Are you looking for free or affordable lesson material for teaching English?

In this first of a three part series, we have outlined our favourite websites, books and resources and why we like them.  

Enjoy browsing and we hope you find these links useful for your classes.

1. 50 conversation classes
Games, activities and conversations for the ESL class. See option to buy a collection of 50 conversation classes + other material in PDF form cheaply: https://eslgames.com/

2. ESOL lesson plans
Free online – just use filters on left hand side to reflect the level and skill you want to practise at the Skills Workshop site: https://www.skillsworkshop.org/english

3. iteslj
Hundreds of free ready to use discussion topics and questions organised by theme at the iteslj site: http://iteslj.org/questions/

4. Breaking News English
Online, free news items arranged by level. You can listen, read and do the exercises:
http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/

5. OnestopEnglish
Online, free monthly news items arranged by level with useful post-reading exercises and answer key: http://bit.ly/1m2L0ze

6. ESOL Activities
Practical Language Activities for Living in the UK and Ireland. Photocopiable lessons. Entry level 1 Book with audio CD. Look inside on the Amazon site. Also available – level 2 & 3:  https://amzn.to/1ZUcY1a

7. Handouts Online
Access hundreds of ready to use plans for a very cheap yearly subscription: https://handoutsonline.com/index.php

8. English Grammar in Use
Fantastic book resource aimed at English learners but great for ESL teachers: simple grammar explanations, exercises and answer key. Such a popular title, you should easily be able to order second-hand: https://www.amazon.co.uk/English-Grammar-Use-Answers-CD-ROM/dp/052118939X

9. Your English Source
ESOL photocopiables, task sheets and teacher notes for field trips like ‘at the grocery store’ or ‘cooking.’ Try 3 free and download 40 such lessons for between $5 and $15. http://yourenglishsource.com/activity-based/

10. iSLCollective
Free ESL printables made by teachers from iSLCollective. You’ll need to sign-up as a member,
then download for free: https://en.islcollective.com/resources/printables

11. Free English worksheets
Clear, simple and creative general English worksheets, all free:
https://allesl.com/

These sites are detailed further in our Teaching English in Church guide, along with ideas for lessons and how to get the best out of these materials. It’s available as an eBook or paperback on Amazon.

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We hope you enjoy all that these resources have to offer and we’ll try to keep this page up-to-date. Found a broken link?  Please let us know at: info@christiantefl.org

Where next?

See part 2 here: resources for ESL material based on bible for English classes

See part 3 here: material for teaching English to beginners

Want to know more about how to teach English? Check out our accredited online TESOL courses today.