English learners - 100 questions
Past Tense Forms Review
Past Tense Forms Review Quiz for upper intermediate to advanced level ESL classes and learners
Verb Form - Gerund or Infinitive? - Quiz 1
Verb form - gerund or infinitive - quiz for intermediate to advanced level ESL EFL learners and classes.> <link rel=stylesheet type=
Reported speech Quiz
Intermediate level English practice on direct and indirect or reported speech for ESL EFL students and classes
Prepositions of Place Quiz - In At and On
Test you knowledge of the prepositions in / at / on showing position
1000 Most Common Vocabulary Words in English - Vocabulary Workshop for ESL EFL TEFL TOEFL TESL English Learners -
Vocabulary Workshop Page 1 of a list of the 1000 most common vocabulary words in English
Beginning English Grammar Review Quiz - 4
Beginning English Grammar Review Quiz beginning level ESL EFL learners and classes focusing on body idioms.> <link rel=stylesheet type=
Sentence Changes - Grammar Practice Quiz - Study for Advanced Level Exams
Sentence transformation practice for advanced level ESL EFL English exmas forcusing on sentence changes
Simple Past or Present Perfect English Grammar Review Quiz
Simple past or present perfect English Grammar Review Quiz for lower to intermediate level ESL EFL learners.> <link rel=stylesheet type=
Beginning English Grammar Review Quiz - 3
Beginner English Grammar Review Quiz beginning level ESL EFL learners and classes focusing on body idioms.> <link rel=stylesheet type=
Lower Intermediate English Grammar Review Quiz
Lower Intermediate English Grammar Review Quiz lower level ESL EFL learners and classes focusing on body idioms.> <link rel=stylesheet type=
Definite and Indefinite Article English Grammar Review Quiz
Definite and Indefinite article English Grammar Review Quiz for beginning level ESL EFL learners.> <link rel=stylesheet type=
Prepositions of Time and Date Quiz - in / at / on
Test you knowledge of the prepositions of prepositions of time and date
Make or Do - Vocabulary Quiz for ESL EFL
The difference between make and do is very minimal and causes a lot of problems, try this quiz to see if you know when to use make or do
Conditional Forms - Grammar Review Quiz
English Grammar Review Quiz for ESL EFL English learners and classes focusing on conditional forms.> <link rel=stylesheet type=
Confusing Words - Words that are commonly confused for Advanced English Learners
Idiomatic phrase quiz for intermediate to advanced level ESL EFL learners and classes focusing on body idioms.> <link rel=stylesheet type=
Countable and uncountable nouns and quantifier expressions - Grammar Quiz for intermediate levels
Grammar Quiz focusing on countable and uncountable nouns and their quantifiers
Expressing Quantity - Much, Many, Little, Few, Any, Some
beginning, level, quiz, expressing quantity, much, many, some, a lot of, few, little
Verb Form - Gerund or Infinitive? - Quiz 2
Verb form - gerund or infinitive - quiz for intermediate to advanced level ESL EFL learners and classes.> <link rel=stylesheet type=
Beginning English Multiple Choice Tests
ESL EFL English Multiple Choice Tests For Beginning Level Learners for in class use or on your own
Basic English - Any or Some Quiz - 30 Essential Lessons for Beginning English Learners
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Prepositional Phrases - Quiz 2
Prepositional phrase quiz for intermediate to advanced level ESL EFL learners and classes focusing on body idioms.> <link rel=stylesheet type=
Basic English - Present Simple Quiz - 30 Essential Lessons for Beginning English Learners
This quiz focuses on the choice between any or some.> <link rel=stylesheet type=
Basic English - Prepositions of Place - 30 Essential Lessons for Beginning English Learners
This quiz focuses on prepositions of place.> <link rel=stylesheet type=
Dialogues - Target Structures
ESL Reading Comprehension Dialogues for Speaking and Reading Comprehension Practice - Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced level quizzes with target structures and language functions for speaking practice as well as follow-up comprehension quizzes.
