| VOA Learn American English | At the beginning level, VOA offers programmed instruction (Level 1 and 2) with 52 lessons. But for tutors the additional features offer many ways to supplement your lessons. At the beginning level are features such as How to Pronounce and News Words. For high beginners and intermediate level students find features such as stories organized by topic where students can listen as they read. English in a Minute (videos illustrating particular idioms), Everyday Grammar, Ask a Teacher, Words and their Stories, and World News stories organized by topic where students can listen as they read. |
| ThoughtCo.com | A lively resource site for tutors. The expository language is advanced, so probably more useful as a tutor source for intermediate lessons and exercises. The language of the lessons seems directed to teachers to provide them with background information, easily adapted into lessons. |
| Dave’s ESL Cafe | Under “Resources,” tutors will find exhaustive explanations of grammar rules and vocabulary. These are directed to tutors, not learners, so Dave’s could provide support for tutors who feel they’d like grammar and usage explanations. There are quizzes for students, but the value here is the explanations of grammar and usage rules. Not super easy to navigate. |
| Learn American English Online | There are seven levels of instruction here, color-coded. Photographs and videos are included in the lessons, which mimic the form of traditional grammar books. A basic student could make use of this rich and easily navigated site. A tutor can pick and choose which lessons suit the learner. |
| Ellii | The Ellii site, formerly ESL Library, offers short animated and hybrid videos to reinforce a grammar concept or introduce content specific vocabulary. Tutors can incorporate these short videos into their lessons. Voices are natural and not robotic. In addition, there are some pronunciation and dialogue videos. Mostly aimed at high-beginner level. |
| English Club | There is a wealth of material here for learners and teachers. The number of ads and pop ups make navigation difficult. But this could be very useful, if tutors guide students to specific sections in, for example, Listen and learn in easy English, Learning English video project, etc. |
