esl-lounge gives free access to hundreds of ESL lesson plans and materials that can be used for communicative English lessons in the classroom. The emphasis on this site is on communication. The majority of resources are geared towards getting students talking.

Alongside the printable grammar worksheets, surveys, flashcards, reading comprehension and communication activities for each level, there are also board games and song lyrics for teachers. There is also a section devoted to phonetics and the improvement of student pronunciation of English.

At higher levels, answer sheets have been added for newly-qualified and non-native speaker teachers and those of us (me included!) whose minds go blank at the most inopportune moments.

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Our 'Book Worm' sections throughout the site help teachers choose the best materials to help them with their teaching and recommend also the most interesting books to read on every possible aspect of teaching and ESL. Every book recommended on esl-lounge, be it a resources book, a grammar reference or even a dictionary is suggested by someone who knows the book well themselves and can vouch for both its quality and its usefulness in teaching English.

If you would like to keep up to date with additions to the site and other site news, take a few seconds to sign up to the esl lounge newsletter. You should also take a couple of seconds to bookmark esl lounge so you can return here easily to take advantage of the constantly added new materials.

If there are any other questions you have, try our faq page or contact us here at esl lounge.

the materials

Go to the materials page to find out about all the materials on the esl-lounge.com site. What type of materials will I find? Do I need to have special software to view and use them? How can I use them in the class?

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The Grammar Book: An ESL/EFL Teacher's Course - Marianne Celce-Murcia
	In this highly acclaimed revision, grammatical descriptions and teaching suggestions are organized into sections dealing with Form, Meaning, and Use. The Grammar Book helps teachers and future teachers grasp the linguistic system and details of English grammar. Click here for more info.

the levels

Go to the levels page to find out more about the level classification which is used on esl lounge. What materials will I find in each level? Do you have some things for absolute beginners? And exam courses?

the rest of the site

Here is a quick look at what the rest of the site has to offer:

esl-lounge TEFL Guide

This is the part of the site where you can find out everything there is to know about teaching English all around the world. If you are interested in teaching in Indonesia but don't know if Jakarta is the best place to start looking, this is the section for you. Go to the TEFL Guide main page where you will find links to pages covering every continent in the world. You will also have the chance to send in your own information too, to add to the bank of knowledge we are building up on each country.

Guest Writers

Writing on a variety of topics relevant to ESL teachers, the articles you may find here range from the deadly serious to the dead pan. If you would like to consider writing for the site, in return for traffic or just feedback, go to our "Guest Writers", see what we are looking for and then contact us.

Teachers' Letters

We have a new discussion every month or so to which you can contribute on this page. This section of the site allows us to have more in-depth discussions than would be possible on a forum.

Teachers' Tales

Go here to read tales of horror, anger and embarrassment from the teachers who use esl lounge. This page needs your contributions to make it work. On the page itself, you have a chance to submit a story or you could leave your tale on the messageboard or e-mail me directly. Send in your stories of humiliation and torture now. We've all had those moments.

Comments Page

Other teachers' thoughts and comments on the site can be viewed.

Site Map

Here, you can see the most important pages of the site set out in a schematic way. There is a link to this page on the left in the yellow links bar and also at the bottom of the top level pages.

Links

If you are interested in linking to esl lounge, go here to find site descriptions and graphics. Once you have placed a link to this site, I will be happy to add your own site to the esl lounge links page which lists the best of other ESL sites for teachers.

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The esl lounge newsletter

This site will have additional resources made available constantly. If you would like to keep up to date with what is being placed on esl lounge, you can sign up for our newsletter. This will inform all our subscribers of changes to the site as they happen and will keep teachers up to date with other developments in the esl world and features on didactic issues. The esl lounge newsletter is, of course, totally free to those who sign up to receive a copy.

...and the site creator?

If you would like to know something about the site creator, you can read about me on the FAQ page.

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