Prepositions of Place and Movement - In At and To
Test you knowledge of the prepositions of place and movement showing position
Prepositions Quiz - English Grammar Review Quiz
Prepositions Quiz for intermediate level for ESL EFL English learners and classes.> <link rel=stylesheet type=
Prepositional Phrases - Quiz 3
Prepositional phrase quiz for intermediate to advanced level ESL EFL learners and classes focusing on body idioms.> <link rel=stylesheet type=
Business Report Basics
Examples and discussion of how to write a business memo and other important company documents.
Grammar Quizzes - Learning Grammar - Testing Quizzes
Quiz Repository at esl.about.com covering a number of areas
ESL Reading Comprehension Quiz - Presidential Elections
Intermediate level reading comprehension with difficult vocabulary explained and comprehension quiz
Parts of Speech Quiz for Beginning Level English Learners
Overview of the eight parts of speech for ESL learners
Ask and Answer Questions Quiz - 50 Basic English Questions Quiz
Beginner English Grammar Review Quiz beginning level ESL EFL learners and classes focusing on body idioms.> <link rel=stylesheet type=
Free English Courses
These free e-mail courses are intended for beginner, intermediate and advanced level learners as well as English teachers. If you would like to brush-up your English grammar knowledge, improve your vocabulary, or learn English basics these courses are for you. You can also take a course covering the basics of teaching English as a second or foreign language.
Basic English - Prepositions of Time Quiz - 30 Essential Lessons for Beginning English Learners
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Quiz - Financial Terminology 1
Financial Terminology Quizzes to Help you Learn Correct Usage of Terminology Related to Finances and Business
Adjectives Prepositions Combinations - about at by for from
Quiz testing common combinations of adjectives followed by prepositions with follow up quiz to test your knowledge for ESL EFL English students
Basic English - Present Simple vs. Present Continuous Quiz - 30 Essential Lessons for Beginning English Learners
This quiz focuses on the choice between present simple or continuous.> <link rel=stylesheet type=
English Prepositions Quiz - for / while / during
Test you knowledge of the prepositions for, while and during
English Listening Quizzes
Listening Quiz Repository at esl.about.com covering a number of areas
Auxiliary Verbs - Grammar Review Quiz
English Grammar Review Quiz for ESL EFL English learners and classes focusing on auxiliary verbs.> <link rel=stylesheet type=
Job Interview Question and Answer English Tips
Tips on how to prepare for Job Interview questions and Answers in English
Past Simple
Vocabulary concerning A reference guide to the Past Simple including a reference guide to irregular verbs
Basic English - Future Forms Quiz - 30 Essential Lessons for Beginning English Learners
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Basic English - Articles - The A An - 30 Essential Lessons for Beginning English Learners
This quiz focuses on Articles - The A An.> <link rel=stylesheet type=
Basic English - Pronouns - 30 Essential Lessons for Beginning English Learners
This quiz focuses on pronouns.> <link rel=stylesheet type=
Idiom and Phrase Quiz - 1
Idiomatic phrase quiz for intermediate to advanced level ESL EFL learners and classes.> <link rel=stylesheet type=
Basic English - Adverbs of Frequency Quiz - 30 Essential Lessons for Beginning English Learners
This quiz focuses on the choice between any or some.> <link rel=stylesheet type=
Basic English - Modals Quiz - 30 Essential Lessons for Beginning English Learners
This quiz focuses on basic modals.> <link rel=stylesheet type=
Basic English Conversations
Basic English conversations help beginning learners build basic English skills. Each conversation group includes a few short conversations introducing basic English phrases.
