Vancouver English Teacher Resources
Vancouver English Teacher Printable Charts
You are welcome to use my charts as handouts, overhead transparencies or study guides:
- SAMMY Diagrams for IPA consonants p b t d m n
- SAMMY Diagrams for IPA consonants l r f v thh th
- SAMMY Diagrams for IPA consonants s z sh zh ts ch
- SAMMY Diagrams for IPA consonants k g ng h w y
- SAMMY Diagram - Anatomy for Pronunciation
Here are some links to helpful web pages.
Some are for learning English, while others are related to medicine and healthcare. These links open in a new browser window. If you find that any of these links are broken or incorrect ಠ_ಠ , please contact me.
Pronunciation
- Rachel's English Rachel is the queen of pronunciation videos; check them out on her site or on YouTube
- U of Iowa Phonetics Web App
- Eva Easton - Authentic American English Pronunciation
- The Speech Accent Archive
- A short discussion of pronunciation
- BBC - Audio Phonemic Pronunciation Chart (British)
- Canadian consonant and vowel pronunciation guide - audio
- Interactive SAMMY articulation diagrams
- eslflow.com - word stress, minimal pairs, intonation
- Pam Marshala's place cues - consonants
- Pam Marshalla's place cues - vowels
Grammar
- Grammar Girl If you love grammar as much as I do, you'll love Grammar Girl. You can rely on her answer if you're looking up a confusing usage of English.
- Grammarist Another excellent, well organized and reliable grammar resource.
- English Grammar Handbook
- Englishpage.com tutorials
- Online English Grammar
- English Grammar Secrets
- British Council: Learn English online.
- English the Easy Way
- GrammarQuizzes.com
- ELC Study Zone - Choose the level of the exercises.
- ESL Gold - Grammar Resources
- Grammar Slammer - Help Files
English Skills Practise
- BBC Learning English - an excellent site for all skills
- LEO - Learn English Network - all skills
- EnglishClub.com - all skills
- english4u.de - exercises
- Fun ESL Activities
- English Banana - self-tests for all skills
- George Washington University - Professor Meloni's ESL Study Hall
- Lewis and Clark College - ESL Independent Study Lab
- iLang Resources
Vocabulary, Idioms and Spelling
- LanguageGuide.org - Vocabulary with audio
- Learn English Online - Vocabulary Main Page
- Visual Dictionary (images)
- BBC - Confusing Words and Idioms
- EnglishPage.com - Vocabulary
- TEFLgames.com - vocabulary games
- Manythings.com - American Slang
- ESL Gold - Vocabulary Resources
Reading and Writing
- CNN - Abridged News Stories
- Happy News - “positive” news stories
- A Christmas Carol - audio ebook online
Listening and Speaking
- Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab - Quizzes
- Randall's Daily ESL - Listening Exercises with Vocabulary
- ESL Gold - Listening Resources
- ELLLO - many listening exercises
- Adult Learner Stories (some have video)
- VOA News - Special English - stories with text
English for Academic Purposes Links:
APA Style
Study Skills and Strategies
Writing
- Guide to Grammar and Writing
- Identifying Sentence Parts
- Identifying Independent and Dependent Clauses
- U of Purdue Online Writing Lab main page
- Essay Writing Guidelines
- Analyzing Primary Texts - Essay Writing Guide
- ESL Flow - Academic Writing Resources
- Sue Murray, Wordsmith - Writing Tips
Exam Prep
Tests of English Language
Medical Links:
Medical English Exercises and Practice
- Study Stack - flash cards for Medical English
- Englishclub.com - English for Nurses and Medical Professionals
- HospitalEnglish.com - English for the Medical Professional