Basic English - Irregular Past Verbs Quiz - 30 Essential Lessons for Beginning English Learners
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Action Idioms Quiz - 1
Idiomatic phrase quiz for intermediate to advanced level ESL EFL learners and classes focusing on body idioms.> <link rel=stylesheet type=
ABCs Song
ABCs Song with audio example to sing along for ESL EFL TESOL adult and children English students
English Noun plus Prepositions Quiz - for in of to with between
Test you knowledge of the noun plus prepositions including for in of to with and between
Passive Voice
tim wilson james joyces passive voice time reference fords: A reference guide to the Passive voice
Business Letter Writing Basics - Cover Letters for Job Interviewing
Example letter and guide to writing cover letters for job interviews to be included with the resume or CV ESL EFL ESP Business English Classes
"A, An, The" definite and indefinite articles in English - Beginning Guide to indefinite articles
definite and indefinite articles northern british columbia lakes and mountains bear street indefinite article: Use of the definite and indefinite articles
Intonation and Stress
Intonation and Stress - Key to Understanding and Being Understood when speaking English
Telephone English Vocabulary - How to Telephone in English for Business English ESL EFL TOEFL TESOL Students and Teachers
Guide to the special language of telephoning in English including standard English phrases and idioms used on the telephone for Business English ESL EFL TESOL TOEFL students
English Learning Quizzes - Test your Grammar Knowledge - Quiz Central
Test Quiz Repository at esl.about.com covering a number of areas
English Verb Forms Chart - Formation of English Verbs - Grammar For English ESL TEFL EFL ESOL Learners
Grammar guide to verb formation and conjugations in English for ESL EFL TEFL or ESOL learners
Basic English - Country Language Quiz - 30 Essential Lessons for Beginning English Learners
This quiz focuses on the choice between any or some.> <link rel=stylesheet type=
Teaching Absolute Beginners
Course Outline and Objectives for ESL Beginning Students to Establish Basic Communication Language Functions in English Teacher Lesson Plans
Differences Between American and British English
A discussion of the differences between standard American and British English
Parts of Speech Quiz for Advanced Level English Learners
Overview of the eight parts of speech for ESL learners.
Present Simple
Examples, grammar and usage of the present simple tense in English.
Business Letter Writing Basics - Writing a Sales Letter
Example business letter for placing an order at a company for ESL EFL ESP Business English Classes
Basic English - Any or Some - 30 Essential Lessons for Beginning English Learners
Lesson 1 of 30 essential basic English lessons for beginning English learners. Each short lesson essential information about the topic, as well as a short quiz to test your understanding of these basic English concepts. This lesson focuses on the choice between 'any' or 'some'.
TOEFL Study
A step by step tour of free TOEFL resources on the Net
Reported Speech
Guide to using reported speech - also called indirect speech - for ESL classes and learners.
Simple Present for Beginners - Teaching Grammar to Beginners - What do you do every day?
Beginners guide to basic questions about everyday life using simple present and adverbs of frequency
Present Continuous
Usage, examples and structure of the present continuous tense in English for ESL learners.
ABCs Learning with Listening Example
Listening guide to the correct pronunciation of English letters - the ABCs
Was - Were - Past Tense of To Be - Teaching Simple Past to Beginners - Beginning English Lesson
Past tense of the verb To Be for beginners for use by beginners or teachers
This - That - These - Those - Here - There
Beginning lesson concerning the identifiers this, that, these, those and here and there
Basic English - Gerund or Infinitive Quiz - 30 Essential Lessons for Beginning English Learners
This quiz focuses on the choice between any or some.> <link rel=stylesheet type=
Conditional Forms
In-depth reference to conditional forms construction including example sentences for the real, unreal and past unreal conditional.
Dialogues for Learning English for Beginning ESL EFL TESL Learners and Classes - Beginner Dialogues - Introducing Yourself
Dialogue for Beginning Level English ESL EFL Learners and Classes - Introducing Yourself
Basic English Key Words List 1 - ESL EFL Learning Lists and Help for English Students and Classes Basic Verbs Prepositions Articles Pronouns
List 1 of basic list including Basic Verbs, Prepositions, Articles, Pronouns, of 850 words which can help you speak English in a well-rounded manner.
Basic English - Present Continuous Quiz - 30 Essential Lessons for Beginning English Learners
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Business Letter Writing Basics - Opening an Account
Example A guide to the basics of writing business letters
Adjective Preposition Combinations - of on to with<</TITLE>
Quiz testing common combinations of adjectives followed by prepositions with follow up quiz to test your knowledge for ESL EFL English students
Basic English - Much and Many Quiz - 30 Essential Lessons for Beginning English Learners
This quiz focuses on the choice between much, many, few and a lot of.> <link rel=stylesheet type=
British vs. American English
Commonly confused words in British and American English
A Reference and Introduction to Phonetic Symbols
phonetic pronunciation unstressed syllables phonetic chart correct pronunciation phonetic alphabet: A Reference and Introduction to Phonetic Symbols
Asking Questions Lesson Plan
Lesson aimed at helping lower-intermediate level students improve their question asking skills.
Tongue Twisters
Tongue twisters with recordings for pronunciation practice for English students in ESL and EFL classes.
Top 10 Lesson Plans
The most popular English learning lesson plans on esl.about.com for use in ESL and EFL classes. Lessons include activities and printable worksheets, as well as step by step instructions.
Relative Clause Quiz - Grammar Review Quiz
English Grammar Review Quiz for ESL EFL English learners and classes focusing on conditional forms.> <link rel=stylesheet href=
Capitalization Rules Quiz
Here is a detailed quiz on capitalization rules especially created for ESL students.
Basic English - Imperative Forms Quiz - 30 Essential Lessons for Beginning English Learners
This quiz focuses on the choice between any or some.> <link rel=stylesheet type=
ESL EFL English Quiz - Active Voice to Passive Voice Transformations - Intermediate Level English Practice Exercises for Students and Classes
Intermediate level English practice on passive and active voice for ESL EFL students and classes
The City and the Country - Dialogue Quiz
Beginner level dialogue for roleplay with follow up multiple choice quiz. This reading focuses on the use of the comparative form
Basic English - Time Expressions Quiz - 30 Essential Lessons for Beginning English Learners
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Prepositions Noun - For In By On
Test you knowledge of the prepositions followed by nouns
Basic English - Past Simple Quiz - 30 Essential Lessons for Beginning English Learners
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Business Letter Writing Basics
business letter writing mr ms mrs perspective client closing a letter customer signature: A guide to the basics of writing business letters
Plural Forms - Basic Plural Forms Quiz
English Grammar Review Quiz for ESL EFL English learners and classes focusing on plural forms.> <link rel=stylesheet href=
Idioms and Expressions - Like - Quiz
Quiz focusing on idioms and expressions with aput for upper level ESL students and classes.> <link rel=stylesheet type=
Basic English - Comparative Forms Quiz - 30 Essential Lessons for Beginning English Learners
This quiz focuses on the choice between any or some.> <link rel=stylesheet type=
Free IELTS Study
A tour of free study resources on the Internet for IELTS Certificate Preparation
Lesson Pronunciation Practice Stress and Intonation - Focus on Pronunciation Skills - Improving English Speaking Abilities - Stress and Intonation Improving English
Lesson focusing on helping students improve their English pronunciation skills by focusing on stress and intonation,
Vocabulary Learning Resources
The most popular English vocabulary learning features on esl.about.com for use in ESL and EFL classes.
Teaching Listening Skills
Discussion of the challenge of teaching listening comprehension skills to English as a Second or Foreign Language classes.
Basic English - Superlative Forms Quiz - 30 Essential Lessons for Beginning English Learners
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Business Letter Writing Basics - Writing a Claim Letter
Example business letter for a claim letter for ESL EFL ESP Business English Classes
English Listening Exercises - Intermediate Level Listening Quiz - A Customer Complaint
Lower-intermediate to Intermediate level listening comprehension quiz concerning a customer complaint
Sports - Visual Dictionary for ESL Learners and Classes - Camping
Visual dictionary for ESL learners and classes displaying sporting images and vocabulary with example sentences for each sporting item.
English Listening Exercises - Beginner Level Listening Quiz - Survey Information - 1
Beginner level listening comprehension of a woman answering questions for a survey
Writing Business Letters - English for Special Purposes Core Vocabulary
Writing Business Letters - English for Special Purposes Core Vocabulary
English Online Course for Beginners - Unit 1 - Learning the Basics - Numbers, ABCs and the verb "To be"
Online Course for Beginning English Learners - Unit 1 Learning the Basics - numbers, ABCs and the verb 'to be'
Adjectives English Sentence Placement and Adjective Order for ESL EFL TESL TOEFL English Students
Guide to correct adjective order and placement in sentences for English ESL EFL TEFL TESOL students
Word Form Quiz - Exercises for Upper Level Classes
Word Formation Quiz - Improve your English vocabulary skills by working out vocabulary based on root forms of various words to complete the text similiar to Cambridge's First Certificate Examination for upper level ESL EFL TEFL TESOL English learners and classes
Lesson: Reading - Using Context
Lesson helping students identify different reading types and remind them of different reading skills that they already possess in their native language
English Adverbs - How to Use Adverbs - Grammar for Beginners in English ESL TEFL EFL ESOL
Grammar guide to using adverbs in English for ESL EFL TEFL or ESOL learners
Homophone Quiz - Homophones that are commonly confused
Idiomatic phrase quiz for intermediate to advanced level ESL EFL learners and classes focusing on body idioms.> <link rel=stylesheet type=
Teaching Writing
A focus on strategies for teaching writing to the student of English as 2nd Language
Comparative and Superlative
Intermediate level grammar lesson plan focusing on the use of the comparative and superlative forms
Countable and Uncountable
A guide to the basics of countable and uncountable nouns in English for ESL EFL classes including a discussion of commonly confused uncountable nouns as well as the most common container or quantity expressions used with uncountable nouns such as cheese, information, etc.
Basic English - Present Perfect Quiz - 30 Essential Lessons for Beginning English Learners
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English Verbs - Tense Resource
Guide to verb tense resources including tense explanations, quizzes, tense related lesson plans, tense review in context resources.
Basic English - Adverb or Adjective Quiz - 30 Essential Lessons for Beginning English Learners
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Dialogues for Learning English for Beginning ESL EFL TESL Learners and Classes - Beginner Dialogues - At the Airport
Dialogue for Beginning Level English ESL EFL Learners and Classes - At the Airport
Telephone English Exercises - How to Telephone in English for Business English ESL EFL TOEFL TESOL Students and Teachers
Exercises to help students and teachers improve telephoning skills especially for Business English ESL EFL TESOL TOEFL students
Business Letter Writing Basics - Writing a Claim Adjustment Letter
Example business letter for a claim adjustment letter for ESL EFL ESP Business English Classes
Present Perfect
Vocabulary concerning A reference guide to the Present Perfect including a guide to irregular verbs
A, An and The
A guide to the different types of pronouns used in English
1000 Most Common Nouns in English in Alphabetical Order with Example Sentences - Vocabulary for ESL EFL TEFL TOEFL TESL English Learners - Page 2
Page 2 of a list of the 1000 most often used nouns with example sentences in English in alphabetical order
Verb + Prepositions - Quiz 1
Prepositional phrase quiz for intermediate to advanced level ESL EFL learners and classes focusing on body idioms.> <link rel=stylesheet type=
Body Idioms Quiz - 1
Idiomatic phrase quiz for intermediate to advanced level ESL EFL learners and classes focusing on body idioms.> <link rel=stylesheet type=
Paragraph Writing
A guide to basic paragraph construction for use in English as a second language classes focusing on the main components of standard paragraphs.
Do or Make?
A guide and quiz to using the verbs do and make
Practice Telephone English Using Role Plays- How to Telephone in English for Business English ESL EFL TOEFL TESOL Students and Teachers
Telephone English Role Plays to help students and teachers improve telephoning skills especially for Business English ESL EFL TESOL TOEFL students
English Adverb Clauses - How to Use Adverb Clauses- Grammar for English ESL TEFL EFL ESOL
Grammar guide to using adverb clauses in English for ESL EFL TEFL or ESOL learners

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